T
he Fairview High School (FHS) marching band
embarked on a Hawaiian adventure that included 45
marching band members, 30 chaperones and covered
9,258 miles. The trip that took them halfway around
the world afforded them the honor of being one of 12 high
school groups from around the United States to participate in
the annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Oahu.
The FHS marching band was extended a special invitation
by the selection committee that organizes the Pearl Harbor
memorial activities every year to participate in the parade and
some of the other tributes planned around the anniversary of
the attack.
“We were unknowingly scouted and recommended to the
Pearl Harbor Celebration Committee. It was a total surprise,”
says Chad Mummert, Director of FHS Concert and Marching
Band for the past 19 years.
After gaining approval and support from the Fairview School Board, the students began
an aggressive fundraising effort to help offset the expensive travel costs. The marching band
members sold mums, had a car wash, held a luau and partnered with local businesses like
Bourbon Barrel to raise money.
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