The band's uniform crew spent several hours assessing and repairing nearly 400 uniforms.

Elizabeth Priorde, a sophomore mellophone player and member of the uniform staff, assists with inventory.

Renee Morgan, a senior baritone player from Canton, mends uniform pants.

Students with the band’s uniform staff spent hours going through nearly 400 uniforms – mending tears and checking for missing parts on Sat. Dec. 18. Asked what they would do if something were discovered missing in California, Whitney Stewart, a junior mellophone player from Catawba and the team leader, said, “It won’t happen. We are dotting our i’s and crossing our t’s.”

Nevertheless, Spears does plan to take a lot of spare parts… just in case.

Coming Soon: A future post at roseparade.wcu.edu will feature Renee Morgan (pictured at right), a band member who volunteers as a seamstress, and why she feels compelled to help.