16 High School Students Selected for Area All-State Conference

Students stand for a photo Congratulations to the 16 Schoharie High School vocal students who were chosen to participate in the Zone 8 Area All-State Conference. Acceptance to Area-All State is based on a student’s spring New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) solo score. Qualifying to participate in this festival is an impressive accomplishment.

Students join other outstanding musicians from districts throughout our region of New York spanning as far as Oneida to Norwich and everywhere in between. High school students from these districts spend all afternoon and evening on a Friday and all day on Saturday rehearsing for their Saturday afternoon performance under the direction of some outstanding conductors. The performance will be on Saturday, November 19th at Walton CSD.

There are two vocal ensembles at this festival, Mixed Chorus and Treble Chorus. Students were chosen as follows:

Lillian Echtner (S1, Mixed Choir)

Sophia Styles (S2, Mixed Choir)

Sophia Watson (A1, Mixed Choir)

Hope Morgenstein (A2, Mixed Choir)

Ivy Wray (A2, Mixed Choir)

Braeden Beck (T2, Mixed Choir)

Ryan Snyder (T2, Mixed Choir)

Andrew Martin (B1, Mixed Choir)

Jacob Borst (B1, Mixed Choir)

Tyler Mason (B2, Mixed Choir)

Deklan Haley (B2, Mixed Choir)

Lindsay Haverly (S2, Treble Choir)

Teyah Mason (A1, Treble Choir)

Olivia Borst (A1, Treble Choir)

Lila Amos (A1, Treble Choir)

Josephine Somers (A2, Treble Choir)

Please note: Not all students were available for a photo due to their busy schedules.