Bloomfield, Missouri - Allison Statler is well known in the area for her excellent skills at playing the violin, but on Saturday she made history at Bloomfield Schools when she earned All-State Honors with her flute.  Statler is the first student in the history of the Bloomfield Band Department to make the Missouri High School All-State Band.

Also this year Gabriel Waters made Honorable Mention on Bass Clarinet.

On December 3, 2016 more than 1,400 students from across Missouri met at Hickman High School in Columbia to audition for the honor of participating in the top band in the state.

Only 110 students are accepted into this elite ensemble.

The band will meet, rehearse, and perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference held January 25 through January 28, 2017 at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks.