The 2016 Schuylkill County Chorus Festival will include 18 student members of the Tamaqua Senior High School Music Department. The four-day event that features 100 students from throughout Schuylkill County began Wednesday at the Pottsville Area High School. A public concert will be performed at 2 p.m. Saturday in Pottsville High School. The students include, front, from left: Allie Gerber, Hannah Betz, Alysa Schappell, Faith Roberts and Antonetta Gerace. Back: Alexa Hromyak, Emily Barrett, Alicen Hull, Katelyn Sprenkle, Hannah Frie and Zoe Snyder. Also pictured is Tamaqua Choral Director John Buglio. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS