The Marion Junior High School Band had a standout showing Saturday in Cabot during auditions for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Region IV Honor Band. A total of 66 students earned a position in one of the all-region bands.
This year’s total sets a new school record, topping last year’s showing of 36 (which had doubled number from the previous year). Only Cabot, a 7A school with two junior highs and a ninth-grade academy, had more all-region selections.
Other schools participating included West Memphis, Searcy, Beebe, Lonoke, Bald Knob, White County Central, Riverview, Harding Academy, Wynne, Des Arc, Stuttgart, and McCrory. Marion had more than four times as many selections as any other school in the region, outside of Cabot.
“This is a tremendous testament to the hard work our students are putting in,” said Marion band director Monty Hill. “It’s such an incredible opportunity for a young musician to participate in the all-region band, and I’m thrilled we have so many students who will get to do it. To see the number of all-region selections increasing every year shows that our students are buying into the program we are building here.”
The full list of Marion Junior High All-Region band selections is as follows:
FLUTE
- Allie Johnson – 1st Band
- Rekeya White – 1st Band
- Cambria Rains – 1st Band
- Faith Watkins – 1st Band
- Lyla Dulli – 2nd Band
- Kelsey Main – 2nd Band
- Brynn Roberts – 2nd Band
- Jaylee Evans – 2nd Band
- Piper McFarland – Alternate
- Keely Hilgeman -- Alternate
OBOE
- Joslyn Mitchell – 1st Band
CLARINET
- Kayden Harris – 1st Band (1st Chair)
- Yaniv McDaniel – 1st Band
- Gabriel Livingston – 1st Band
- Gabby Toquinto – 1st Band
- Brianna Palencia – 1st Band
- Abby Bolden – 1st Band
- Lily Clements – 1st Band
- Mark Odom – 1st Band
- Paola Ramirez – 2nd Band
- Kayleigh Frazier – 2nd Band
- Anais Capers – 2nd Band
- Jazlyn Thomas – 2nd Band
- Justin Clark – 2nd Band
- Shanniah Luster – 2nd Band
- Luz Arreola -- Alternate
BASS CLARINET
- Chelci Johnson – 1st Band
- Traniya Smith – 1st Band
- De’Marius Earls – 2nd Band
- Gabby Lara – 2nd Band
- Malia Starks – 2nd Band
CONTRA BASS CLARINET
- Patrick Rath – 1st Band (1st Chair)
- Zariya Bell – 2nd Band
ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Samantha McAnally – 1st Band
- Mya Harris – 2nd Band
- Chris Abrams – 2nd Band
- Elisabeth White -- Alternate
TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Jordan Jamison – 1st Band (1st Chair)
- Cameron Rogers -- Alternate
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Julian Romo – 1st Band
- Lauren Brown -- Alternate
TRUMPET
- Jude Johnson – 1st Band
- Ethan Martin – 1st Band
- Brennan Warren – 2nd Band
- Kelcie Simpson – 2nd Band
- Hudson Hamrick – 2nd Band
- Amanda Chen – 2nd Band
- Kera Fesperman – 2nd Band
- Austin Caballero – 2nd Band
FRENCH HORN
- Cameron Baker – 1st Band (1st Chair)
- Tamia Taylor – 1st Band
- Jakiyha Tiggs – 2nd Band
- Dacy-Lynn Summers – 2nd Band
- Trevor Dang – 2nd Band
TROMBONE
- Kevin Gudino – 1st Band
- Tyler Williams – 2nd Band
- Dylan Bell – 2nd Band
- Jaylah Brown -- Alternate
BARITONE
- Trinity Smith – 1st Band
TUBA
- Jotavius Anderson – 1st Band
- Chauncey Washington – 2nd Band
PERCUSSION
- Cooper Riley – 1st Band
- Isabel Schmidt – 1st Band
- Kameron Riley – 1st Band
- Mekhi Jones – 2nd Band Korbin Littlejohn – 2nd Band