The high school marching band from American Fork High School where I graduated was involved in an accident last night. This band is a icon in Utah and a HUGE part of the community in American Fork. It is one of, if not the largest band in the state and they have been invited over the years to play in the Rose Bowl Parade and the Thanksgiving Day parade televised from NYC. I remember when I was young we used to go to the edge of town to watch the band buses come in with a police escort after winning competition over competition.
They are the pride of American Fork!
They were traveling home from Pocatello Idaho where they had just won 1st place in that competition. There were four buses. The driver from the second bus passed out due to a medical issue.
This extraordinary teacher, immediately jumped up to grab the wheel and try to control the bus, but was thrown from the window just as the bus rolled, and lost her life.
Heather Christensen
It is people like this that we look up to!
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Heather was a member of the AF marching band, she graduated in 1994.
I'm totally lazy and pretty much copy and pasted this to my blog. I still think mom is disapointed none of us kids were in the band. Heck, we might as well have been we were there for everything.
Thank you for posting this Kathy. I was lucky enough to have Heather help me in Band. I was in the Marching Band my sophmore and Jr. year. She was wonderful to work with and will be greatly missed. May the music of her heart go on!
You three girls taught me how to be a pretty good dance mom, but you've got it right - GO BAND. All that marching band in me and all I got were 3 wonderful dancers and one incredible debater. I am so proud of all of you, but this yweek it's all about GO BAND?
The person in the bright red jacket on the stairs in the video is Heather
how sad!!!
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