Nine of ten finalists in Sunday-s 14th Annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students had ties to Traverse City schools. Pictured front row, from left are: Heather Durham, junior, West Senior High School, Mikki Sodergren, senior, Interlochen, Jennifer Zein, senior, Interlochen and Juliana Kartsimas, senior, West Senior High School. Pictured back row, from left, are Interlochen vocal instructor Ron Gentry, Erik Wilson, junior, West Senior High School, Kristina Notghi, senior Interlochen, Paul Wilt, senior, Interlochen, Darita Seth, senior, Interlochen, Marissa Keep, senior, Interlochen and Nicole Philibosian, Interlochen vocal instructor.
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