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2018 OMEA High School Instrumental and Vocal All Stars of Northeast Ohio

Newbury High School Juniors Hannah Grubbs and Niamh Field
Newbury High School Juniors Hannah Grubbs and Niamh Field

2018 OMEA High School Instrumental and Vocal All Stars of Northeast Ohio

WCLV and the Ohio Music Education Association are pleased to salute the following high school students in Districts IV, VI, and VII who received Superior ratings at a recent OMEA adjudicated event.

Congratulations, All Stars!

Amherst Marion L. Steele High School – Mark Skladan, Director of Choirs and Christopher Barbaro, Director of Bands
Junior Ardith Amon, Bassoon
Senior Hannah Parson, Voice - Alto
Junior Lillian Thompson, Voice - Soprano

Avon Lake High School – David Eddleman, Director of Bands and Dawn Kulikowski, Director of Concert, String, & Chamber Orchestras
Junior Natalie Miller, Clarinet
Junior Sarah Denison, Flute
Junior Julia Dixon, Flute
Junior Connor McNeill, Horn
Junior Alec McNeill, Saxophone
Senior Noah Rish, Trombone
Senior Owen Gannon, Trumpet
Junior Spencer Gray, Trumpet
Junior Sean Phillips, Trumpet
Junior Kyle Burr, Tuba
Senior Michael Whalen, Tuba
Junior Paul Kamitsuka, Violin
Senior Kaitlyn Baker, Violin & Cello

Bay High School – Carrie Singler, Director of Orchestras, Darren Allen, Director of Bands, and Devon Gess, Director of Choruses
Junior Emily Boggess, Cello
Senior Cole Maddux, Cello
Junior Amelia Johnson, Oboe & Piano
Junior Megan Evans, Piano
Senior Drew Ware, Voice - Baritone

Beaumont School – Dr. Lisa Litteral, Music Department Chair
Senior Eman Bechara, Voice - Soprano
Junior Catherine Buhrow, Voice - Soprano
Junior Flori Mincer, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Morgan Malone, Voice - Soprano
Junior Monika Hocevar, Voice - Soprano
Senior Courtney Foerg, Voice - Soprano
Junior Cassie Perlatti, Violin
Junior Grace Willmott, Voice - Mezzo-soprano

Brunswick High School – Valerie Roman, Orchestra Director
Junior Kaitlyn Martin, Cello
Junior Alana Melvin, Viola
Junior Rachel Mancini, Violin
Senior Adrian Slovenec, Violin
Junior Amanda Pizon, Violin

Chagrin Falls Schools – Kathy Shoenfelt, Director of Bands
Junior Eva Levine, Clarinet
Senior Christy Welder, Trumpet

Cleveland Central Catholic High School – Tracy Jones and Sr. Mary Seton, Music Teachers
Senior Marcus Rutledge, Voice - Baritone

Cleveland Heights High School – Jesse Lange, Vocal Music Teacher
Senior Grant Heineman, Voice - Baritone
Senior Gerald Shazor, Voice - Bass
Junior Olivia Sormaz, Voice - Soprano
Senior Tedd Byers, Voice - Tenor

Cuyahoga Falls High School – Dustin Harris, Band Director and Jennifer Culver, Fine Arts Department Chair
Senior Andrew Mee, Trumpet
Junior Jenna Kull, Bassoon
Senior Sarah Nichols, Timpani & Snare drum
Senior Sam Alvis, Percussion
Junior Haleigh Paolucci, Horn
Junior Aniyah Dortch, Trumpet
Junior Julia Urasek, Trombone
Junior Andrew Baker, Trumpet
Junior Micah Alvis, Trumpet
Junior Madison Court, Flute
Junior Victoria Schaefer, Oboe
Senior Zach Dunphy, Trombone
Junior Ryan Freeman, Tenor saxophone
Senior Daniel Criss, Snare drum
Junior Jordan Pagni, Clarinet

Hathaway Brown – Linda Simon-Mietus, Orchestra Director and Laura Webster, Choral Director
Senior Angela Zhu, Piano
Junior Julia Lisboa, Voice - Alto
Senior Archer Frodyma, Voice - Alto
Junior Hannah Schmidt, Voice - Soprano
Junior Josie Carlson, Voice - Soprano
Junior Nikhita Kumar, Voice - Soprano

Holy Name High School – Evan Campus, Band Director
Senior Charles Cvitkovich, Percussion
Junior James Kantor, Trumpet
Junior Zachary Milko, Clarinet
Senior Matthew Priebe, Baritone saxophone

Hudson High School – Bev O'Connor, Band Director
Junior Michael Carey, Euphonium
Junior Bridget Sciartelli, Flute
Senior Sarah Szilagy, Piano
Senior Grace Groborchik, Piccolo
Junior Julia Sterbenz, Piccolo
Senior Jonathan Newman, Trombone

Independence High School – Gretchen Obrovac, Vocal Music Director
Senior Emma Sommer, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Senior Grace Heldwein, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Senior Karah Chappel, Voice - Soprano
Senior Maddie Harper, Voice - Soprano
Junior Eleni Karnavas, Voice - Soprano
Junior Michael Valenti, Voice - Tenor

Kenmore-Garfield High School – Barbara Bellamy, Choir Director
Junior Cheyanne Busch, Voice - Alto
Senior Kyle Ferguson, Voice - Baritone
Senior Trevon Stephens, Voice - Bass
Junior Sara Owens, Voice - Soprano

Midview High School – Joshua Brunger, Band Director
Senior Jonathan Leopold, Bassoon
Junior Kristin Prunty, Flute
Junior Lauryn Kmitt, Flute
Junior Luke Helwig, Flute
Junior Brent Shassberger, Horn
Junior Michael McDaniel, Oboe

Mogadore High School – Stephanie Bonitz & Natalina Valley
Junior Emily Foltz, Clarinet
Junior Wyatt Gray, Tuba
Senior Madison Higgins, Voice - Alto
Junior Jazmyne Royer, Voice - Soprano

Newbury High School – Alissa Bodner, Choir Director
Junior Hannah Grubbs, Piano
Junior Niamh Field, Voice - Soprano

Orrville High School – Christopher Jones, Band Director
Junior Kieran Miller, Alto saxophone
Senior Elizabeth Maiwurm, Clarinet

Padua Franciscan High School – Mark A. Wozniak, Director of Instrumental Music
Junior Jake Szaniszlo, Cello
Junior Natalia Glazar, Clarinet
Senior Natalie Prusovic, Flute
Senior Hallie Ward, Flute
Junior Jessica Gaughan, Flute
Junior Terrin Akstens, Horn
Junior Alex Koler, Horn
Junior Jonathan Tainer, Percussion
Junior Nicole Zimmerli, Piano
Junior Andrew Natran, Trumpet
Junior Maggie Wetter, Tuba
Junior Emmett Galla, Violin
Junior Dominic Roschival, Violin

Parma Senior High School – Jared Plasterer, Choir Director
Senior Andrew Martinez, Voice - Tenor

Perry High School – Brad Hruska, Band Director and Elizabeth Singer, Choir Director
Senior Kirk Hodkinson, Alto saxophone
Senior Madeleine Pierce, Flute
Senior Tia Gillespie, Percussion & Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Hannah Wren, Tenor saxophone & Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Senior Casandra Warfield, Trumpet
Junior Patrick Noonan, Trumpet
Junior Lauren Andrikanich, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Olivia Flauto, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Angela Vicini, Voice - Soprano
Senior Rebecca Waggel, Voice - Soprano
Junior Jaren Hodgson, Voice - Tenor

Rocky River High School – Allison Paetz, Choir Director and Kirk Taylor, Band Director
Senior Alek Miller, Baritone saxophone
Senior Mary Bierman, Clarinet
Senior Jamie Spallino, Flute
Senior Angeliki Cintron, Flute
Junior Madeline Smith, Flute
Senior Dan Tomazin, Horn
Junior Adam Hackett, Piano & Bass clarinet
Junior Josh Olson, Trumpet
Junior Alicia Donati, Trumpet
Senior Katie Malquest, Trumpet
Junior Sabrina Duke, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Alicia Donati, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Senior Isabelle Shields, Voice - Soprano
Junior Sydney Williams, Voice - Soprano
Senior Marybeth Curtis, Voice - Soprano

Saint Edward High School – Angelo Kortyka, Associate Director of Performing Arts
Junior Joseph Mayer, Alto saxophone
Junior Matthew Hoffman, Snare drum & Xylophone

Saint Ignatius High School – Dan Hamlin, Band Director
Senior Brian Zhu, Alto saxophone
Junior Vince DiFilippo, Alto saxophone
Junior Grant Gottschalk, Trumpet
Senior Matthew Maloney, Trumpet
Senior Alek Kundla, Violin
Senior Beck Saine, Voice - Tenor & Clarinet

Shaker Heights High School – Mario Clopton-Zymler, Choir Director
Senior Isabel Marschall, Voice - Alto
Junior Caroline Kiker, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Junior Kamryn Potter, Voice - Mezzo-soprano
Senior Mai Sawaengcharoen, Voice - Soprano

Southeast High School – Dr. Joni Stoll, Band Director and Holly Wickersham, Choir Director
Junior Jonathan Bettes, Alto saxophone
Senior Jarrod Cheuvront, Alto saxophone
Junior Jack Romocean, Bass clarinet
Senior Grace Klein, Clarinet
Senior Trynitee Brink, Clarinet
Senior Devin Gear, Horn
Junior Felicity Call, Trombone
Junior Maddy Zinz, Voice - Alto
Junior Xerxes Smith, Voice - Baritone
Junior Logan Harrah, Voice - Bass
Junior Kaitlyn Lytle, Voice - Soprano
Junior Savannah Knoch, Voice - Soprano
Senior Tanner Gordon, Voice - Tenor & Percussion

Wickliffe High School – Pamela Graves, Music Director
Senior Daysha Thomas, Flute
Senior Jonathan Fishwick, Voice - Tenor