MCDS’s Rhea ’24 won an award for her submission to the 2020 WSMA Composition Contest. Her piece “March of the Resistance” was voted best Concert Band/Orchestra piece by this state organization. This year a total of 113 submissions were received from 92 students with 97 submissions in the High School Division (grades 9-12) and 16 in the Middle School Division (grades 5-8). Eleven submissions received Honorable Mention distinctions and 34 submissions received awards, which were based on merit in 10 different categories.