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ONLY ONE STEP AWAY finding sustained career opportunities for 100% of COIN students each year.”

Alandria Kennedy, 17, a senior at Hilton

Head Island High School, said being part of the drumline and COIN has been beneficial to her in various ways, including helping her build confidence.

“I wrote a song and performed it for the first time at the Black Lives Matter program at school,” she said.

Cross said his long-range goal is to someday have a fine arts school that offers summer clinics and a camp.

“It will be a place where kids can come and learn and have fun with their friends,” he said. “They can be part of a community that is doing positive things.

In line with that dream is to grow the drumline.

“We hope to grow to so many that we have to go buy more drums,” Bush said. “Our target is 25 If we get to where we need more instruments, that would b a good problem to have.”

Drumline is open to anyone between about age 5 to 18, he said, and free to join.

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