From Staff Reports
Under the direction of Russell Harris, students in Okarche Schools this fall are learning to play instruments for a pep band this year.
The band is expected to perform at basketball games.
Students in grades 6-7 are learning their instruments. Band will be offered to high school students next year.
Currently, the seventh and eighth band has about 18 students and the sixth grade has 25 students while fifth grade has 22 students learning to play. There are brass, woodwind and percussion instruments being studied.
The fifth graders are learning how to read music and about the instruments they want to play.
The school district also has another new music teacher this year, Stephanie Palmer has joined the staff in the elementary school and is assisting with the band program.
The pep band will play at the upcoming home basketball games.
The basketball schedule has been released and follows:
Girls play games at 6:30 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m.
Nov. 6, at Preston.
Nov. 10 at Calumet.
Nov. 13 Lomega.
Nov. 17 at Harding Fine Arts.
Nov. 24 Oklahoma Christian Academy.
Dec. 1 Watonga.
Dec. 4 at Fairview.
Dec. 8 Harding Fine Arts.
Dec. 10-12 Garber Tournament at Garber TBA.
Dec. 15 Oklahoma Bible Academy.
Dec. 18 at Pond Creek-Hunter.
Jan. 5 at Cordell.
Jan. 7-9 Three Rivers Conference Tournament Fairview. TBA
Jan. 15 at Thomas.
Jan. 19 Hennessey.
Jan. 21-23, Coyle Tournament Coyle, TBA.
Jan. 26 at Crescent.
Feb. 5 Amber-Pocasset.
Feb. 9, Cashion.
Feb. 11-13 DISTRICTS TBA TBA
Feb. 18-20 REGIONALS TBA
Feb. 25-27 AREA TBA TBA
Mar. 4-6 STATE TBA.
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