In a first for the vocal department, Director Colin Graebert and the John Bapst Treble Choir participated in the Maine American Choral Directors Association Adjudicated Choral Festival and received the highest marks and commendations from the panel of judges: Superior with Distinction. Many comments were heard about their exceptional quality at the festival. Furthermore, after performing for the festival, the Treble choir travelled from Scarborough to Orono to participate in a “Choir Exchange” concert featuring the Orono HS choir, Bangor Area Youth Choir, and a visiting choir from Old Saybrook, Connecticut.