Making music at Lawndale High
Here's an excerpt from Shelly's story about the inspiring students of Lawndale High's new music program:
What a difference a year makes. A dozen months after a handful of enterprising, passionate students started their own band at then band-less Lawndale High - teaching themselves, coaching each other, choosing their own music and sharing instruments purchased at pawn shops - the school has launched a full-scale music program. “You sit in this classroom and just go, ‘Look what we did,’” said senior Glenda Mendoza, 17, an alto saxophonist who was part of last year’s remarkable startup effort.