Congratulations and thank you to the seven high school band students who represented the school district’s music program as participants in the 62nd Annual Mid-Island Band Festival at Hauppauge High School. Sophomores Justin Garcia and Logan Shaffer, juniors Karishma Trejo, Jack Worrell and Peggy Yin and seniors Joshua Ecker and Cole Swenson were accompanied by high school band teacher Mrs. Christine Creighton. The festival concluded with a performance conducted by Mr. Christopher Neske, a music educator from the East Islip School District and the president of the Suffolk County Music Educators Association. “On behalf of the school community, we congratulate these students on this achievement,” district director of music and fine arts Dr. Michael Caravello said.