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Marching arts news moves fast, and this week the panel takes on two stories reaching well beyond the rehearsal field: the ICE detention of Maria Rosales after a trip to Boston with members of her performing team, and a packed national championship season for baton twirling.

Ashlee Amos leads Bill “Woody” Woodward, Bobbey Biddle, Kim Webb and Haley Harrington through the news, a practical 60-Second Tech Block for band directors, and a Water We Doing?! conversation about DCI streaming, ensemble culture, burnout and the way performers are treated online.

THIS WEEK’S PANEL
Ashlee Amos — @famousamossss_
Bill “Woody” Woodward — @remoking100
Bobbey Biddle — @bobbeyboy107
Kim Webb — @kimpossible413
Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14

IN THE NEWS

• The detention of Maria Rosales at Boston Logan Airport and what the story means for educators traveling with performers, students who are afraid for their families and adults responsible for keeping young people safe.
• Inside baton twirling’s national championship season, including the U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships, America’s Youth on Parade, Miss Majorette of America, Grand National competition and international qualification for the Nations Cup, World Championships and Inspiration Cup.

60-SECOND TECH BLOCK
Kim Webb explains why singing and humming with your band can improve intonation, listening, intervals, phrasing and musicality. Her starting point is simple: if students cannot hear and sing the phrase, they are not ready to play it correctly.

WATER WE DOING?!

• West Coast DCI shows that begin near bedtime for East Coast viewers.
• Leaving color guard and percussion outside the full ensemble culture.
• Educators who never make room for a life beyond marching arts.
• What the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders documentary gets right about performers as athletes.
• Adults who criticize performers online for design decisions the performers did not make.

GUSH & GO
Bobbey celebrates a historic Miss Pennsylvania win for Miss Philadelphia, Haley finds a better way to stay hydrated, and Ashlee previews “Joyride,” her upcoming marching band production.

NEWS & RESOURCES
ICE detention following a Boston concert trip — The Boston Globe
U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships — USTA
America’s Youth on Parade 2026 — NBTA

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