Honors

Musicians AND Scholars: Some people wonder if they can handle being in the IB program or the Health Academy and still be in band or orchestra. The answer is "yes", our students can do both. Several students studying music at SHS are also members of the prestigious National Honor Society.

National Honor Society Members in Seminole High School's music program: At Seminole High School, we are proud of the many students who are scholars AND musicians. The following students are members of Band or Orchestra, or taking International Baccalaureate Music or AP Music, and are members of the National Honor Society, Andrew J. Bracken Chapter at SHS:

CLASS OF 2011		CLASS OF 2013
Louis Cai (Orchestra)		Emelina Asto-Flores
Leanne Dumeny (Orchestra)		Alan Blanchard
Parisa Fathi		Andreas Chai (Orchestra)
Yeaseong Han		Stacy Chen (Orchestra)
Kayla Heckford		Max Cheng
Joseph Lim		JR Dannel
Jacob Rush		Eesha Doshi
Fatemeh Yazdian-Anan (Orchestra)		Emily Dovydaitis
		Erin Driscoll
		Katherine Elenberger (Orchestra)
CLASS OF 2012		Brooks Hammer
Emily Darby		Steven Heller
Ashley Del Cid		Frederick Hodgin (Orchestra)
David Eisenberg		Malina Huynh
Diego Fernandez		Abigail Inyang
Britta Gorman		Catherine Jolly
Katherine Hylton		Jason Lupo
Amy Malkowski		Pegah Manesh (Orchestra)
Andrew Murrell (Orchestra)		Devon Minnick
Lauren Parrish		Mary-Kate Raffety (Orchestra)
Kelley Sanford		Haleigh Redmon
Billy B. Williamson		Arley Ruskin
Yanchunxiao Yin		Will Schmitz
		Dejah Thomas

2010 TRI-STATE Band Festival:

Alana Guarino, Flute

Kayla Heckford, Clarinet

Adrienne Teffner, Horn

All-State Honors Band 2010-2011:

Bailey Clark - Trumpet, 9-10 Concert Band

Kadin De La Barrera - Horn, 9-10 Concert Band

Adrienne Teffner - Horn, 11-12 Symphonic Band

All-County Honors Band December 2011:

Alana Guarino, Flute

Laura Flores, Flute

Jaime Rodriguez, Bassoon

Jonashly Mendoza-Lopez, Clarinet

Kayla Heckford, Clarinet

Yeaseong Han, Clarinet

Emily Dovydaitis, Clarinet

Max Cheng, Clarinet

Bailey Clark, Trumpet

Alan Blanchard, Trumpet

Zach Finnell, Trumpet

Joe Galvin, Trumpet

David Gomez, Trumpet

Adrienne Teffner, Horn

Kadin De La Barrera, Horn

David Wong, Trombone

Daniel Huang, Trombone

Darren Rivera, Euphonium

Jacob Rush, Percussion

FBA Solo and Ensemble SPRING 2011:

Superior Rating:		Excellent Rating:
Emily Dovydaitis		Malika Watley
Annika Vaerst		Victoria Pierce
Amanda Carroll		Sean Riegle
Adrienne Teffner		Steve Zakai
Joe Galvin		David Eisenberg
Bailey Clark		Noah Teffner
Alana Guarino		Taylor Williams
Devon Minnick		Alan Blanchard
Javi Rodriguez		David Choe
Laura Flores		Max Cheng
Zach Finnell		Weyda Costa
Simona Jimenez		Samara Schwartz
Kayla Heckford		Jacob Rush
Kadin De La Barrera
Chad McGibbon
Samara Schwartz
Jacob Rush
Yeaseong Han

SUPERIOR ratings for ensembles were awarded to:

Brass Quintet:
Alan Blanchard, Kayla Smith, Adrienne Teffner, Steve Zakai, Cheyne LaBonte

Brass Choir:
All Wind Ensemble Brass

Percussion Choir:
Dorian Hooks, Jesus Fernandez, Zach Borgela, Mason Coker, John Doelle, Chad McGibbon, Brandon Doelle, Jordan Roberson, Alain Joseph, Audrey Colegrove, Martin Schneider, Giselle Rodriguez

Mallet Ensemble:
Kristina Richardson, Brandon De Jesus, Mason Coker, Jacob Rush

MPA March 2010:

Orchestra - Superior Rating
Wind Ensemble - Superior Rating (Straight Superiors!)
Symphonic Band - Excellent Rating
Concert Band - Excellent Rating

STATE Solo and Ensemble SPRING 2011:

Adrienne Teffner, Horn - Superior

Amanda Carroll, Flute - Superior

Annika Vaerst, Clarinet - Superior

Bailey Clark, Trumpet - Superior

Chad McGibbon, Snare Solo - Superior

Emily Dovydaitis, Clarinet - Excellent

Javi Rodriguez, Bassoon - Superior

Joe Galvin, Trumpet - Superior

Kadin De La Barrera, Horn - Superior

Kayla Heckford, Clarinet - Superior

Laura Flores, Flute - Superior

Seminole Band program is very proud of the accomplishment of these individual students. Their selection in an Honors Band represents years and years of practice -- and the guts to audition for judges. Our soloists have also demonstrated that same dedication and courage.

We must also acknowledge the support of band parents who have paid for years of music lessons, enforced practice hours when needed, and encouraged each student to progress as a musician.

We typically have one of the largest groups at All-County, and are always well represented in All-State. We congratulate the band directors, who are providing a superior music education and creating a culture where excellence is highly valued.

We also acknowledge all the students who auditioned and were not selected. We appreciated your effort and willingness to try, and we wish you all the best for next year.