3 Students Earn All-State Vocal Honors

Thursday, October 24, 2024

What an incredible few weeks for North Polk Activities! A huge congratulations to our talented vocalists who were accepted into the All-State Chorus over the weekend:

Aurden Selmecki (2nd year)
Jordan Rasmussen(2nd year)
Nathan Harrington(1st year)

These students have achieved the highest honor for Iowa high school musicians by earning a spot in the Iowa All-State Festival. They will rehearse in Ames on November 22-23, culminating in a Festival Concert at 7:30 PM on November 23 at Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University. This year marks the 78th anniversary of this prestigious event.

District auditions for the 276-piece All-State Band, 214-piece All-State Orchestra, and 601-member All-State Chorus were held on October 26, 2024, across several locations, including LeMars, Hampton, Independence, Atlantic, Indianola, and Washington. Approximately 17% of students who audition are selected for these ensembles. The concert will be recorded by Iowa PBS for later re-broadcast. For more details on dates and times, please visit the Iowa PBS website (www.iowapbs.org). This program is supported by the Iowa High School Music Association and the Iowa Music Educators Association.

Congratulations to these students!