Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert on Saturday, April 28, featuring Third Eye Blind and Timeflies.
Rockville's Wootton High School hosted a "Rock the Vote" concert featuring musical acts Third Eye Blind and Timeflies on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The concert was the culminating event in a weeklong program aimed at increasing students’ political awareness and civic engagement. Last week teachers were given lesson plans designed by the Wootton Student Government Association, concentrating on immigration, health care, the economy, education and energy.
A "Rock-the-Vote" concert featuring Timeflies and Third Eye Blind will be held at Wootton's football stadium Saturday night.
Jennifer Taylor is a guidance counselor at Wootton High School with a tall order: organize a concert for Saturday night that would live up to the wildly successful show at the school in 2008. Four years ago the Wootton Student Government Association partnered with BBYO (B'nai B'rith Youth Organization), a Jewish youth organization, to organize a “Rock-the-Vote”- style concert that featured TYGA, the Pat McGee Band and Gym Class Heroes. It drew in close to 2,400 students, according to Taylor, who expects this year’s show, called “TUNED IN: Be the Voice That Rocks the World,” that will feature Third Eye Blind and Timeflies, to be another success. Tickets for Wootton students are $20 and for non-Wootton students they cost $25 on the …
Theresa Defino
1:43 pm on Saturday, April 28, 2012
No. Not when it comes from a private organization. However, I concur with Janis' points. more ›