JH Mixed Honor Choir
January 19 & 20th, 7th Grader Brecklyn Sherman was a member of the South Dakota Junior High Mixed Honor Choir. This choir is open to only 7th-9th Graders. She was selected to be part of this group after sending in an auditioned recording. There were over 500 auditions submitted this year. 100 students were chosen for the mixed choir and 75 were chosen for the women's honor choir. The choirs performed six selections, performing classical, multicultural, gospel, and Broadway. This event was held in Sioux Falls. The students started rehearsing Friday afternoon and had a concert at 2:00 on Saturday at Jescke Fine Arts Center at the University of Sioux Falls. The mixed choir director was Blake Richter, a middle school choir director from Missouri. His choirs have performed at Missouri Music Educators Association Conferences multiple times. He was named one of Missouri's 32 Regional Teachers of the year and was named a semifinalist for the GRAMMY Music Educators Award.