A pair of Pella High School seniors said farewell to the band program over the weekend during Tulip Time, an opportunity they both appreciated as they move on.

Annika Boonstra, senior drum major of the Marching Dutch, was the 2021 Directors Choice Award winner, while Abbi Adrian, saxophone with Pella Jazz I and color guard member, won the Arion Award at the end of the academic year concert last month.

Hear more from Boonstra and Adrian on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.

The Arion Award was established in 1948 to give national recognition to junior and senior class members chosen by their schools for outstanding achievement in band, orchestra or chorus. Students who receive Arion Awards attain both academic and community standing. Because of its prestige, the Arion Award has been a major factor in obtaining scholarship offers.