An LHS Band First

Senior, Natalie Hixson, made the Arkansas State South Region Orchestra.

Sarah Hester

Lonoke High School Senior, Natalie Hixson, made the Arkansas State South Region Orchestra. She is the first student from LHS who has made the Arkansas State South Region Orchestra. Natalie Hixson plays the French Horn for the LHS Band. Natalie expressed that band has helped her develop her love for music, as well as a closer relationship with her dad. She tried out for the Arkansas State South Region Orchestra for the past two years and this year she finally made it! Natalie mentioned, “I was honestly shocked!” She was super excited about this fun opportunity that she has worked so hard for. The orchestra included all different kinds of instruments, some of which were regular string instruments, as well as very few brass and woodwinds. The orchestra had their first rehearsal the day before the concert. They rehearsed for around 6 hours that day and then performed the next day. Natalie expressed, “It also required a lot of time and motivation.” She has put a lot of time and effort into that moment, as well as worked extremely hard to get where she is in her band career. She represented Lonoke well in the Arkansas State South Region Orchestra. Natalie created a new LHS Band first!