HiLine Living: Band camp

The annual Havre High School band camp prepares students for the upcoming season of shows and performances.

The band camp is almost a week's worth of a full-time job for the students. They go to the high school from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except for Friday, when they get a half day's rest.

David Johnke, the high school band director, organizes the event every year to get the students back up to par for the school year.

"It is a pretty intense week," Johnke said. "Especially for the kids. This is the week that we get together for the first time all summer and begin learning our drill for th...