Joliet West Band sweats it out for marathon fundraiser

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Members Joliet West High School Marching Tigers pause perform music as they march raise money for coming school year as

Members of the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers pause to perform music as they march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Sophomore Manuel Ramirez 15 (left) junior Rok Churnovic 16 (right) play marching tubas as Joliet West High School Marching Tigers

Sophomore Manuel Ramirez, 15, (left) and junior Rok Churnovic, 16, (right), play marching tubas as the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Members Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march raise money for coming school year Wednesday Aug. 1 2012 Joliet. |

Members of the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march to raise money for the coming school year Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Freshman Harris Alexander 13 (below) listens instructions as Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march raise money for coming school

Freshman Harris Alexander, 13, (below) listens to instructions as Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Sophomore GriffMcGuire 15 (left) uses his T-shirt provide shade his head as members Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march

Sophomore Griffin McGuire, 15, (left) uses his T-shirt to provide shade on his head as members of the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Director KevCarroll watches as members Joliet West High School Marching Tigers make formatias they march raise money for coming school

Director Kevin Carroll watches as members of the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers make a formation as they march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Director KevCarroll (right) watches as members Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march raise money for coming school year as

Director Kevin Carroll (right) watches as members of the Joliet West High School Marching Tigers march to raise money for the coming school year as seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

JOLIET — Kevin Carroll watched from the top of the grandstands, encouraging, critiquing and directing the Joliet West High School band, looking for a fuller flourish of music from the field below. He’s known as K.C. And on this hot August day, K.C. and the …