Choir 2010 Celebrations

The KHS Choirs competed in the UIL Concert/Sightreading Contest today (Thursday) and had our most successful year yet!

The results are:

Cadence Treble Choir (NV) – Straight 1’s and a Sweepstakes Trophy (directed by Josh Powell)
Canticle NV Mixed Choir – Straight 1’s and a Sweepstakes Trophy (directed by Josh Powell)
Varsity Men’s Choir – Straight 1’s in the Sightreading Room and a Plaque (directed by Chi-Chi King)
Varsity Treble Choir – Straight 1’s and a Sweepstakes Trophy (directed by Chi-Chi King)
Varsity Mixed Choir – Straight 1’s and a Sweepstakes Trophy (directed by Chi-Chi King)

That makes 4 Sweepstakes trophies and 1 UIL Plaque.

Keller High School Choir
UIL Solo/Ensemble Contest Results
February 6, 2010

On Saturday, February 6th, 98 students from Keller High School Choir competed in the UIL Region 2 Solo/Ensemble Contest. We are excited and proud to announce that these talented singers brought back 57 gold solo medals, 28 gold ensemble medals, 12 silver solo medals, and 3 bronze solo medals. Keller High School singers received a grand total of 100 medals.

The following singers received a gold medal and a 1^st Division Superior rating on their Class 1 solo and are eligible to compete at the UIL State Solo/Ensemble in Austin this coming May:

Rachel Aldinger (9)	Jack Hansen (9)	Becky Pollock (12)
Michael Anderson (11)	Kelsey Harper (11)	John Pollock (9)
Nicole Balestrieri (10)	Kristina Hopkins (12)	Heather Poole (9)
Taylor Barnes (12)	Shelby Huber (10)	Vicki Pruente (10)
Landon Belcher (12)	Caroline Jerome (10)	Haidyn Pyfer (10)
Jeffrey Bobbitt (11)	Erin Kingkade (12)	Nico Ramsey (9)
McKenna Booth (9)	Sterling Kohout (12)	Elena Rice (10)
Abigail Brankin (12)	Megan Kolster (11)	Trey Robbins (11)
Alexa Burns (10)	Bethany Leissner (12)	Garrett Russell (11)
Courtney Busboom (11)	Katherine Lowe (12)	Melanie Sharbine (11)
Amanda Chamberlain (10)	Diana Mabie (11)	Zach Steele (11)
Taylor Coleman (11)	Kieran McCarthy (11)	Bronté Story (9)
Kaitlin Dalle (11)	Kara Miller (12)	Sarah Sykes (12)
Brittany Deisher (11)	Meredith Moore (12)	Sarah Templeton (10)
Nicole Dominiec (11)	Katie Morgan (12)	Blakely Thomas (11)
Whitney Dotson (10)	Katie O’Donnell (11)	Linsey Thut (11)
Jared Gallop (11)	Vicki Pacocha (10)	Ashlee Tisdale (12)
Lindsey Grant (11)	Stephanie Peterson (11)	David Todd (10)
Caitlin Graves (11)	Hannah Pitts (10)	Annie Wenninger (10)

The following singers received a 1^st Division Superior Rating on a Class 2 solo and were awarded a Silver medal:

Rachel Alexander (10)	Arden Davis (10)	Nikki Reynolds (10)
Audrey Anderson (10)	`Stacy Efthymiou (9)	Madison Stein (9)
Meme Chatten (10)	Megan John (9)	Brooke Sugden (10)
Emily Colvin (12)	Rachel Potter (10)	Kailyn Taylor (10)

The following singers received 1^st Division Superior rating on their Class 3 solo and were awarded a Bronze medal:

Morgan Crider (9)

Kaylan Hodges (9)

Ali Suesens (9)

The 28 gold ensemble medals were awarded to 8 students who performed a Renaissance Madrigal and the 20 girls who make up the Tribe Show Choir. The madrigal members are:

Jeffrey Bobbitt (11)	Katherine Lowe (12)	Zach Steele (11)
Brittany Deisher (11)	Becky Pollock (12)	David Todd (10)
Kristina Hopkins (12)	Trey Robbins (11)

Tribe Show Choir members consist of:

Rachel Aldinger (9)	Kristina Hopkins (12)	Katie Morgan (12)
Nea Bleker (10)	Lauren Kolster (9)	Becky Pollock (12)
Amanda Chamberlain (10)	Megan Kolster (11)	Heather Poole (9)
Brittany Deisher (11)	Bethany Leissner (12)	Bronté Story (9)
Rachel Farrow (9)	Katherine Lowe (12)	Sarah Sykes (12)
Kelsey Harper (11)	Diana Mabie (11)	Sarah Wasakowski (9)
Jordan Hartzler (12)	Anne Marie Mills (10)

Congratulations to all of the KHS singers. We are so proud of you!!

KELLER HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR

2010 TEXAS ALL-STATE CHOIR RESULTS

The competition for membership into the Texas All‑State Choir is a long and arduous process. 56 KHS choir students competed in the 1st round that took place in September. After the 2nd round in October and the 3rd round in November, there were 9 KHS singers left. The Keller High School Choir Department is proud to announce that 5 of those singers won a place in the All‑State Choir in the 4th and final round that took place this last Saturday (January 9) in Abilene.

The following students will be performing in this renowned choir in San Antonio on February 13th. They are:
Taylor Barnes (Senior-1^st Sop.) – 2^nd Chair – Texas All-State Mixed Choir
Kelsey Harper (Junior-2^nd Sop.) – 8^th Chair – Texas All-State Women’s Choir
Sterling Kohout (Senior-Bass 2) – 5^th Chair – Texas All-State Men’s Choir
Diana Mabie (Junior-2^nd Sop.) – 6^th Chair – Texas All-State Women’s Choir
Stephanie Peterson (Junior-1^st Sop.) – 3^rd Chair – Texas All-State Mixed Choir

Congratulations to these hard‑working and talented singers!

KELLER HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 2008-2009

HONOR TREBLE CHOIR - 10 KHS Singers

ALL-REGION CHOIR - 29 KHS Singers

TEXAS ALL-STATE CHOIR - 6

Taylor Barnes, Cheslsea Berner, Hayden Kellermeyer, Stephanie Peterson, Lauren Rivers, Gary Sellers

UIL SOLO/ENSEMBLE CONTEST - 49 gold solo medals

(These singers will be competing at the state level on May 30^th)

30 gold ensemble medals

(These singers will be competing at the state level on May 30^th)

16 silver solo medals

7 bronze solo medals

** Keller High School singers received a grand total of 102 medals! **

UIL CONCERT/SIGHTREADING CONTEST

Sweepstakes Trophies to: Cadence Choir, Varsity Treble Choir, AND Varsity Mixed Choir