Southwest Kansas students to participate in all-state band camp

A total of 216 students will comprise the 25th Annual Kansas Masonic All-State High School Marching Band Camp at Emporia State University July 22 through 26th.
    The five-day camp features top high school musicians from across the state.  Marching and musical instructions are under the direction of Dr. Tracy Freeze and his E-State band staff. The camp ends with performances in the Shrine Bowl parade in the morning and pre-game and halftime performances at the Kansas East-West Shrine Bowl Football Game on July 26.
    The marching band is a project of the Kansas Masonic Foundation. Sponsorship for each student is paid by local Lodges and other affiliated bodies in their communities.  Monies left from band camp after expenses are donated to the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City.  Net proceeds from the East-West Shrine Bowl Game are donated to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children.
    Band members from southwest Kansas include:
    • Dodge City: Maria Schmidt, trumpets.
    • Greensburg: Charlotte Croggins, clarinets; Charlesea Crotts, alto saxophone; Jordan Eller, piccolos/flutes; Brooke Maier, clarinets; Tim Morton, trumpets; Levi Smith, trombones.
    • Satanta: Jayce Apsley, piccolos/flutes.
    • Ulysses: Amanda Rundell, clarinets.