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Shaun McClintsophomore plays tubwith fellow members Rich Central High School bas they practice school OlympiFields Illinois Friday January 4 2013.

Shaun McClinton, a sophomore, plays tuba with fellow members of the Rich Central High School band as they practice at the school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Friday, January 4, 2013. The band is going to a competition in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Phillip Cruise conducts members Rich Central High School bas they practice school OlympiFields Illinois Friday January 4 2013. The

Phillip Cruise conducts members of the Rich Central High School band as they practice at the school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Friday, January 4, 2013. The band is going to a competition in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

JayThomas sophomore plays baritone saxophone with fellow members Rich Central High School bas they practice school OlympiFields Illinois Friday January

Jaya Thomas, a sophomore, plays baritone saxophone with fellow members of the Rich Central High School band as they practice at the school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Friday, January 4, 2013. The band is going to a competition in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

MalindJordan sophomore plays trumpet with fellow members Rich Central High School bas they practice school OlympiFields Illinois Friday January 4

Malinda Jordan, a sophomore, plays trumpet with fellow members of the Rich Central High School band as they practice at the school in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Friday, January 4, 2013. The band is going to a competition in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

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Members of the Rich Central High School band practice for their upcoming band competition in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Friday, January 4, 2013. The band competition will be in Washington, D.C., during the presidential inauguration. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

They may be blocks away and they may have to use binoculars, but members of the Rich Central High School band are determined to experience as much as they can Monday when President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term. “It’s going to …