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East Side, Middle School band members participate in solo contest

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Harrisburg Middle School Band and East Side Beginning Band recently participated in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Solo Contest on Saturday, March 17 at Sesser-Valier School. The band students are given solos, classified by difficulty, in December. The students then receive instruction during January, February and March from Band Director Marc Henshaw during their small group band classes.

Students then perform their solos in front of a contest judge. The judge evaluates their performance, then gives each performance a rating. The ratings are first superior division rating, first division rating, second division rating and third division rating.

The ratings were as follows:

Second Division rating

Kristen Brown, Tisha Williams

First Division Rating

Destiney Beasley, Peyton Trammell, Audrey Vaughn, Taytum Pearce, Tristan Bolin, Serena Pryor, Lena Free, Faith Guest, Peyton Bustamante, Shelby Thompson, Christina Newell, Alexis Howard, Briley Hankins, Jared Smook, Gillian Jones, Trey Reamer, Brett Morse, Jesse Bortz, Ally Dutton, Gabe Zertuche, Micaylen Wolf, Brady Debose, Erica Rider, Nicole Taylor, Ethan Reed, Harlie Smith, Heaven Winters, Tyler Morgan, Molly Edwards, McKenzi Holloway, Blake Drue, Carson Brimm, Andrew Jefferies, Jenny Buchanan, Nic Reel, Alex McRoy, Chase McDaniel, Seth Martineau

Superior Rating (Highest Possible Rating)

Chloe Thomas, Chris Williams, Hailey Quinn, Channelle Johnson, Carter Reed, Alex McRoy, Nathaniel Butler, Zach Mitchell, Seth Martineau, Preston Wargel, Ryan Ragsdale, Ebonie Tate,

The following fifth-grade beginning band students also participated, receiving first division ratings:

Brianna Belt, Reese Emery, Kaylee Robinson, Hannah Mitchell, Katie Wright, Brendan Mitchell