Fourteen middle school band members will be representing Clarke in the South Central Conference Honor Band on Monday, March 23.
Other schools in the conference include Albia, Centerville, Chariton, Davis County, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Knoxville.
Each school will be sending seven seventh-grade students and seven eighth-grade students to participate in this honor band. Albia will host the event this year.
The Clarke seventh grade band will be represented by Kenna DeVore (flute), Rhiannon McFarland (oboe), Bailey Smith (clarinet), Devin DeVore (tenor sax), Hunter Marple (trumpet), Brian Avalos (trombone) and Fabian Zavala (tuba).
The Clarke eighth grade band will be represented by Victoria Swartz (flute), Audrey Kindred (clarinet), Georgeann Hicks (alto sax), Kyle Haltom (bari sax), Sammie Belden (French horn), Cameron Johnson (trombone) and Anna Hanson (percussion).
All of these band members are students of Christie Averweg, Clarke Community Middle School band director.
Students have been given four pieces of music to practice in advance of the honor band.
On March 23, all of the students from the various schools will rehearse together in Albia during the afternoon as an ensemble for the first time. Then, that evening, they will present a concert for the public.
The guest conductor will be Bernie Allgood, the retired band director from Albia Middle School.
The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Albia High School “A” Gym. Admission to the concert is $3 per adult and $1 per student.