On the heels of the outdoor band performances this week, it’s the perfect time to recognize the notable achievements of many of our band students from this school year. Middle and Upper School band students have played their way into earning a number of accolades as growing musicians. Check out the list of some of their achievements below!
ABC League Solo and Ensemble Participants
6th Grade
Maahi Saini ’27
Kaviya Senthilkumar ’27
Julia Guerra ’27
Jonathan Weiss ’27
7th Grade
Celia Swiston ’26
Cade Miller ’26
8th Grade
Norah Wright ’25 – Outstanding Middle School Soloist for the entire festival
Nina Schuerer ’25
Sanjana Gandhi ’25
Max Charnond ’25
Jackson Vetter ’25
Aniket Joshi ’25
Andrew Haas ’25
Alex Bierling ’25
Upper School
Penny Chen ’23
Chloe Cheng ’23
Chloe Davis ’24
Kareena Kanumury ’23 – Outstanding Upper School Brass Soloist for the entire festival
Zoe Zlatic ’24
These awards are in addition to the Middle School band students who were selected for the Metro 8 District Honor Band.
US Metro 8 District Honor Band
Three Upper Schoolers were also selected to the Metro 8 District Honor Band:
Nina Hamilton ’22
Eric Ji ’21
Mike Elvin ’23
Missouri All-State Honorable Mention Band
One Upper School student was selected to the Missouri All-State Honorable Mention Band:
Eric Ji ’21
Way to go, band students!