WEST LAFAYETTE - Five area students were selected for membership in the 2007 Purdue "All-American" Marching Band and will be part of Purdue's "Block P" formation as it turns 100.
Those students are Jared Warren, junior, North Manchester; Jeremiah Bauer, sophomore, Syracuse; Matthew Rudkin, sophomore, Warsaw; Jeffrey Greig, sophomore, Leesburg; and Jason Sparlin, freshman, Leesburg.
The "Block P" 100th anniversary will be celebrated at Purdue's homecoming Oct. 27.
The 2007 band includes 340 musicians, twirlers, flag corps and dance team members representing 26 states from Connecticut to Hawaii. Directed by Jay S. Gephart, the marching band was founded in 1886.
