About 40 students from Mathews High School and Thomas Hunter Middle School traveled to Charles City in February to audition for the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula Junior and Senior Area Honor Bands. Mathews had 32 students either qualify for the Honor Bands or place as an alternate to the event. These students will travel to the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula Area Honor Band on March 20 and 21 to rehearse and perform alongside students from bands around the region. In top photo, Senior Band members from Mathews High School included, front row from left, Toby Eskins (1st Trumpet), Jordan Sadeg (5th Clarinet), Ethan White (2nd Flute), Bella Hockenberry (7th Clarinet), Bethany Davis (3rd Trombone), Sophia Eno (3rd Clarinet, Junior Band); second row; Alex Osborne (Alternate Euphonium, Junior Band), Keegan Walls (1st Trumpet, Junior Band), Evelyn Welsh (4th Alto), Annabelle Miller (3rd Alto); third row, Logan Macias (5th Horn), Ivar Golden (4th Clarinet), Corey Zheng (4th Flute), Charlotte Bailey (6th Trumpet), Cate Christopher (3rd Trumpet); top row, Alex McDevitt (5th Tuba), Jean Payne (Alternate Mallets), Hunter Owens (1st Bass Clarinet), Hayden Owens (Alternate Snare) and Adam Dustin (Alternate Mallets). In bottom photo, Junior Band members include, front row from left, Lars Golden (6th Trombone), Ada Barnes (4th Horn), Katy Hudgins (22nd Clarinet), Joseph Wagner (15th Clarinet); back row, Owen Shapiro (Alternate Percussion), Spencer Copeland (7th Trombone), Phoebe Crowder (3rd Euphonium), Presley Marrero (4th Tuba), Lily Jaeger (Alternate Alto Sax); not pictured, Gavin Williams (2nd Snare), Tristan Barnes (3rd Euphonium), and Kayli Jordan (4th Bass Clarinet, Junior Band).