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Forty Brandon Valley Middle School students were selected to South Dakota Middle School All-State Band. Not only is 40 a new record for BVMS, it’s also a new statewide record for the number of students selected from one district. The 40 musicians are (in no particular order) Ella McCarthy, KJ Callies, Olivia Ericsson, Addi Hotz, Ethan Anderson, Alexi Kelley, Leah Preheim, Julia Mumm, Sabrina Luschas, Quynn Holter, Lizzy Pitz, Rylan Sithad, Rylan Rothenberger, Kyra Weber, Peyton Schneider, Ari Mauseth, Eli Steltz, Sophia David, Natalie Johnson, Olia Schaeffer, McKenzie Raaen, Lincoln. Fatone, Charlie Peterson, Joseph Kirkeby, Lily Pagel, Isaac Spahr, Trenton Entzel, Will Dunlap, Caleb Severin, Andrew Fode, Natalie Sikkink, Mackenzie Pederson, Kylie Wennblom, Korbin Hurd, Alex Bass, Otto Winters, Landon Feldkamp, Weston Hieb. BVMS band directors are Laura Schenk and Devin Melillo.