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The Lakota Trombone Ensemble is seeking trombone players with high school experience for its performance at the West Chester Church of the Nazarene at 7 p.m. May 10.

According to Lakota Ridge Junior band director Brian Botdorf, the performance will promote various styles of music, such as, Latin, jazz, funk and classical.

The performance will consist of Lakota West and Lakota East high school trombone players as well as a special guest appearance by the Bones of Cincinnatus, a greater Cincinnati trombone ensemble of adult musicians.

Both ensembles will combine for a trombone finale, along with any person who played trombone in high school that would like to participate. All participants must provide their own trombone.

The concert is free to attend.

West Chester Church of the Nazarene is located at 7951 Tylersville Road.

For more information or to participate, email Botdorf at brian.botdorf@lakotaonline.com.

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For the 10th consecutive year, the Lakota school district will receive a rating of Excellent or better from the state. According to a release from the school district, Lakota students met 26 out of the 26 indicators for testing as well as improved its performance index from last year’s 104.2 to 105.9.

“This is no small achievement. I understand and recognize what this means in our team’s daily work and what these results mean for advancing student learning,” Lakota Superintendent Karen Mantia said in a release.

“Our team recognizes that continuing excellence means that we are always improving and always working to bring our students the best teaching to help them succeed in their world.”

According to Cincinnati.com, Lakota is the seventh largest district in Ohio and the biggest in the state to earn the top academic ranking (Excellent with Distinction).

Individually, every school within the district received a rating of Excellent or better.

Schools receiving the Excellent with Distinction rating include Adena Elementary, Freedom Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Hopewell Elementary, Independence Elementary, Lakota Plains Junior, Lakota Ridge Junior, Liberty Junior, Union Elementary and VanGorden Elementary.

Meanwhile, both high schools (Lakota East and Lakota West) and two elementary schools (Cherokee and Woodland) received Excellent ratings.

Overall, the district showed improvement. Seven of the 10 Lakota schools, which received the Excellent with Distinction rating in 2011, had an Excellent rating in 2010. None of the schools in the district fell in rating.

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