Spring WHS Band Concert & Jazz Festival

This was the last band concert of the year being held at the school. Most of Quinn’s band is made up of Seniors so this was their last high school band concert and they were all recognized. And this was the last concert at the school for the Band Director, Ms. Forrester, as she will be leaving after this year. But, we are super excited for the new band director next year and will get to meet him soon.

We were pleasantly surprised by the last song they played because it was low brass/tuba heavy. Usually Quinn tells us when he has a more prominent part but he didn’t this time. He really enjoyed playing this piece. Skip to 11:30 in the video to hear the piece.

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Oahu

We made a return trip to Oahu for Spring Break. My friend Amy and I planned the trip together and both took our mother in laws. We each rented a 3 BR condo in the Ko Olina area which is about 30 minutes outside of Honolulu and were really happy with the location.

We flew right over the Diamond Head crater and upon arrival we made a pit stop for an Hawaiian lunch plate, shave ice (no D on shave), picked up groceries at Safeway, and headed to the condo. Our view was gorgeous. Then out to the beach for a nap!

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