The Scott City School Band received a No. 1 rating in the recent Missouri State High School Activity Association State and District Band Contest. It is the first time since 1982 that the band has received the top rating.
Several students received district awards for musical performance. Getting no. 1 ratings were Army Arnold, clarinet solo; Jeremy Smith, alto sax solo; and Christy Shaw, vocal solo.
Earning No. 2 ratings: Jeremy Smith, piano solo; Brandon Swanner, piano solo; Tara Sanford, Amy Arnold, Hilary Powers and Crystal Owens, woodwind quartet; Sara Emerson, Tara Sanford and Jessica Dees, flute trio; Shawn Sanford, Patrick Eades and Tonya Mathews, trumpet trio; Jennifer Page, vocal solo; Chris Sisk, baritone horn solo; and Jeremy Smith, Chris Josephs and Ryan Weatherspoon, sax trio.
Earning a No. 3 rating was Sara Emerson, piano solo.
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