Carson City music students constitute 40 percent of the NZNMEA Honor Choir, Band
The Northern Zone Nevada Music Educators Association held its annual Honor Choir and Honor Band auditions last month. More than 300 music students auditioned for the 4 groups made up of students from neighboring regions and school districts including Douglas, Dayton, Churchill and Yerington.
Of the more than 300 students who auditioned, 157 were chosen to participate in the Honor Choir and 91 in the Honor Band. Out of those 248 total music students, 96 were from the Carson City School District, making up nearly 40% of the ensembles, or 38.7% to be exact.
The following students made the 2022-23 NZNMEA Honor Choir, which will perform at Churchill Co. High School on January 13, 7 p.m. Section leaders were chosen by the student with the highest score for that section. Of the 95 NZNMEA Honor Choir students selected, 28 of them were from Carson High School. Additionally, 2 of the 4 Section Leaders were Lindsey Smith, Alto Section Leader, and Parker Schmid, Tenor Leader, both of Carson High School.
High School Honor Choir alphabetically by last name:
Yyvon Ambrez Cabrera
Maximillian Bushey
Kylie Carrigan
Emma Cavner
Ava Cole
Olivia Croft
Milana Garcia
Paul Edge
Gianna Espiritu
Madi Healy
Duane Hoffman
Rhi Karr
Cassidy Leatham
El Loos
Halle Martin
Josh Maxwell
Lilliahna McColl
Erich Parker
Bailey Reed
Wabby Ronk
Anna Roylance
Leah Roylance
Robert Sainz
Parker Schmid - Tenor Section Leader
Lindsey Smith - Alto Section Leader
Izabella Thompson
Olivia Vergakis
Eleanor Woodrum
Middle School Honor Choir alphabetically by last name:
Lucy Bauerle - CMS
Maeva Bayer-Boss - CMS
Gianna Benavidez - EVMS
Emma Branco - CMS
Josie Cusach - CMS
Zariyha Erwin - EVMS
Micah Giron - EVMS
Keira Humphrey - CMS
Alice Hunsaker - EVMS
Elena Koury - EVMS
Erick Loa - EVMS
Hannah Maddox - CMS (Alto Section Leader)
Maddy McGee - EVMS
Jess McGill - CMS
Giselle Nunez - EVMS
Hannah Perez - EVMS
Gabriella Pickard - EVMS
Hannah Sandoval - CMS
Allie Shine - EVMS
Khloe Vaccaro - CMS
Robert Woodrum - EVMS
The following students made the 2022-23 NZNMEA Honor Band. The NZNMEA Honor Band performance will be held at the Carson City Community Center on February 17, 2023, at 7 p.m.
High School Honor Band alphabetically by last name:
Gaeryk Anderson
Chase Boholst
Drea Cabral
Olivia Croft
Scarlett Esquivel
Ash Fajayan
Charles Ferrel
Christian Galvez
Alexis Garcia Perez
David Gutierrez-DeJesus
Jacob Kennedy
Morgan Malen
Adrian Martinez
Nathan Parsons
Tessa Payan
Stefany Rugama
Pablo Salgado
Eva Thomas
Jonah Toral
Nathan Torres
Jaden Wright
William Wright
Jake Xie
Middle School Honor Band alphabetically by last name:
Aylin Arroyo - EVMS
Lilly Barker - CMS
Lizzy Barker - CMS
Cate Blankenship - CMS
Jacob Blandford - EVMS
Samantha Bradshaw - EVMS
Nicole Bredow - EVMS
Kathleen Brendel - CMS
Gabriella Brogna - EVMS
Max Canedo - EVMS
Brielle Caron - EVMS
Corey Garcia-Galvez - CMS
Zimri Greenwood - EVMS
Tuesday Huston - CMS
Thomas Lance - CMS
Jorge Landa - EVMS
Sisirely Mata-Bravo - EVMS
Olivia Monson - CMS
Kianah Montgomery - EVMS
Ian Ramos Vazquez - CMS
Charlie Richetta - CMS
Orrin Ronk - EVMS
Sophie Rotoli - CMS
Isael Soriano - EVMS
Cameron Sitlington - EVMS