18 RC Band students participate in WKU Honor Band

A total of 18 Russell County Band students were selected for Western Kentucky University’s Honor Band this past weekend.

Band students chosen included:

Karli Shields
Jiya Patel
Jill Patel
Nia Harris
Jasmine Rowe
Macy Mason
Ashten Wall
Dante Eads
Elliott Birge
Ashton Keen
Jessie Salazar
ReyLynne Runyon
Ava Salazar
Adam St. Pierre
Hayden Richardson
Chance Betts-Jimenez
Diana Palacios-Barrios
Asa Woodcock

This was the 42nd Annual WKU Honors Band Clinic on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. It was also a true “Honors” band with over 90 percent of student participants having multi-year All-District and All-State experience.

In addition, more than 850 students were nominated for a chance to participate in the Honors Band clinic.