Three Juniors Win Top Honors at State Band Competition Three band students from Prairie were honored in All-State Band and Orchestra in Des Moines in November. selected. posed of the best high-school musicians in the state. It is quite an achievement to be All-State bands are comAll three students are juniors. They are: Bennie Grimm (drums), Kathy Poduska (flute), and Kathy Uthoff (clarinet). Kathy Uthoff said she was in "utter shock" when she found out she made All State. She got third part in All State Band and her weekend there in Des Moines was lots of fun. Kathy has been playing clarinet since fourth grade, and piano s i nce second. Kathy Poduska was also glad she made All State. She got first chair, first part in the Orchestra. She had made All State once before, in her freshman year. But this time it was better. She found it more enjoyable because she had a very important part in the orchestra and lots of responsibility, which was a little scary too. Kathy has been playing the flute since fourth grade, and had a little piano in second grade. She also plays the saxophone and piccolo, and she has taken private lessons on the flute for four years. Her advice to anyone who wants to be in All State Band or Orchestra is to practice hard. Bennie Grimm said it felt great when he found out that he had made All State. He was fourth drummer out of eleven in the band. He also enjoyed the weekend in Des Moines. Bennie has been playing drums for eight years. He studied for four years at a music studio, but after the first two he started teaching there. All three agreed that one of the fringe benefits of being in All State was getting to eat at Babe's in Des Moines. Douglas Eide Alicia Franks Danny Gray 114 luniors )oan Ely Chris Fults Amy Greenlief Everett Eschen Dian GallagFier Bennie Grimm Jeff Evans KatFiy Gause Roberta Grommon Doug Exline Mike Gillette Deann Gudenkauf Connie Feldmann Kristin Grabe Leo Haman
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