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2025-2026 County & District Band

2025-2026 County & District Band

Congratulations to Kat Geiter and Max Colon for advancing to districts and to the 31 L-S students who made county band!

Strike up the band! The Lampeter-Strasburg music department is proud to announce significant achievements by members of our band program this season.

PMEA District 7 Band South Festival

25-26 district band members Max Colon and Kat Geiter

District 7 band members Max Colon and Kat Geiter

Two students have successfully advanced to the District level in PMEA Band:

  • Kat Geiter (Senior): This marks Kat’s third consecutive year advancing to the District level.

  • Max Colon (7th Grade): Max is the first middle school student from L-S to advance to the District level in decades.

Both will perform at the Festival, held at Donegal High School on February 6-7, alongside other standouts from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties.

LLMEA County Band Festival & Concert

Additionally, 18 high school and 13 middle school students were selected for the LLMEA South Band Festival. We are honored to host this year's event right here at L-S with our own Mr. Larry Royer and Lancaster County Christian School's Mr. Brian Bartch serving as co-host directors. The festival will conclude with a public concert, conducted by Dr. Chris Devona (high school) from James Madison University and Mr. Matthew Ceresini from Hempfield School District (middle school).

  • When: Saturday, January 31, at 4 p.m.

  • Where: Lampeter-Strasburg High School

  • Admission: $5 (Cash only a the door)

Congratulations to all our talented musicians for their hard work and dedication!

High School County Band Members

17 high school band students posed with instruments

2025-2026 LLMEA High School Band Members - Row 1: Kat Geiter, Sophia Leister, Isa Henry, Maya Coon, and Cole Beiler Row 2: Avery Denlinger, Auburn Heinly, Leiana Smathers, Leah Altobello, and Ava Berrios. Row 3: Andrew Weaver, Cole Shehan, Lilly Kuhns, Rosalie Glick, and Annika Sangrey Row 4: Josh Berry and Garrett Fawber Not Pictured: Olivia Frelak
 

Middle School County Band Members

11 middle school musicians posed with instruments

2025-2026 LLMEA Middle School County Band Members - Maeson Sheffer, Mark Shaw, Max Colon, Segen Perez-Valle, Jordan Groff, Eve Staley, Bethany Brubaker, Martina Preston, Norah Lovern, Elyse Hershey, and Chloe Gross.
Not pictured: Marcello Malatesta and Isla Marsh