2026 Life Logs, Day 73: State Jazz Band Competition
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Weather: Mostly Sunny and Gale Warning Windy; High Temp 49, Low 29 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
It was a chilly, windy day, but as always, rain, shine, snow, or wind, we are always on the Village Green at noon on Saturdays to rally for democracy. I meet the most amazing people on the Green. Today it was couple who live just around the corner from me. Their daughter lives in Madagascar and we had a great conversation while holding our signs for democracy.
After the rally, I headed to Heather and Jed’s to ride with them to Norwood for the state jazz band competition. Falmouth High School won Gold in the regional competition. Today they gave an award winning performance. They didn’t win the top prize, but are already gearing up for next year’s competition. They won Silver today, which in itself was amazing. Falmouth High School hasn’t been in the state finals for 20 years. Mr. Borning, who is the current band director for the 5th and 6th graders, was in the high school jazz band back then. Mr. Hellwig became the high school band director last year. He took an already good jazz band and upped the level to get them back in state competition. I love watching them play because all of the kids really seem to enjoy what they are doing. They play like they are in a professional jazz band, not like high school students. Congratulations to Jonah and all of the members of the FHS jazz band!
