Keller ISD Fine Arts Notes
A weekly newsletter from Keller ISD Fine Arts
Vol. 4 No. 11 October 23, 2017
UIL Marching Contest Results
The UIL Region Marching Contest is adjudicated by a panel of three judges, who score bands on a rating system from 1st through 5th Division. At this year's contest, all four KISD bands received the highest rating (1st Division) from all three judges!
Congratulations to these students and their directors!
The bands wrap up their season in the coming weeks with contests in Duncanville, Coppell, and San Antonio.
KISD Bands Remaining Contests:
October 28
Duncanville Marching Invitational (CHS, KHS, FRHS)
US Bands Coppell (TCHS)
November 3-4
Bands of America Super Regional - San Antonio (KHS, CHS, TCHS)
Keller Shake Finals Results
Congratulations to our twenty-five Keller Shake Finalists, who competed last Wednesday at the KISD Administration Building for the opportunity to be named "Keller Shake Champion!" The students did an amazing job of showcasing their ability to shake hands, make eye contact, and carry on a conversation with leaders in our school district and community!
Congratulations to this year's champs:
Ezechial Mukendi, Ridgeview Elementary, 1st Place
Drew Stahl, Caprock Elementary, 2nd Place
Audrey Heibel, Ridgeview Elementary, 3rd Place
Jaime Duncan, Better Perot Elementary, Top Five Championship Finalist
Jazzy Williams, Woodland Springs Elementary, Top Five Championship Finalist
Special thanks to this year's Keller Shake Finalist Judges:
Tommie Johnson - KISD Ass. Superintendent of Human Resources
Cecil McDaniel - KISD Chief of Schools
Sandra Engelland - Education Writer for Keller Citizen/Star Telegram
Michael Wilson - Keller Chief of Police
MK Larson - President, The M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation
Amanda Bigbee - KISD General Counsel
Gary Ponder - Chair of the Keller Planning and Zoning Commission
Mark Hafner - Keller City Manager
Paige Bussey - Executive Director, Keller ISD Education Foundation
Cindy Lotton - KISD Board of Trustees President
All District/Region Choir Results
On Saturday, October 14, select choir students from Keller High, Central, Timber Creek, and Fossil Ridge, competed for a spot in one of three honor choirs - Region Mixed Choir, District Treble Choir, and the 9th/10th Grade Honor Choir. In addition, the top students from this audition qualified to represent their schools at the next round of All-State Choir Auditions, which will be held on November 9th at Fort Worth United Methodist Church. The Region Mixed, District Treble, and 9th/10th Choirs will perform a concert on November 11th, at Weatherford High School. Congratulations to these talented students and their instructors!
Results (* denotes students who advanced to the next round of All State Auditions)
Region Mixed Choir
Emelia Boydstun * - 10th, Soprano 1
Arya Kumar * - 10th, Soprano 1
Nicole Huff * - 10th, Soprano 1
Jenna Bradley * - 12th, Soprano 1
Ashlyn Edenfield * - 11th, Soprano 1
Jessie Jennings * - 12th, Soprano 2
Jessica Davis * - 11th, Soprano 2
Emily Eldredge * - 11th, Soprano 2
Cassidy Forsgren * - 11th, Alto 1
Stella Terry * - 11th, Alto 1
Sydney Brown * - 12th, Alto 2
Georgia Bundick * - 11th, Alto 2
Hannah Taylor * - 11th, Alto 2
Sarah Salinas * - 12th, Alto 2
Aileen Dang * - 12th, Alto 2
Lainey Rhodes * - 12th, Alto 2
Travis Day * - 11th, Tenor 1
Parker Smyrl * - 12th, Tenor 1
Matthew Bohn * - 12th, Tenor 2
Bradley Huff * - 10th, Tenor 2
Britton Coleman * - 11th, Bass 1
Justin Phung * - 10th, Bass 1
Liam Rhodes * - 11th, Bass 1
Noah Owens * - 12th, Bass 1
Isaak Crum * - 11th, Bass 2
Landry Rhodes * - 12th, Bass 2
Jackson Brittain * - 10th, Bass 2
Max Zhang * - 12th, Bass 2
Derek Chee * - 11th, Bass 2
Camden Gosset * - 12th, Bass 2
District Treble Choir
Gianna Medina - 11th, Soprano 1
Audrey Pearce - 9th, Soprano 1
Maddie Blair - 11th, Soprano 1
Kara Annis - 12th, Soprano 1
Gina Sisco - 9th, Soprano 1
Zee Njikam - 11th, Soprano 2
Star Hoang - 11th, Soprano 2
Victoria Phung - 12th, Alto 1
Clare Stumpf - 12th, Alto 1
Maeve Geary - 9th, Alto 1
Lauren Lancaster - 12th, Alto 1
Lindsey Rhodes - 12th, Alto 2
Morgan Smith - 10th, Alto 2
Nadia Puente - 9th, Alto 2
9th/10th Honor Choir
Mikayla Medford - 10th, Soprano 1 Zone 1
Anna Reid - 10th, Soprano 1 Zone 1
Jamie Zhang - 9th, Soprano 1 Zone 1
Logan Miranda - 9th, Soprano 1 Zone 2
Claire Cook - 10th, Soprano 1 Zone 3
Charming Njikham - 9th, Soprano 1 Zone 3
Katherine Reid - 10th, Soprano 1 Zone 4
Kaitlin Johnson - 10th, Alto 1 Zone 1
Brielle Etta - 9th, Alto 1 Zone 1
Grace Shelton - 9th, Alto 1 Zone 1
Reighan Sherrill - 9th, Alto 1 Zone 2
Addy Haynes - 9th, Alto 1 Zone 2
Paige Wilson - 10th, Alto 1 Zone 3
Tally McGinn - 10th, Alto 1 Zone 3
Lindsay Brunger - 10th, Alto 1 Zone 3
Jack Cozad - 9th, Tenor 1
Brock Welsh - 10th, Tenor 1
Brady Cima - 10th, Tenor 1
Saxon Greer Ewalt - 10th, Bass 1
Alex Upton - 10th, Bass 1
Michael Chamberlain - 9th, Bass 1
Ryan Smith - 9th, Bass 1
Daniel Simon - 9th, Bass 1
William Yang - 9th, Bass 1
Central High School
Region Mixed Choir
Madelyn Whitehead * - 10th, Soprano 1
Kira Hoggan * - 10th, Soprano 1
Andrea Vasquez * - 12th, Soprano 2
Julia Matthews * - 11th, Alto 2
Yelena Koos * - 11th, Alto 2
Bryce Dubose * - 10th, Tenor 1
JT Durrwachter * - 12th, Tenor 2
Kirk Logan * - 15th, Tenor 2
Taaniela Vaipulu * - 12th, Bass 1
Noah Thomas * - 12th, Bass 1
District Treble Choir
Dina Alexandrides - 10th, Soprano 1
Madison Rowe - 11th, Soprano 1
Jessekah Janca - 12th, Soprano 1
Magaly Gonzalez - 12th, Alto 1
Grace Sargent - 9th, Alto 1
Lain Green - 12th, Alto 2
Udim Obot - 12th, Alto 2
9th/10th Honor Choir
Alexandria Williams - 9th, Soprano
Jeanine Woods - 9th, Soprano
Maddie John - 10th, Soprano
Adrianna Langat - 9th, Soprano
Aleeya Gonzalez - 10th, Soprano
Bethany Shaffer - 9th, Soprano
Raimee Stone - 10th, Soprano
Madi McPherson - 10th, Soprano
Hope Hutchison - 10th, Soprano
Ariadne Alexandrides - 10th, Soprano
Iliana Cervantes - 9th, Soprano
Lila Michaels - 9th, Soprano
MIa Heaslet - 10th, Soprano
Melissa Moffett - 10th, Alto
Gwen Hotaling - 10th, Alto
Faith Watkins - 9th, Alto
Renee Ulrich - 10th, Alto
Aym'Bria Cooper - 9th, Alto
Tyler Johnson - 10th, Alto
Sienna Biggars - 10th, Alto
Emma Hedrick - 9th, Alto
Jamie Daughters - 10th, Alto
Paige Beltz - 9th, Alto
Michael Lopez - 10th, Tenor
Malcolm Guidry - 9th, Tenor
Jayden Fewkes - 10th, Tenor
Ivan Munoz - 10th, Tenor
Alex Ruszkowski - 10th, Bass
Parker Minke - 10th, Bass
Preston Smoot - 10th, Bass
Stephen Blair - 9th, Bass
Caleb Becan - 9th, Bass
Jose Gonzalez - 10th, Bass
Israel King - 10th, Bass
Jonathan Guzman - 10th, Bass
Fossil Ridge High School
Region Mixed Choir
Amy Vong - 12th, Soprano 1
Erin Wasson * - 11th, Soprano 2
Millie Killion * - 11th, Alto 1
Jaime Lopez * - 12th, Tenor 2
District Treble Choir
Frantori Lewis - 11th, Alto 1
Jasmine Molina - 12th, Alto 2
9th/10th Honor Choir
Alayna Moody - 9th, Soprano 1
Nabeela Hasnat - 9th, Soprano 1
Jillian Brymer - 9th, Alto 1
Te'Shon Edwards - 10th, Tenor 1
Carlos Ortiz - 9th, Tenor 1
Trendon Edwards - 9th, Tenor 1
Timber Creek High School
Region Mixed Choir
Sativa Teed * - 10th, Soprano 1
Jordan Davis * - 11th, Soprano 1
Chynna Thompson * - 12th, Soprano 2
Madilyn Schiefelbein * - 10th, Alto 1
Madelynne Vansickle * - 10th, Alto 2
Parker Davis * - 9th, Tenor 1
Jesse Champion * - 11th, Tenor 1
Jared Gamber * - 11th, Tenor 2
Derek Johnson * - 11th, Tenor 2
Xavier Bailey * - 10th, Bass 1
Aidan Barriga * - 12th, Bass 1
Blaine Cook * - 9th, Bass 2
District Treble Choir
Savannah Williams - 9th, Soprano 1
Emma Johnson - 9th, Soprano 1
Grace Lesniewicz - 12th, Soprano 1
Floriana Azemi - 11th, Soprano 1
Kyra Rhoades - 9th, Soprano 2
Kat Cashon - 10th, Soprano 2
London Black - 9th, Soprano 2
Claire Hill - 10th, Soprano 2
Hutton Stiller - 9th, Soprano 2
Emily Jessup - 11th, Alto 1
Karen Sager - 11th, Alto 1
Emmie Ambrose - 10th, Alto 1
Alicia Ross - 12th, Alto 1
Emily Russell - 11th, Alto 1
Joanna Makayabo - 11th, Alto 1
Sierra Williams - 12th, Alto 2
9th/10th Honor Choir
Abigail Fambrough - 9th, Soprano
Autumn Sanders - 10th, Soprano
Sophie Ellsworth - 9th, Alto
Marina Ghabour - 10th, Alto
Riley Blackmon - 10th, Tenor
Caleb Wilson - 10th, Tenor
Aaron Suydam - 10th, Tenor
Jackson Arnold - 9th, Bass
Julian Kenyon - 10th, Bass
Blake Smith - 10th, Bass
Shawn Harris - 10th, Bass
Leo Montoya - 9th, Bass
Keller ISD Honor Band Results
Over 400 students auditioned for the Keller ISD All-District Honor band this past weekend. The brass and woodwind musicians prepared 9 major scales, chromatic scale and two pieces of music. The percussionists prepared rudiments, snare, mallet and timpani pieces to perform. The top 97 students were selected to the KISD All-District Honor Band, and will perform a concert together this Thursday at Keller ISD’s Fossil Ridge High School beginning at 6:30 PM. The admission is free!
Congratulations to this year's KISD All-District Honor Band Members:
(Student Name, Chair, Grade, School)
FLUTE
Shane Salinas, 1, 8th, KMS
Dennis Kim, 2, 8th, KMS
Amanda Li, 3, 8th, TMS
Samantha Nellor, 4, 8th, FHMS
Haley Engebretson, 5, 8th, TMS
Andrew Kim, 6, 8th, KMS
Olivia DeVault, 7, 8th, TMS
Faith Howard, 8, 8th, TSMS
Emma Shelton, 9, 8th, FHMS
Kaylee Knapp, 10, 8th, HMS
Lauren Fincher, 11, 8th, FHMS
Katie Ward, 12, 7th, KMS
Kelly Keovongngeun, alt, 8th, FHMS
OBOE
Daniel Yoon, 1, 8th, KMS
Patrick Nguyen, 2, 8th, FHMS
Zachary Fisher, 3, 8th, HMS
Cody Dale Harrison, 4, 8th, FHMS
Aliyah King, alt, 8th, TMS
BASSOON
David Nguyen, 1, 8th, TMS
Jake Severance, 2, 8th, FHMS
Scott Pelland, 3, 8th, HMS
Katie Hester, 4, 8th, KMS
Jonathan Duhon, alt, 8th, TSMS
BASS CLARINET
Katie Slansky, 1, 8th, KMS
Nick Azzopardi, 2, 8th, KMS
Brando Castro, 3, 7th, HMS
Cassidy McGinnis, 4, 8th, HMS
Kimberly Cohen, alt, 8th, ISMS
CONTRA-BASS CLARINET
Gabby Chumley, 1, 8th, KMS
Bb CLARINET
Ayden Suniga, 1, 8th, FHMS
Lorelei Diaz, 2, 8th, HMS
Will Moore, 3, 8th, ISMS
Ashleigh Adams, 4, 8th, ISMS
Javier Pacheco, 5, 8th, FHMS
Aaron Nguyen, 6, 8th, HMS
Angelina Olicker, 7, 8th, FHMS
Keaton Smith, 8, 8th, KMS
Malachyah Ciprien, 9, 8th, TMS
Roberto Jimenez, 10, 8th, FHMS
Aaron Blosch, 11, 8th, HMS
Sophia Bricker, 12, 8th, ISMS
Akshayashri Saravanan, 13, 8th, KMS
Alexandra Sears, 14, 8th, ISMS
Emma Margason, 15, 8th, TSMS
David Candari, 16, 7th, KMS
Mercedes Bauer, alt, 8th, TSMS
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Antonio Juarez, 1, 8th, KMS
Carter Kuehn, 2, 8th, TSMS
Ethan Ross, alt, 8th, ISMS
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Carlos Hinojosa, 1, 8th, ISMS
Luke Waid, 2, 8th, FHMS
Christian Casteel, alt, 8th, KMS
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Vijetha Ramdas, 1, 8th, ISMS
Monica Mayer, 2, 8th, FHMS
Dante Olson, 3, 8th, TSMS
Jackson Byrd, 4, 8th, TSMS
Ethan Ashley, 5, 8th, KMS
Nathan Hawks, 6, 8th, HMS
Spencer Marcum, alt, 8th, HMS
TRUMPET
Ashton Hoes, 1, 8th, FHMS
Tyler Jones, 2, 8th, HMS
Owen Propp, 3, 8th, HMS
Brighton Sikarskie, 4, 8th, KMS
Brooklyn Davis, 5, 8th, TSMS
Kade Douangsavanh, 6, 8th, TSMS
Luke Wilson, 7, 8th, KMS
Jackson Kipp, 8, 8th, ISMS
Danielle Lipscomb, 9, 8th, FHMS
Andrew McComber, 10, 8th, KMS
Jonathan McEndree, 11, 8th, HMS
Emily Coltrin, 12, 8th, FHMS
Braeden Nazarko, alt, 8th, TSMS
FRENCH HORN
Sophia Murray, 1, 8th, ISMS
Olivia Patak, 2, 8th, FHMS
Lauren Weber, 3, 8th, KMS
Cheryll Huddleston, 4, 8th, FHMS
Garrett Owens, 5, 8th, KMS
Riley Montes, 6, 8th, FHMS
Chase Palmer, 7, 8th, ISMS
Bianca Miller, 8, 7th, ISMS
Roxanna Pintle, alt, 8th, FHMS
TROMBONE
Jake Pavlick, 1, 8th, ISMS
Maddox Powell-Arnold, 2, 8th, TSMS
Aksel Martinsen, 3, 8th, ISMS
JC Luna, 4, 8th, TSMS
Kaid Hamson, 5, 8th, KMS
Jonathan Nguyen, 6, 8th, FHMS
Mason Nazarko , 7, 8th, TSMS
Seth Harry, 8, 8th, KMS
Aidan Fox, 9, 7th, TSMS
Jacob Wilson, alt, 8th, KMS
EUPHONIUM
Rylee Cox, 1, 8th, ISMS
Jacob Street, 2, 8th, HMS
Aurora Goodnight, 3, 8th, ISMS
Anthony Grosse, 4, 8th, FHMS
James Moffett, alt, 8th, HMS
TUBA
Brian Michael Clark, 1, 8th, FHMS
Andrew Sanchez, 2, 8th, KMS
Sam Loeffler, 3, 8th, ISMS
Zack Clepper, 4, 8th, KMS
Brett Burdick, 5, 7th, HMS
Jonah Buzbee, 6, 7th, KMS
Gabriel Vargas, alt, 8th, ISMS
PERCUSSION
Andrew Sanders, 1, 8th, FHMS
Alexander Hernandez-Castellanos, 2, 8th, TSMS
Mason Jones, 3, 8th, TMS
Connor Adamiak, 4, 8th, KMS
Easton Shuldberg, 5, 8th, TMS
Connor Dixon, 6, 8th, KMS
Brent Bertaux, 7, 8th, KMS
Kaleb Chaney, alt, 8th, TSMS
Coming Soon!
THIS WEEK IN KELLER ISD
Monday, October 23
Lone Star Elementary 4th Grade Program, 9am/2pm/6pm
Keller Harvel Elementary 3rd Grade Play, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, October 24
Timber Creek Choir Fall Concert, 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 26
KISD All District Band Clinic and Concert (Concert at 6:30, FRHS)
Parkwood Hill presents "Meet Dr. Frankenstein" 12:50 pm
Whitley Road Elementary 3rd Grade Music Program, 6:00 pm
Chisholm Trail Intermediate Choir Concert, 6:00 pm
Independence Elementary 3rd Grade Program, 6:30 pm
Indian Springs Middle School Presents "Peter Pan" 7:00 pm at ISMS
Timber Creek vs Keller High, 7:00 pm
Friday, October 27
Independence Elementary 3rd Grade Program, 8:30 am
Parkwood Hill presents "Meet Dr. Frankenstein" 12:50 pm
Indian Springs Middle School Presents "Peter Pan" 7:00 pm at ISMS
Hillwood Middle School Presents "The Canterville Ghost" 7:00 pm at HMS
Fossil Ridge vs Central, 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 28
Duncanville Marching Contest (KHS, CHS, FRHS) (SCHEDULE)
US Bands Marching Contest, Coppell (TCHS) (SCHEDULE)
Hillwood Middle School Presents "The Canterville Ghost" 2pm/7pm at HMS
Indian Springs Middle School Presents "Peter Pan" 7:00 pm at ISMS
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