...speaking for myself, I have been asked these two questions in interviews:

1. Did you have any students in the All-State Band?

and...

2. What was their chair position in the All-State Band?

Now, regardless of our current situation, you *know* there's going to be a DFA, or principal out there that is going to ask this. So in some cases, yes, there is more than ego at stake.


On an aside, I have also been asked, with greater frequency, these two questions:

1. What rating did your band get at Region Marching UIL?

and...

2. Who'd ya beat at Region Marching UIL?