Vinita Blue Pride Band

On March 16, 17 students from Vinita High School and Ewing Hallsel Middle School were selected as members of the 2012 Mid-East Oklahoma Band Directors Association All-District Band. MEOBDA is made up of 30 schools in our area who are in class 4A or smaller. Students prepare 4 prescribed etudes which they perform for 2 judges who score them and select the best from all those that entered. The following 17 students from Vinita were selected:

• Destiny Buckalew – 7th Grade Honor band – 12th Seat Flute
• Jesse Bowen – 7th Grade Honor Band – 9th Seat Trumpet
• Chase Childers – Junior High Honor Band – 5th Seat Trombone
• Parker Childers – 7th Grade Honor Band – 13th Seat Clarinet
• Hunter Fraley – 7th Grade Honor Band – 9th Seat Flute
• Jakob French – Junior High Honor Band – 2nd Seat Percussion I
• Marshall Cook – High School Honor Band – 3rd Seat Tuba
• Xavier Idleman – High School Honor Band – 5th Seat Alto Sax
• Ryan Miller – High School Honor Band – 4th Seat Tuba
• Sean Perdue – 7th Grade Honor Band – 8th Seat Trombone
• Ben Pitts – Junior High Honor Band – 2nd Seat Euphonium
• Cierra Riley – High School Honor Band – 4th Seat Trombone
• Collins Sanders – Junior High Honor Band – 1st Seat Percussion III
• Gabriel Sooter – 7th Grade Honor Band – 1st Seat Alto Sax
• David Turnbough – High School Honor Band – 8th Seat Flute
• Anthony Wynn – 7th Grade Honor Band – 3rd Seat Trombone
• Calvin Wynn – Junior High Honor Band – 1st Seat Percussion II
• Suzy Zwahlen – 7th Grade Honor Band – 4th Seat Flute

These students, along with the other members of the All-District band will present a concert at Oologah High School on February 7 at 7:00 PM. The concert is free and open to the public.