Rockin’ on Air

by Brian Hayes on August 3, 2018 3.4K views

Josie Dawson performs "70s Road Trip" with the Group 4 girls during the Chautauqua Boys and Girls' Club Airband Performance, Thursday, August 2, 2018, in the Amphitheater. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Justin Cokerdem-DePriest performs as Elsa from "Frozen" with the Group 6 boys. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Austin Walkerly performs "Magic Show" with the Group 3 boys, BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 3 boys get hype for the finale of their "Magic Show" performance. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 3 boys Owen Kramer, Jaden Cavise pose while Austin Walkerly dabs. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The Special Counselor Airband performs the "Greatest Hits of Airband." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The audience watches as the Group 3 girls perform "Toy Box." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Griffin Olowin performs "Grown Up Problems" with the Group 2 boys and girls. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Lucy Kasbar belts out "Forever Young" as part of the Group 2 boys and girls "Grown Up Problems" themed performance. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The audience reacts to the Group 8 girls performance of "All of the Lights." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Children watch as the Youth Leaders perform "The Life of a Youth Leader." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 4 girls perform "70s road trip" during the Chautauqua Boys and Girls' Club Airband Performance. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Josie Dawson performs "70s Road Trip" with the Group 4 girls. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Molly Kiley and Josie Dawson perform "70s Road Trip" with the Group 4 girls. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 6 boys turn up for their "animated" performance, that featured popular cartoon characters. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Will Greenberg performs as Maui from the "Moana" with the Group 6 boys. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 7 girls perform "7G Tells the News." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
John Chubb looks on as the Group 4 girls end their "70s road trip" performance. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Group 7 girls perform "7G Tells the News." BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Annual Air Band competition took place Thursday, Aug. 2. As a result, the children from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club ended up busting some moves.

The author Brian Hayes

Brian Hayes is a rising senior from Wichita State University. Yes, the Wichita State. He is a photojournalist with a passion for telling human stories through photos and videos. He is the photo editor for the student-run newspaper, The Sunflower. He is also a freelance photographer for several papers in Kansas. In his free time, he likes to teach and take photos. It’s basically all he knows.