Sioux City High School Students Selected by Audition for NWIBA Honor Band

The following students auditioned on November 4, 2017 in Storm Lake for placement in the NWIBA Honor Band to be held in January on the campus of Morningside. The festival will take place on January 6, 2018.

East High

Debora Allard - flute
Anna Geerlings - flute
Lauren Geerlings - oboe
Jestin Cam - clarinet
Bridget Carpenter - clarinet
Jessica Melville - clarinet
Lincoln Rahn - clarinet
Jessica Rebstock - clarinet
Nathan Kitrell - alto saxophone
Tracie Melville - baritone saxophone
Nathan Whitaker - baritone saxophone
Amanda DeBates - trumpet
Juan Fuentes - trumpet
Mason Hardin - french horn
Alex Melville - french horn
McKennzie Carey - trombone
Andrew Flory - trombone
Ryan Crawford - euphonium 

Educators: Ms. Anna Scott, Mr. Brad Anderson, and Ms. Angela Kroska

North High

 Eleanor Chalstrom - oboe

Luella Gaskell - clarinet

Sarah Glade - clarinet

Quinn Adajar - alto saxophone

Reed Adajar - baritone saxophone

Samantha Rosenthal - french horn

Alexis Kolls - trumpet

Megan Sites - trumpet

Kari Swanson - trumpet

Nat Adams - trombone

Stephanie Warnstadt - trombone

Aidan Shorey - euphonium
Alex Julius - string bass 

Ciara Hess - percussion

Ethan Newbrough - percussion

Educators: Ms. Faith Hall, Mr. Austin Simon and Mrs. Amy Ortmann

West High

Megan Junke - flute

Dani Youngbert -  clarinet

Destini Schmit - clarinet

Brandon Schroder - bass clarinet

Jose Ayala-Garcia - tenor saxophone

Noah Youngberg - percussion

Educators: Ms. Jessica Todd, Mr. Patrick Patterson, and Mrs. Katie Birch

2017-18 West Middle School Jazz Choir

Congratulations to the following students that were selected for the West Middle School Jazz Choir.. this select group meets one day after school every week for rehearsal. Ms. Jill Wigton directs this ensemble.

Soprano

Patrick Baughman

Natalie Bousquet

Samantha Burke

Ellie Bush

Kenzi Christoffersen

Haley Groves

Mackenzie Hamilton

Sofia Hegstrom

Audrey Enszer

Kenique Jackson

**Asia Keane

Gabriela Leon

*Tylee Nosavahn

Jayden Perez

Adrianna Rodriguez

Karina Salas

Joanna Sanchez

Alto

Kylee Achuff

Crystal Birdsell

Lucy Blessing

Isabella Bocian

Victoria Chicoine

Nancy Flores

Veontae Heard

Frenesi Hiriarte

Zakaiha Johnson

Ella Jolin

*Lily Juhnke

Jamee LaFleur

Shianne Marsh

Daisy Munoz

Isabella Semple

Nikita Trujillo

**Gabby Wagner

Kylie Williams

Baritone

Dayton Arnburg

Ethan Dunkelberger

Antonio Ferrera

Ivan Fuhrer

*Jeffrey Harshfield

Carter Jelken

Kalvin Ly

Brandon Moeller

Adolfo Rios

**Braedon SanNicolas

 

**Section Leader

*Assistant

2017-18 West High School Vocal Spectrum - WHS Vocal Jazz students selected

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2017-18 WHS Vocal Jazz group Vocal Spectrum. This group meets after school and is led by Directors Boe Hodnefield and Noah Towns

Isabella Rodriguez

Dalany Dolan

Natalie Neal

Faith Taylor

Hannah Wheelock

Dani Youngberg

Jennifer Santos

Maggie Irish

Jaiden Plooster

Phoebe Schwerin

Sebastian Torres

Adam Eberhardt

Noah Youngberg

Nathan Wigton

Matthew Pauling

2017-18 East High Jazz I and Jazz II

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2017-18 Sioux City East Jazz Ensembles. Directors of these ensembles are Ms. Anna Scott and Mr. Brad Anderson.

Jazz I:
Alto I - Nathan Kitrell
Alto II - Aaron Mulvihill
Tenor I - Channing Walden
Tenor II - Lincoln Rahn
Bari - Tracie Melville

Trumpet I - Indy Whitaker
Trumpet II - Amanda DeBates
Trumpet III - Alex Melville
Trumpet IV - Juan Fuentes

Trombone I - Andrew Flory
Trombone II - McKennzie Carey
Trombone III - Jessica Melville
Bass Trombone - Ryan Crawford

Guitar - Eddie Voloshen

Bass - Nathan Whitaker

Piano - Cameron Jensen

Drums/Auxiliary - Jakob Dirks & Jace Ross 

 Jazz II:
Alto Sax
Lauren Fierro
Sabrina Taylor

Tenor Sax
Danielle Whaley
Erin Collins
Emma Draube

Bari Sax
Ally Evans
Isaac Klaus

Trumpet
John Carpenter
Jacob Atchison
Jacob Kavanaugh

Trombone
Paige LaFave
Katie Oldenkamp

Bass
Hank Dibble

Christian Hernandez

Drums
Tony Thach

Vibes
Leai Britton

 

North Middle School Patriot Choir 2017-18

Congratulations to the following students for auditioning and being selected to the North Middle Patriot Choir. This group of auditioned students meets one day a week after school to rehearse music and perform. This year over 100 students auditioned to be a part of this group. Directors of this ensemble are Mr. Chris Miller and Mr. Chris Hanson

Soprano

 Keera Adajar 

Alexis Bell 

Nora Chmielewski

Brea Cox 

Tennaiah Delzell

 Jami Denne 

 Alexa Dewolf

Zoey Fulton-Lovesmith

Mallory Jackson

Shelly Jackson 

 Madison Janik

Alex Kleinschmit  

Lily Larsen

Joslyn Lilly

Grace Nelson

Isabella San Nicolas

Idalia Olson

Jadyn Pacheco

Olivia Stewart

Elise White

Alto

Mara Aesoph 

Mykenna Beers

Leyla Bolles

Saylor Bauermeister  

Sierrah DeWall

Gabrielle Eberly

Samara Fields-Torno 

Maddax Frye

Jordyn Goulette

Cassie Graser

Olivia Graves 

Taylor Ivener

Thalia LaDeaux

Chloe McClure

Lydia Meth

Piper Sandage

Mackenzie Van Roekel

Baritone

Nick Beyne 

Harry Bui 

Deontay Collins 

John DePriest

Vinh Doan

Jace Eberly

Casey Hammerstrom 

Isaac Lara 

Gabe Nash

Grant Nieuwendorp

Isaiah Olson 

Shaun Perry

Thorin Rodne

Nathan Stokes

Michael Toben

Carter Vogt

Jr. Honors Orchestra 2017

The following students were selected from a written recommendation from their educators to participate in the 2017 Jr. Honors Orchestra Festival in Ames, Iowa on November 17th, 2017. 

Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra Festival is a state-wide honors string orchestra experience. It is a one-day affair, held at the same time as the Iowa All-State Music Festival and the Iowa Music Educators Association state convention. It is held on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in the same complex as the convention and All-State. There are two orchestras(Philharmonic and Symphony) of equal ability in the festival, each with about 90 participants. The groups are composed mainly of 8th and 9th graders, with a few advanced 7th graders. 

East Middle School and East High School

Caleb Baker - Symphony viola
Joe Hansen - Philharmonic violin I

Annabelle Helms - Philharmonic violin I

Katie Lammers - Philharmonic violin II

Anna Marburger - Philharmonic violin I

Eleanor May-Patterson and Kendra Peterson, Educators

North High School

Caleb Weber - Symphony cello

Nick Millen - Symphony cello

Kayla Priest and Kendra Peterson, Educators

West Middle School

Iris Engelhardt - Philharmonic string bass

Kristin Ortmann, Educator

2017 All-State

Congratulations to the following students from Sioux City on their selection into the 2017 Iowa All-State Festival. These students auditioned Saturday, October 21st, in Storm Lake and have been accepted into one of the finest musical ensembles Iowa has to offer its high school musicians. Only 17% of those that audition actually achieve this honor. These students will be one of this year's 1,083 elite Iowa high school musicians. The concert will be held at Hilton Coliseum, on the campus of Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa on Saturday, November 18th, at 7:30 p.m.

2017 All-State Band 

East High School 

Anna Geerlings, flute II

Jessica Melville, clarinet I

Jessie Rebstock, clarinet III

Nathan Whitaker, 1st alternate baritone saxophone

Tracie Melville, 2nd alternate baritone saxophone

Amanda DeBates, trumpet I

Andrew Flory, 2nd alternate trombone

Anna Scott, Brad Anderson, and Angela Kroska, educators

North High School

Sarah Glade, clarinet II

Luella Gaskell, clarinet III

Quinn Adajar, alto saxophone II

Aidan Shorey, euphonium

Ben Gillette, string bass

Faith Hall, Austin Simon, and Amy Ortmann, educators

West High School

Jose Ayala Garcia, 1st alternate tenor saxophone

Jessica Todd, Patrick Patterson, and Katie Birch, educators

Heelan High School

John Greer, 1st alternate alto saxophone

James Kunz, educator

2017 All-State Chorus

East High School

Malea Hanson, soprano I

Sierra Gilmore, soprano I

Hannah Marshall, alto I

Miranda Navarro, alto II

Nathan Kitrell, tenor I

Juan Gomez, tenor II

Cameron Jensen, bass I

Alex Melville, bass I

Anthony Anderson, bass II

Tom Hales and Sydney Mc Coy, educators

North High School

Kari Swanson, soprano I

Ciara Hess, alto I

Autumn McClain, alto II

Quinn Kimbell, tenor II

Andrew Stoneking and Chris Hanson, educators
  

Heelan High School

Allison Bermel, soprano I

Foster Johnson, soprano II 

Kate Gill, alto I

Claire Brobst, alto II

Megan Janssen, alto II

Anna Mullins, alternate alto II

Erick Danner, tenor I

Tanner Summerville, alternate tenor I

Ben Murphy, tenor II

Christian Krogh, bass I

Eric Lohr, bass I

John Paul Keane, bass II

Miles Patton, bass II

Rachael Wragge and John Flanery, educators

2017 All-State Orchestra

East High School

Lauren Geerlings, violin II

Leai Britton, viola

Jestin Cam, 1st alternate viola

Bridget Carpenter, clarinet

Eleanor May-Patterson, educator

North High School
Robert Hwang, violin I
Jackie Toben, violin II
Alex Julius, string bass

Kayla Priest, educator

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OPUS Honor Choirs 2017

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

2017 Opus Honor Choir Festival. 

- East Middle - 
Director Mrs. Abby Leusink-Sheppard 
Mackenzie Crawford, Soprano, Fifth-Sixth Grade Select Honor Choir
Connor Maeng, Bass, Seventh-Eighth Grade Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

- East High -
Directors Ms. Sydney Mc Coy and Mr. Tom Hales
Max Braunstein, Bass, Ninth Grade Select Mixed Honor Choir
Anna Marburger, Soprano, Ninth Grade Select Mixed Honor Choir 
Emma Snyder, Alto 2, Ninth Grade Select Mixed Honor Choir
Carter Vanderloo, Tenor, Ninth Grade Select Mixed Honor Choir

 

-North Middle - 
Director Mr. Chris Miller
Mara Aesoph, Alto 2, Seventh-Eighth Grade Select Treble Clef Honor Choir
Keera Adajar, Alto 1, Seventh-Eighth Grade Select Treble Clef Honor Choir

Michael Toben, Tenor 1, Seventh-Eighth Grade Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

-West Middle - 
Director Ms. Jill Wigton
Antonio Ferraro, Baritone, Seventh-Eighth Grade Select Bass Clef Honor Choir

  

Over 3,000 students auditioned for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. The 2017 OPUS Honor Choirs will perform at 4:00 p.m. November 16th 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.

Students Selected by Audition for 2017 NWIBA JH Honor Band Festival

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to the 2017 NWIBA JH Honor Band Festival.  These students will rehearse with other students from Northwest Iowa and perform a final concert on Saturday, November 4th at 6:00 pm in Storm Lake, Iowa.

East Middle School

Directors

Angela Kroska, Anna Scott, and Brad Anderson

Tiahna Grady,  Flute, 8th grade

Faith TenHulzen, Flute, 8th grade

Joseph Hansen, Trumpet, 8th grade
Joseph DeBates, Trombone, 7th grade 

North Middle School

Directors

Amy Ortmann, Faith Hall, and Austin Simon

Keera Adajar, Oboe, 7th grade
Gretchen Hoffman, Bassoon, 7th grade

Ian Julius, Alto Sax, 7th grade
Brecken Baller, Bari Sax, 8^th grade
Isaac Travis, Trumpet, 8th grade
Megan Kopp, Trombone, 8th grade
Michael Toben, Tuba, 7th grade

 West Middle School

Directors

Katelyn Birch, Jessica Todd, and Patrick Patterson 
Marin Frazee, Clarinet, 7th grade
Gisselle Ayala Garcia, Clarinet, 8th grade
 Anh Nguyen, Clarinet, 7th grade
Abigail Hammer, Trumpet, 7th grade
Elias Vargas, Trombone, 8th grade
Iris Engelhardt, String Bass, 8th grade

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