On Saturday, March 19 students from Mexico High School performed in the MSHSAA District Music Festival.

 The following students earned an exemplary, or 1 rating and will advance to the Missouri State Music Festival in Columbia on Friday, April 29.

• Ava Williamson, Vocal Solo
• Haley Chastain, Vocal Solo
• Joshua Forbis, Vocal Solo
• Michael Coulson, Vocal Solo
• Ryan Beasley, Vocal Solo
• Tessa Higgins, Vocal Solo,
• Makayla Spurling, Alto Saxophone Solo
• Vocal Mixed Double Quartet - Kennedi Rowe, Liela Seibert, Ava Potter, Haley Chastain, Ryan Beasley, Josh Forbis, Jacob Holtkamp, Bailey Crum
• Vocal Mixed Double Trio - Kaitlin Rose, Annie Stanford, Ava Williamson, Ava Potter, Christian Frederickson, Morgan Grubb

The following students earned an outstanding, or 2 rating, narrowly missing qualifying for the State Festival.

• Abriana Lynch, Vocal Solo
• Katie Gooch, Vocal Solo
• Kennedi Rowe, Vocal Solo
• William Sause, Vocal Solo
• Icy Crame, Clarinet Solo
• Christian Frederickson, Alto Saxophone Solo
• Baylea Porter, Clarinet  Solo

The following students earned a satisfactory, or 3 rating.

• Trumpet Trio - Declan Gleeson, Bre’Lynn James, Dylan Reid

 MSHSAA Defines the Ratings for music festivals as follows:

• Exemplary (1) - An exemplary performance that consistently demonstrates true musical expression and few technical errors. The performance is worthy of the distinction of being recognized as among the very best.
• Outstanding (2)  - An outstanding performance of distinctive quality yet has minor defects in musical expression and fundamental technique.
• Satisfactory (3) - A satisfactory performance showing accomplishment and marked promise, but lacking consistency of musical expression and fundamental technique.
• Developing (4)  - A developing performance indicating room for improvement in consistent musical expression and fundamental technique. Such a performance would include many technical errors, poor musical expression and ineffective use of existing instrumentation or choral voicing.Ineffective (5) - An ineffective performance indicating obvious lack of overall preparation.