Musicians find success at South Central KMEA District Honor Band

Selected SCKMEA students pose for a picture.

On November 6th, several Smoky Valley musicians traveled to Andover high school to audition for the South Central District Honor Band. This band is one of five bands of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

For band six students, Hannah Carlson, sophomore, Emma Flynn, junior, Lori James, junior, Rachel Bellah, senior, Grace Aspenwall, junior, and Victora Voigt, junior, were selected to be members of the South Central District honor band.

In orchestra four students, Anders Berggren, senior, Dani Rome, junior, Dani Devore, junior, and Megan DeVore, freshmen, were selected to be apart of the district orchestra.

And lastly in choir, four students, Laura Klaassen, senior, Mark Klaassen, sophomore, Baylee Kampfe, senior, and Monica Olson, senior, were selected for the district choir.

On December 4th these students will travel to Maize, KS to participate in a days worth of rehearsal and end with a performance. These musicians are also eligible to audition for the Kansas state band in January.

(photograph by Carleigh Albers)
- Carleigh Albers, senior co-editor.