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Wonder child, overachiever or teacher’s pet. Call them whatever you want, but these days students are accomplishing more in four years of high school than most people do in a lifetime.
Yesmin Tanguma, 17, a Southwest resident and senior at Ridgeview High School, is no exception.
Yesmin has been involved in band all four years. She can play violin, piano, French horn and drums. She has also served as drum major for the 2007-2008 school year.
"Wanting to be drum major is just kind of something that comes to you, that you naturally feel,” she said. “Last year, our drum major was really inspirational and I knew that was something I wanted to do and have a part in.”
Yesmin has had the benefit of two older brothers, Adrian and Dorian, who also play instruments and served as inspiration for her jump into the music world.
“Watching my brothers play sometimes and hearing them was great growing up,” Yesmin said.
As drum major this year, she now...
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