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Libertyville High School orchestra headed to Cuba

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Libertyville High School orchestra members rehearse for their trip to Cuba. The students will spend spring break in the small Caribbean nation, which has been at political odds with the United States for decades.

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Libertyville High School orchestra director Jeremy Marino leads musicians as they rehearse for their trip to Cuba. The school's musicians have performed around the world through the years, but this is the first trip to Cuba.

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A countdown calendar marks the days left until the Libertyville High School orchestra's spring break trip to Cuba.

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Cubans make their way through an avenue in Havana.

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Libertyville orchestra members rehearse for their trip to Cuba. The students will spend spring break in the small Caribbean nation.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

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Libertyville High School orchestra students will travel to Cuba during spring break in its first trip to the island Caribbean nation, which has been at political odds with the United States for decades. "I'm incredibly excited and intrigued by the idea of a country we aren't allowed to enter," violinist Alex Kratcoski, a 16-year-old sophomore.