7:19 a.m.
February 4, 2019
7:19 a.m.
As cars pull into the parking lot, senior Ryan Crowley practices his marimba solo in the band room storage closet. Crowley is preparing “Parody,” by Jesse Monkman, for the district Solo and Ensemble–a contest he has participated in for the past three years. “[Practicing] gives me something productive to do in the morning because the percussionists, we can’t take our instruments home, so you have to find time to practice whether it’s before or after school,” Crowley said. “It can be relaxing if you treat it the right way, and it’s a nice way to start the day.”