About 11:00 Monday morning the victory bell on the front lawn of Roosevelt High School’s campus was ringing loud and clear throughout the neighborhood. Each of the school’s recently selected All-State musicians took a whack at the big bell after a recognition assembly in the school gym that featured another student-musician, a tuba player who was notified last summer of his selection to the marching band for the 2016 US Army All-American Bowl on January 9, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas.

Dillon To is one of only 125 high school seniors nationwide out of thousands who auditioned to earn an all expenses paid trip that will culminate with the elite marching band performing at halftime of the all-star game that annually features 90 of the nation’s best prep football players.

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