Eight Lawrence junior high school students were selected to take part in a performance at Washburn University on March 11.

Of the eight, four had previously participated in the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference Honors Recital. More than 400 students participated in the event, with 23 selected to perform at the Washburn recital.

Lawrence students selected to perform were Emily Bachert, percussion; Mallory Cox, low brass; Alexandra Guinzberg, strings; Luke Rhodes, piano; Emily Paulen, flute; Margaret Bireta, woodwinds; Alan Hornbaker, trumpet and horn; and Adriane Dick, flute. The first four were performing for their second time.