Sallisaw High School Band
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THE BLACK Diamond Band at Sallisaw High School recently received the 2005 Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) Sweepstakes Award at the state band contest held at Oklahoma State University in Stilwater. The band received a superior rating at all OSSAA music events, which included marching band, concert band and sight-reading contests, Brent Evans, band director, said. "This is the fifth consecutive year the band has received the award, Evans said. Band members are, in no particular order, Shane Folks, Kyle Garner, Max Knoke, Derek Netz, Stephen Thornburg, Courtney Wininger, Lyndsay Barrett, Eli Batemon, Elizabeth Boswell, Nita Boyd, Tiffany Cones, Brandy Evans, Shana Fitzsimmons, Mae Henderson, Jennifer Hubler, Terrah Johnson, Wes Jones, Laura Kelly, Summer Knights, Joe Ledford, Whitney Lowe, Kacy Ruark, Desiree Wilson, Autumn Wininger, Ren

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