Athens High School senior Kelly Burras has been selected to perform with the Texas All-State SSC Choir, the highest honor a Texas music student can achieve.
Kelly is one of only 1,875 students chosen from a competitive field of 70,000 participants across the state. This remarkable achievement required three rounds of auditions, placing Kelly among the top 2.6% of student musicians in Texas.
"Kelly not only has a great deal of natural talent, but a great work ethic to go along with it," said Choir Director Bridget Scott. "He's also incredibly coachable, and in only his second year of choir has emerged as such a leader."
Kelly will represent Athens ISD and perform with the All-State SSC Choir during the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention, held in San Antonio. His performance will take place on Saturday, February 15, at the Henry B. González Convention Center.