Congratulations to the following 32 students from grades sixth through ninth who were recently selected for participation in the 38th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. Sixth Graders Evelyn Brown, Cecily Collins, Natalie Ford, Cooper, Pisarik, Liesl Rodenberg, Weston Stoner, Catherine Walker; Seventh Graders Gavin Anderson, Mitchell Covington, Sloane Johnson, Rowan Slaymaker, Kate Vavricek, Eighth Graders Mason Bany, Caleb Bausch, Channing Kuker, Isaiah Lewis, Camden Meyer, Henry Mueller, Bryce Pyatt, Connor Teague, Eden Voight and Ninth Graders Jack Bauer, Lexi Boren, Danny Dye, Teagan Finn, Rowan Jensen, Hannah Morf, Beck Oesterle, Zion Safo, Hagen Wilkins, Emery Willems and Clara Vavricek were among over 2400 students who were nominated by their directors for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of a recorded audition. Selection into the Iowa OPUS Honor Choir is the highest distinction for vocal students at the middle school level in our state.

Guest conductors of the choirs include Jennifer Ghelf, Waukee Community Schools, Fifth & Sixth Grade Honor Choir; John Hayden, Benton Community Schools, Seventh & Eighth Grade Bass Clef Honor Choir; Rachael Wragge, South Sioux City Community District, Seventh & Eighth Grade Treble Clef Honor Choir; and Meg Byrne, Pleasant Valley Community Schools, Ninth Grade Mixed Honor Choir. The 2025 Opus Honor Choirs will perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 21 in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames. The Opus Honor Choir Festival is made possible by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc.