[caption id="attachment_20976" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/schools-Nicole-Hamner-Clarinet.jpg"><img class="wp-image-20976 size-thumbnail" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/schools-Nicole-Hamner-Clarinet-150x150.jpg" alt="schools Nicole Hamner Clarinet" width="150" height="150" /></a> Nicole Hamner[/caption]

A big congrats is due to 7th grader Nicole Hamner. She placed 18th out of 91 clarinets who auditioned for Region 4 Band. After All-State pull-outs, she has been seated 9th Chair for the February 21 concert at Charleston Southern University. She was only four spots away from All-State Callbacks, which is amazing because the requirements for Region are the same throughout middle school; she will just have to learn a new solo for next year. She will be attending a two day clinic at Charleston Southern University Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21th to prepare for the concert on Saturday, February 21, at 3:00 p.m. Congratulations Nicole!