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Community news On Saturday, Jan.8, Area Choir Auditions were held at Rockport/Fulton High School in Rockport, Texas. Sixteen talented musicians from the Clements High School Choir program qualified for this level of competition. To qualify for area, students compete at the district, region and pre area level. The process begins in September and ends at the TMEA music convention in San Antonio in February. The convention is Feb. 9 through Feb. 12. At the convention, singers rehearse and perform a concert with outstanding singers from across the state. TMEA is the largest music convention in the country. Public school music teachers including elementary, middle and high school band, choir and orchestra participate along with colleges and churches. Honor groups from across the state perform concerts in addition to the All-State groups. Clements Choir seated 11 outstanding singers in the 2011 All-State Choir. Soprano 2 Chair 10 Emily Premont Alto I Chair 6 Michelle Kratofil Alto 1 Chair 9 Avani Patel Alto 2 Chair 7 Shelby McKay Tenor 1 Chair 2 Anik Bhattacharya Tenor 1 Chair 4 Eric Laine Tenor 2 Chair 1 Evan Hines Bass 1 Chair 1 Charlie Carroll Bass 1 Chair 4 Jacob Khalil Bass 1 Chair 5 Scott Clark Bass 2 Chair 3 David Catalano
16 Clements choir students qualify for state meet
Several of these students have achieved All-State Choir multiple times. Michelle Kratofil, Evan Hines, Jacob Khalil and David Catalano were members of the 2010 All-State Choir. Anik Bhattacharya is a four year All-State member. He is one of two Clements Choir students to achieve this honor in the history of our program. This is an unprecedented number of musicians from one high school choral program to make All-Sate. All State Choir is the most prestigious honor that a Texas choral music student can achieve. Hundreds of choral students from across the state participate in this process every year. Clements High School Choir seated more students in this choir than any other choral program in the district, region or area.
Lamar vocalists Four Lamar CISD vocalists have earned All-State status from the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). The four students will perform at the 2011 TMEA State Conference, February 9-12, in San Antonio. Terry High School senior Hannah Hausler is a firsttime All-State selection to the Women’s Choir. Terry junior Carolyn Castillo is All-State for a second time and is a member of the Mixed Choir. Foster High School junior Alyana Thomas is also a junior and is an All-State selection for the second time, as a member of the Mixed Choir. Lamar Consolidated High School junior Chika Iguh made All-State for the third time, also as a member of the Mixed Choir.
Hannah Hausler, Alayna Thomas, Chika Iguh and Carolyn Castillo
Southwest 59 Rotary Club has been in existence for just over a year and it meets every Wednesday morning at 7 at the Café Adobe Restaurant on Hwy 6. For its first fund raiser this year the club members are raffling off a beautiful Dodge Challenger car courtesy of Helfman Dodge. Only 500 tickets will be sold at $100 each. All proceeds will go to furthering the work for charity both in the area and abroad. Contact Carl Favre, service projects chairman at 832314-3174. The drawing will be on March 16 at the club meeting the day before St. Patrick’s Day . Carl Favre , Allan Harris, president of Southwest 59 Sunrise Rotary Club, Steven Wolf, general manger of Helfman Dodge and David Lavine, chairman of the raffle committee.
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