On Friday, March 3rd, twenty-two of the High School Band members competed in the Tri-Valley League Festival held at Fredonia High School. The purpose of this festival is to prepare students for Regional Festival coming up in April. Students were judged by Nancy Riecker (Emporia) and the regional rubric, with scale of 5-1, 1 being the best score, was used. Here are the festival results:
Students receiving a Superior 1 rating:
Mattie Helms, Snare Drum Solo
Mar Clark, Trumpet Solo
Ellie Nelson, Baritone Sax Solo
Brooke Trent, Flute Solo
Dalis Whiteside, Euphonium Solo
Tyler Batson, Alto Sax Solo
Gunner Greer, Trombone Solo
Noah Couey, Alto Sax Solo
Tyler Topper, Euphonium Solo
Rylee Orpen, Trumpet Solo
Brass Ensemble: Sophia Ballard, Wyatt Brewer, Mar Clark, Ian Frazier, Rylee Orpen, Jaxson Caywood, Gunner Greer, Tyler Topper, and Dalis Whiteside
Saxophone Trio: Noah Couey, Tyler Batson, and Ellie Nelson
Students Receiving an Excellent 2 Rating:
Jayde Lucas, Alto Sax Solo
Landon Cofield, Flute Solo
Samantha Winn, Flute Solo
Sophia Ballard, Trumpet Solo
Flute Ensemble: Landon Cofield, Jayde Lucas, Brooke Trent, Samantha Winn, and Tyler Batson
Clarinet Trio: Evyn Neal, Sami Owens, Natalie Smithson
Amazing job Bluestem Band Students! You represented Bluestem well!!!