, ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 2 ▁ ▁Dr . ▁J . ▁Russell ▁Hi att , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁ ▁The ▁district ' s ▁current ▁super int endent ▁is ▁Mr . ▁Les ▁Hud d le . ▁ ▁La f ay ette ' s ▁school ▁system ▁has ▁built ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁ext rac urr icular ▁programs , ▁especially ▁its ▁band , ▁ch oral , ▁and ▁visual ▁arts ▁programs . ▁The ▁March ing ▁Bron chos , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Thomas ▁W . ▁B ark er , ▁Jr ., ▁have ▁qualified ▁for ▁I SS MA ▁State ▁March ing ▁Band ▁Final s ▁seven ▁times ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁have ▁performed ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Or lando , ▁and ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁wind ▁ensemble ▁has ▁consist ently ▁qualified ▁for ▁I SS MA ▁State ▁Con cert ▁Band ▁Final s ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁concert ▁cho ir , ▁V ars ity ▁Sing ers , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Jeff ▁Val lier ▁and ▁John ▁S atter field , ▁has ▁consist ently ▁qualified ▁for ▁I SS MA ▁State ▁Con cert ▁Ch oir ▁Final s ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁receiving ▁second - place ▁hon ors ▁three ▁times . ▁The ▁show ▁cho ir ▁The ▁First ▁Edition ▁is ▁nation ally ▁known , ▁including ▁performances ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Or lando , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Nash ville , ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁Chicago , ▁Boston , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Europe , ▁Mexico , ▁and