Jayhawk Elementary band performs in holiday concert
- Roger Sims, Journal Staff
- Dec 31, 2025
- 2 min read
By Roger Sims
The Jayhawk Elementary School band performed in a concert on Monday, Dec. 8, in an event that featured both the fifth-grade musicians, followed by the sixth-grade band, and finally a combined performance.
Directed by band teacher Rachel Wilson, the fifth-grade musicians performed 13 tunes that showed their mastery of essential elements. The tunes included Christmas classics including “Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick,” “Up on a Housetop,” “Jingle Bells,” and other non-holiday classics like “Merrily Roll Along” and “Skip to My Lou.”
In introducing the sixth-grade band, Wilson asked the audience to note how those musicians had progressed in their musicianship. Sixth-graders performed five numbers, including “Elves That Rock,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and “African Noel.”
The concert concluded with a combined performance of “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.”
Fifth-grade band members include:
• Flutes – Jillian Foxworth, Christopher Perkins, and Bella Trowbridge
• Clarinets – Hank Becerra, Violet Smith, and Kiera Wallace
• Alto saxophones – Hunter Hiell, Avah Wood, and Jace Wunderly
• Trumpets – Rhyder Evanoff, Paisley Kern, and Joseph Randall
• Bass clarinet – Isabella Oberdorf
• Baritone – Presley Marable
• Percussion – Presley Bloomfield, Acey-Jade Hardy, Jeremiah Hatfield, and Austin Hurteau
Sixth-grade band members include:
• Flutes– Ana Benedick and Zimri Johnson
• Trumpets – Jade Davis, Easton Brooks, Timberly Grimes, Tori Holt, and Luke Simpson
• Alto saxophones – Kellin Nickelson, Braxton Paulsen, and Andrew Schneider
• Trombones – Holdyn Erie and Bryson Wilson
• Clarinet – Abbigail Perkins
• Tuba – Kenneth Owen
• Percussion – Joseph Souza, Woodrow Vaughn, and Easton Brunner
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