Five Iola High School band students, from left, Madi Carlin, Kassy Shelby, Jennifer Tidd, Erin Klubek and Quentin Mallette, qualified to participate in the Kansas State Music Educators Association State Convention Feb. 21-23 in Wichita. The students auditioned for the state berths Saturday in Salina. Carlin, a junior, is a two-time state qualifier, and has a chance to be a three-time state qualifier next year as a senior. (It should be noted that freshmen are ineligible for state band.) Shelby and Tidd are sophomores, Klubek and Mallette are juniors. Iola had the second-most state qualifiers among all Kansas 4A high schools, behind Buhler High. Their instructor, Matt Kleopfer, praised the students for their dedication to their craft. “To see the quality of musicians we have here is pretty awesome.”
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