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• 1 Anonymous // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:42 am

  Over the last several years Eastside High School has not had a steady, full-time band director. Ever since Mr. Davis, the former EHS band director, went to Rosa Parks the program has barely remained alive.
  Due to a greater emphasis being placed on test scores, arts education is being put to the side. The amount of public school music teachers in Paterson have decreased over the last few years!
  Building a successful band program is hard work. Hopefully the new band director at Eastside will be able to restore the program and increase its community presence.

• 2 anomous // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:46 am

  it mught be because kennedy’s band director is spanish

• 3 concerned resident // Aug 29, 2008 at 9:48 am

  it might be because kennedy’s band director is spanish and eastside’s not

• 4 Common sense // Aug 29, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  Kennedy participates in all parades not only Spanish ones - that includes that African American Parade every other celebration in Paterson.

  Both Eastside and Kennedy are in the same school district with the same pressure to get high scores. Its all about being part of the community.

  If Kennedy can do it, why Eastside cant?

• 5 Common sense // Aug 29, 2008 at 12:06 pm

  Kennedy participates in all parade not only Hispanic ones - that includes the African American Parade and any other parade.

  Both Kennedy and Eastside are in the same school district with the same pressure to get high test scores.

  Why is it that Kennedy can do and Eastside cant?

• 6 RASHEED // Sep 1, 2008 at 7:33 pm

  I DO NOT KNOW TO MUCH ABOUT PATTERSON . I NEVER SAW KENNEDY IN ACTION BUT I DO KNOW THAT EAST SIDE WAS THE ALTIMATE MARCHING BAND IN THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES. THEY USE TO COME TO NEWARK BLACK HERITAGE PARADE AND TOTALLY DESTROY NEWARKS MARCHING BANDS. NEWARK HAD SOME GOOD MARCHING BANDS BACK THEN BUT EAST TRAINED AT FLORIDA A&M BAND CAMP. I KNOW AND MET SOME OLD MEMBERS WHO USE TO MARCH FOR EAST SIDE. I SAW THEM IN THE HERITAGE PARADE IN NEWARK IN 04 AND THEY DID NOT SOUND NOR LOOK GOOD. ONLY BAND MAKING ANY NOISE IN NEWARK IS SHABAZZ HOLLA.

• 7 band member // Sep 23, 2008 at 8:45 pm

  Our band participates in the parades to make a name for our selves in order to get sponsers. We need new instruments and uniforms and busses but we can’t do that without money. We also compete in competitions all over New Jersey and last year we had the oppritunity to go to Baltimore Maryland to compete in the Nationals.
  Our band is much more than Eastside has the oppritunity to be we get down and dirty but we can still march corp. style.

• 8 chrismery // Nov 9, 2008 at 12:09 pm

  u guys rock lolz♥

• 9 chelsea // Jan 1, 2009 at 8:37 pm

  kennedy ya sorry

• 10 eastside band member // May 6, 2009 at 6:58 pm

  i am a eastside band member and i attend kennedy highschool …….eastside has a new band director now and we plan on taking place in in all parades in paterson. and our new band method is now to march,strut,and play on a college level . we plan on taking our place back in the upcoming african harritage parade….on broadway.

• 11 eastside band member // May 6, 2009 at 7:04 pm

  eastside partipating in the african herritage parade so watch out for us….marching in style and with positive attitudes ….not worried about kennedy …butt good luck to everyone on kennedy’s band…..

• 12 eastside band member // May 6, 2009 at 7:11 pm

  eastside’s new band director MR.Moore is doing a great job and is an inspiring man …. i would like to follow his footsteps and become a band director…. he is what eastside band has needed for a long time

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