The students who attended the Region 5 Junior High Music Festival are pictured, front row, left to right: Leighton Tarbox, Brighten Hitchcock, Michael Hoffman, Sydney Salas, Mary Frances Bruce, Bella Fry, Carver Lindsey and Gabe Freidel; middle row: Dana Schelske, Mason Moody, Shania Cornelius, Dayton Easton, Dilyn Brooks, Natalie Evans and Blake Howard; back row: Katie Morgan, Ellie Evans, Brady Larson, Ellie Kisor, Taryn Guinn, Trinity Boschee and Brody Miiller.

Twenty-two junior high students from Sanborn Central and Woonsocket schools combined, attended the Region 5 Junior High Music Festival in Platte on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The students who attended were chosen by nominations submitted by the teachers according to their musical abilities.
The day of the festival consisted of rehearsals during the morning and early afternoon followed by a concert at 2:30 p.m., which was free and open to the public. The guest directors this year were Teresa Keehn (choir) and Terry Keehn (åband). They are a retired married couple who both taught in McCook Central School District for many years.
The students attending for choir were, from Sanborn Central: Ellie Kisor, Ellie Evans, Brady Larson, Shania Cornelius, Katie Morgan and Leighton Tarbox; and the choir students from Woonsocket were: Trinity Boschee, Taryn Guinn, Carver Lindsey, Dilyn Brooks, Bella Fry and Gabe Freidel.
Those attending for band from Sanborn Central were: Dayton Easton, flute; Brighten Hitchcock, alto saxophone; Dana Schelske, clarinet; Sydney Salas, clarinet; Michael Hoffman, trumpet; and Mason Moody, percussion. Band students attending from Woonsocket were: Mary Frances Bruce, clarinet; Natalie Evans, clarinet; Blake Howard, baritone; and Brody Miiller, percussion.