(Spirit Lake)– Five band students from Spirit Lake Middle School were selected to participate in the Strong Foundations Middle School Honor Band Festival sponsored by Sioux City East Middle School Band.
Student recommendations were submitted in October and from those nominations 200 students were chosen for participation in 2 separate bands. The selected students performed a concert at Sioux City East High School, Thursday, February 20th at 6:00 p.m. following several hours of rehearsal.
Selected from Spirit Lake Middle School are sixth graders Kierstin Clark and Addison Howatt-Bb clarinet, Carter Trautman-tenor saxophone, Drake Hicks-trumpet, and Carly Farmer-percussion.
Spirit Lake Middle School band director is Sally Jo Ites.
