Fine Arts Programs Excel in UIL Competitions

Varsity Treble Choir

Craig 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 2

Varsity Tenor/Bass Choir

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

Non-Varsity Treble Choir

Clack Middle School: Concert-Division 2, Sightreading-Divison 1
Madison Middle School: Concert-Division 1, Sightreading-Division 1 (Sweepstakes)

Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass Choir

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

The high school choirs are led by the following directors:  Abilene High School – Wendy Weeks and Remel Derrick; Cooper High School – Cara Naizer and Josh Westman.

The middle school choirs are led by the following directors:  Clack Middle School – Shalesia Brown; Craig Middle School – Lyndsey Ransford; Madison Middle School – Maddison Jones; Mann Middle School – Ginnylou Murphey.

Beginner band students from AISD middle schools competed in the AISD Middle School Beginner Band Solo and Ensemble Contest on various dates this spring on their home campuses.

The following band students earned a first division rating on their solo:

Clack: Destinee Salas (flute), Julien Salinas (fluite), Payton Roberts (flute), Isaac Massouema (oboe), Arianna Normand (clarinet), Jennifer Rojas (clarinet), Kat Carter (clarinet), Natalia Sanchez (clarinet), Yaretzi Martinez (clarinet), Chloe Bower (bass clarinet), Addison Mueth (alto sax), Brandan Moore (alto sax), Brylie Nelson (alto sax), Sydnee Luckenbaugh (alto sax), Elijah Estrada (tenor sax), Mikhael Traore (tenor sax), Matthew Rogers (baritone sax), Bayli Esquivel (trumpet), Benito Martinez (trumpet), Derek Speights (trumpet), Dycin Davis (trumpet), Luiz Delgado (trumpet), Skeilr Alexander (trumpet), Zaire. Balancierre (trumpet), Kenneth Heck (trombone), Payton Ewing (trombont), Braylon Garcia (euphonium), Tristen Nelson (euphonium), Gerryck Rodriguez (tuba), Mikado Lam (tuba), Willy Wakefield (tuba), and Cienna Urata (snare drum).

Craig: Natalie Lund (flute), Jonas Meffert (flute), Elyssa Pfrimmer (flute), Claire one (oboe), Bayleigh Hardin (bassoon), Kamryn Motl (clarinet), Ella Muzman (clarinet), Lilliana Gonzales (bass clarinet), Jaiden Holland (alto sax), Ava Nicholls (tenor sax), Brooks Nieland (baritone sax), Zachary Gage (trumpet), Asher Jessup (trumpet), Abigail Spoor (trumpet), Marissa White (trumpet), Cara Benavides (French horn), Caleb Chaney (French horn), Levi Huddleston (French horn), Anson Cobarruvias (trombone), Jacob Rynders (trombone), Michael Wadlington (trombone), Caleb Hardin (euphonium), Caleb Johnson (euphonium), Abil Mansilla (euphonium), Landon Mullins (tuba), Noah Slaymaker (tuba), Corbin Barbarick (mallets), Duke Decker (mallets), Vivian Dyer (mallets), Luke Jackson (mallets), Brady Lambert (mallets), Rose Liu (mallets), Kingston Lloyd (mallets), Kadence Logston (mallets), and Will Tidmore (mallets).

Madison: Kayleigh Garcia (flute), Isabella Gonzalez (flute), Isis Salazar (flute), Lauren Chen (clarinet), Tristan Gonzales (baritone sax), Aiden Monroy (alto sax), Evan Lozano (tenor sax), Caroline Ridley (French horn), Amelia Rockett (French horn), Peyton Moreau (trumpet), Christian Wetherman (trumpet), Nick Owens (trombone), Kyson St. John (euphonium), Charity Carrasco (tuba), Jaden Nix (tuba), Lugya Zakayo (tuba), Coen Alexander (snare drum), Kason Rosario (snare drum), and Jeremiah Torrez (snare drum).

 Mann: George Ferguson (snare and marimba), Aurora Harris (snare and marimba), Jackson Liske (snare and marimba), Hudson Pietsek (snare and marimba), Rillian Voss (marimba), Zander Carbaugh (flute), Jayden Martindale (flute), Aaliyah Morales (flute), Jude Olsson (flute), Arianna Padilla (flute), Hazel Samuels (oboe), Colt Moreland (bassoon), Kris Abels (clarinet), Abigail Castilleja (clarinet), Lachlan Finley (clarinet), Carolina Garcia (clarinet), Thaiden Henricks (clarinet), Jewels Holt (clarinet), Shariah Johnson (clarinet), Baylee Lawrence (clarinet), Shelby Palamore (clarinet), Cass Scott (clarinet), Cooper Wagner (clarinet), Rowen Hill (alto saxophone), Gabriel Pequeno (also saxophone), Aaliyah Brown (French horn), Ethan Elmer (French horn), Juan Gonzalez (French horn), Cash Henderson (French horn), Jose Luis Arias IV (trumpet), Jordan Carrion (trumpet), Marcos Gaona II (trumpet), James Gloyna (trumpet), Gavin Laudi (trumpet), Millie Marquez (trumpet), Wyatt McMillon (trumpet), Milo Monsey (trumpet), Shelby Smith (trumpet), Joseph Davis (trombone), Devin Dupree (trombone), Tristan Taylor (trombone), Aiden Ussery (trombone), Andres Zertuche (trombone), Madelynn Gambrell (euphonium), Kaiden Lindley (euphonium), Cnandace Ritson (euphonium), Henry Lucas (tuba), and Alberto Renovato (tuba).

The following band students earned a first division rating on their ensemble:

Madison: Caroline Ridley and Amelia Rockett (French horn duet); Tristan Gonzales, Evan Lozano, Aiden Monroy, and Justin Palacios (saxophone quartet); Kutter Baugh, Carson Boone, Melissa Granados, Kaden McCarty, and Peyton Moreau (trumpet ensemble); Coen Alexander, Judah Bailey, Micah Bailey, Joaquin Garcia, Mia Grant, Kason Rosario, and Jeremiah Torrez (percussion ensemble); Manuel Aguinaga, Isaac Crowell, CJ Guadarrama, Abby Jones, Jonathon LaMontagne, Joseph Langford, Nick Owens, Jett Reily, Elijah Sotelo, Kyson St. John, and Ceth Davis (low brass ensemble).

The Abilene ISD band students are under the direction of the following teachers:  Clack Middle School – Pearl Gonzales and Lance Mosley; Craig Middle School – Dale Pfrimmer and Alanna Curley; and Mann Middle School – Amber Moore and Emma Hoover.

Orchestra students from all of the Abilene ISD middle schools competed in the AISD Middle School Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Contest on various dates this spring on their home campuses.

The following orchestra students earned a first division rating on their solo:

Clack: Miguel Garcia-Pena (viola), Alexdaniel Pena (viola), Neveah Serrato (viola), Iveth Tejada Sevilla (viola), Ella Thomas (viola), Nancy Zickefoose (viola), Corra Banks (viola), Eliana Heck (violin), Cecily Horton (violin), Shaelie Madore (cello), Mizeri Ortiz (cello), Magali Pena (viola), Jayda Robinson (viola), Mikhael Traore (bass), Adam Mireles Delgago (bass), Devin Vasquez (bass), Sebastian Beltran (violin), Klaire Delorme (violin), Alanis Diaz Figueroa (violin), Audrey Glynn (violin), Joshua Saucedo (violin), Monique Seng (violin), Lora Biddy (violin), Isabel-Anela Blas (violin), Daysha Dickson (violin), Arianna Haynes (violin), Daniele Massouema (violin), Dime Massouema (violin), Neveah Solis (violin), Kajal Bhujel (violin), Danieal Cortinez (viola), Luis Delgago Jr. (bass), Abigail Delorme (cello), Iliana Dillinger (cello), Alexxis Duarte (violin), Layla Gazaille (violin), Kenneth Heck (bass), Renatta Hernandez (cello), Natalie Moss-Ramirez (viola), Kailynn Proffitt (violin), Isabella Rojas (violin), Vovrevann Seng (violin), Skeilr Alexander (cello), Abbigail Contreras (cello), Noel Dimas Esparza (cello), Balyi Esquivel (cello), and Hannah Floyd (cello).

Craig: Damian Alvarez (violin), Lauren Baker (violin), Ariah Barnett (viola), Bella Barylak (violin), Alyssa Bridge (violin), Charlotte Collins (violin), Elizabeth Colorado (violin), Harmony Coulter (violin), Evangelynn De Leon (violin), Audrie Esquivel (violin), Symphony Gadry (violin), Emma Gonzales (violin), Samantha Dacanay (cello), David Guzman (violin), Kaylee Hamilton (violin), Gable Heflin (violin), Sephore Ibondo (violin), Edward Liles (violin), Christopher Loftin (violin), Benji Lopez (violin), Mary Lowe (violin), AnnMarie People (violin), Spencer Price (violin), Emily Ratliff (violin), Marcella Reyes (violin), Briannah Salazar (violin), Jocelyn Smith (violin), Hannah Bryant, viola), Adam Duran (viola), Paige Howell (viola), Tnaia Mendez (viola), .Elizabeth Shirley (viola), Ashona Snow (viola), Jakob Lopez (cello), Aiden Morris (cello), Aldo Sanchez (cello), Joe Schroeder (cello), Caysen Graham (bass), Logan Hackney (bass), Tristan Kinkade (bass), Alayna Lloyd (bass), and Emily Ratliff (bass).

Madison: Lillyana Alvarez-Ramirez (violin), Rebecca Benitez (violin), Morgan Bryan (violin), MaKayla Caraway (cello), Ryvan Cortinaz (viola), Shelby Dixon (violin), Aubree Fenwick (cello), Gracie Franklin (violin), Mariella Gonzalez (cello), Anastazia Hernandez (bass), Audrey Kinsey (viola), Zoe Lopez (bass), Gabrielle McDaniel (viola), Martha McKinney (violin), Brooke Miers (violin), Dannie Muco (violin), Ovyel Payton (violin), Katie Solis (violin), Kinsey Stone (cello), and Krizza Verdida (violin).

Mann: Augusta Brumley (violin), Aden Franco (violin), Gabriel Hattaway), Ezekiel Hernandez (violin), Madyson Taylor (violin), Nixie Desarske (violin), Lily Fisher (Violin),  Tayli Hanks (violin), Alexa Portillo (violin), Ciara Robinson (violin), Mayllanna Rosales (violin), Haylie Vickers (violin), Lyric Reeves (viola), Joshua Alexander (cello), Augusta Brumley (cello), Caroline Haney (cello), Maleah Leick (cello), and Sophia Maxey (bass).

The following orchestra students earned a first division rating on their ensemble:

Clack: Corra Banks (viola), Reagan Porter (violin), Vann Vann (violin), Daniel Cortinez (viola), Kajal Bhujel (violin), Mikhael Traore (bass), Kenneth Heck (bass), and Luis Delgado Jr. (bass)

 Craig: Adriana Alvarez (viola), Hannah Bryant (viola), Ariah Barnett (viola), Brookelyn Casey (viola), Ashona Snow (bass), Serenity Carrol (bass), Aliza Dyer (bass), Jillian Gregory (bass), Avonlea Condra (violin), Gable Heflin (violin), Elizabeth Shirley (viola), Matthew Guerrero (violin), Lo Lonzel (Cello), Mary Lowe (violin), and Noah Rehburg (violin).

 Madison:  Abigail Adams (cello), Rebecca Benitez (violin), Bella Berkeley-Adams (viola), Axel Bravo (violin), Kailyn Clements (viola), Shelby Dixon (violin), Ana Dye (viola), Gracie Franklin (violin), Jocilyn Garrett (cello), Mariella Gonzalez (cello), Kaytrin Hernandez (violin), Abigail Humber (viola), Zola Kastner (violin), Hannah Lozada (violin), Ella McGonegal (viola), Brooke Miers (violin), Caleb Moore (violin), Dannie Muco (violin), Esther Nguyen (violin), Ovyel Payton (violin), Slade Townsend (cello), and Dionte Walker (viola).

Mann:  Augusta Brumley (violin), Azurae Martin (violin), Madyson Taylor (violin), Jordan Denson (vioin), Kendall Lopez (violin), Ean Ramos (viola), Aden Franco (violin), Ezekiel Hernandez (violin), Byron Luevanos (cello), Tristan Halencak (violin), Gabby McBride (violin), Evelynn Arias (violin), Kaylie Flores (violin), Corday Lyons (violin), Grayson Wildman (violin), Nixie Desarske (violin), Brooklyn Holt (cello), Keelie Guest (bass), Sophie Maxey (bass), and Atticus Webber (bass).

The Abilene ISD orchestra students are under the direction of the following teachers:  Clack Middle School – McKenzie Rangel, Craig Middle School – Ali Blackwell, Madison Middle School – Candi Ice, and Mann Middle School – Caitlin Clark.