Several Berryville junior high students in grades 7-9 attended the Arkansas School Band & Orchestra Association Region 6 honor band auditions Saturday, Dec. 10, at Harrison Middle School. Bands from across the northern part of the state make up Region 6 — including Gravette, Rogers, Bentonville and all the schools in between over to Mountain Home. There were 570 students who auditioned and 240 were selected to participate in two bands. The following students from Berryville were selected: First Band — Israel Merida-Noriega, first chair flute; Andrew Greisenauer, third-chair tuba; Molly Staats, thirdchair oboe; Maynor Valiente, eighth-chair horn; David Arrizon, 13thchair trumpet; and Keily Diaz, 20th-chair clarinet; Second Band: Garrett Tibbets, first-chair trombone; Zoey Garrett, firstchair bass clarinet; Reagan Scarrow, 22ndchair clarinet; AC Calvillo, first alternate baritone saxophone.
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