Local students honored in all-state band competition.
Chris Thomas of Hickman High School has been selected to be a member of the inaugural U.S. Army All-American
Marching Band.
Eleven Columbia high school students were selected to Missouri All-State instrumental ensembles at auditions held at Hickman High School. Students receiving Missouri All-State recognition:
Missouri All-State Band
Hickman: Winnie Feng, flute; Lisa Grelmann, oboe; Charlotte Wesley, French horn; Hannah Wigger, clarinet.
Rock Bridge: Samantha Crouch, clarinet. Rebecca Gingrich, flute. Michael Lombardo, trumpet.
All-State Band Alternatives
Hickman: Cooper Livingston, French horn. Olivia Wikle, tenor saxophone.
Rock Bridge: Brandon Spratt, trombone.
All-State Band Honorable Mention: Hickman: Carrie Ingersoll, clarinet; Chris Thomas, trumpet; Stephanie Thomas, flute; Max Vale, alto saxophone. Rock Bridge: Molly Chann, flute. Kathy Trabue, trumpet.
Missouri All-State Jazz Ensemble
Rock Bridge: Derrick Neuner, alto saxophone; Matt Quetsch, trombone.
All-State Jazz Band Honorable Mention
Hickman: Adam Maxwell, trombone
Missouri All-State Orchestra
Hickman: Abby Sun, violin; Josh Yoon, violin.
Caroline Grace Erickson of Columbia has accepted membership in Golden Key International Honour Society and was honored during a recent induction ceremony at University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is a 2007 Sue Shear Institute fellow and works as a program director for the institute. She was a summer intern for Columbia’s Family Health Center.