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HATS OFF

St. Laurence HighSchool junior Tommy

Salzberg, 17, playsguitar, bass and singsin the a ter-school

Rock & Roll Club,ounded in 2007 by

fne arts directorFrank Loulousis.The club now boasts

60 members, whopractice about20 hours a week

rom all throughspring, and expectsan audience o

3,000 at its annualshowcase in May.

The big show isreally rewarding,says Salzberg, whose

ather ronted theChicago rock bandTattoo. Especially

because all o thebands wont make

it. Its a privilege,not a right. Likemany o the kids in

the club, Salzberg isconsidering a careeras a musician. His

group plays mostlyclassic rock by the

likes o De Leppard

and Judas Priest.At the request

o booster KarenGrzenia, the clubhas received letters

o support romeveryone rom Bill

Clinton to Buddy Guy.

Smells Like Teen SpiritSchool really is cool at St. Laurence Highs amazing new Rock & Roll Club | Concept and portraits by Erika Dufour | Story by Matt Lee |

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the kids in the club,

he says he wouldntparticipate in any

extracurricularswithout it. 5.Sophomore Jake

Auskalinas startedstudying bass when

he joined the club lastyear. 6. Alex Grzeniasmother Karen is not

only enthusiasticabout, but heavilyinvolved in the club.

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Scouts and now this,says Alex. 7. GuitaristTim McMullen plansto study music theory

in college.

LET THERE BE ROCK:

1. Joe Mora, 17, singsin the Rock Club. Ialways wanted to be

in a band, so whenI heard about the

club I thought, Thisis my chance, he

says. But his realpassion? To be aphotographer. 2.Mike Buche, 15, has

been playing drumssince the ourth

grade. The bestthing that couldhappen would be to

be able to play ormy job, he says.3. Sixteen-year old

vocalist Jose Apariciohad never sung

beore joining theclub. I was terrifedlast year, he says o

the annual concert.Now, I cant wait.