2016 All-State

Congratulations to the following students from the District on their selection into the 2016 Iowa All-State Festival. The concert will be held in Hilton Coliseum on November 19th at 7:30 p.m.

2016 All-State Band 
East High School: Anna Geerlings, flute; Bridget Carpenter, clarinet I; Jessica Melville, clarinet III; Jessica Rebstock, clarinet III; Noah Cvrk, alternate trumpet I; Amanda DeBates, alternate trumpet II; and Andrew Flory, 2nd alternate trombone.  Anna Scott, Brad Anderson, Lois Harris and Stacie Pepin, educators
North High School: Sarah Glade, clarinet I; Quinn Adajar, alto saxophone; Elizabeth Glade, 2nd alternate tenor saxophone; Faith Harvey, baritone saxophone; Grant Hein, cornet I; Kari Swanson, trumpet I; and Aiden Shorey, euphonium. Faith Hall, Austin Simon, Amy Ortmann and Dan Knowles, educators
West High School: Danielle Schultz, clarinet II; and Jose Ayala Garcia, 1st alternate tenor saxophone. Cody Tucker, Patrick Patterson, Jesse Wipperling, and Katie Birch, educators

2016 All-State Orchestra
North High School: Robert Hwang, violin I; Jackie Toben, violin II; Derek Hwang, cello; and Ben Gillette, string bass. Kayla Priest, educator
East High School: Leai Britton, viola. Eleanor May-Patterson, educator

2016 All-State Chorus
East High School: Emily Croston, Sierra Gilmore, and Rachel Kitrell, soprano; Taylor Henry and Lydia Prior, alto; Austin Clayton, Juan Gomez, and Nathan Kitrell, tenor; Logan Curtis, Dan Gengler, Alex Melville, and Joey Turner bass. Tom Hales and Sydney McCoy, educators
North High School: Autumn McClain, alto.  Andrew Stoneking and Chris Hanson, educators
West High School: Erykah Jones, soprano; and Casy Tullis, tenor. Boe Hodnefield and Noah Towns, educators

NWIA HS Honor Band Students Selected

The following students were selected through an audition process to participate in the NWIA Bandmasters High School Honor Band on January 7, 2017 at Morningside College. Following the day of rehearsals the final performance will begin at 7:00 pm in Epply Auditorium.

East High School

Educators: Anna Scott, Brad Anderson, Lois Harris and Stacie Pepin

Anna Geerlings - Flute
Debora Allard - Flute
Jessica Melville - Clarinet I
Bridget Carpenter - Clarinet II
Jessica Rebstock - Clarinet II
Rachel Kitrell - Clarinet II
Lincoln Rahn - Clarinet III
Lydia Prior - Clarinet III
Enriqueta Bracamonte - Clarinet III
Maria Mata - Clarinet III
Hannah King - Clarinet III
Caitlin McEntaffer - Bass Clarinet
Nathan Whitaker - Bari Saxophone
Noah Cvrk - Trumpet I
Amanda DeBates - Trumpet II
Andrew Flory - Trombone I
Ethan Vick - Trombone III
Brian Nathaniel - Trombone III
Cameron Jensen - Tuba

North High School

Educators: Faith Hall, Austin Simon, Amy Ortmann and Dan Knowles

 Eleanor Chalstrom - Oboe

Luella Gaskell - Clarinet I

Sarah Glade - Clarinet II

Kaitlin Palmersheim - Clarinet III

Quinn Adajar - Alto Saxophone I

Eizabeth Reiva - Alto Saxophone II

Elizabeth Glade - Tenor Saxophone 

Faith Harvey - Bari Saxophone

Cedric Cogdill - Trumpet I

Kari Sawnson - Trumpet I

Alexis Kolls - Trumpet III

Grant Hein - French Horn III

Stephanie Warnstadt - Trombone II

Aidan Shorey - Euphonium

Alex Julius - String Bass

Jon Denne - Percussion

Ciara Hess - Percussion

Maddie Stroman - Percussion

Jackie Toben - Percussion

West High School

Educators: Cody Tucker, Patrick Patterson, Jesse Wipperling and Katelyn Birch

 Danielle Schultz - Clarinet I

Brandon Schroder - Bass Clarinet

Kiley Fridley - Bassoon II

Jose Ayala Garcia - Tenor Saxophone

Juan Oropeza - Trumpet II

Hannah Fridley - Trumpet III

Arabella Schwerin - Trombone II

Robert Berntson - Euphonium

Noah Youngberg - Percussion

Students Selected for 2016 NWIBA JH Honor Band Festival

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2016 NWIBA JH Honor Band Festival.  These students will rehearse with other students from Northwest Iowa and perform a final concert on Saturday, November 5th at 6:00 pm in Storm Lake, Iowa.

East Middle School

Directors

Brad Anderson, Lois Harris, Stacie Pepin, Anna Scott 

Tiahna Grady,  Flute, 7th grade

Katie Lammers,  Flute, 8th grade

Madison Rhee, Flute, 8th grade

Jadyn Roder, Flute, 8th grade
Faith TenHulzen, Flute, 7th grade

Lauren Geerlings, Oboe,  8th grade 

Isabelle Ford, Clarinet, 8th grade

Cindy Lara, Clarinet, 8th grade
Jacob Mace, Clarinet, 8th grade

Diana Mata Sandoval, Clarinet, 8th grade 

Jonas Donnelly, Bass Clarinet, 8th grade 

Mason Hardin, French Horn, 8th grade

Juan Fuentes, Trumpet, 8th grade 

Joseph Hansen, Trumpet, 7th grade  

Collin Martin, Trumpet, 8th grade
Aiden Westra, Trumpet, 7th grade 

Ryan Crawford, Euphonium, 8th grade
McKennzie Carey, Trombone,  8th grade 

Jace Ross, Percussion, 8th grade

North Middle School

Directors

Faith Hall, Dan Knowles, Amy Ortmann, Austin Simon

Emma Gross, Clarinet, 8^th grade

Johanna Swanson, Bassoon, 7^th grade

Reed Adajar, Alto Sax, 8^th grade

Colin Greenwell, Tenor Sax, 8^th grade

Brecken Baller, Bari Sax, 7^th grade

Emma Walz, Trumpet, 8^th grade

Caleb Weber, Trumpet, 8^th grade

Noah Cohrs, Euphonium, 8^th grade

 West Middle School

Directors

Katelyn Birch, Patrick Patterson, Cody Tucker, Jesse Wipperling

Dani Youngberg, Clarinet, 8th grade

Michael Duax, Trumpet, 8th grade

Colin Houts, Trumpet, 8th grade

Elias Vargas, Trombone, 7th grade

Jr. Honors Orchestra Festival - 2016

Congratulations to the following students chosen to be a part of the 2016 Jr. Honors Orchestra Festival to be held in Ames, IA on Friday, November 18th.

East High: Director Eleanor May-Patterson

Amanda Debates    Violin 1    Philharmonic Orchestra

Lea Britton    Viola    Philharmonic Orchestra

Nathan Whitaker    Bass    Philharmonic Orchestra

East Middle: Director Eleanor May-Patterson

Lauren Geerlings    Violin 1    Philharmonic Orchestra
Anna Marburger    Violin 1    Philharmonic Orchestra
Katie Lammers    Violin 2    Philharmonic Orchestra

Caleb Baker    Viola    Philharmonic Orchestra

North High: Director Kayla Priest

Eleanor Chalstrom    Violin 1    Philharmonic Orchestra
Emma Hawkinson    Violin 2    Philharmonic Orchestra

North Middle: Director Kayla Priest
Nick Millen    Cello    Philharmonic Orchestra
Caleb Weber    Cello    Philharmonic Orchestra

West High: Director Kristen Ortmann

Phoebe Schwerin    Violin 2    Symphony Orchestra

OPUS Honor Choir 2016

Congratulations to the following students and their directors 
for being selected to participate in the 

2016 Opus Honor Choir Festival. 

- East Middle - 
Director Mrs. Connie Smith

Joseph Hansen, Tenor 2, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

Connor Maeng, Bass 2, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

Cale McWilliams, Bass 2,  Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

Emma Snyder, Alto 2,  Seventh-Eighth Select Treble Clef Honor Choir

Carter Vanderloo, Tenor 2, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

Trey VanPeursen, Tenor 2, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

 

-North Middle - 
Director Mr. Chris Miller

Michael Toben, Alto 1, Fifth-Sixth Grade Select Honor Choir

-West Middle - 
Director Ms. Jill Wigton

Adam Eberhardt, Bass 2, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

Holland Larned, Soprano 1, Seventh-Eighth Select Treble Clef Honor Choir

Mathew Pauling, Bass 1, Seventh-Eighth Select Bass Clef Honor Choir  

Over 3,000 students auditioned for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. The 2016 OPUS Honor Choirs will perform at 4:00 p.m. November 17th in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames. The Opus Honor Choir Festival is made possible by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc.

Sioux City North Student selected to 4A All-State Jazz Band

Congratulations to Grant Hein, North High, on being selected to the 2016 4A All-State Jazz Band. The festival is sponsored by Jazz Educators of Iowa(JEI). The Iowa All State Jazz Bands sponsored by JEI have provided hundreds of students an opportunity to interact with America's leading jazz educators and master musicians. Selection to these groups is by recorded (blind) audition. Students interested in applying submit recordings of their playing using a prescribed - downloadable - etude, samples of improvisation and scales of their choosing. Rehearsals and concert will be held Thursday, May 12th, in Des Moines in conjunction with the annual Iowa Bandmasters Convention.

Sioux City Community School Students selected to Iowa Bandmasters 8th Grade Honor Band - May 12, 2016

The following students from the Sioux City Community School District have been selected to participate in the Annual Iowa Bandmasters 8th Grade Honor Band based on their auditions this past fall for the Northwest Iowa Junior High Honor Band. These students will rehearse and perform with 8th grade students from all over the state of Iowa. Mr. Randall Standridge is the conductor of the 28th Annual 8th Grade Honor Band Festival. This festival will be held in Des Moines at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference on Thursday, May 12th, with the concert beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel Ballroom.

Congratulations to the following students as they represent Sioux City Community Schools and the Northwest Iowa Bandmasters.

Eleanor Chalstrom - Oboe -  North Middle 

Amanda DeBates - Trumpet - East Middle

Cameron Jensen - Tuba - East Middle

Nathan Whitaker - Bari Sax - East Middle

 

High School Students to represent Sioux City Schools at ISTA Honor Orchestra

The following students will be representing the Sioux City Community School District at the HS ISTA Honor Orchestra Festival on April 30th at Waterloo West High School. The concert will begin at 4:30 p.m. Congratulations to our students and their directors.

Violin I

Robert Hwang -  North High School

Violin II

Emily Miranda - East High School

Viola

Emma Baller - North High School

Hannah Von Hagel - East High School 

Cello

Bella Schwerin - West High School

Bass

Grant Hein - North High School

 

Junior Duck Stamp Competition - United States Post Office

Each year the United States Post Office conducts a nationwide junior duck stamp competition. The first round of competition is at the state level; with the winners moving on to a national competition round. This year there were over 600 students from the state of Iowa taking part. The following students from North Middle were honored for their work.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Caden Van Osdel

Hien Tran

Cassy Tounjian

Grace Rosowski

Kaden Nieto

Christine Ly

James Lillard

Regan Keil

Cadell Johnson

Erika Huerta

Hazel Gaskell

Bailey Anderson

SECOND PLACE WINNERS

Christina Ly

Kane Laws

Isobel Feiges

FIRST PLACE

Adrianna Sanchez Manzo