During the weekend of February 21, Tony and the Gates Chili High School Jazz Ensemble participated in the first annual Charles Mingus Competition at the Manhattan School of Music. Frank, Lisa, and Frankie decided to also travel to the city to see the band perform and try to experience everything NYC has to offer in just a few hours. Needless to say, our feet were very tired, but we were able to see Ground Zero, the Statue of Liberty (from a distance), Times Square, more of the NYC subway system than we had planned, and perhaps the greatest bagel shop in the entire universe. We all also had the chance to have dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp in Times Square. Though the jazz ensemble did not win the competition, they performed exceptionally well and were able to create some great memories that they'll have the rest of their lives.
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