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Three students from Holy Redeemer High School recently qualified for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District instrumental festivals. Paul Chmil, Hanover Township, participated in the District Band festival at Montrose High School and further qualified for Region Band as a first alternate. Joseph Szczechowski, Dallas, qualified for District Band as a first alternate. Emily Makar, Wilkes-Barre, participated in District Orchestra at Crestwood High School. Both three-day festivals concluded with a public concert. Students from more than 35 public and private high schools auditioned to be part of the District 9 Festivals. Lauren Stamm is the band and orchestra director at Holy Redeemer. Festival participants, from left, are Chmil, Szczechowski and Makar.