Saturday, May 18, 2024
Under the direction of the GISD choral directors Cherith Wells and Tim Klingler, choir students recently competed in UIL competition and received several awards. Wells said, “We had a fabulous time at UIL and came home with some serious hardware.”
The choir’s accomplishments included:
*Varsity Mixed earned perfect scores in both concert and sightreading and brought home the Sweepstakes.
*Varsity Treble also earned perfect scores in both concert and sightreading and brought home another Sweepstakes.
*JV Treble also brought home the Sweepstakes, and this is the first in GHS history for a Non-Varsity Treble Choir.
*Varsity Tenor/Bass brought home Division 1 (Superior) for their Concert and Division 2 (Excellent) for their Sightreading. (This was the first time they had taken a Varsity Boys group)
“We are over the moon proud of the kids, I wish I could quantify the hard work we've all put in to make this happen,” Wells said.
Choir members participating in the UIL choral competition included Eli Alvarez, Nahdiah Appleton, Jana Armour, Devyn Ayala, Elizabeth Bales, Nevin Benning, William Brown, Coral Bryant, Daniel Burton, Chloe Corp, Emily Courson, James Dickerson, Jordyn Fitzgerald, Juliana Fuentes, Ranyah Garraway, Terri Gooden, Averi Griffin, Brooke Herry, Madelynn Hilliker, Katherine Hopson, Alyssia Key, Gracie Key, Carlee Klutts, Tiffany Kollman, Faith McDanel, Charles McLeod, Natt Merchant, Gabriella Miller, Eunique Moore, Zayne Petrow, Anna Phillips, Evany Pruett, Vanessa Robledo, Emryss Robles, Kimberly Rodriguez, Keira Ruiz, Katelyn Sanchez, Presley Shelton, Lyssa Slaughter, Annajo Smith, Payton Steel, Sierra Taylor, Lana Nicole Tyson, Brielle Uribe, Rylan VanHorn, Brooklyn Wallace, Roman Wallace, Paisley Wells, Memphis Wells, and Bailey Wolff.
