Band Blog : Monday on the Mall

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Forty-six members of the Colony High School marching band are getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform in the Jan. 20 Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington D.C. The band is the only active high school marching band in the state, and the invitation to represent Alaska coincides with the 50th anniversary of statehood. A few band members agreed to share their experiences with the Daily News as part of their trip.

Monday on the Mall

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Posted: January 20, 2009 - 12:48 am

By Clayton Powell

The Capitol

The veil of night conceals the bee hive of activities on the National Mall, as DC authorities prepared for the over 2 Million people predicted to attend the inauguration on Tuesday.

The Big Screen

Monday marked the day before the big event when President-Elect Barack Obama will take to the stage to become the 44th President of the United States of America. The day was filled pulsating energy as Americans from every state wondered the National Mall, visited museums and national monuments, and collected souvenirs to help remind future generations of the day Barack Obama became President.

The Band