10 Gloucester Township Students To Play In County Honor Band

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Ten students from the Gloucester Township K-8 Public School District will perform in the All-Camden County Middle School Honor Band Saturday night, county officials announced.

Two eighth graders from Ann Mullen Middle School, under the direction of Instrumental Music Teacher Vince Gentless, will perform. Alannah Fennen will play battery percussion, and Olivia Howie will play the trumpet.

• Eric Kerslake, 8th grade, Alto Saxophone;
• Anne Lapena, 8th grade, Alto Clarinet;
• Miranti Malave, 8th grade, Clarinet;
• Jordin Morgan, 8th grade, Flute;
• Cara Nicdao, 8th grade, Flute;
• Nicole Reyes, 8th grade, Clarinet;
• Ashley Stanz, 7th grade, Horn; and
• Makia Stove, 8th grade, Bass Clarinet.

A total of 81 seventh and eighth graders from 16 middle schools throughout Camden County will perform at the show, which is set for 7 p.m. Saturday night at Camden County Technical School, 343 Berlin-Cross Keys Road in Sickerville.

“We are extremely proud of these students and cannot wait to see them perform together for the first time,” Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Technical Schools, said. “For many of these students, this will be the first time that they have the opportunity to practice and play with students from schools outside their community. We can’t wait to see what they are able to do together.”

The students were selected through a nomination process and were identified as the most enthusiastic and talented members of their school band programs by their band directors.