On Saturday, March 23 at Clear Lake High School, 41 Algona Band students performed in solos and ensembles at the Iowa High School Music Association’s State Solo/Small Ensemble festival. Junior, Chance Studer, french horn, was awarded a Division I (superior rating) and was awarded the Outstanding Soloist Honor at his site, earning him the invitation to perform in the Outstanding Performance Showcase to be held Tuesday, May 14 in the Music Hall of Iowa State University in Ames.