(Neb.)-Allen Band Will Perform At Chik-fil-A Bowl In Atlanta

By: Roxie Graham-Marski Posted at: 12/26/2012 09:36 AM

     ALLEN, Neb. (AP) - A high school band from northeast Nebraska is scheduled to leave Thursday on a trip to the Chik-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.
 
     The 52 band members from Allen Consolidated Schools and 11 adult sponsors will travel on a bus and three vans to competitions and performances connected to Sunday's game.
 
     Band director Richard Lacy says band members and the community raised the $42,000 needed for the trip.
 
     The band will march in the Chik-fil-A Bowl Parade, be involved in the pregame and halftime performances and visit a number of Atlanta tourist attractions.
 
     The Allen school has 52 of its 66 students participating in band.

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