Oswego High School Marching Band did us PROUD~~
Band: Oswego District 308 High School Marching Band (#62)
Location: Oswego, Ill.
Oswego District 308 High School Marching Band celebrates its 70th year of bands in Oswego, Illinois. Some band members are grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who marched in the very first Oswego band. Once a small rural town, Oswego is one of Chicago’s fastest growing suburbs. This year’s marching band features music that represents every state that Route 66 passes through on the way to the Rose Parade--the historic highway starts in Chicago, ends in California and even runs along Colorado Blvd, the Rose Parade route.
This marching band does not compete yearly in marching competitions; under the direction of Margene Pappas, it achieves a standard of excellence through focusing on serving the community, entertaining athletic crowds and teaching principles of leadership to all students. The director's husband, Peter Pappas, retired band director, took the Glenbrook South High School Band to the 1979 Rose Parade. Through Oswego’s first appearance at the Rose Parade, the Pappases may be the first husband-wife band directors to have taken two different schools to the Rose Parade.
Our local Marching Band did us Proud!!!! Love you kids!!<3
5 comments:
What a great entry. Yea! Band.
Have a great day.
Hugs R.C.
Happy New Year!
Your story took me back to my days in band! I had do much fun in school playing in the band. It is such a good experiance for the kids!
Also thanks so much for visiting me!
Kara :)
I love marching bands. Happy New Years too you too.
It's such a good activity for kids to be involved in. Great entry!
Great entry and photos!~JerseyGirl
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