Circle the State With Song is a statewide children’s choral festival created and sponsored by the Indiana Music Educators Association. Participants in each of the 12 designated areas of the state are chosen by their music teachers to be members of these select choirs. With the help of their music teacher Amy Otto, singers from Chesterton Middle School prepared the music in advance and came together for a Saturday rehearsal with Aaron Riegle, guest clinician, culminating in an afternoon performance at Hebron High School on Feb. 28.
Student participants are front, left to right, Sophie Hruskocy, Abigail Palmer, Ella Lesnick, Ava Kruper, Fatima Chavez, Zachary Bryant, Sid Augustyn and Anjali Dziarski. Row 2, Hokulani McCracken, Chloe Thomas, Emma Healy, Sara Jirtle, Audrey Govert, Abby Henderson, Will Shook, David Hamady, Sarah Schimpf and Priscilla Sabourin. Back row, Elle Hodge, Zoie Russell, Caroline Scheidt, Isaac Beatty, Ben Stahlhut, Elaine Bonner, Eve Senderhauf, Olivia Lee, Caroline Ausema, Teacher Amy Otto. Absent from photo is Agia Amezcua-Bone, Nikki Arndt, Victoria Balon, Morgan Marmolejo, Caroline Parks, Joe Wadowski and Anthony Watkins.