Hill City High School (HCHS) students Taylor Sandven, Shawna Turner, Amara Pennel and Tori Lind all auditioned in November and were chosen for the High Plains Band and Choral Festival at Chadron State University.
Sandven, Turner and Pennel were in HCHS’s honor band and Lund was in the honor choir. They rehearsed with students from Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska for two days on Feb. 2 and 3 and concluded the festival with a concert.
Hill City Middle School students Jessica Welu, Erica Houser, Taleigh Adrian and Katie Woodward all auditioned in December and were chosen for the South Dakota Middle School All-State Honor Band. The girls will travel this weekend on March 6 and 7 to play with students from all over the state. The concert will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 4 p.m. CT in the Huron High School auditorium.
“I am very proud of these girls,” said K-12 instrumental music and vocal instructor Amy Woodward. “They have put in many hours of practice to prepare for auditions and the music for the concerts.”