After the eight-member Haines High School ensemble rang out the final note in a contemporary acapella rendition of “Africa” at the state competition in Anchorage last weekend, one of the judges had feedback.
“Wow,” she said, “We are sitting here listening to your group and we are wondering what is going on in Haines?”
For the first time in the festival’s history dating back to 1999, Haines school musicians earned two command awards, the highest…

