Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Lavila Nelson concludes 33-year career at H-M-S
Middle school Principal Mark Dorhout shares a few words about retiring band director Lavila Nelson during last week's concert.
The final concert of 2020-21 was an appropriate send-off for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School's longtime instrumental director.
The seventh and eighth grade concert band, jazz band and choir presented their last performance on May 18. The students also recognized their director, Lavila Nelson, who is retiring after 35 years of teaching, with all but two being at H-M-S.
In the program notes, Nelson thanked all those who made the years of making music at H-M-S a wonderful experience.
"In my 33 years at H-M-S Middle School, I've had the pleasure of working with a lot of great kids, colleagues...
