Under pressure from him on one occasion, the board relented and gave $16,000 for new band uniforms.
Hammer didn't have a clear shot because a street person and a little kid in a band uniform were in the way.
Many schools, especially in poor areas, rely on such efforts to pay for band uniforms, field trips, library books and even computers.
So were the boys' band uniforms and all the girls' clothing.
Coach Rake went to the booster club, said he needed twenty thousand dollars for new band uniforms.
She was wearing her band uniform: a red jacket with brass buttons and a matching short skirt.
Some companies will go to a school or the school will approach them and say we need $1,500 for band uniforms.
The money from machines outside the cafeteria supports everything, including books and band uniforms.
The nurse's office, a wrestling room and storage space for band uniforms are to be converted.