After 26 choir students earned chairs at All-District auditions at Pampa High School Oct. 1, they will prepare for All-Region Choir auditions Nov. 5 in Dumas.

Competitors sang cuts from three pieces of music to audition for All-District. Students who earned All-District chairs will perform three more pieces of music for All-Region auditions, in addition to a sight-reading audition.

“Canyon represented very well at All-District,” assistant choir director Kelli Harter said, who is new to the faculty this year.

Senior Hayden Williams earned sixth chair in Bass 2 and will advance to All-Region auditions.

“I’m going to practice three hours a day,” Williams said. “I’m proud of everyone else.”

Four Canyon students earned first chair in their respective sections: seniors Jenci Jones in Soprano 1, Hannah Forman in Soprano 2, Chandess Yerby in Alto 1 and Trey Glenn in Tenor 2.

“We probably had the best district results that we’ve ever had here at Canyon,” choir director Brandon Farren said. “We placed 26 out of 30, which is the highest percentage of any school that auditioned. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students.”