Highland HS Graduation Pipes

**TJ Kelley** · 24th May 13, 04:37 PM

Last night was my daughters graduation from Highland High School, Gilbert Arizona. Always cool to see the a HS so involved in music they have there own pipe and drum corp.

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**Richrail** · 24th May 13, 04:52 PM

That's awesome.

**rlh2** · 24th May 13, 07:08 PM

So stinkin' cool! I wish my high school had a pipe band when I was there.

**O'Searcaigh** · 24th May 13, 07:52 PM

Congratulations to your daughter. How could "Highland" High School NOT have pipes and drums?

These days though, just being able to have performance music programs of any kind is good.

**tulloch** · 25th May 13, 09:35 AM

That is wonderful. Congratulations.

**TJ Kelley** · 28th May 13, 02:04 PM

Thanks Mates. Highland has wonderful music programs, one of the reasons we built our home in the area.

O'Searcaigh is correct, in recent years budget cuts have hit music/art programs hard. A very stupid mistake! Band children excel in test scores, are socially developed and preform in the top 20 percentile. And I can attest... it keeps the kids from getting into trouble.

Both my daughters excel academically and musically, playing a combined 22 instruments. My oldest is a member of the ASU marching band. And my recent graduate has a "full ride" music scholarship at U of A playing the English horn and Oboe this fall.

I owe a huge portion of there success to band programs and caring Music Directors. Plus... from a guy with no musical talent, it brings on a big smile and a small tear every time they play.