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Band students give command performance
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Turlock Junior High School band members (left to right) Ross Valenzuela, Isaac Tucker, Angel Big Daddy Avalos and Diego Basulto - photo by JONATHAN MCCORKELL / The Journal
Updated: Mar 14, 2012, 2:20 AM
Published: Mar 14, 2012, 2:21 AM

Turlock Junior High School band members Ross Valenzuela, Isaac Tucker, Angel ‘Big Daddy’ Avalos and Diego Basulto earned a command performance at a recent event at California State University, Stanislaus. The sax quartet has been performing together for two years. Thanks to their superior command performance they have been invited to perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts during the Modesto Community Concert Association Young Artists Concert, to be held March 25.
Stanislaus State ranked among nation’s best colleges
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Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).
Staff reports
Turlock Journal
Published: Jul 9, 2025, 3:40 PM
The Princeton Review has named Stanislaus State one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2025, recognizing the University for offering one of the highest returns on investment (ROI) in higher education.
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