Eight Groton Area High School students recently performed in the South Dakota All State Chorus. The students rehearsed with the 1,000-member chorus on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 in Sioux Falls. The event concluded with a concert Saturday evening at the Sioux Falls Arena. The guest conductor was Dr. Joe Miller from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey. Pictured from L to R front row: Laura Garcia, Kari Hanson, Kaitlin O'Neill, Cheyenne Schaller. Back row L to R: Devon Poppen, Alec Voss, Matt Knecht, Luke Smith. The students are under the direction of Malerie Yeaton and Lea Kooiman. Not pictured are the alternates for the group: Kiana Kokales, Allison Weber, Alex Kern, and Garrett Stene. (Courtesy Photo)