Decorah Middle School and Decorah High School orchestra students have participated in the Kennedy Honors Orchestra Festival

(Front row, left to right): Ada Lovelace, Ella Grouws and Sally Laybourn. (Middle row, left to right): Noah Lovelace, Jenna Lundtvedt, Sofie Grouws, Anja Madsen, Keely Hermanson, Amanda Kavan and Amber Hussain. (Back row, left to right): Cedrik Beiwel, David Olson, Luke Walter, Adrian Huang, Morgan Dhly, Mara Holland, Karen Henriquez, Lauren Johnson and Riley Wilson

19 students in seventh through ninth grades participated in the Kennedy Honors Orchestra Festival in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.  The students were nominated by their teachers, Jennifer Larson and Nicole Cody, for both their playing skills and their ability to maintain focus throughout a long day of rehearsing.

Conductors for the festival were Muscatine High School orchestra director Jonathon Thoma and Des Moines area performer and conductor Michele Senger.