Santa Clara drum and bugle corps practice in Thoreau
The brass section of the Santa Clara Vanguard rehearses on Monday at Thoreau High School. The drum and bugle corp marching band is traveling from California to Texas and needed a space to rehearse in between destinations. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Vida Volkert
Staff writer

THOREAU — Most students are on summer vacation, but the Thoreau High School was unusually crowded Tuesday with dozens of young men and women in swimsuits practicing their musical and dance routines under the sun.

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