Director Rhonda Rice has named the students who have been selected to
participate in the elementary "Eagle Honor Choir" for the upcoming year.
The choir practices after school for their presentations.
Students selected include: Lauren Antwine, Callie Baldridge,
Brendan Callaway, Avery Childs, Savannah Cripps, Jezzica Estrada, Austin Folkertsma, Bianca Harris, Tia Jackson, Emma Johnson, Olivia Jolly, Emma Law,
Kylie Lowrance, Erin Mance, Skye McCall, Peyton McGee, Alexis Mealer, Cassidy
Reich, Megan Sisk, Haley Smith, Jon Strickley, Natalie Waldron, and Nathan
Wirsdorfer.
TCS vocal music instructor Megan Smallwood has announced the
results of end-of-school try-outs for next year's ensemble members.
She noted the field of competitors was the largest TCS has had and
scores were extremely close.
Monday/Thursday Ensemble: Soprano - Caroline
Alexander, Hallie Caddy, Amy Cook, Ellie Tyler, Krista Willis.
Alto - Christiana Andrews, Ellen Jolly, Ryleigh Jordan,
Madelaine Martinez. Tenor - Colin Dehorney, Reuben
Katagiri. Bass - Ben Materne, Daniel Smallwood, Logan
Yovanovitch.
Tuesday/Friday Ensemble: Soprano - Ereka Harris, Mariah
Jackson, Caitlin Oringderff, Meagan Sanders, Julie Stewart, Jordan
Thomas. Alto - Brianna King, Lea Rike, Alyssa
Strickley, Kara Willis. Tenor - Ian Miner, Kaleb
Perez, Zack Sanders. Bass - Brandon Miller, Austin
Scharnhorst, Jeremy Su.
TCS 5th grade student Rebecca Rice has garnered a top
Superior (1) rating for her clarinet solo in state high school
competition sponsored by TPSMEA. She competed during the
All State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Dallas. Judges
were very impressed with Rebecca and commented they believe it
was the first time a 5th grader had even made it to state
competition.
Temple musicians continued their string of top performances
this year during the TAPPS State Music Festival.
Results from the meet included:
Superior Rating - Sacred Ensemble, Madrigal, Soloists
Caroline Alexander, Billy Campbell, Amy Cook, Colin Dehorney,
Krista Erickstad, Trevor Jennings, Ellen Jolly, Ryleigh Jordan,
Parker Lumkes, Madelaine Martinez, Jordan Thomas, Logan Yovanovitch,
Krista Willis, Instrumentalists Christina Andrews, Scott Haley,
Grace Linehan, and Daniel Smallwood.
Excellent Rating - Danielle Boegner, Kenera Colley,
Amon Ibrahim, Mariah Jackson, Brianna King, Lea Rike, Ellie Tyler,
Instrumentalist Christina Andrews, Jazz Band.
Megen Smallwood directs the vocal music and Joe Smallwood the
instrumental.
Thirteen TCS students competed in the ACSI District Speech Meet on Nov. 17. Out of the 8 divisions of competition TCS took gold medals in 4. Winners included:
Gold Medals - Tiffany Freeman, dramatic reading (perfect score from all judges); Jordan Thomas, Humorous Poetry (perfect score from all judges); Mariah Jackson, Humorous Reading; and Madelaine Martinez, Costumed Humorous Monologue.
High Excellent ratings were received by Ana Garza and Carley Gossett.
Good ratings were awarded to: Kenera Colley, Kayla Dusenbery, Ethan Materne, Ian Miner, Nicholas Neppach, Ana Ross, and Logan Yovanovitch.
This is TCS's second year to participate in the competiton.
