Carl Junction band students earn top marks at MSHSAA festival

Mar. 27—A number of Carl Junction band students earned high marks at the MSHSAA District Solo/Ensemble Festival in Webb City.

Ten entries earned exemplary ratings, eleven earned outstanding ratings, and three earned satisfactory ratings.

Students earning exemplary ratings qualify to perform at the state level at the University of Missouri in April.

Students earning an "Exemplary" rating were Tallie Ayton, clarinet solo; Addison Carroll, oboe solo; Chase Hunt, Olivia Schultz, Madilyn Dalton and Alexz Schneickert, percussion quartet; William Schultz, piano solo; Madilyn Dalton, marimba solo; Olivia Schultz, vibraphone solo; Chase Hunt, marimba solo; Alex Johnson, Zane Gunnett, Dawson Hurn and Aiden Hillard, saxophone quartet; Ethan Conklin, French horn solo; Lexi Lee, clarinet solo.

Students earning an "Outstanding" rating were Chase Smith, piano solo; Emmalee Robbins, trombone solo; Abbigail Golden, Katelynn Hawley, Sara Howe and Emma Eggerman, percussion quartet; Jossilyn Honey, Austin McAlister and Natasha Roth, clarinet trio; Alex Johnson, tenor saxophone solo; Addison Carroll, Tallie Ayton, Jayden Yeary, Ethan Conklin and Valeria Figueroa, woodwind quintet; Josh Hobson, snare drum solo; Katelynn Hawley, Jeffery Bowman, Averie Hall and Peighton McPherson, percussion quartet; Molly Cameron, trumpet solo; Zeke Murray, trumpet solo; and Kelly Graham, Zeke Murray and Izzy Genandt, trumpet trio.

Students earning a "Satisfactory" rating were Evan Davis, trombone solo; Valeria Figueroa, flute solo; and Jacob Hawley, flute solo.