School committee considers naming Lincoln High auditorium for longtime band director

The Lincoln School Committee on an evening meeting considered an advisory committee recommendation to name the high school auditorium for a longtime band director nominated by Brandon Lahoud.

The advisory group, which included vice chairman Steven Cardalo and clerk Stacy Wackdo, presented the nomination and highlighted the nominee’s record. The transcript lists the nominee’s accomplishments as “25 first place awards,” “14 overall best of bands awards” and “16 Disney competition championships,” and it noted more than 25 years of service to Lincoln High School’s music programs. A committee member described the nominee as having “made such a huge impact” on students and families and said she was “a little choked up.” Dr. McBride also praised the nominee’s high standards and influence on students.

Brandon Lahoud was recorded as the individual who made the nomination to the advisory committee; committee members said they had deliberated against the policy standard terms “exemplary and extraordinary.” The discussion emphasized the nominee’s role in sustaining a music program that kept students engaged in town and drew families to Lincoln public schools.

The transcript shows broad, emotional support from multiple speakers but does not record a formal roll-call or voice vote approving the naming during this meeting. The committee proceeded to the next agenda item without a recorded final action on the auditorium name.