Fairfax High band members made their school proud at the recent, All-District Band auditions, March 6, at West Springfield High. Fairfax had the most students selected of any high school in the district. Some 36 FHS band students were chosen and another nine were named alternates.

These students are: Keith Brown, Eric Burks, Nicholas Chim, Shannon Cummings, Christine Faunce, Shayan Fraiser, Imogen Hendricks, Arjun Iyer, Aiman Khan, Brendan Forrest, Matthew Forrest, Shashvat Jhaveri, Lexi Johnson, Jenny Jung, Jane Kim, Samantha Kim, Josh Lee, Sally Lee, Alan Liu, Ryan Ma, Cassie McDonald, Tim McDonald, Jessica Moscowitz, Eric Mullet, Ki Yoon Nam, Nate Pelayo, Braden Pena, Jackson Samples, Justin Shin, Josh Sim, Hannah Smith, Yvonne Teng, Sara Young and Sarah Zotian.

In addition, four FHS students were selected for All-Virginia Band: Imogen Hendricks (1st Chair Oboe in the State), Aiman Khan (French Horn), Samantha Kim (2nd Chair bass Clarinet in the State) and Sarah Zotian (French Horn).

The Wind Ensemble performed its assessment program March 7 and received a Superior rating, ensuring that the FHS Band program was again recognized as a “Virginia Honor Band” for the seventh year in a row.