Analysis Of Athletes, Band Members Earning P. E. Waivers

By TOM LANGE – Daily, Journal. “Athletes, Band Members Earning P.E. Waivers.” AP Regional State Report – Indiana (2014): Points of View Reference Center. Web. 18 Sept. 2014. Tom Lange, from Whiteland Indiana, discusses in “Athletes, band members earning P.E. waivers” about how students at Whiteland High School convinced their school to give them a P.E. waiver for being in band and sports. The students showed that when they lift weights or when they marched they did more physical work than in P.E. After hearing their statements and seeing the proof, the school decided to grant them a P.E waiver. Some schools still require their students to take P.E. for educational purposes. There are also schools that allow the P.E. waiver, but the student must take a health class. This article, in my opion, is very defensive of my topic. It shows that bands students, when they practice, work harder than most people think. It also shows that taking a P.E. class while taking band or other sports is pointless. The students taking band obtain just as much, if more, exercise and physical activity as they would obtain taking P.E. This article clearly …show more content…
She describes a boy falling out from working hard in the sun during his summer band camp in North Carolina. She then goes into talking about the students saying how they love it but they hate it at the same time. Past band members who have graduated state that it all pays off in the end. McKinley describes the football games and rainy competitions along with the bus rides. She shows that there is indeed a significant amount of physical energy and movement involved in marching band. McKinley also shows that band members give their all when trying to perfect their shows. In the end she describes them as being obedient to their instructor as a military would be to their drill