The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 3 Chorus Festival was held last month at Brockway High School. Participating students from Oil City High School included (from left) Heath Warner, bass 2, Carson Foster, tenor 2, Shayla Hanlon, alto 2, Isabella Vorse, soprano 2, Madelyn Garland, alto 1, Chayce Whittemore, tenor 2 and Bryce Davis, bass 2. Schools from across Venango, Forest, Clarion, Jefferson, Armstrong and Indiana counties participated, forming a 180-member chorus. Vorse and Garland will represent OCHS at the PMEA Region II Chorus festival this weekend at DuBois Area High School.
OC students participate in PMEA chorus festival
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OC students participate in PMEA chorus festival
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OC students participate in PMEA band festival
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Catholic Rural Ministry sisters leaving in June for new assignments
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Franklin students participate in district chorus
