For the third time the Henryetta high school band has been asked to be a part of a national observance. Twice before, in 2013 and 2019, the band has marched in the National Memorial Day parade in Washington D.C. Band director Alan Montgomery talks about the latest invitation to that event. 

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The Henryetta high school band keeps on impressing judges. This week band members received superior ratings at the district competition and will be heading to state contest later this month at Ada. “We received a 1 in sight reading and that is a big accomplishment,” said band director Alan Montgomery. “That means the band was given a musical score they had never seen before and played it in front of the judges with only a short time to understand it. That speaks volumes about how talented our kids are.”

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Nine Henryetta high school choir members will be competing for a state title next month.
The nine received a superior rating at the district solo and ensemble contest Saturday in Tahlequah.
They include soloists Mylei Brinkley, Liberty Easter, Caveryn Foster, Allana Lawrence, Jayson Scott, Camrynn Watkins and Justin Yount. Justin Yount and Jasmine Cantrell competed in the ensemble competition.
Excellent ratings went to soloists Paige Long and Mylie Roser from high school.
Breanna Campbell-Bevenue competed as a soloist from Henryetta Middle School and received a superior rating.

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Henryetta High School Honor Choir

For the first time in at least a decade, Henryetta high school will have choir members going to state competition.
At a district contest in Tahlequah Tuesday the HHS advanced honor choir had an excellent rating for their sight reading contest. That, coupled with their stage performance superior rating, they qualified for the state contest.
During the district contest, the Henryetta Middle School choir composed of seventh and eighth grade students received an excellent rating on their sight reading contest and superior rating on the state performance.
Choir instructor Karen Willis pointed out the sight reading contest is a test of the student’s abilities. “This called for them to perform music that the students have never seen before. There is no rehearsals and time to study the music score.”
The state contest will be held March 29 and 29 at Carl Albert high school in Midwest City.

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Henryetta Middle School Choir

 Justin Been spent a few minutes Thursday promoting the upcoming "A Night at the Movies," showcase to be held Feb. 8 and 10. The event will be at the Alice Ghostley auditorium at the high school and features around 20. high school students singing and dancing to music from some of their favorite musicals.