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The VUU junior from Portsmouth leads a rehearsal last week, perfecting the moves and the sounds.

The VUU junior from Portsmouth leads a rehearsal last week, perfecting the moves and the sounds.

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VUU Ambassadors of Sound Marching Band gets first female drum major

Diamond McGhee’s usual wide smile projects confidence. But the smile disappeared last week as she pulled her hair into a ponytail and focused on the students standing before her playing their instruments — clarinets, cymbals, drums, flutes, trombones and trumpets. This was band practice, but not just any band.