Staff Report 

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Nine out of 16 Dripping Spring High School (DSHS) choir students qualified for the area round of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State auditions on Nov. 16 in Austin. The area competition will be held Jan. 8 at Reagan High School in San Antonio. 

Students advancing to the area round are: Portia Schaeffer-Preston (Soprano 1, 4th Chair), Anika Chalak (Soprano 2, 4th Chair), Abby Wingrin (Alto 1, 3rd Chair), Sloane Ruley (Alto 1, 4th Chair), M...