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Cherries jubilee

pril 3 & 4 the band, flag and drill reception from the parents.
A teams, and majorettes put on their Once home, the work wasn’t finished
best in Washington, D.C. at the Cherry yet. District competition was coming
Blossom Festival national contest. The up. The band continued to rehearse
flag and drill teams each placed second their two numbers “Introit and
in national competition. The band took Celebration” and ‘‘Caccia”. The band
second place for overall competition. once again placed well. They received
Practice every morning at 7:00, a superior or “ 1” rating. The jazz band
practice after school at 3:30 or after and orchestra were also working hard
dinner at 7:00 p.m.; door knocking to all year for competition. The jazz band
sell Drix cleaner, candy, popcorn, received a “ 1” and the orchestra a
jewelry, and thousands of oranges all “ 2 . ”
proved to be rewarding.
On April 1, 1981 the group of 129
met at the school to load up for the P erform ance preparation took hours of practice. The jazz
airport. They were headed for ensemble under the direction of Larry Lutte plays “ String of
Pearls.”
Washington, D.C., via TWA for the
national competition in the Cherry Preparing for the d istrict co n test, freshmen Chris Ramsey
practices his cello. The Orchestra received a rating of “2 ” in the
Blossom Festival. After the contest.
competitions in band concert and
M arching in W ashington. D.C., the band warms up for the
marching and competitions for the flag parade in front of the Washington Momument.
and drill teams the group returned
home on April 5. Tired out from
competition, tours, and the plane ride
home, they were still excited because
of their accomplishments and the warm

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