By Erik Sietsema
The Big Sandy High School music program closed out the 2025–2026 school year with a string of accolades from district and state festivals, capped by local concerts that showcased a growing pool of young talent.
District and state festivals — the music program’s equivalent of competitions — bookend every school year, and Big Sandy had a particularly strong showing this time around, with students earning high scores at every level. The community concerts that followed made it easy to see why.
This year’s District Festival was held in Shelby. Music teacher TJ Bond described the w...
