Departing seniors recognized at CHS Jazz Band concert

Nine seniors bid farewell Thursday night at the annual Colfax High School jazz band concert. The seniors were part of the first Colfax jazz band to win first-place honors at annual competition stops at CBC in Pasco and the Mount Hood festival in Gresham, Ore.

Seniors included, fron the left, Derek Ward and Kiah Miler, trombones; Dane Hall, drums; Chelsea Becker, bass; Zoe Burt, alto sax; Abbie Miller, trumpet; Sara Whelchel, tenor sax; Jan Ng and Riley Kincheloe, alto sax. Director Mike Morgan, right, admires an hour glass, one of the gifts presented by the grads-to-be.

The concert began with the band's competition group playing the three numbers which netted the top finishes. Whelchel and Kincheloe were recognized for winning outstanding soloist honors. Director Mike Morgan noted Whelchel is only the second person to win four outstanding soloist honors while playing with the band.