Kearney High School and Kearney Junior High School musicians earned a total of 26 honors during the All-District Band audition on Saturday, Nov. 5 in St. Joseph. Thirty-eight Bulldogs participated in the event, according to KHS Band Director Chris Heil. All students selected for the high school All-District Honor Band qualify to audition for the Missouri All-State Band on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Columbia. Members of the All-District Bands will participate in an all-day clinic and concert on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Platte County High School.

High School All-District Honor Band

• Hailey Robertson – 6th chair flute
• Haillee Sohm – 7th chair flute
• Klara Wentzel – alternate flute
• Olivia Kinstler – alternate oboe
• Zoe Wells – 1st chair bassoon
• Drew Wemhoff – 12th chair clarinet
• Emma Daniel – 16th chair clarinet
• Daisy Burnam – 17th chair clarinet
• Charity Smith – 19th chair clarinet
• Avery Morgan – 3rd chair alto saxophone
• Jackson Elsea – 11th chair trumpet
• Ethan Shoemaker – alternate euphonium

High School All-District Concert Band

• Klara Wentzel – 2nd chair flute
• Emelyn Kane – honorable mention flute
• Olivia Kinstler – 1st Chair Oboe
• Kenna Chenoweth – 11th chair clarinet
• Kailey Romero – 1st chair bass clarinet
• Alexandra Kinstler – 3rd chair alto saxophone
• Haley Rudder – 5th chair trumpet
• Ethan Shoemaker – 1st chair euphonium
• Anna Jensen – 5th chair percussion

Junior High All-District Band

• Phoebe Taylor – 1st chair flute
• Peyton Holt – 4th chair clarinet
• Jacklyn Kirkland – 18th chair clarinet
• James Kendall – alternate – bass clarinet
• Tanner Slawson – 5th chair alto saxophone
• Leslee Hunt – honorable mention alto saxophone
• Megan Grider – 1st chair baritone saxophone
• Gavin Boguske – 4th chair trumpet