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White Plains High Boasts Only Mariachi School Band In State
The group was founded four years ago by a then-freshman.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Which school in the state is the only one that has a mariachi band? White Plains High School holds that distinction.
Singer and violinist Leslie Navarro, 16, a senior, founded the band four years ago, the Journal News said.
The band’s name is Mariachi Juvenile Los Tigres and was started when Navarro approached the school’s orchestra and strings teacher.
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@RichLiebson writes about @wplainsschools high school mariachi band, the only one in NY. https://t.co/4EiwQmeHVG
— Colleen Wilson (@Colleenallreds) October 16, 2017
For more details, read the Journal News article here.
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