First major SDHSAA event canceled during 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19
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Dana Hess / S.D. Newspaper Association | 4:09 pm, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
Members of the South Dakota all-state chorus participate in rehearsal during the 2019 event at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Public Broadcasting photo)
PIERRE Heeding the advice of its music advisory committee and its COVID task force, on Wednesday the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted to cancel this year’s All-State Chorus concert. All-State Orchestra will take place with safety protocols in place.
It is the first major state event the SDHSAA has canceled during the 2020-21 school year after canceling spring state championships and events due to COVID-19 last spring. In a normal year, the chorus and orchestra event would be held in the fall, but it was postponed this year to allow the SDHSAA the most time to make a decision.