Students of Jenna Olson and Ronda Olson performed at their spring piano recital on Sunday, April 28th. Several of those students went on to participate in a regional piano contest held at Chester High School on Saturday, May 4th with six receiving superior ratings and are indicated with an aseterisk (*). Front, from left, Riley Meyer, Logan Urban, Hadley Horne and Piper Clark*. Middle, Jayden Johnson, Jack LeBrun, McKenzie Sample*, Brooklyn Urban and Paesyn Lee*. Back, Harper Ruhlman, Jayna Grann, Isabella Grann* and Quinn Hemmer*. Not pictured is Emmi Clark*.
Those who attended the Large Group Contest at Harrisburg include front, from left, Zachary Pederson, Jakob Thompson, Rhyder Behnke, Wyatt Baumberger, Thomas Loehr, Hayden Pearson, Alex Ustanko, Brandon Thacker, Travis Ustanko, Ezekiel Wendell, Joshua Garcia, Tobey Lee, Kyden Bowman, Joshua Ortizano, Emerson Hinricher, Austin Rieger, Kadin Thompson, Owen Hemmer and Calway Olson.
Back, Isabelle Lee, Marley-Grace Grant, Sharlee Costine, Sadie McCorkle, Jocelyn Silva, Addy Geigle, Brooke Wright, Jenna Olson, Jessa Pearson, Emily Williams, Sarah Voelker, Rilyn Groos, Aneesa McGuire, Belle VanDyke, Aspen Clark, Carissa Bowen, Hannah Grann, Isabella Grann, Vada Johnson, Sarah Thacker and Morgan Spoonmore.
Seniors completing their musical careers at Colman-Egan include in front Ezekiel Wendell, Travis Ustanko, Joshua Garcia, Tobey Lee and Brandon Thacker. Back, Jessa Pearson, Director Ronda Palmlund-Olson, Jenna Olson and Emily Williams.
Colman-Egan is proud to have had 52 entries in the 5-8 Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest held at the Flandreau Public School on Saturday, April 20th. Students were awarded 40 superior scores, 10 excellent scores and 2 good scores. Four students, 8th grader Kadin Thompson on trumpet, 8th grader Josh Ortizano, 5th grader Phillip Thacker on trombone and 5th grader Harper Ruhlman on flute, received Superior Plus scores. Middle School Students are front, from left, Josh Ortizano, Isabelle Lee, Emerson Hinricher and Isabella Grann. Middle, Calway Olson, Kadin Thompson and Austin Rieger. Back, Morgan Spoonemore, Zachary Pederson, Kyden Bowman and Owen Hemmer.
More Middle School Students in the contest were Row 1 from left, Harper Ruhlman, MiKeygan Wallace, Arianna Smith, Kaylee Orr, Josellyn Kerkhove and Mackenzie Sample. Row 2, Landon Preheim, Isidro Silva-Dominguez, Urijah Bradshaw and Karisma Robinson. Row 3, Brooklyn Nelson, Kaylie Anderson, Hallie Deutsch and Josie Pederson. Row 4, Phillip Thacker, Brielle Schaefer, Maggie Anderson and Gavin Groos and back row, Quinn Hemmer, Ava Wright, Emmi Clark, Jayna Grann, Maverick DeSchepper and Iris Zazueta.