Balloons hung in the hallway and loud pop music filled the atrium Tuesday morning at Dobie Middle School as students bustled in for the first day of classes. Eighth graders Roshawn Brown and Carsten Brooks had their minds on music. Brown wanted to take guitar this year. “It’d be pretty lit,” he said. He’s in band now, but would like to be in orchestra if there’s a program this year, he said. “I’m very skilled at it,” Brown said. “I’ve been playing it for four years now.”’
