Under the direction of Julie Rysavy, Andes Central once again has a marching band. Marching band teaches the students different responsibilities. It also helps gets students involved and helps to foster school and community spirit. Being a part of Andes Central’s marching band gives the students a sense of pride. They have been working hard and now will be able to show off their talent and hard work.

There are currently 35 members of the marching band. They range from fifth grade to seniors. The marching band members include Taylor Brooks, Andres Calandra, Aria Crow Eagle, Mila Hopkins, Tyler Ronfeldt, Elizabeth Simmons, Layla Driver, Makayla Jones, Ellani Aungie, Exavian Aungie, Callie Bergin, Marin Bultje, Riata Bultje, Michael Chasing Hawk, Luke Dangel, Madeline Derry, Katelyn Dvorak, Adara Hopkins, Carlin Hopkins, Madilyn Janie, Steven Nielsen, Gracie Ronfeldt, Barbara Antelope, Sadie Antelope, James Derry, Scarlette Drappeau, Jayden Driver, Alison Frankenstein, Camela Gravatt, Cameron Jones, Gage King, Mikayla Svatos, EmmaSwanson,MarkelWhiteand Karmen Ziegler.

The marching band will have their debut in the 2023 Andes Central Homecoming Parade on October 13th. This will likely be the only event for the marching band this year. There is a lot of work to be done in order to start traveling to perform. Marching band practices during school, during band class. For uniforms, the students have designed t-shirts. The students are very excited and have been working extremely hard to get the marching band going. They have been focusing on memorizing whistle commands, songs and cadences.

As an instructor, Julie’s goals for this year are for the band to look great and sound great while performing at the homecoming parade. Although it will not happen this year, Julie hopes that in the future majorettes and or color guard will be a part of the marching band.