On Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, several Clarke 7th and 8th Grade Band Members opted to participate in the Clarke Solo and ...
The Park Rapids eighth-grader was previously selected as an alternate, but will now sit in the clarinet section April 12-13 in Owatonna.
He was just in third grade when he approached his school's band director, who told the student there were only three instruments left: flute, trumpet and clarinet. The first two didn't appeal.