A Mission Consolidated Independent School District junior high school band is getting ready for the performance of a lifetime.

Herencia De Oro, a conjunto group from Rafael Cantu Jr. High School, is heading to the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio.

The sound of the strings and the melody of an accordion fills the hallways of Cantu Junior High. It's the sound of Herencia De Ooro.

"I was like, 'whoa, there's no way we just made that'," bajo quinto player Andres Ramirez said.

The group is celebrating after two of their members were selected to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio.

"Instructor called our parents, and he's like, 'oh, you guys are getting invited to a big event over here in San Antonio called the TMEA'," accord

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