001Welcome to the first annual Oly Rocks! You know, Olympic High is known for its music programs We’ve had some stellar teachers here really doing some great things with kids. And we also are known just for being a school that has produced a lot of rock musicians over time. I just really feel like we need to give kids an opportunity. I decided we're going to do a rock show and give these kids an opportunity to perform in front of their friends at really no cost. Let's just do it and have a good time. They got their start here at Oly, you know, with they learned some things and they went out on their own and added to the stuff they learned. And that's what we want, just to spark that nterest. I always, I always didn't
002like school. And then I came here and I started playing a lot of music. And then now Oly is kind of like that spot, you know, I get up and I'm like, man, I get to go to school. I'll play music there too throughout the day, and then I'll come home and play my own music. This is like a big musical opportunity for me and everyone else. David was a student of mine in my guitar class. One of the things in expanding the guitar class and trying to get kids more experience in the music they're interested in is I started incorporating some learning to play the electric bass and some drum sets and basic rhythms on the drum set. David, he was early to volunteer to get in there and do it. He kept at
003it every day. He'd want to rehearse and practice on his own, and more drumming than guitar as class went on. And I'll just play the drums like, every day. It's been probably a year and a half or so since he was in that guitar class, but when they did the Oly rocks night and to hear him play in the band that he played in, like the amount of work he's put in and effort on his own. It was really powerful. He’s come a long ways . He's a good drummer. And, I was super proud of him. And like, it was just super cool to see that. I tell you, it was so much fun. We have so much talent, and these kids are so excited. And they were so proud. And what was really cool
004about that night is that so the audience had a great time, parents had a great time. But I think more than anything. We had six different bands. All those kids up there that felt like rockstars for a night. It adds a different kind of support, I feel like, because like a lot of, like more local people, you know, they like, know about the band and we don't even have music put out yet, but they know about it. So it just feels good to like, have support, like just getting started. I feel like people are really proud of us and stuff just like enjoying themselves, you know, because it did it did seem so. And just like, that's what a show should be. You know. Oly Rocks is going to be a yearly event. We'll do
005this every year. I can't wait to see it again next year.