Five Upper School students from The Bear Creek School in Redmond have been selected by a state-wide audition to participate in the Washington Music Educators Association All-State High School performing groups. Almost 2,500 students auditioned for this honor. These students will travel to Yakima in February 2010 to perform with their All-State groups during the WMEA State Conference.

The Bear Creek students are as follows:

• Collette Sackman, senior, oboe, All-State Wind Ensemble.

• Kira Geiger, junior, soprano II, All-State Treble Choir.

• Cameron Kesinger, junior, tenor, All-State Mixed Choir.

• Andrew Benson, freshman, violin, All-State Symphony Orchestra.

• Katie Gomulkiewicz, freshman, flute, All-State Wind Symphony.

In addition to their All-State Honors, Kesinger and Sackman were selected by audition to participate in an honor choir at the Northwest Regional Convention of the American Choral Directors Association. Students from Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will be gathering in Seattle in March 2010 to sing at this convention.