RHS Pep Band to Play at State Finals

For the second time in three years, ’s Pep Band has been selected to play at one of the Illinois High School Association’s girls state basketball finals sessions in March.

RHS will be downstate at Illinois State University on Friday, March 2 for  Class 3A and 4A games.

Pep band members include Hannah Ford, Will Caron, Bryan Gaidelis, Amy Zajda, Rex Labis, Camile Depluzer, Joyce Kim, Micaela Marasco, Nicole Jeffrey, Jill Crocker, Mary Ford, Michael Murray, Emily Lopez, Angelique Labis, Abby Molen, Lukas Gacek, Holly Polis, Briana Floyd, Mike Corcoran, Nathan Carpenter, Blake Lawson, Brandon Lawson and Chris Heim.

Also: Alyssa Empinado, Tyler Hamon, Keith Jett, Collin Langer, Rich Jett, Chris Garcia, Joshua Damore, Kevin Silva, Cody Harms, Anthony Synder, Ohm Suntharanund, Jose Contreras, Michael Shurhay,  Michael Anderson, Michael Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Zack Bernico, Sam Rickert, Melissa Merrithew, Bethany Beggs, Spenser Fox, Austin Janisch, Cayle Higgins, Brent Ranchero, Stephen McClelland, Ezra Aviles, Lucas Becker, Brian Beushausen, Duncan Goodman, Adam Irvine, Ricky Juarez, Gabriel Nkemeh, Divine Osinloyle, Brandon Ranchero, Alexis Rocha and Rosa Terraciano.

Clark Anderson in the band director.

“We are looking forward to your performance,” March madness Assistant Executive Director Susan Knoblauch wrote in a letter to RHS Principal Derek Kinder.