Great Bend High School Director of Bands Ellie White has led the Panther Pride Marching Band down a yellow brick road of success this season in her first year at GBHS. The band earned multiple accolades this week at the Western Athletic Conference Marching Band Competition at Garden City.

Even before the first day of school, students attended band camp to learn the halftime show they would do at all hometown football games. Its theme is “The Wizard of Oz.” Working with White on field formation drills were two other new music directors at USD 428: Great Bend Middle School Band Director Alejandra Cornelio and GBHS Orchestra Director Mark Ahlman.

Kayleen Weber, a proud band mom, shared information after Tuesday’s performance.

“We were definitely the smallest band at WAC yesterday (Hays, Ga

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