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6th Grade Orchestra
6th Grade Large Ensemble
Congratulations to the over 200 students from Liberty Intermediate, Westchester Intermediate, Chesterton Middle, and Chesterton High Schools on their fantastic performance last weekend at the ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest for Winds, Percussion, and Strings. Hosted at Kankakee Valley Middle School on January 28, the students under the direction of Vince Arizzi, Matt Christensen, Jonathan Flodder, Brian Grenier, Erin Hurley-Gerig, Rachel Mallott, and Joe Nuzzo earned a total of 150 medals. 148 gold medals and two silver medals!
LIBERTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA
- Gold medal awarded for solo performances: Hunter Mayer and Anna Wayne.
- Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Julia Depew, Eva Capodice, Natalie Hargarten, Hunter Hayer, Karoline Price and Emmalee Szabo.
Anna Wayne
6th Grade Large Ensemble
WESTCHESTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA
- Gold medals awarded for solo performances: Addison Dunkle, Elijah Haas, Michelle Horton, Jackson Morgan, Ryan Seaman, Violet Thompson and Daniel Vidt.
- Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Abigayle Chisko, Elsie Crothers, Addison Dunkle, Charlotte Ellis, Elise Engels, Ava Flores, Elijah Haas, Isabella Hansen, Michelle Horton, Lacie Linsemeyer, Elyssa Martin, Jackson Morgan, Evelyn Prater, Ryan Seaman, Lyla Szczudlak, Violet Thompson and Daniel Vidt.
6th Grade Orchestra
6th Grade Large Ensemble
CHESTERTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BAND
- Gold medals awarded for solo performances: Jacob Anderson, Hunter Babcock, Natalee Bachman, Anna Balhoff, Jase Beaudreau, Jenna Bircher, Adelyn Booras, Alex Brown, Tyler Cichocki, Madailein Dailey, Giacomo DePasquale, Peytin Ellis, Elijah Fletcher, Miles Gast, Oliver Good, Elisabeth Hallenius, Jayden Hughes, Andrew Kazmierczak, Kira Lopez, Jessica Martin, Macey Mauke, Conleigh Murray, Juan Nieves, Lela Ragnone, Harper Russell, Zavier Santiago, Anthony Shaw, Evan Shaw, Alina Summer, Adam Tenbarge, Claire Thomas, Noah Torres, Abigail Vidt, Andria White and Ethan Wood.
- Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Jacob Anderson (2 ensembles), Mina Arulandu (2 ensembles), Hunter Babcock Natalee Bachman, Anna Balhoff, Jase Beaudreau, Jenna Bircher, Adelyn Booras, Aliya Boothe, Luke Boyter, Izabella Brizendine, Alex Brown, Lyric Brown (2 ensembles), Chase Brum, Tyler Cichocki (2 ensembles), Maxine Clark, Maddie Dailey, Giacomo DePasquale, Kendall Doede, Peytin Ellis (2 ensembles), Ava Finke, Elijah Fletcher (2 ensembles), Porter Fowler, Miles Gast, Cole Gilbert, Emma Gilbert, Oliver Good (2 ensembles), Frankie Guivas, Layne Gustin, Ellie Hallenius (2 ensembles), Hannah Haring, Emily Hofmann, Carson Hollingsworth, Jayden Hughes, Rosemary Hundt, Nicholas Jakel, Andrew Kazmierczak, Mackenzie Kogl, Miki Kresal, Leah Krzan, Lacei Kuckuck, Adalyn Laughner, Talan Lipka, Kira Lopez, Jayden Lorenz, Jessica Martin, Addison Matthews, Macey Mauke, Finn McCready (2 ensembles), Logan McVicker, Conleigh Murray, Tanner Nelson, William Newman, Serena Nieves, Katie O'Connor, Lauren Orsburn (2 ensembles), Addison Pack, Nathanael Palmer (2 ensembles), Rex Parlock, Jilliene Pittman, Max Prince, Lela Ragnone (2 ensembles), Alise Rodriguez, Harper Russell, Zavier Santiago, Cash Saylor, Emmori Schott, Anthony Shaw, Evan Shaw, Xander Sierazy, Mavrik Simmons, Vanessa Simms, Amber Smith, Alec Soblotne, Pebble Stojakovich (2 ensembles), Alina Summer (2 ensembles), Claire Thomas (2 ensembles), Leah Toms, Noah Torres, Theo Trakas, Jacob VanVleet, Abby Vidt, Emma Wahl, Andria White, Julia Whitenack, Ellie Wilcox, Natalie Williams (2 ensembles), and Ethan Wood.
CMS Band
7th Grade Brass Ensemble
CMS Orchestra
French Horns
8th Grade Orchestra Ensemble
ORCHESTRA
The following students won gold medals, and qualified for State with their solo performance: Sam Smith.
Gold medals awarded for solo performances: Colton Beckwith, Avi Burke, Jeremy Canfield, Ruby Dudek, Mackenzie Griffith, Lily Linsemeyer, Ria Kashyap, Victoria Manning, and Eva Solmos.
Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Colton Beckwith, Avi Burke, Jeremy Canfield (2 ensembles), Eva Capodice (2 ensembles), Carly Decker (2 ensembles), Abigail Demsich (2 ensembles), Ruby Dudeck (2 ensembles), Mackenzie Griffith (2 ensembles), Scarlett Hall, Autumn Higgins (2 ensembles), Ria Kashyap (4 ensembles), Jordan Keefover, Lily Linsemeyer (2 ensembles), Victoria Manning (2 ensembles), Madison Nichols (2 ensembles), Declan Ringler (2 ensembles), Leland Skube, Sam Smith (2 ensembles), Eva Solmos (2 ensembles), Dominic Sylvester, Chloe Thurman (2 ensembles), Mia Tsugawa (2 ensembles), Alex Vasquez, Hannah Welch (2 ensembles) and Kayla Willis (2 ensembles).
CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA
- The following students won gold medals, and qualified for State with their solo performance: Danielle Chisko, Adrian Dooley, Edith Estridge, Lena Finck, Madeline Jakel, and Hailey Jalovecky.
- The following students won gold medals, and qualified for State with their ensemble performance: Emmalise Adcock, Gage Adcock, Madison Buckley, Danielle Chisko, Adrian Dooley, Edith Estridge, Aidan Foley, Rowyn Hullinger, Hailey Jalovecky, Chloe McGowan, Shea Ogle, Saffron Shrum, Kooper Sutherland and Maizy Swanson.
- Gold medals awarded for solo performances: Emmalise Adcock, Rowyn Hullinger, Chloe McGowan, Caitlyn Robison, Kooper Sutherland, Oliver Wilgocki and Marlee Wilson.
- Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Makenzie Dees, Surilynn Desch, Maeci Mullet, Caitlyn Robison, Brooke Williams, Marlee Wilson and Lauren Yarosz.
- Silver Medals awarded for solo performances: Carson Chaffee and Aidan Foley.
Intermediate Orchestra
Advanced Orchestra
BAND
- The following students won gold medals, and qualified for State with their solo performance: CJ Adent, Sarah Bennett, Lydia Comfort, Theresa Connors, Ethan Elliott-Halinski, Makayla Erickson, Brayden Gray (2 solos), Abigail McCarthy (2 solos), Kyle Pazdur (2 solos), Skylar Peffers, Olivia Vogel, and Bridget Wisdom (2 solos).
- The following students won gold medals, and qualified for State with their ensemble performance: Sam Ames, Sarah Bennett, Abigail Elliott, Eli Evensen, Matthew Haubold, Kelsey Mason, Caroline Mills, Skylar Peffers, Aiden Peschke, Ellen Rath, Mike Schwab, Connor Stadler, Mary Toms and Bridget Wisdom.
- Gold medals awarded for solo performances: Samantha Ames, Frank Augustyn, Giovanni DePasquale, Holly Decker, Elsa Estridge, Vanessa Godinez, Sierra Grant, Liam Gray, Chloe Hall, Addison Huffmaster, Aleks Kantowski, Will Liles, Archer Lohman, Rowen Love, Katie Newbanks, Owen Peffers, Cece Post, River Przygoda, Lucy Rutkowski, Krystina Santiago, Nicholas Shade, Madelyn Street, Olivia Sundquist, Olivia Vogel, and Aubree Willams.
- Gold medals awarded for ensemble performances: Sam Ames, Paige Engels, Thomas Faddell, Sierra Grant, Chloe Hall, Lily Hardwick, Addison Huffmaster, Colin Kellogg, Lex Lauzon, Natalie Leensvaart, Vinny Mueller, Lizzy Navarro, Katie Newbanks, Danin Newton, Cece Post, Lucy Rutkowski, Gage Teso, Tiara Wilkerson and Aubree Williams.
- Silver Medal awarded for solo performance: Tiara Wilkerson
Clarinet Choir
Low Brass Quartet
