Twenty instrumental music students from Tonganoxie High School and Tonganoxie Middle School were selected to perform in Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association (NEKMEA) All District ensembles. The students will both practice and perform with other musicians from Northeast Kansas on Saturday, December 3rd, in Topeka. The band activities are at Topeka Seaman High School.
The following instrumentalists auditioned for and were selected to the Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association (NEKMEA) All-District Gold, Blue, and Jazz Band.
Gold Band
Amanda Cline - 1st chair Clarinet
Isabella Estes - 6th chair Clarinet
Eric Bieser - 13th chair Clarinet
Ava Barker - 14th chair Clarinet
Jacob Burton - 3rd chair Tenor Saxophone
Aiden Van Middlesworth - 4th chair Trumpet
TJ Schmid - 2nd chair Euphonium
Emma Skelley- 2nd chair Snare
Blue Band
Isabel Ferguson - 12th chair Clarinet
Gavin Garner- 5th chair Trombone
Jazz Band
Jacob Burton - Bari Sax
Aiden Van Middlesworth - 2nd chair Trumpet
The following instrumentalists were selected for the 9th Grade NEKMEA All-District Band
Charlotte Absher - 10th chair Flute
Annabelle Hancock - 2nd alt. Clarinet
Autumn Wilson - 3rd chair Bass Clarinet
Kaden May - 6th chair Trombone
Archer Grier - 4th chair Tuba
Rowin Pruitt - 1st alt Percussion
The following instrumentalists were selected for the 7th/8th Grade NEKMEA All-District Band
Eliza Troyer-Partridge - 3rd alt Clarinet
Paityn Van Middlesworth - 1st chair alto Saxophone
Parker Welsh - 2nd alt. Trumpet
Chaynee Howell - 9th chair Trombone
Twenty vocal music students from Tonganoxie High School and Tonganoxie Middle School were selected to perform in Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association (NEKMEA) All District ensembles.
High School Choir
Tyler Baldwin - Soprano 1
Josey Bartlett - Soprano 1
Lilly Breuer - Alto 2
Santiana Garcia - Alto 2
Caroline Keene - Alto 2
Jackson McWilliams - Tenor 1
Middle-Level Choir
Abby Burkart - Soprano
Gabriela Garza - Soprano
Allison Bailey - Alto
Kate Carter - Alto
Thomas Stewart - Tenor
Isaiah Washington - Bass
Elementary Choir (6th Grade)
Reese Eckstein - Part 1
Sophia Heithaus - Part 2
Zoey Klenklen - Part 2
Madison Leitner - Part 2
Sarah Meyer - Part 1
Lillian Tinberg - Part 2
Amaiya Washington - Part 1
Millie Wright - Part 1