VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 3
them for life beyond graduation. The success of this approach is evident in the
Class of 2025, with 18 remarkable students who earned more than $273,000 in
scholarships, a powerful testament to their talent, determination, and the high
expectations that define ASB.
Arts, Athletics, and Advocacy: The ASB Experience
At ASB, education extends well beyond the classroom. Believing that well-
rounded development includes the arts, athletics, and leadership, ASB has
cultivated a dynamic extracurricular culture. Music plays a central role in campus
life, with students taking part in choir, band, and individual music lessons. The
ASB Band, known for its precision and school spirit, recently made school history
by hosting its first band camp and marching in a parade for the first time.
Transitioning from riding on a trailer to marching on foot, a long-held goal of the
students, was a proud moment made possible through their determination and
preparation, with sighted guides serving as support. Since taking their first steps
into the ASB history books, the band has marched in regional parades and
represented the Alabama Lions Clubs in the Lions Club International Parade of
Nations in Boston, MA, in 2023, and Orlando, FL, in 2025.
