"The Sallisaw Band Boosters are happy to have the opportunity to recognize all band students during this week and have several activities planned for the students," Cheryl Vann, Sallisaw Band Booster president, said.
Band week will conclude with the recognition of the band royalty and crowning of the Band Queen at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 just prior to the Sallisaw football game at Perry F. Lattimore Stadium.
"The Sallisaw Band Boosters are delighted to support and encourage musical enrichment in the band students. We are excited about the new year under the direction of Brent Evans, director of Sallisaw Bands," Vann said.
Evans, who moved to Sallisaw from Clinton said, "Pride In Excellence" is the theme that best describes the Sallisaw band programs.
"The high school and Tommie Spear Middle School bands are something that our community can certainly be proud of. The programs are one of the largest in class 3A with close to 300 musicians involved in the middle school jazz, seventh, eighth, and beginning bands, along with the award winning high school band and jazz band," Evans said.
"The accomplishments of these organizations are evident with many band members being selected to the all-district band and the many college scholarships being offered to the band's graduating seniors. Additionally, the band has a reputation throughout the state as a superior band program that has consistently won high honors in all aspects of competition. Last year the band received its fourth straight Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Sweepstakes award, which is the highest honor any band can receive in the state of Oklahoma," Evans said.
"From the beginning instrumentalist in sixth grade to our graduating seniors, the students who choose to be a part of Sallisaw's Band of Pride in Excellence are learning valuable life skills about dedication, perseverance, pride and attitude," Evans said. "Some of these students may well become professional musicians, but all will assuredly be better professionals in their future as a result of their participation in the band program."
