Every year before their parades, the Shorecrest High School Highlander Marching Band has a dress rehearsal where they march around the neighborhood around the high school. The police divert the traffic and the residents come out and enjoy the show. Parents and community members (me too!) love to come out and march along with the band and take pictures. A real event! I didn't realize how much fun it was until Ilana dragged me one Friday afternoon a few years ago. Also great practice for the band members to march with all kinds of distractions.
The community well wishers congregate on the rise in front of the high school waiting for the band to march onto the street. As one of the band folks, a chemistry teacher said:
And thanks to all of you who turned out for the dress rehearsal. It was such a wonderful experience to round the corner out of the parking lot and see the hill full of people cheering us on. You gave our students a boost of pride than was palpable.
The fans kept pace to the rhythm of the Drum Line all through the neighborhoods as the band played, the bagpipers piped, the Lassies and Laddies danced with the Flag Girls taking up the rear.
PS I have had my first find of my letterboxes that I placed yesterday. You can find the listing at http://www.atlasquest.com and searching for "Lake Forest Park" as the city.
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