Alabama School for the Blind band marches in first-ever parade

Video above: Previous coverage of the Alabama School for the Blind marching bandIt’s a great reminder for all of us: Work hard and persevere, and anything is possible. Just ask the folks with the Alabama School for the Blind marching band. They are back home in Talladega this week, tired and proud.The idea came to ASB band director Chad Bell last season. This 30-member pep band would perform in the stands when the Alabama School for the Deaf played football, but to actually perform in a halftime show or march in a parade? Now, that would be special.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13 Monday, 30 high school musicians, their guides and their teachers are back home after months and months of practice paid off. The ASB Band has just returned from Boston after marching in their first-ever parade. That first-ever parade was a big one, as the kids were selected by the Alabama Lions Clubs to take part in the Lions Club International Parade Of Nations in Boston.There they were this past Saturday, marching a mile from Boston Commons down Boylston Street. Four guides helped keep the musicians on course, and the musicians delivered. ASB nabbed first place in the Division One High School Band category.“The trip was fantastic,” ASB marketing director Jacque Cordle said. “Some of the kids have never flown in an airplane before. We practiced for two hours every morning and then had a chance to unwind. We went to a Red Sox game, we hiked the Freedom Trial, and we visited Salem."Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeIt’s a quiet week for members of the Alabama School for the Blind Band. And as the musicians catch up on their sleep, dreams of a trip of a lifetime swirl in their heads.Dreams of their first-ever parade.A first-place finish.