High Plains Festival selections include 270 students

The event will culminate with a concert at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hall. It is open to the public free of charge.

Each student was selected for one of the event’s four groups by submitting audition tapes last fall. The groups are honor band, honor choir, women’s choir and festival band. The group represents 26 high schools in three states.

A music professor from Brigham Young University will join three members of the CSC music faculty to lead the groups. The High Plains Honor Choir guest conductor will be Dr. Kevin Brower, chairman of the department of music at Brigham Young University-Idaho at Rexburg. He also conducts men’s choir at the institution. From CSC, Dr. Adam Lambert will conduct the High Plains Honor Band, Dr. Michael Stephens the High Plans Festival Band, and Dr. Una Taylor the Women’s Choir.

Organizers say the event provides a great opportunity for high school students to work with talented peers and gain teaching and guidance from college professors. 

Following are the students who were selected to participate:

Ainsworth High School

Savannah Clapper, women’s choir, soprano; Devron Crawford , honor choir, bass; TyLinn Dodd, women’s choir, soprano; Emma Goodloe, women’s choir, alto; Vance Heyer , honor choir, bass; Tessa Jacobsen, honor band, flute; Lars Johnson, honor choir, tenor; Kayla Klammer , honor choir, alto; Megan Maxwell, women’s choir, soprano; Rhe’Ann McBride, women’s choir, soprano; Ciara Philbin, women’s choir, alto; Ashton Wiebesiek, honor choir, soprano

Alliance High School

Adrian Campos, honor band, euphonium; Alex Elston, festival band, tuba; Kacey Horn, women’s choir, alto; Monique Jensen, festival band, alto saxophone; Taylor Liptack, honor band, flute; Lindsay Marquardt, women’s choir, soprano; Sarah McCaffrey, honor band, clarinet; Tommy Miller, honor band, tuba; Dillon Miller, honor band, tuba; Jess Watson, honor band, euphonium; Delta Wilson, festival band, horn; Shawn Woods, honor band, percussion

Banner County High School

Brooke Bernhardt, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Tashonna Frye, honor choir, soprano; Maggie Murillo, women’s choir, alto and soprano

Bayard High School

Kendra Cadwallader, honor choir, alto; Michael Coolidge, honor choir, bass; Michael Coolidge, honor band, alto saxophone; David Eads , honor choir, bass; Skylar Jafferis, honor choir, bass; JaCee Pilkington, honor choir, soprano; Shelbie Rose , honor choir, alto; Ashton Rose , honor choir, tenor; Stephanie Schuler, honor band, flute; Ashley Schuller, women’s choir, alto; Harlee White, women’s choir, soprano

Chadron High School

Abby Dorshorst, festival band, flute; Nick Enos, festival band, trumpet; Nikita Lenzo, honor band, flute; Alex McKeon, festival band, percussion; Katherine Servin, honor choir, soprano; Joe Young, honor band, percussion

Crawford High School

Hope Allen, festival band, trumpet; Katherine Callahan, festival band, flute; Melody Goff, honor band, trombone; Myles Magginnis, honor band, euphonium; Rachel Micheel, honor band, flute; Keely Oetken, women’s choir, alto; Sean Oldfield, honor choir, tenor; Taylor Osmotherly, festival band, baritone saxophone; Hailey Parkins , festival band, flute; Katy Stewart, festival band, alto saxophone; Drew Wohlers, honor choir, tenor

Custer (S.D.) High School

Nicholas Castro, honor band, alto saxophone; Ariel Cisneros, festival band, clarinet; Michelle Dehaven, festival band, flute; Sean Dehaven, festival band, alto saxophone

Gering High School

Lexi Bauer, festival band, flute; Nick Brady, festival band, tenor saxophone; Ryan Brady, honor band, euphonium; Rey Castro, honor choir, tenor; Amy Christensen, honor band, flute; Aspen Clements, honor choir, soprano; Stephanie Coley, women’s choir, alto; Cassandra Doremus, honor band, clarinet; Miranda Doremus-Reznor, honor choir, soprano; Jeremy Eskam, festival band, tuba; Alicia Feather, honor band, flute; Darrin Gonzales, festival band, trumpet; Katie Gutherless, honor band, percussion; Emily Hauck, honor band, oboe; Ty Hebbert, honor choir, tenor; Jared Horrocks, honor band, trumpet; Erin Kautz, honor band, trumpet; Krissa Lewandowski, honor band, clarinet; Mariah Mead , honor choir, alto; Miranda Miles , honor choir, alto; DeAnn Miller, women’s choir, alto; Elizabeth Moore , honor choir, alto; Erika Neugebauer, honor band, horn; Matt Nikont, honor choir, tenor; Emily O’Boyle , honor choir, alto; Jordan Plummer, women’s choir, alto; Ashley Ruegg, women’s choir, alto; David Safford, honor band, clarinet; Zeth Schlenker, festival band, baritone saxophone; James Schwartzkopf, honor choir, tenor; Natasha Teall, honor band, tenor saxophone; Jordan Tjaden, honor band, trumpet; Sierra Walker , honor choir, alto; Brittany Walker, honor band, horn; Libby Wright, women’s choir, soprano; Shawney Wright, women’s choir, soprano

Gordon-Rushville High School

Brandon Child, festival band, percussion; April Eitler, women’s choir, soprano; BreAnna Hardin, honor band, alto saxophone; Brittany Hoagland, women’s choir, soprano; Dalsey Lambley, honor choir, soprano; Sara Marlatt, festival band, alto saxophone; Lindsey Milburn, festival band, clarinet; Aerin Neeley, women’s choir, soprano; Brandon Ormeroid, festival band, trumpet; Jessica Osterloo, women’s choir, alto; Alyssa Ostrander, festival band, trumpet; Alicia Ostrander, festival band, trombone; Tessa Schumacher, honor choir, alto; Austin Wacker, honor band, trumpet; Jesse Young, festival band, percussion

Harrisburg Home School

Riyatta Frye, women’s choir, soprano

Hemingford High School

Mindy Gibbons, women’s choir, soprano; Hans Hansen, festival band, trumpet; Richard Heule, festival band, euphonium; Shanae Orr, festival band, percussion; Katoya Rosentrater, women’s choir, soprano; Emily Sample, women’s choir, alto; Emily Sample, festival band, clarinet; Luchia Sicari, festival band, clarinet; Bethany Wacker, honor band, clarinet

Hot Springs (S.D.) High School

Brittaney Carpenter, festival band, flute; RaeLynn Ecoffee, women’s choir, alto; Kaitlynn Heilman, festival band, clarinet; Michael Johnson, festival band, trumpet; Kade Klippenstein, festival band, percussion; Kate Kossow, festival band, clarinet; Marissa Miller, festival band, clarinet; Carly Needham, women’s choir, soprano; Cassidy Schoenfelder, festival band, flute; Autumn Simunek, honor choir, soprano

Hulett (Wyo.) High School

Ramsey Cummings, honor choir, alto; Kylie Cummings, festival band, tenor saxophone; Taylor Garman, festival band, alto saxophone; Brian McGuire, festival band, trombone; Jessica Olson, festival band, flute; Cassandra Penning, women’s choir, alto; Cody Penning, honor band, alto saxophone; Elisabeth Perry, honor band, clarinet; Jordan Wohlleber, honor choir, soprano

Leyton High School at Dalton

Cody Armbruster , honor choir, bass; Kelsey Arrington, honor choir, soprano; Glen Bellmyer, festival band, trombone; Renee Flessner, women’s choir, soprano; Megan Flessner, women’s choir, alto; Elizabeth Gill, honor choir, soprano; Rachel Houk, festival band, horn; Nichole Murray , women’s choir, alto; Jake Nelson, honor band, trombone; Justine Peters, women’s choir, soprano; Jeremy Reimers, festival band, trombone; Katlyn Rosas, women’s choir, alto; Ashley Rushman, honor choir, soprano; Alyssa Sanders, women’s choir, soprano; Nick Sanders, honor choir, tenor; Krystian Smith, women’s choir, alto

Mitchell High School

Charlie Agellos, festival band, percussion; Taran Braman, honor choir, tenor; Dalli Cross, women’s choir, soprano; Victor Garza, honor choir, tenor; Ashley Hatch, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Annie Hazen, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Ashley Hill, women’s choir, soprano; Courtney Imel, honor choir, soprano; Katy Lebruska, honor band, alto saxophone; Tanner Rein, honor choir, bass; Jennie Robbins, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Kayla Sanchez, honor choir, alto; Mette Sorensen, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Ashley Trimble, women’s choir, soprano; Aryelle Young, women’s choir, soprano

Mitchell (S.D.) High School

Heather Golden, festival band, clarinet

Moorcroft (Wyo.) High School

Patti Bouzek, honor band, clarinet; Sarah Buer, women’s choir, soprano; Jacob Burger , honor choir, bass; Catherine Clonch, women’s choir, alto; Colby Hemphill, women’s choir, soprano

Morrill High School

Kate Duncan, women’s choir, soprano; Victoria Seibert , honor choir, alto; Tim Sinks , honor choir, tenor

Scottsbluff High School

Charles Belford, honor band, euphonium; Austin Kniss, festival band, trombone; Michael Miller, festival band, trumpet; Ashlee Pilkington, honor band, trumpet; Emilee Pilkington, honor band, trombone; Josh Pilkington, honor band, percussion; Lindsey Schanaman, honor band, flute; Kyle Weitzel, honor band, baritone saxophone

Sidney High School

Tess Bagnell, women’s choir, alto; Xina Balandran, honor choir, soprano; Alex Bond, honor choir, tenor; David Bond , honor choir, tenor; Lance Christian, honor band, trumpet; Kyle Christofferson, honor band, trombone; Elizabeth Dorwart, women’s choir, soprano; Rebecca Fischer , honor choir, alto; Michael Gipfert, honor choir, bass; Kris Jenks, festival band, tuba; Melanie Klipfel, women’s choir, alto; Jayma Loghry, women’s choir, soprano; Josie Lucero, honor choir, alto; Nick Mahr, honor choir, bass; Mariah Mata, festival band, flute; Madeline Mead, women’s choir, alto; Jonah Moore, honor band, tuba; Sean Neal, honor choir, bass; Brittany Nickel, women’s choir, soprano; Katherine Oliverius , honor choir, alto; Josh Olsen, honor band, alto saxophone; Derek Phelps , honor choir, tenor; David Pilger, honor choir, tenor; Paul Raymond, festival band, trombone; Juli Smith, honor choir, soprano; Leah Uhlir, women’s choir, alto; Jake Wirth, honor choir, bass; Sarah Wirth, festival band, clarinet

Southwest High School at Bartley

Kascade Tollman, festival band, flute

Sturgis Brown (S.D.) High School

Philip Aitken, festival band, euphonium; Hannah Aker, honor band, bassoon; Kate Altstiel, honor band, clarinet; Elizabeth Bales, honor band, clarinet; Aisling Ball-Sutton, honor band, trombone; Annie Bruch, honor band, tuba; Brendon Cervany, festival band, horn; Dustie Clements, festival band, tenor saxophone; Keyo Halbmaier, honor band, alto saxophone; Rachel Hansen, festival band, clarinet; Zach Kessel, honor band, trumpet; Delayna LaBelle, honor band, trombone; Emily Lisko, honor band, percussion; Andy Meisner, honor band, trumpet; Mikkayla Nepper, honor band, clarinet; Brooke Padilla, festival band, flute; Bennett Prosser, honor band, horn; Austin Reimer, honor band, trumpet; Josh Schultz, honor band, trumpet; Tosha Wilburn, honor band, clarinet

Sundance (Wyo.) High School

Cody Galloway, honor band, tenor saxophone; Chancy Holso, honor choir, tenor; Allison Kerkvliet, festival band, alto saxophone; Haley Wadley, festival band, tenor saxophone

Todd County High School at Mission, S.D.

Shaydel Engel, women’s choir, soprano; Matthew Her Many Horses, honor choir, bass

Upton (Wyo.) High School

Dani Booth, honor choir, alto; Shawna Davey, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Brianna Hagerman, honor choir, soprano; Marti Harness, honor choir, alto; Kate Hart, honor choir, soprano; Dalton Latham , honor choir, tenor; Anne Orban, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Dain Parrish, honor choir, bass; Karl Paschall, honor choir, bass; Amber Sturdevant, honor band, flute; Caleb Thompson, festival band, alto saxophone

Valentine High School

Kolton Brown, honor choir, bass; Erin Dunn, women’s choir, soprano; Amanda Hicks, honor choir, alto; J.D. Hoefs , honor choir, bass; Calli Johnson , honor choir, alto; Kassi Lower, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Paige May, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Brandon Ormesher, festival band, euphonium; Esther Petersen, honor choir, alto; Kelsey Ryschon , honor choir, soprano; Ben Shelbourn, honor choir, bass; Sarah Simmons, women’s choir, alto and soprano; Staci Starr, women’s choir, alto; Rachel Weander, women’s choir, soprano

Wauneta-Palisade High School

Jenna Jutten, honor choir, soprano; Brittnae Maris, honor band, flute; Taylor Nordhausen, women’s choir, soprano