Arizona marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting
It's a Thursday evening in late September. The marching band at Mountain Ridge High School in north Glendale is an hour into rehearsal, and the students are all warmed up — musically, and physically.The 170 high schoolers aren't in usual marching band gear like constructed jackets, bibs and shakos with plumes. Instead, they're dressed in matching white T-shirts and athletic