When Stagg High School’s Marching Chargers take the field Sept. 6 during this year’s Jamboree, they’ll be celebrating 45 years of the event, which allows the area’s best marching bands to perform their competitive shows for professional judges while raising money for all of the music programs at the school in Palos Hills.

“It’s amazing to think that this is the 45th year of the Jamboree. Generations of students have poured their heart into this event, and it has become a tradition that connects past, present, and future members of our music community,” said Christopher Betz, choir director at Stagg. “To see former students come back as parents, supporters, or even educators themselves really shows how lasting the impact of this day has been.”

Robert Mecozzi, Stagg’s director of bands sin

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