Lassiter Marching Band to Perform at Rose Bowl Parade
The Lassiter High School marching band will be making it’s fourth event appearance at the 124th Tournament of Roses parade.
Lassiter High School marching band members congregated for a surprise announcement Tuesday morning: they won a worldwide contest to perform in the 2013 Rose Bowl Parade. This will be the fourth time that Alfred Watkins, Lassiter High School band director for the past 30 years, and the school’s marching band, will participate in the Rose Bowl, which is viewed globally by approximately 2 billion people. “We have to apply two years in advance to participate in the parade,” said Watkins. "We submitted a video and audio recording, along with letters of recommendation, and out of the hundreds of bands that applied, we were chosen once again.” High school marching bands can only submit applications to perform in the Rose Bowl every five years, …
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Eric Downing
9:43 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ok, so what? Yall one. Big deal. We went on to take southern states didnt we? Trust me, next time we see yall, well, all i can say is, you better be ready. Take it easy. Your Friend From GWA Marching Bulldog Band, Eric Downing more ›