High school band students Sinan Ates, Josh Ecker, Leland Held, Jillian Lawler, David Moir, David Rotunno, Amanda Sarubbi and Dylan Valev participated in the 59th annual Mid-Island Band Festival, held on Jan. 28 at Miller Place High School. The student-musicians performed alongside students from Miller Place, Sayville, Patchogue-Medford, Hauppauge and West Islip high schools.