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7th/8th grade students participating were: Dyanna Willoughby, Kenzie Campbell, and Bailey Payne

ALL-DISTRICT CHOIR HONORS

In September, 18 LHS Select Choir students were selected for the Northwest All-District Choir, which was held on Oct. 29 at Platte County High School. The audition process for this ensemble is not an easy one. Students must prepare one to two minutes of a contest-type solo to sing for a panel of three judges. In addition to preparing a solo, the students have a sight reading component to their audition. In the sight reading room, students must identify two major key signatures in five seconds. Then, they are given 20 seconds to study five measures of music that they must sing for a judge. Following this melodic sight reading example, the students then have another 20 seconds to study five measures of a harmonic example before singing it for the judge. A harmonic example means that they sing their voice part (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass) while the other three parts are played on a recording. All parts of the audition process are blind, which means the students are given a number and cannot be seen by the judges.

This is the largest number of students that have been selected for this ensemble from Lawson since Amanda Covey began teaching here in 2008. It may be the largest number of students that have been selected in the history of our school. Of the 18 students, 16 were able to participate in the All-District Choir clinic under the direction of Dr. Anthony Maglione from William Jewell College.

Those students rehearsed all day and put on a concert that evening for family, friends, and directors across the district.

Those students participating were: (Front Row) Cara Siebert (10), Allison Hochwender (10), Ava Briegel (11), Jacklyn Thompson

(10), Kimber Ballard (11), Aleah Johnson (9), Lola Bolinger (9) and Joanna Mayne (9), (Back Row) Carsyn McPheeters (12), Powell Bolinger (10), Xander Veverka (9), Cade Shaffer (11), Connar Long (11), Haley Lewis (10), Jocelyn Hazlett (11), and Haley Hollon (11). Photo by Amanda Covey

HEINS AND LAFLEUR SELECTED FOR MISSOURI ALLSTATE CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Logan Heins and Elle LaFleur, 5th Grade students at LMS, have been selected to perform in the Third Annual Missouri AllState Children’s Choir as part of the Missouri Music Educators Association annual conference held at Tan-Tar-A on Jan. 25. Both students auditioned in September for this ensemble and were selected in October. The ensemble consists of 4th and 5th grade students from Missouri. Their clinician for the day will be Kerry Heisler, a renowned clinician and teacher from Alberta, Canada. The students will rehearse all day at the resort and perform a concert for their families and music directors from across the state that evening. Their concert will include a variety of songs in multiple genres and languages, providing the students with a remarkable learning opportunity.

Fall Band Highlights

The high school and middle school bands both represented the community in the Homecoming Parade, including 42 middle school band students and 47 high school band students who marched through downtown Lawson, setting the tone for the parade. Also, 38 sixth graders have begun their exciting journey in the Lawson Band Family this fall.

Blazing Cardinal Marching Band Awards:

- Tournament of Champions: 2nd Place Field Show

- Cameron Marchfest:

Field Show: 2nd Place

Indoor Drumline: 2nd Place

Parade: 2nd Place

Indoor Color Guard: 1st Place

District Band Honors:

Hunter Thompson (10) - 5th Chair Alto Saxophone

Makynzee Hubbard (10) - 14th Chair Clarinet

Cooper Bellemore (8) - 1st Chair Trombone - Middle School Jazz Band