4/2/22 - Elementary All-County
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On April 1 and 2, students from Marcy, Deerfield, Westmoreland Road, Hart’s Hill, Parkway and the Middle School came together with other students in grades 5-7 to participate in this year’s Oneida County Elementary All-County Festival held at Thomas R. Proctor High School.
In order for students to be eligible for this festival, they had to be recommended by their school music teacher as some of the best of the best students in their school performing groups.
On April 1, students from across the county joined together and began rehearsing their repertoire. This concluded with a live concert performance on April 2. The following students represented the Whitesboro Central School District proudly and performed beautifully:
Chorus
Aislinn Angleton
Amiah Duerr
Reaghan Henderson
Rachael Higgins
Josie Leone
Bryce Marleau
Kerry McNamara
Skylar Rosati
Sophia Schwartz
Chelsea Warren
Anissia Zaikoff
Orchestra
Logan Coonrod
Morgan Cushman
Evelyn Lange
Joslyn Stevens
Kylee Warner
Band
Frank Brown
Ethan Cidzik
Valerie Cieslak
Emma Jerome
Cate Kernan
Julian Lewha
Caden Meiss
Ryan Nassif
Matthew Ryan
Karen Sharkey
In addition to the students working to prepare for this festival, three Whitesboro Central School District music teachers were selected to participate in this festival as guest conductors and accompanists.
Mrs. Caitlyn Clark (Parkway Band and Orchestra teacher) conducted the Elementary All-County Band. Mrs. Margaret Tallman (Westmoreland Road Chorus, Orchestra and General Music teacher) conducted the Elementary All-County Chorus and was accompanied by Mrs. Jessica Decker (Deerfield Elementary Band, Chorus and General Music teacher) on piano. All three teachers worked hard to prepare fantastic concerts with all of these wonderfully talented students.
Students are instructed by Mrs. Jessica Decker (Deerfield), Mrs. Lauralee Driscoll (Deerfield and Hart’s Hill), Mrs. Charity Dreier (Marcy), Mr. Gregory Clark (Marcy, Deerfield, and Westmoreland Road), Mrs. Margaret Tallman (Westmoreland Road), Mrs. Caitlyn Clark (Parkway), Mrs. Chantelle Nobis (Parkway/Middle School), Ms. Erin Joslin (Middle School) and Mrs. Millicent Ruggio (Middle School).