KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco/YouTubePassengers onboard an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday have described seeing an off-duty pilot being handcuffed after he allegedly tried to shut off the plane’s engines mid-flight. Joseph Emerson, 44, was arrested after the flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco was diverted to Portland after he allegedly attempted to pull a handle in the cockpit that would have shut down the fuel supply to the aircraft’s engines. Passenger Bailey Beck told SFGate he saw a
Practice, practice, practice.
It is an old saying Washburn Rural High School music dean and band director Luke Chaffee says has always applied to students honing their musical skills, but it is also one that has taken on greater importance in a school year where in-person activities, like traditional band or choir practices, have been all but impossible.
That is what makes this year’s slate of All-State music ensemble student honorees that much more impressive, Chaffee said.
The Kansas Music Educators Association named over two dozen Shawnee County students as All-State ensemble members or alternates of their respective choir, band and orchestra groups. They will perform this weekend in a one-of-a-kind, virtual gathering of some of the Kansas schools’ best musical talent.