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Band Fees:
Band Fees are due (half) on November 1st and April 1st. Student balances are available via myschoolbucks or by contacting the financial office. Feel free to contact me with any questions. You can find financial information in the Band Handbook.

You can make payments in the following ways:

The Central Financial Office accepts cash & checks (to Central High School)
Credit cards payments can be made through myschoolbucks

Need help paying school fees? Friends of Central can help - Application Here! Fundraising is also available for students to help pay fees. We will be selling Cheesecakes in November / December and any profit goes to the individuals student fees.

Celebrations

Congrats 2026 Middle School Honor Band

Victoria Guo
2nd Chair Clarinet

Bennett Franco
3rd Chair Bass Clarinet

Madden Lambo
1st Chair Tenor Saxophone

Judah Shults
11th Chair Trumpet

Congrats 25-26 State Solo and Ensemble!!

Bronze

Will Musgrave - Timpani Solo
Russell Fullington - Euphonium Solo

Silver - Outstanding:

Russell Fullington - Trumpet Solo
Rachel Smitherman - Horn Solo
Woodwind Trio:
Alyssa Keller, Madeline O'Toole, Sam Petitt

Gold - Exemplary:

Rylan Thompson - Trombone Solo
Seth Stahl - Alto Saxophone Solo
Sam Petitt - Flute Solo
Rosie Killingsworth - Flute Solo

Central Percussion Ensemble:
Joseph Birmingham, Kane Herron, Jude Lewellen, Azia May Matthews, Ethan Meyer, Clara Moody, William Musgrave, Desmond Simmons

Congrats 25-26 District Solo and Ensemble!

Silver - Outstanding

Franklin Lucore – Soprano Clarinet Solo

Madeline O’Toole – Soprano Clarinet Solo

Gold - Exemplary:

Central Percussion Ensemble
Joseph Birmingham, Kane Herron, Jude Lewellen, Azia May Matthews, Ethan Meyer, Clara Moody, William Musgrave, Desmond Simmons

Central Trumpet Trio
Ayden Hedden, David McDowell, Evan Schmutz

Central Woodwind Trio
Alyssa Keller, Madeline O’Toole, Samuel Petitt

Rachel Smitherman – French Horn Solo

Rosemary Killingsworth – Flute Solo

Russell Fullington – Trumpet Solo

Russell Fullington – Euphonium Solo

Rylan Thompson – Trombone Solo

Samuel Petitt – Flute Solo

Seth Stahl – Alto Saxophone Solo

William Musgrave – Timpani Solo

Grace Park – Clarinet Solo

Congrats Wind Ensemble!

Large Ensemble - Gold "Exemplary" Rating

Recordings here: Viva and Rendezvous

Congrats Middle School Solo and Ensemble!

Bennett Franco, Victoria Guo, Madden Lambo and Judah Shultz
Mixed Ensemble - Gold Rating

Victoria Guo
Piano Solo - Gold Rating

Congrats Jazz Band!!

1 Rating at Parkview Jazz Festival

Outstanding Soloists:
Jude Lewellen and Rosie Killingsworth

Congrats All-State Band Members!!!

Madeline O'Toole, 10th Chair Clarinet
Grace Park, 14th Chair Clarinet
Rylan Thompson, 7th Chair Trombone

Congrats 25-26 District Band!!!

These students auditioned along with students from over 50 high schools and were chosen to perform in the South Central Missouri District Bands!

Sam Petitt*
Honor Band, 3rd Chair flute

Rosie Killingsworth*
Honor Band, 9th Chair Flute

Grace Park*
Honor Band, 1st Chair Clarinet

Madeline O’Toole*
Honor Band, 2nd Chair Clarinet

Gavin Luo*
Honor Band, 8th Chair Clarinet

Franklin Lucore*
Honor Band, 15th Chair Clarinet

Alyssa Keller*
Honor Band, 23rd Chair Clarinet

Seth Stahl*
Honor Band, 4th Chair Alto Sax

Jude Thomas*
Honor Band, 5th Chair Alto Sax

Rylan Thompson*
Honor Band, 3rd Chair Trombone

Brian Estrada
Concert Band, 11th Chair Clarinet

Gabe McClanahan
Concert Band, 16th Chair Clarinet

Bijayesh Pradhan*
Concert Band, 1st Chair Alto Sax

Rachel Smitherman*
Concert Band, 1st Chair Horn

David McDowell
Concert Band, 8th Chair Trumpet

Ayden Hedden
Concert Band, 9th Chair Trumpet

Evan Schmutz
Concert Band, 10th Chair Trumpet

Will Musgrave*
Concert Band, 1st Alt Timpani

Jude Lewellen*
Jazz 1 Guitar

DJ Everett*
Jazz 2 Bass

* eligible to audition for All-State

Congrats Middle School Honor Band!!!

Middle School Band students from all over the district auditioned for spots in the All-City Springfield Honor Band! Huge congratulations to these Central Scholars!!

Victoria Guo
7th Grade Clarinet

Sawyer Sappington
8th Grade Trumpet

State Solo and Small Ensemble 24-25
Seth Stahl - Bronze Medal
Trumpet Trio: Ayden Hedden, Chris Simers, David McDowell - Bronze Medal
Russell Fullington - Silver Medal

Grace Park - Silver Medal

Sam Petitt - Silver Medal

Madeline O’Toole - Silver Medal

Rosie Killingsworth - Silver Medal

Amelia Lucore - Silver Medal

Franklin Lucore - Silver Medal

Rachel Smitherman - Silver Medal
Rylan Thompson - Gold Medal

Kennedy Orr - Gold Medal

Clarinet Quartet: Alyssa Keller, Kennedy Orr, Madeline O’Toole, CC Myers - Gold Medal

Congrats 24-25 Wind Ensemble!!

The Advanced Band received Exemplary (1) ratings from all of the judges at their State Large Ensemble Festival!! All your hard work has paid off - well done, Wind Ensemble!!!

Congrats 24-25 District Solo and Ensemble!!

Olly Paul - Silver Flute Solo

CC Myers - Silver Clarinet Solo

CC Myers - Silver Tenor Sax Solo

Rosie Killingsworth - Silver - Piano Solo

Silver - Trumpet Trio:
Evan Schmutz, Ayden Hedden, Chris Simers

Silver - Percussion Trio:
Harley Friedly, Will Musgrave, Aurora Overbey

Sam Pettit - Gold Flute Solo

Russell Fullington - Gold Trumpet Solo

Kennedy Orr - Gold Bass Clarinet Solo

Rosie Killingsworth - Gold Flute Solo

Rachel Smitherman - Gold Horn Solo

Madeline O’Toole - Gold Clarinet Solo

Grace Park - Gold Clarinet Solo

Rylan Thompson - Gold Trombone Solo

Franklin Lucore - Gold Clarinet Solo

Amelia Lucore - Gold Trumpet Solo

Bijayesh Pradhan - Gold Alto Saxophone Solo

Gold Trumpet Trio:
Ayden Hedden, Chris Simers, David McDowell

Gold Woodwind Quartet:
Madeline O’Toole, CC Myers, Alyssa Keller, Kennedy Orr

Seth Stahl - Gold Alto Saxophone Solo

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