Yankton Middle School Band is a fine arts class similar to Art, Concert Choir, and Orchestra. The Band director of the middle school is Tessa Belgum. The sixth graders in the band can only do concert band and have band class second and seventh periods. While the seventh and eighth graders are required to do concert band and marching band, their class periods are third and eighth period. Seventh and eighth graders also have the ability to join jazz band. The marching band has 136 students in it.
This year, the seventh and eighth graders played “Havana,” arranged by Matt Conaway as their marching tune. The drum majors this year are Sawyer Maibaum and Allayna Seiler. They have traveled to Parker, Sd, and Menno, Sd this year. They also played at our Homecoming Parade and our very own March to the Meridian. In Parker, they were awarded second place and best drumline for the junior high division. While in Menno, they also won second place. And in past years, they have been awarded first place at Beresford in 2023 and second at Menno Band Day 2023.
