A community engagement initiative of Litchfield CUSD #12.
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Winter | 2026
"It gives them something that is theirs that they sort of take ownership of."
"The only way you can truly do art wrong is by not trying."
"Have the courage to suck at something new."
"Nothing can build your confidence more than when you do something that you didn't think you could do."
"I feel like God put me right where I need to be, right when I needed to be there."
"You either gotta jump on the bus or you gotta figure it out."
"You're still mine. You're still my team. Even after you're not playing anymore."
"I feel like as we evolve, we're slowly getting more and more isolated. And music is a way to bring everyone together."
"Everybody needs a home. I'm totally fine if the band room is their home."
"Every school has talent. It's just about the opportunities that they're given to stand out."
“Art is a safe place to fail — and that’s where real confidence grows.”
"It's something that you can do from very little until you die." [of music]
The Stories of Us.
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A Place for Everyone
Audrey Orf: A Piece of Her Soul
Brothers in the Lab
Confidence Blooms: Early Art in Litchfield
Right Where She Belongs
Where Curiosity Takes the Lead
The Thread That Runs Through
The Sound of Something Bigger
The Only Room on the Second Floor
Science as a Catalyst for Confidence
Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun
