Skiatook junior Samuel Martin practices marching early Monday morning. The Skiatook marching band will be heading to Washington, D.C., this week to march in the National Memorial Day Parade. Photos by Jonathan Sutton
On Friday morning the Skiatook High School band will board a bus and drive 25 hours to Washington, D.C., to march in the National Memorial Day Parade. Band Instructor Rusty Chevalier said Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe recommended the band for the honor, and it was selected as one of 30 high school bands