Several Sioux City Community School District students have been selected for state music festivals.
District students in high school and middle school will be attending the Iowa High School Music Association’s 2026 All-State Music Festival, the Iowa Choral Directors Association’s OPUS Honor Choir, and the Iowa String Teachers Association’s Junior Honors Orchestra, which will be held November 19-21 on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Additionally, four district students were also selected for the Northwest Iowa Junior Honor Band, scheduled for November 7 at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa.
All-State Music Festival
East High School
Ava Anderson: Soprano, Choir
Chase Bazer: Tenor, Choir
Alexa Medina Moranda: Soprano, Choir
Lainy Paulsen: Alto, Choir
Kelvin Reyes Garcia: Tenor, Choir
Mason Squier: Bass, Choir
Noah Reicks: Trombone, Orchestra
Dekeyn Whitlock: Tenor, Choir
(Alternate) Jett Fox: Bass, Choir
(Alternative) Emmett Vail: Trombone, Band
North High School
Carter Chandler: Bass, Choir
Damian Hancock: Bass, Choir
Adrian Hartso: Alto Saxophone, Band
Dane Henneman: Tenor, Choir
Leah Henneman: Alto, Choir
Nation Heth: Bass, Choir
Rashaad Jefferies: Tenor, Choir
Lorelina Jimenez-Martinez: Alto, Choir
Kiana Jones: Cello, Orchestra
Abby Powers: Soprano, Choir
Kaymarei Thomas: Alto, Choir
Grace Wagner: Soprano, Choir
Jelil Woodruff: Tenor, Choir
West High School
Audric Cavenee: Double Bass, Orchestra
Brecken Doran: Tenor, Choir
Keyton El Shabazz: Tenor, Choir
Teara Jordan: Soprano, Choir
Kambry Thacker: Soprano, Choir
Emily Weber: Alto, Choir
Isabel Weber: Soprano, Choir
Junior Honors Orchestra
Claire Ortmann: Cello, East Middle School
(Alternate) Addilyn Medina: Viola, North Middle School
OPUS Honor Choir
Addilyn Burger: North High School
Alvaro Gallindo: East High School
Ashton Jacobson: East High School
Jackson Koppelman: East High School
Sophia McDonald: East Middle School
Lucas Redwine: East High School
Hazel Rohlena: North Middle School
Rafael Vazquez: West Middle School
Jackson Walker: East Middle School
Northwest Iowa Junior Honor Band
Yaneli Ayala Garcia: Clarinet, West Middle School
Grady Cedillo: Trumpet, North Middle School
Declan Riedesal: Bassoon, East Middle School
Addison Timblin: Trombone, West Middle School