Castle Band Family Grieves Loss of Sophie
Castle Band Family Grieves Loss of Sophie
The marching community quickly turns from celebration to mourning after the loss of Sophie Rinehart following her amazing performance at the Bands of America Grand Nationals.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Hartke's blood alcohol level was .16 percent. Hartke's six charges are punishable by one- to six-year sentences each, according the Dubois County Herald.
The GoFundMe page that was set up in honor of the Sophie Rinehart Family has generated $8,219 as of Nov. 30.
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The Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis was filled with incredible stories of triumph and celebration. One of those stories was Indiana's Castle High School marching band, which performed in the Grand National Finals for the first time in school history. But just a few hours after the biggest celebration of high school marching bands in the world, tragedy struck Castle High School.
Sophie Rinehart, 17, the flute and vocal soloist in Castle's show, was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning.
Unfortunately, her life was not the only one lost. Her father, David Rinehart, 46, and her grandmother, Ruth Ann Rinehart, 74, were also killed in the collision. Sophie's sister, Josie, 18, survived the crash and was taken to IU Health Bloomington.
Social media posts immediately began to flood the marching arts community Sunday morning in a show of support to the Castle High School community.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the Rinehart family. To donate click here. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Rinehart family, the Castle band, and the entire Castle community. #weareallcastle
@SaraBareilles this beaut used to sing your songs endlessly and beautifully. Now she sings them from heaven. #singforsophie @RinehartSophie pic.twitter.com/aFh7KcA3b8
— Danielle (@daniellejday) November 14, 2016
From the Castle Band:
— Avonbandtweets (@Avonbandtweets) November 14, 2016
The Castle Band Family has been blessed by so many friends from so many band families... https://t.co/vyIbdRneax
Here is a family, a band and a community to keep in prayer.https://t.co/yJVNwIBEjp pic.twitter.com/Jj94rm8geO
— Northmont Band (@NorthmontBand) November 13, 2016
Such heartbreaking news. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Castle Band family. pic.twitter.com/bOFF2PNKST
— Dobyns-Bennett Band (@DBHS_Band) November 13, 2016
Please keep the Castle Band program in your thoughts and prayers as they deal with this tragic news. pic.twitter.com/qxrP60fkKg
— Centerville Band (@cvillebands) November 13, 2016
We have spent our day wearing blue and thinking of The Castle Marching Knights. Sending our love and support form Iowa #weareallcastle pic.twitter.com/03m0Xpe5jm
— DCBands (@DCBands) November 14, 2016
Why are we going Blue today? #weareallcastle #bandfamily #CastleMarchingKnights pic.twitter.com/9hccNNo3XT
— HernandoTigerBand (@HernandoTgrBand) November 14, 2016