Islander Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-grade orchestras have been chosen to be a Concert Hour Exemplary Honor Group for the 2025 National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) All-NW Conference to be held in Spokane from Feb. 13-16. The two orchestras will combine to perform at the conference at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15. Islander Middle School was one of only two middle school orchestras in the Northwest Region selected for the honor of performing at the conference. The seventh-grade orchestra 1 is pictured. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District