Eleven Arkansas School for the Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts students were selected as a member of the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Region II All-Region Band.
Selected for the band were:
- Yibing Hu, a junior from Jonesboro, flute, first chair, first band;
- Aishani Singh, a junior from Hot Springs, flute, sixth chair, first band;
- Amanda Carson, a senior from Russellville, bassoon, first chair, first band;
- Solomon Ni, a senior from Jonesboro, bassoon, second chair, first band;
- Nova Ammerman, a junior from Cherokee Village, clarinet, seventh chair, first band;
- Logan Richerson, a senior from West Memphis, clarinet, 17th chair, first band;
- Shaan Hyder, a senior from Cabot, clarinet, 21st chair, first band;
- Rachel Means, a senior from Carlisle, bass clarinet, second chair, second band;
- A.J. Navarro, a senior from Hot Springs, alto saxophone, fourth chair, first band;
- Hyunseo Seok, a junior from Jonesboro, alto saxophone, third chair, second band; and
- Jacob Holmes, a junior from Rector, trombone, seventh chair, first band.
Region II auditions were held Jan. 25 at Lake Hamilton High School. The Region II All-Region Clinic will be held at Lake Hamilton High School on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. A concert will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 1 featuring members of the Region II All-Region Band.
Eight members of the band qualified for All-State Band/Orchestra auditions. Hu, Singh, Carson, Ni, Ammerman, Richerson, Navarro and Holmes qualified to audition for the All-State Band/Orchestra on Feb. 8 at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. The All-State Band/Orchestra Clinic will be held Feb. 20-22 at the Hot Springs Convention Center.