Iola High School’s band won the class 4A Kansas State Concert Band title in competition Tuesday at Paola.
“We were just five points away from having a perfect score,” said Matt Kleopfer, the band’s director. “That’s a very high level.”
It was the first time Iola High’s band had won the title since 1992. The concert band has 47 members.
Coincidental to celebrating its success this morning, the band was recipient of a $500 donation from Danny Miller, a 1961 IHS graduate and now a California…
IHS concert band earns top rating
