WONDERFUL concert last evening with the Ames 7-12 grade Orchestras! The concert included the combined 7th and 9th grade, combined 8th and 10-12, and one piece with ALL!! LOTS of kids and fun for the students, directors, and audience!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Carrico, Williamsburg All-State trumpet player, on an impressive performance of the National Anthem to open Session 2 of the State Wrestling Tournament!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Jonah Carney, Applington-Parkersburg vocalist, on a wonderful performance of the National Anthem to open Session 3 of the State Wrestling Tournament!!

CONGRATULATIONS to tenor vocalist Trayden Goodman and Ryan Schuknecht, choir director, from Akron-Westfield on an outstanding performance of our National Anthem to open Session 4 on day two of the State Wrestling Tournament! Powerful operatic voice!!

CONGRATULATIONS to vocalist Zach Midtling and choir director Melissa Hindt from St. Edmond, Fort Dodge on an outstanding performance of the National Anthem for Session 5 of the State Wrestling Tournament!

OUTSTANDING performance of the National Anthem by Sheldon High School vocalist, Preston Crawley, opening the evening Session 6 of the State Wrestling Tournament! Congratulations, Preston!!

JHS Junior, Aubrey O’Leary sang the National Anthem at State Wrestling this morning! Congrats on being selected for this honor! ❤️💙🤍

Congratulations to the 2024 Performing Arts Citation award recipients! 🎵 Peter A. Eklund- Music Educator, IHSAA 🗣️ David Yastremski- Ridge HS, NJSIAA 🎭 Janine Stroemer- Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Illinois High School Association #IHSA The NFHS Citation is one of the most highly regarded achievements in

CONGRATULATIONS to Johnston vocalist Aubrey O’Leary, and choir director Hannah Ryan, on a beautiful performance of the National Anthem to open Friday’s Session 7 of the IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament!! Great job, Aubrey!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Duane Philgreen for being selected by the NFHS Music Committee to receive the Section IV Outstanding Music Educator Award representing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin! nfhs.org/articles/2023-…

CONGRATULATIONS to vocalist Mackenzie Crawford from Sioux City East, and her director Abby Sheppard, on a wonderful performance on the National Anthem to open Session 9 of the State Wrestling Tournament! Good luck to Mackenzie as she competes at State Speech in Ames today!!

CONGRATULATIONS to vocalist Paige Bobolz from Kingsley-Pierson High School and her choir director (and mom) Jill Bobolz on an outstanding performance of the National Anthem to open Saturday’s Session 10 of the State Wrestling Tournament! Great job, Paige!!

CONGRATULATIONS to vocalist Summer Schroeder from My. Pleasant High School, and her director Makenzie Kaufman-Ho, for kicking off our State Tournament run with a powerful performance of the National Anthem at the State Dual Team Wrestling Tournament in the Xtreme Arena!!

BACK at Wells Fargo Arena and looking forward to the games, National Anthem performances, and pep bands at the State Basketball Tournament!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Greene County High School vocalists Olivia Hoyt, Ava Schilling and Gavin Vander Linden, and their director David Heupel, on a beautiful performance on the National Anthem on Day 1 of the State Basketball Tournament!!

Excited to welcome students and directors from across Iowa to the Outstanding Performance Recital hosted at Iowa State University Music Hall today! The program can be found here: ihsma.org/wp-content/upl…

WD trio of Kyndall Nelson, Kennedy Loesche, and Grace Sleper sing the National Anthem at the Iowa State Co-Ed Track Meet!!! Congrats ladies! West Delaware Activities IHSAA Iowa HS Music Assoc IGHSAU Matt Weis, CMAA Tim Felderman WD Inklings

School districts, seize the spotlight at IASB’s 79th Annual Convention by showcasing your talented student performers at our Opening General Session on Nov. 21! Learn more and submit your student talent application today: ia-sb.org/studenttalent. 🎤🌟 #IASB79

CONGRATULATIONS to Johnston vocalists Meredith Heggen, Alice Trachta, Kaleb Osbourne, Owen Furgusen and director Hannah Ryan on an outstanding performance of the National Anthem at Day 2 of the Iowa High School Track and Field Championships! Iowa HS Music Assoc IHSAA IGHSAU Johnston Schools

An up-to-date list of IHSMA Sanctioned Music Events for 2024-2025 can be found here: ihsma.org/wp-content/upl… Many exciting performance opportunities ahead and more to be added to the list!