On November 4, the Loughlin band was again in place at Layfette Avenue, under the charismatic direction of Mr. Louis Maffei, playing "Rocky" for the New York City Marathon. Loughlin was the first high school band to play for the Marathon and has done it every year since except one when there was construction on Lafayette Avenue and the route was changed. Loughlin is at the eight mile mark and it is a real help for the runners to get an injection of "Rocky" right when they're starting to wonder "will I really be able to do this?" One alum, Mark Payne, has played for every Marathon with Mr. Maffei since 1979. Maybe next year the cheerleaders will join the band.