E. had her end of the concert last night. She did fine for having a broken finger. It was quite good and K and I got a front row seat, which made K much more attentive than usual. This is the first time we had seen the jazz band perform. Boy, those kids are GOOD, especially the young man Tyler who played flugelhorn solo throughout the second number. I can't imagine having that much poise as an 8th grader!
The big news is that several 8th grade boys got caught driving around egging houses over the weekend. The driver had "borrowed" his parent's car after play practice? He'd only had his driver's permit a few days? One of the boys caught was the lead in the school musical and had vocal and instrumental solos at last night's concert. He wasn't there and is out of the musical now. They've recruited a high school senior to fill his place. I'll bet the music staff had some nail-biting moments over the weekend. That's a lot of stuff riding on one kid who then basically throws it all away. I guess all the boys are out of all extra-curricular activities for at least two weeks, which basically takes them to the end of year. I wonder what happens to the kids NOT involved in activities?
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Yikes - that's a music director's nightmare (the egging incident). You can get a driver's permit in 8th grade out there? Oh my. Hopefully this will stick with him/them a little bit and they'll use their brains next time (ya think???!!!!)
Glad E's broken finger didn't keep her from shining at the concert. She must be a superstar. My nephew is doing great at the trumpet at his middle school and he broke his arm. The director had another kid *hold his trumpet up to his mouth* so he could play at their concert. LOL!!! Some stars, you just can't do without I guess.
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