Twenty-five band and choir students in grades 6-12 were chosen to participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association District 8 Music Festivals.

The Senior and Junior High Band and Choir Festivals will be held at the new DeKalb High School on November 19. The Junior concert starts at 4pm and the Senior concert starts at 7pm. Students chosen for these groups had to audition for a spot along with all of the other thousands of students across Northwestern Illinois.

Senior Band members include Ellie Drezen, flute; Joey Hammitt, clarinet; and Austin Dillon, trumpet. Senior Chorus members include Michael Barth, Travis Lang, and Michael Rivera, all singing bass.

Junior Band members include Renata Young, flute; Katie Hammitt, trumpet; and Patrick Johnson, tuba. Junior Treble Chorus member is Katlyn Bay and Junior Mixed Chorus is Zoey Myers.

Fifteen Reagan Middle School sixth graders were selected through teacher nomination to participate in the IMEA JEM Festival that will be held in Rochelle on November 5. There will be thirteen RMS Choir members participating in the Children’s Chorus an members and two RMS Band students participating in the African Drumming Ensemble.

The students participating in the Children’s Chorus are: Samantha Burke, Amber Cooper, Hannah Garland, Ariealle Jones, Jessica Lucas, Madison Miniel, Lexie Newman, Maggie Scarbrough, Mary Shuda, Tyler Tribley, Haley Verdick, Arianna Wells and Mackinsey Zitelman. The two students participating in the African Drumming Ensemble are Stephanie Hale and Joel Lemmert.

Congratulations and Have Fun at Festival!