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...Student Recognition...<br />
FINE ARTS<br />
Orchestra<br />
Honors Orchestra<br />
Tiffany Chung was 5th<br />
chair in the IMEA Honors<br />
Orchestra on violin.<br />
Kyle Chung is the<br />
Concert Master for the<br />
<strong>District</strong> 214 Honors Orchestra and Tiffany<br />
Chung is the Principal (1st chair) 2nd violinist<br />
in the <strong>District</strong> 214 Orchestra as well.<br />
Gallia Kastner<br />
Gallia Kastner recently won the annual Blount-<br />
Slawson solo competition sponsored by the<br />
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. This<br />
prestigious solo competition featured 77 young<br />
artist from the U.S., including musicians already<br />
attending music conservatories such as Julliard<br />
and the Curtis Institute of Music.<br />
Choral Department<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong>’s OnStage group won First Runner-up<br />
at both Milton Showchoir Competition in WI<br />
and Chesterton Trojan Classic in IN.<br />
Ladies First placed First Runner-up at<br />
Milton and were named Grand Champion at<br />
Chesterton. <strong>Hersey</strong> also won Outstanding<br />
Vocal Achievement in their division at<br />
Chesterton.<br />
Jenna Borrelli was named solo champion at the<br />
Milton Showchoir Competition.<br />
Mike Perlongo was recognized as Male Solo<br />
Champion and Madeleine Brown was selected<br />
Female Solo Champion.<br />
Nicky Mendelsohn was named Solo Champion<br />
at the Chesterton competition.<br />
Band<br />
Jazz in the Meadows<br />
At the annual Jazz in the Meadows the<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> Jazz band competed and achieved the<br />
following:<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> Jazz 1<br />
2nd in Class<br />
3rd Overall score/110 bands<br />
Honor Band in Class<br />
Combo 1 - 3rd in Class<br />
Combo 2 only second band to receive<br />
Superior Rating<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> Jazz 2<br />
Purdue Jazz Festival<br />
At the Purdue Jazz Festival over 100 bands<br />
participated.<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> Jazz 1<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> Jazz 2<br />
2nd in Class<br />
Honor Band in Class<br />
<strong>District</strong> 214 50th Annual Music Festival<br />
Congratulations to the following first chair<br />
students from <strong>Hersey</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>:<br />
Luke Maslanka<br />
Angela Kucharski<br />
Jeremy Fuller<br />
Grace Cusick<br />
Monika Mroz<br />
Mary Casagrande<br />
Justin Kamp<br />
Marissa Pierre<br />
Josh Popivici<br />
Youki Nojima<br />
Kevin Kapinos<br />
Serena Voltz<br />
Twelve out of twenty possible first chairs were<br />
awarded to <strong>Hersey</strong> students.<br />
Illinois State Music Convention<br />
Congratulations to six <strong>Hersey</strong> music students<br />
chosen to perform at this event:<br />
Serena Voltz<br />
Mary Casagrande<br />
Josh Popivici<br />
Jeremy Fuller<br />
Kevin Kapinos<br />
Andy Jones<br />
Hannah Drake was accepted and participated<br />
in the Future Music Educator Seminar.<br />
National Honor’s Band<br />
<strong>Hersey</strong> had three students selected for the National<br />
Honor Band in Indianapolis:<br />
Serena Voltz, Mary Casagrande, Kevin Kapinos<br />
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