Kenzi Jenks represented Dakota Valley’s middle school as a member of the 2025 South Dakota Middle School All-State Band on March 7-8, 2025. The event took place in Mitchell, South Dakota. Jenks, a Panther 8th grader, played the baritone saxophone as a member of the festival band.

March 7th was an afternoon and evening of rehearsal for Jenks and other middle schoolers from across the state of South …