The Okarche Schools bands will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16.
It’s the Christmas Concert that will be in the Okarche High School gymnasium, 632 W. Oklahoma Ave.
The Okarche School District brought the band program back in fall 2020, and junior high school students have learned to play their instruments under direction of Russell Harris.
On Thursday, the Okarche Junior High Band will perform at the concert.
“It’s going to be a blast!” according to a social media post by the school district.
The Okarche Beginning Band, made up of fifth and sixth grade students, and the Color Guard will also perform.
Recently, there were 11 students who auditioned for All Area Honor Band.
There were about 300 students overall who auditioned and nine of the 11 students from Okarche earned their spot in the band, district officials report.
Three of the students earned first chair in their sections and one of them earned second chair under one of our own. Results for the high school band, first chair flute, McKenzie Stewart; sixth chair alto sax, Wager Black; junior high band, sixth chair flute, Ben Weeres; first chair tenor sax, Garrett England; eighth chair trombone, Grant Alig; third chair tuba, Ethan Shirey; first chair snare, Gabe Vogt; second chair snare, Jaici Easton.
The beginning band students who were nominated and accepted into the Beginning Honor Band group were clarinets, Grady Krittenbrink, Wyatt Gangl, Morgan Shepherd; alto sax, Boston Kremeier; trumpets, Jake Henderson, Will Kroener; trombones, Evie Schroeder, Merrick Sellers; percussion, Hartli Ford, Lawson Geheb.
