Darrell Shade was in town for a week, visiting from Twentynine Palms, Calif. to spend time with his daughter, Heather Shade. As a retired teacher, Darrell visited the school and enjoyed observing Matt Davis’ band classes. He was recruited to help the 5th grade percussion section on the xylophone. He had hoped to help the 8th grade clarinet players with their techniques but attended an astronomy presentation instead. As an avid astronomer and…