Abilene ISD varsity orchestras made it a sweepstakes year at the UIL Region 6 East Zone Orchestra Contest held April 18 at the CHS Auditorium.

Both Abilene High and Cooper High varsity orchestras earned Division 1 ratings in both concert performance and sightreading, as did the varsity programs at all four AISD middle schools: Clack, Craig, Madison and Mann.

In all varsity and non-varsity divisions, AISD orchestras earned sweepstakes trophies out of 11 orchestras. Two other groups earned a Division 1 plaque in sighteading.

Darcy Radcliffe and Fred Gregg are the directors for the high school orchestras, while the middle school groups are led by Alex Reiff at Clack, Elizabeth Blatchley at Craig, Candi Ice at Madison and Caitlin Clark at Mann.

CC Non-Varsity:

Clack Middle School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

Mann Middle School:  Concert – Division 2, Sightreading – Division 2

CC Varsity:

Clack Middle School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

Madison Middle School: Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

Mann Middle School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

CCC Non-Varsity:

Craig Middle School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

CC Varsity:

Craig Middle School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

5A Non-Varsity:

Cooper High School:  Concert – Division 2, Sightreading – Division 1

5A Varsity:

Cooper High School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

San Angelo Lake View::  Concert – Division 3, Sightreading – Division 2

6A Sub Non-Varsity:

San Angelo Central:  Concert – Division 2, Sightreading – Division 1

6A Non-Varsity:

Abilene High School:  Concert – Division 2, Sightreading – Division 1

Central High School:  Concert – Division 2, Sightreading – Division 1

6A Varsity:

Abilene High School:  Concert – Division 1, Sightreading – Division 1 (Sweepstakes)