The North Central High School Concert Band recently competed and received a Superior rating at the State Large Ensemble Festival on April 28. The group qualified by receiving the sweepstakes award at the District III Large Ensemble Festival in March. The adjudicators for the State Festival were Mark Bryant from Ocean Springs, Mississippi; Pat Garren from Asheville, North Carolina; Carlos Cody from Albany, Georgia; and Suzanne Winter from Birmingham, Alabama. The band is in its second year of existence and is under the direction of Thaddeus Johnson. The selections performed in competition were Royal March by John Kingon; Two Miniatures by Sandy Feldstern and John O'Reilly; Two Minute Symphony by Bob Margolis. The year culminated with a performance at the St. Landry Parish School Board and an awards program at North Central.