<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2021/best_of_the_west_recap_2021.php" dsn="news"><title>Area high school students perform at Best of the West Music Festival</title><item_date>10/25/2021 03:50:46 PM</item_date><author>Heather Johnson</author><image><img src="/news/files/best-of-the-west.jpg" alt="Best of the West"/></image><thumbnail><img src="/news/files/best-of-the-west.jpg" alt="Best of the West"/></thumbnail><summary>North Platte Community College music instructor Kristin Simpson works with choir students during the Best of the West Music Festival on Monday at NPCC. 

A total of 120 area high school students earned the right to perform at the festival after being nominated by their music teachers. </summary><featured/><tags><tag>Fine Arts</tag><tag>MPCC</tag><tag>Music</tag><tag>NPCC</tag></tags></item>