Follow Us 
Related News
Current Poll
| Band raises money for spring trip |
 |
 |
 |
| Education | |||
| Written by Aaron Cedeño | |||
| Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:00 | |||
Cameron Philgreen may not be a regular employee at Louisburg’s Pizza Hut, but one wouldn’t have known it by watching him.  Deftly maneuvering between two crowded tables, he settled a piping hot pizza pie on the table shared by Louisburg USD 416 Superintendent Sharon Zoellner and Assistant Superintendent Pam Best. The interesting thing was, Philgreen wasn’t the only waiter or waitress decked out in street clothes Monday night. Many members of the Louisburg High School Marching Band could be seen filling drinks, taking orders and delivering food to tables, in an effort to raise money for the band’s upcoming performance trip to the Indianapolis 500. Pizza Hut approached them with the idea, said band director John Cisetti, and they jumped at the opportunity. Not only do several band members work for general manager Kandy Chapman at the restaurant, but her son, sophomore Nick Chapman, is also a member of the band. “We knew they were trying to raise money for Indianapolis, so we just thought that would be a good way, and a fun way, to raise the money for them,” Kandy Chapman said. Fund-raising for the trip has been a year-long endeavor, with events such as the weekend car wash in late August providing valuable operating funds. It all goes to a worthwhile goal, Cisetti said. By performing at the Indianapolis 500, and then at the tomb of President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill. on the return trip, the students are afforded learning opportunities beyond those of music education. Those same lessons can be found in these fund-raisers, he noted, as several students worked together to form an assembly line and refill drinks. “Any time you’re able to put together a big endeavor with a lot of people working cooperatively, that’s a great exercise for kids,” Cisetti said. “Because those are the kind of skills they’ll need in the future.”
Set as favorite
Bookmark
Email This
Hits: 581 Trackback(0)
Comments (0)
 Write comment
You must be logged in to post a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
|
TrackBack URI for this entry
Subscribe to this comment's feed
