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Seniors Jada Turner and Eliza Diamond pose for the camera after a successful Blastissimo.

People have a blast at Blastissimo

December 22, 2018
This is freshmen Mark Thomas Entrekin a fourteen-year-old member of the Raider Band. Entrekin plays baritone and this is his first year marching with the band. He described his first year so far as “Pretty cool” and a “unique experience” despite the hardships of the marching experience. What’s hardest to Mark Thomas is the “visuals.” At the end of the show, there is a move in the show where the band moves to their spot in a savage and animal-like way. Our band is known for being overachievers and ready to challenge themselves. That was shown once again when Entrekin answered, without a doubt and without missing a beat, what his goal for the band was: “To make state.” After spending a lot of time together, you can imagine that some bonding and friendship making is done in the band which makes sense when asked what he loved about marching he answered with “The people.”

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December 22, 2018

Henry Laurens Invitational Has Great Turnout

October 5, 2018

Strings pulling some songs from Moana, etc.

September 28, 2018
Raider Band is Hosting the Henry Laurens Invitational

Raider Band is Hosting the Henry Laurens Invitational

September 21, 2018
This is seventeen-year-old Senior Nytavious Bennet. Bennet is the band captain of the LDHS Raider Band, a position that comes with a load of responsibilities and challenges. He clarified that the hardest part about being band captain is ¨having many different personalities clashing together and trying to smooth all that out.¨ When asked how he felt about practice and performances, the answers were completely different. When Bennet is practicing, he is focused and ¨waiting for the next set of orders, ready to get over it¨, but when it's time to actually perform it's ¨game time¨. An interesting fact, that he mentioned was how, after a performance, he doesn't remember them, the adrenaline is just there. The Raider Band is known to be full of overachievers and Nytavious proves this when he declares his personal goals for the band: top three at state.

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September 21, 2018
Seventeen-year-old Lauren Lynch is a senior member of the LDHS Orchestra. Lynch plays the violin in their ensemble. She talked about the class being ¨a challenge¨, but also mentioned that ¨there´s a fun side of it.¨ Her ultimate goal for herself this year is to display her talent and to ¨show people how I can really play, show people my best abilities.¨ The only obstacle between her and this goal is the hardest part about strings to her: ¨staying committed.¨

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September 21, 2018
Malone gets to go home

Malone gets to go home

September 17, 2018
Orchestra strives to be better than last year

Orchestra strives to be better than last year

September 14, 2018
Raider Band's plans include Jacksonville, AL, contest, success

Raider Band’s plans include Jacksonville, AL, contest, success

September 12, 2018
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the LDHS Orchestra. Strings is led by teacher Andrew Chavarria. This year, strings plans on making their concert even more interesting by involving songs from the 2016 Disney musical hit, Moana and songs from another musical hit from 2017, The Greatest Showman.

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September 12, 2018
Ladies and gentlemen, this is sophomore Addison Dobbins, a fifteen-year-old, Georgia-born student who is a fan of Indie and Alternative Rock music. Her favorite thing about LDHS is the

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September 12, 2018
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