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El Rancho Unified alumni introduce annual district music showcase
Summary
An El Rancho Unified alumnus who organized a new annual district music showcase said the event brought students across grade levels together, emphasized collaboration over competition and is intended to expand music opportunities across the district.
An El Rancho Unified alumnus and presenter (S1) said they organized the district's first annual music showcase to connect music programs across schools after seeing similar events in other districts. "I was surprised that El Rancho has never done anything like that," the presenter said.
The presenter described alumni and colleagues "put[ting] our heads together" to stage the event, calling it "probably our greatest accomplishment so far as an alumni of this program." They said the event surfaced local talent not only in music but in sports and academics and has been "thriving since we've all been working together."
The organizer stressed that the showcase is not a competition. "We're making music together," they said, adding that the format encourages relationships across grade levels as middle schoolers and high schoolers connect and support one another.
Looking ahead, the presenter said the goal is to grow the district's music offerings and "create lifelong music learners," noting the showcase is "just the start of that." No formal board action or vote was announced in the remarks.
The comments were delivered as part of a presentation about the new music initiative; additional logistical or budget details were not specified in the transcript.
