Students in three states plan Macy’s parade march

High school musicians from Idaho, Ohio and Kentucky have earned places in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band for the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Nampa’s Kerrington Gage, a percussionist, and Coventry senior Josie Browne, a trumpet player, were selected through auditions; Browne’s band director said she is believed to be the first Coventry student chosen. Henry Clay High School junior Cole Kiser, also a trumpeter, will join the band after previously marching in the Rose Parade. The students’ selections recognize their musical commitment and give them the chance to perform with peers from across the country on a nationally televised stage.