LAKE WALES – When Meagan Delacerda became band director at Lake Wales High School three years ago, the program had only 20 members. Today, it has grown to 190 students, including a 120-member marching band, and the program is earning top honors at competitions across the state.
“Our band has been breaking barriers throughout the last two years,” Delacerda said.
Delacerda has worked hard to change the outdated stereotype often associated with band students…