Band and Orchestra students from our three comprehensive high schools performed at the Valley Region High School Instrumental Solo &n Ensemble Contest on Saturday, February 22, 2020.
Join us in congratulating the achievements listed below:
Stahl Junior High:
Isaiah Vinson (9th grade) Winner on
Bassoon
Aylen Junior High:
Brynn Cogger (9th grade) Winner on Viola
PSD Pans of Steel:
"Pan Sisters": Small Percussion - Winner
Emerald Ridge High School Band:
Semira Vinson—Oboe—Winner
Ketric Petersen—Trumpet—Winner
Maia Willebrand—Horn—Winner
Bradley Korsmo—Euphonium-Winner
Ethan Winkler –Mallets-Winner
Percussion Ensemble—Winner (Dominic Disla, Dylan
Heaps, Sydney Penders, Joel Rink, Ethan Sides, Charles Villanueva, Spencer
Walker, Eric Williams, Ethan Winkler)
Squeaky Squad – Small
WW – 1st Alternate (Ruthie White, Semira
Vinson, Jennifer Yi)
Thomas Liu—Clarinet—1st
Alternate
Jennifer Yi—Clarinet—2nd
Alternate
Puyallup High School Band
Rebekah Lee- Oboe 1st Alternate
Erewyn Limric- Alto Sax 1st Alternate
Chris Howard- Horn 1st Alternate
Coleman Ortega- Trombone 1st Alternate
Jon Looney- Tuba 1st Alternate
Ben Sacksteder- Tuba 2nd Alternate
Chris Howard- Piano 2nd Alternate
PHS Large Brass Ensemble- Winner (Bryce Lindner, Tristan
Breed, Ethan Berg, Coleman Ortega, Ben McNett, Jon Looney)
PHS Small Brass Ensemble- Winner (Mitchell Heeb, Adam
Kesterson, Ben McNett, Chris Howard)
Puyallup High School Orchestra:
The Chamber Orchestra won the large string ensemble
category, the students were: Lydia Tarekegn, Joy Kwak, Ana Park, Kate
Beardsley, Natalya Boothe, Joshell Flores Vega, Hadiya McCallum, Ethan Finley,
Caroline Hubach, Jamie Forbus, Sarah Baxstrom, Jena Stansbury, Autumn Scriven,
Ben Limric, Abby Tarekegn, and Mekhel Reese.
The duet by Lydia and Abby
Tarekegn won the small string ensemble category, the duet by Hadiya McCallum
And Joshell Flores Vega received first alternate in the small string ensemble
category, Ben Limric received second alternate in the cello
category.