St. Joseph School 7th grader Ella Crowder, a flutist, made Second Band, Ninth Chair at the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association, Region IX, Junior High All-Region Band Tryouts at Russellville Junior High School on December 14th.
All-Region Band is an honor band comprised of students from different schools in this region. "This is a very big honor for Ella," Band Director Margaret Teeling said. " "Especially as a seventh grader. She competed against 7, 8 and 9th graders."