Members of Ridgemont Elementary School’s sixth-grade band, directed by Chelsea Stierhoff, stand for an ovation after their Wednesday performance. Pictured, from the left, front row, Eva Martino, May Parker, Tesla Billenstein; second row, Wayne Geissinger, Dakota McLane, Shaye Creamer and Danette Weaver; and back row, Alex Ramsey and Christopher Miller. (PHOTO | TRACY GRAY-MILLER)