Honor Choir 2024
Members of the Hinckley Finlayson Choir, joined together with other groups this weekend to sing in the All conference choir at Pine City High School. The group worked under the amazing direction of Tonya Barnes, the director of Unum Vox. Throughout the day, students learned about the music, compassion and togetherness as they worked very hard on singing their music. The day was capped off with a spectacular performance (including some dancing). Below are some pictures throughout the day, and a rehearsal of one of the songs that many of the kids found to be their favorite! Congratulations to Bella Stensrud-Eubanks, Davanie Wodash, Serenity Young, Mackenzie Carlson, Taylor Hanson and Piper Brant on their accomplishments and making it through the day!
Honor Band
On Saturday, some concert band members performed in the All Conference Honor Band where top players from each school come together and make music. This concert was put together in just two days!! Please congratulate these students if you see them!
Speech Goes to State!
On Friday, April 12th, our Speech Team left for the Section 7A tournament at Duluth Marshall. There were 16 schools that competed. We are as far south as Rush City and as far north as International Falls. During the season we mostly compete against schools in our area and the North Metro, with Rock Ridge being our most northern school during the regular season. Because of this, we are seeing some of our competition for the first time during sections. We went in very confident. Our team has had great success all year and our goal was to bring the entire team to state. It was a mantra of ours from day one of practice. Although it was tossed around as a lofty goal the more we competed the more we actually started to believe it. We set the bar high and rose to the challenge, gaining confidence with each practice and each meet. Fast forward to April 12th. We are down one competitor, Noah Hickle in Ext Speaking. He had a great season, but was unable to compete. Our team of six became a team of five. The day started with Round One starting at 2:00 and Final Rounds starting at 6:00. We were all very anxious when the Awards Ceremony started. KEEP READING 🙂 THIS IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD. DISCUSSION: They called up the top 6. The top 3 go to state. John McEachran is hoping his name is called later rather than sooner, and it was. He placed 3rd and advanced. EXT READING: Matthew Masterson is called up with the top 6 as well. As a Senior this is his last chance to advance to state. They start calling 6th place and then 5th place. The tension is high. We are hoping for a top 3. He blew the competition out of the water and placed 1st in the section. The Section 7A Champion! GREAT SPEECHES: Daniel Dutcher's first year in this category. We were very hopeful. He wrote a solid well written analysis and it paid off. He placed 3rd and advanced. PROSE: This was one of the most competitive categories. Davanie Wodash is our youngest, but has been so strong. She was "locked-in" and came in 3rd to advance. STORYTELLING: Emma Puetz has been crazy good all season. Her ability to retell a story with flair and energy is unmatched. She had the fairytale ending we all hoped for. She placed 1st in the section. The Section 7A Champion! Our team of 5 titans placed 4th overall in Section 7A.. We beat out teams twice our size, due to our stellar performances. We go to Shakopee for State on April 19th
