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Photo of the Day: April 23

By Carolyn Freeman
April 23, 2013
Both the choral and instrumental departments won the Grand Champion award at the Fiesta-val competition in Myrtle Beach, S.C. this past weekend. Several students also won individual solo awards. Photo by Eyal Hanfling.

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