Honor Chorus SIXTH GRADE STATEWIDE
JANUARY 11, 2025
2:30 PM
THE CLASSIC CENTER ATHENS, GEORGIA
NEIL RUBY, PRESIDENT
JAY DAVIS, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ALL-STATE EVENTS
MICHELLE AUSTIN, CHORAL DIVISION CHAIR
SIXTH GRADE STATEWIDE HONOR CHORUS ORGANIZER - DR. J. SCOTT SMITH
ACCOMPANIST - MARCENA KINNEY
Hurley Choir Dr. Craig Hurley Program
Craig Hurley is the Artistic Director of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Program where he conducts both the Children’s Choir and Tour Choir. For 18 years, Dr. Hurley served as the director of the Spivey Hall Young Artists preparing young musicians to be active members in the older Spivey choirs. Under his direction, the Spivey Hall Young Artists performed at the 2018 GMEA In-Service Conference. Dr. Hurley has served as a guest clinician for honor choirs throughout the southeast for organizations such as GA-ACDA, AL-ACDA, and KY-ACDA. He currently serves as the president of Georgia ACDA and is the artistic director of the annual Spivey Hall Elementary Honor Choir.
Dr. Hurley is the music specialist at Ford Elementary School in Cobb County, Georgia where he teaches general music to kindergarten to fifth graders and leads the school chorus and tone-chime ensemble. He has presented sessions at the Music Educators Association in-service conferences for Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, the Southern Division ACDA Conference, and the ACDA National Children’s and Community Youth Choir Conductor’s Retreat. Under his direction, the Ford Elementary Chorus performed at the 2015 GMEA In-Service Conference. Dr. Hurley was honored as Teacher of the Year in 2002, 2016, and was the 2020 Cobb County Elementary General Music Teacher of the Year, and the 2021 GMEA Georgia Music Educator of the Year.
Dr. Hurley has presented his research at both state and national conventions. His research has been published in the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, UPDATE: Application of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, ChorTeach, and Teaching Music Magazine. Research interests include music literacy, the child’s singing voice, and expressive choral performance pedagogy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Shorter College, a Master’s of Early Childhood Education from Berry College, and a Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!). Dr. Hurley lives in Marietta, GA with his wife (also a music teacher), 3 kids, and dog.
Gartner Choir
ACCOMPANIST - ALAN BUNN
ORGANIZER - DR. KRISTEN DONALDSON
Alex Gartner
Alex Gartner is the Artistic & Executive Director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC). Under his leadership since 2016, PCC’s programs have expanded to include 14 unique choirs and unique musical initiatives that spread music throughout Northwest Florida and Southwest Alabama through innovative means of performance, creativity, and collaboration. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Gartner previously served as the Assistant Director of the Cincinnati Youth Choir. He is an active composer, clinician, and conductor. He has led honor choirs and led presentations throughout the United States, and his choirs have performed in esteemed concert halls across the country and internationally in China, Italy, Costa Rica, and Ireland. A prominent advocate for the arts in the United States, he presently serves on the national Advocacy & Collaboration Standing Committee of the American Choral Directors Association and previously served on the Arts Education Advisory Committee for Americans for the Arts. He is the co-author of The Business of Choir: A Choral Leader’s Guide for Organizational Growth, a resource for choir directors who seek to expand the scope and scale of their choral programs. Mr. Gartner earned his Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Florida, where he conducted research to identify successful methods to develop musicianship within the performance-driven environments among successful and respected children's and youth choirs. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he graduated summa cum laude and was the recipient of the 2012 John Leman Award for Outstanding Choral Leadership. He also holds a certificate in Arts & Culture Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice. Mr. Gartner has been recognized by Pensacola’s Inweekly as a Rising Star in 2017 and as Best Community Leader in 2023.
Program
SIXTH GRADE STATEWIDE HONOR CHORUS
Participating Students - Hurley Choir
Adairsville Middle School
Kathleen Laurendeau, Director
Phobe Dustin
Addison Glover
Payton Locke
Annah Pizzolato
Autrey Mill Middle School
Vanessa Edwards, Director
Jiyoon Ahn
Samanvi Athreya
Jonathan Gu
Xavier Soriano-Baptiste
Bethlehem Christian Academy
Ashton Burtt, Director
Madison Burtt
Lorelei McElveen
Evie Merritt
Berkleigh Woods
Bonaire Middle School
Maggie Alley, Director
Taylor Dean
Aavah Johnson
AJ Milford
Jacob Wiggins
Cartersville Middle School
Erin Karstensen, Director
Jimmy Fair
Anna Godfrey
Reily Spradley-Mount
Noemi Valencia
Cass Middle School
Tiffany Hunt, Director
Roa Alexander
Alani Franklin
Jaslyne Thompson
Kolin Witt
Central Middle School
Scott Smith, Director
Emma Ryan Browning
Khilee Burgin
Lillian Sanders
Kaylee Scott
Chapel Hill Middle School
Tristin Baumann, Director
Myla Benson
Simone Miller
Evelynn Smith
Audrey Spruill
Chestatee Academy
Eric Elliott, Director
Taylor DeBaker
Xanath Duarte
Lucy Tucker
Lincoln Weeks
Couch Middle School
Chase Cooper, Director
Dara Akerele
Amelia Joseph
Emma Kuhl
Hannah Zavala
Crabapple Middle School
Emma Teems, Director
Sophia Backus
Kendall Bucciero
Olivia Howard
Sadie Roberts
Creekside School
Jessica McRae, Director
Yasmin Bowen
Bailey Dunn
Amelia Johnson
Eva Kobylinskyi
Dade Middle School
Gabrielle Haston, Director
Malachi Dee
Keeva Gil
Brynlee Shadrick
Wesley York
Davis Middle School
Kai Bassett, Director
Zoey Baker
Charlotte Edwards
Abigail Kingery
Annebelle Lett
DeKalb Arts Academy
Kimberly Geter, Director
Mallory Adams
Brooklyn Allen
Rori Hunter
Chloe Tucker
DeKalb PATH Academy
Shellee Wilson, Director
Matteo Ayala
Lyana Hagos
Selena Lopez
Natalie Molina
E. T. Booth Middle School
Mallory Tafoya, Director
Lily Cody
Sadie Kunzman
Eden Maurice
Vivian Rivera
Ebenezer Middle School
Jennifer Russell, Director
Tianna Coe
Carson Giles
Lauren Jewett
Lebsi Pabon
Eighth Street Middle School
Pam McClellan, Director
Alajna Graddic
Kinsley Miller
Bentley Rowland
Olive Slater
Eton Elementary School
August Sturgill, Director
Austin Ensley
Feagin Mill Middle School
Juliet Brown, Director
Ethan Bond
Elaine Chen
Natalia Poole
Zhoey Williamson
Freedom Middle School
Michelle Johnson, Director
Autumn Andretta
Ivy Bishop
Chloe Dick
Sabreyann Samples
Glynn Middle School
Misty Renard, Director
Chassity Brinson
Lily Brown
Niles Karstensen
Delaney Showalter
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Marcus Miller, Director
Hari Jang
Eliana Onal
Victoria Story
Haymon-Morris Middle School
Joseph Hasty, Director
Jairianna Berroa
Charleigh Moses
Emiia Shogren
Peyton Whitley
Hendricks Middle School
Katie Dial, Director
Norah Hamilton
Ben Kitchen
Brooklyn Ronn
Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Meredith Ivie, Director
Catherine Grace Connely
Mathew Frierson
Kennedy Grishaber
Hannah James
Hopewell Middle School
Gillian Graeme, Director
Harper Cappiello
Kalei Clark
Nehaa Namagiri Ramesh
Olivia Ryan
Howard Middle School
Keith Thomas, Director
Jakayla Edmonds
Alicia Hayes
Addison Meridy
Cadence Thum
Huntington Middle School
Valerie Clark-Lee, Director
Karlee Ferguson
Camila Lopez
Janae Roberts
Lillian Thomason
J. C. Booth Middle School
Kara Post, Director
Carina Colson
Gwen Hohnadel
Jordyn Lockridge
Taylor Williams
Jefferson Middle School
Christy Walker, Director
Addison Appling
Henry Lowe
Berklee Shaw
Jersey Thompson
King's Ridge Christian School
Joel Terning, Director
Katharine Colby
Austin Crawford-Clayton
Scarlett Harwell
Lexi Lee
Lake Oconee Academy
Cathy Williamson, Director
Kinleigh Dobbs
Harper McRae
Carly O'Neal
Logan Williams
Lamar County Middle School
Jessica Adams, Director
Miley Cambron
Emmy Jones
Khloe Mathis
Caidyn Sparks
Legacy Knoll Middle School
Jenna Wagner, Director
Gabriella Cosentino
Charlotte Langford
Layla Khashan-Womack
Penelope Perez
Little Mill Middle School
Rachel Love, Director
Cecilia Birriel
Lawson Conrey
Ella Johnston
Hannah Meehan
Lowndes Middle School
Jacob Eubanks, Director
Bailey Fleetwood
Mackenzie Gaskin
Brianheidy Guadalupe Ortiz
Yatiri Hernandez-Castillo
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
Juliana Bolano, Director
Julian Fraguela
Selma Larsgaard
Brady Layton
Valen Richeson
SIXTH GRADE STATEWIDE HONOR CHORUS
Participating Students - Hurley Choir (cont.)
McConnell Middle School
Mandy Edwards, Director
Emersen Engelberg
Aria McNab
Zoey Miller
Aiden Perrine
Midway Middle School
LaDejia Bittle, Director
Mackenzie Eggeman
Bryan English
Laeylah Grimsley
Myla Medeiros
Monroe County Middle School
Kelley Monahan, Director
Caroline Banks
Rebecca Goode
Zoe Maples
Ava Patterson
Mossy Creek Middle School
Lauren Hargrove, Director
Audrey Routier
Mason Steele
John Paul Stramblad
Allison Teran
North Gwinnett Middle School
Karyn Lewis, Director
Emily Jee
Taylor Moore
Elicia Stephenson
Arabella Winn
Northside Middle School
Wyatt Robinson, Director
D'Hyani Lillard
Ariana Ragins
Arlynn Randolph
John Anthony Sandique
Oak Hill Middle School
Brad Bell, Director
Mackenzie Hampton
Belah McMillon
Emily Rogers
Sydney Warren
Ola Middle School
Bailey Harvil-Sevier, Director
Riley Butler
Colby Chisolm
Bryan Clarke
Moriah Williams
Palmer Middle School
Marla Baldwin, Director
Hadley Brown
Perry Middle School
Aaron-James Young, Director
Al'Leigh Daniely
Sadie Davidson
Sarabeth Jones
Isabel Raley
Pulaski K-8
Allison Hunger, Director
Aviyana Chambers
Trinity Handy
Rabun County Elementary School
Natasha Mazarky, Director
Maia Bearden
Emily Lopez-Silva
Chloe McCrackin
Maya Rodriguez
Red Top Middle School
Michaelyn Findley, Director
Selena Clay-Russell
Mackenzie Gravley
Annabelle Leatherwood
Alana Turner
Richards Middle School (Lawrenceville)
Aric Butler, Director
Jared Coelle-Hererra
Izaria Little
Samaira Oday
Vespera Wilson
Ridgeview Charter Middle School
Jeremiah Robinson, Director
Elly McGee
Charlie Richeson
Eden Shure
Olivia Walker
River Trail Middle School
Kristen Passmore, Director
Anne Dallin
Lynka Herrick
Jon Krasniqi
Elina Ma
Rothschild Leadership Academy
Jeremiah Hickey, Director
Jasyn Apuya
Jaida Davis
Savannah Christian Preparatory
School
Emma Queen, Director
Sarah Saxon
Sequoyah Middle School
Thomasina Neely-Chandler, Director
Nevaeh Adair
Karmyn Blair
Sophia Martin
Joseph Weston
South Habersham Middle School
Savanna Hagerty, Director
Elizabeth Addison
Hailey Freeman
Victoria Jackels
Kennedy Maney
Southeast Bulloch Middle School
Abigail McMillan, Director
Noella Griswold
Victorina Hernandez
Claire Overstreet
Giovanni St. Cyr
Stallings Island Middle School
Keelin Walsh, Director
Anika Batra
Elijah Campbell
Mckenzie Manning
Gracelyn Piazza
Taylor Road Middle School
Brandon Cali, Director
Benjamin Harrold
Finnegan Leras
Brynn Peters
Teasley Middle School
Camille Core, Director
Nikolai Buggs
Abigail Guadio
Chloe Quick
Kristen Rollins
The GLOBE Academy
Tramaine Quarterman, Director
Kiersten Butler
Richard Clarke
Isabella Lewis
Claire Watts
The Paideia School
Katie Woolf, Director
Taylor Arwood
Carlyn Dent-Goodman
Mackenzie James
Arden York
Trinity School
Caitlin Grubbe, Director
Anne Scott Campbell
Edythe Lanier
Mac Rosengren
Quincy Wall
Ware County Middle School
Gabrielle Walker, Director
KaDen Garner
Isaella Gonzalez
Abigail Reynolds
Joshua Young
Webb Bridge Middle School
Caroline Reitzes, Director
Lindsey Ehret
Lenore MacAdam
Brooklyn Strange
Stella Williamson
West End Elementary School
Sam Simon, Director
Stephen Daniel II
Jackson Gordon
Carson Hill
Tonya Duong Nguyen
West Jackson Middle School
Kellee Gooch, Director
Ayla Armstrong
Ruby Hammond
Georgia Medrano
Karson Rogers-Vaugn
West Laurens Middle School
Natalie Boatright, Director
Caroline Horne
Jazmine Owens
Madison Thomas
Kaiya Wilkes
Wilbanks Middle School
Bethany Davis, Director
Hollen Chambers
Cassia Grier
Anna Martinez
Rosemary Wiley
Woodlawn Elementary School
Christina Richardson, Director
Nada Carillo
Evan Cooper
Cathrine Ponders
Emma Prince
Young Singers of Northeast Georgia
Mary McMichael, Director
Idaleigh Aleman
Caroline Coalson
Eden Shoemaker
SIXTH GRADE STATEWIDE HONOR CHORUS
Participating Students - Gartner Choir
Academy for Classical Education
Lea Anne Walters, Director
Kate Blizzard
Walker Johnson
Peter Jones
Sahasra Rongala
Austin Middle School
Shelley Patrick, Director
Chloe Anderson
Tomlin Caraway
Olivia England
Elijah Green-Ellis
Bennett's Mill Middle School
Tiffany Peoples, Director
Cambria Cagle
Abby Ruiz
Briley Shaw
Gianna Wingate
Blake Bass Middle School
Kelsey Armstrong, Director
Kylie Cannon
Jack Farrell
Amber Vandine
Anna Kate Whittle
Carrollton Middle School
Tracey Morris, Director
Campbell Butler
Samuel Faircloth
Kennady Gombeda
Jackson Hytower
Chamblee Middle School
Mary Workman, Director
Jimena Estrada
Ayda Heneish
Eloise Lessard
Adelyne Manso
Cherokee Bluff Middle School
Emily Allison, Director
Kaylee Brackin
Summer Kempen
Kate Taibl
Annabelle Yates
Coastal Middle School
Bless Loadholt, Director
Irene Green
Alesana Johnson
Harper Mans
Saylor Shadley
Cousins Middle School
Antonie Swain, Director
Milan Moore
Alana Taylor
Emma Walsh
Alexis Ward
Creekside Christian Academy
Beth Massengale, Director
Shyloh Conant
Gloria Pitts
Karrsen Rossiter
Ryleigh Williams
Crews Middle School
Kalissa Hernandez, Director
Lee Cleveland
Joshua Gutierrez
Maxton Jones
Madelyn Villella
Daniell Middle School
Shelby Bennett, Director
Mary Ann Angel
Virginia Ortega-Romero
Kate Ramsey
Savannah Stine
Davidson Fine Arts
Phillip Streetman, Director
Mehetabell Muchemi
Willow Ogonga
Dawson County Middle School
Jennifer Palmer, Director
Chloe Evans
Ansleigh Francis
Adlee Pritchett
Isabelle Sosebee
East Hall Middle School
Lauren Davis, Director
Kate Cruz
Jonah Hicks
Melani Kitchen
Cheyenne Wade
Effingham County Middle School
Krystin Kicklighter, Director
Hadley Baumann
Kylie Crouch
Hadley Hurst
Ashtyn Stapleton
Elite Scholars Academy
Brandi Dent, Director
D'Miylah Jones
Heidy Nguyen
Ruth Tran
Kennedy Troupe
Evans Middle School
Wendy Baggott, Director
Kylee Brummitt
Emma James
Raelynn Mobley
Marchesa Williams
Flat Rock Middle School
Ladell Fortune, Director
Ellison Hasemeyer
Landon Johns
Makai McQuilkin
Adelaide Smith
Garrison School for the Arts
Kristen Donaldson, Director
Kinsley Allen
Lila Colon
Olivia Stout
Natalie Uber
Grace Snell Middle School
Rachel Brown, Director
Joyce Ajala
Gianna Allen
Lyric Ingram
Lily Vice
Grovetown Middle School
Victoria Alvarez, Director
Jadin Dauwalter
Sophia Lipham
Benjamin Lobianco
Ariah Smith
Haynes Bridge Middle School
Riley Schreer, Director
Aanya Agarwal
Lily Ghori
Claire Sweigart
Ava White
Home School
Jennifer Bailey, Director
Thomas Hughes
Owen Wilbanks
Penelope Thixton
Hull Middle School
Lisa Kennedy, Director
Zayan Azim
Mihika Chatterji
Luna Lee
Irene Yu
John Milledge Academy
Rebecca Gonzalez, Director
Sophia Higgins
Winn Hitchcock
Callen McDonel
Aden Tucker
Kittredge Magnet School
Melia Foley, Director
Asha Bradley
Lucia Byrd
Eilon Cui
Theo Watkins
Lakeview Academy
Leana Haupt, Director
Hadley Gilbert
Piper Kimsey
Maggie Stewart
Lucy Walton
Lanier Christian Academy
Alan Bunn, Director
Emmy Blackert
Fiona Harmon
Matthew Swalwell
Nora Tracy
Liberty Middle School
Leanne Kinney, Director
MJ Jenkins
Addison McClain
Blaine McDonald
Nathaniel Wright
Loganville Christian Academy
Jennilee Burton, Director
Benton Hardy
Madras Middle School
Erin Walton, Director
Vera Nash
Kimbrel Neimeyer
Hadley Nolder
Emerson Walton
Malcom Bridge Middle School
Jordan Richey, Director
Kylin Black
Riley Farmer
Kelsiana Sanz
Sydney Spradlin
Memorial Middle School
Jamez Dudley, Director
Tailyn Byrd
Landen Jones
Moshé Love
Haylie Neil
Moses Middle School
Kelley Townsend, Director
Abigail Hayes
Destiny Inpraseuth
Wyatt Maillet
Emilia Painter
New Hampstead K8 School
James Kirk, Director
Phallon Davis
Kylee Sineno-Damasceno
Ariana Trusty
Savannah Washington
North Forsyth Middle School
Traci Davison, Director
Isla Brown
Oliver Pate
Caroline Thomas
Landon Weir
North Habersham Middle School
Sarah Glover, Director
Katherine Knight
Lucy McDougal
Chandler Miller
Paisley Wheeler
Northeast Middle School
Danyale Holloway, Director
Zah'naia Burgess
Alexia Holmes
Ke'Azia James
Jade Pitts
Northwestern Middle School
Suzanne Grant, Director
Scarlett Burling
Isla Kumiga
Adeline Meeks
Sona Modi
Participating Students - Gartner Choir (cont.)
Oconee County Middle School
Presley Dale, Director
Kate Christ
Eloise Christ
Tabitha Lawing
Lennon Moriarty
P.B. Ritch Middle School
Kayla Thomas, Director
Da'Nya Brown
Ryley Davis
Kena Little
Shaylan Varnado
Peachtree Middle School
Melody Little, Director
Charlotte Dykes
Tahlia Pallan
Sam Tyler
Peyton Wyatt
Pepperell Middle School
Kevin Moore, Director
Georgia Campbell
Ella Craver
Sara Beth Stamey
Lily Tucker
Pinckneyville Middle School
Avery Smith, Director
Sofia Flores
Elisa Lopez Munguia
Meribella Brielle Siga
Alaya Slate
Putnam County Middle School
Ontario Williams, Director
Tevin Dunn
Zoey Fox
Cierra Jones
Jordan Little
Red Bud Middle School
Kayla Bowman, Director
Ava'Kate Bogue
Allison Coleman
Emma Harding
Vy Tran
Richards Middle School (Columbus)
Dina Watts, Director
Annabelle Collins
Bella Davis
Morgan Scott
Nandi Virgil
Richmond Hill Middle School
Allison Greer, Director
Cassady Freeman
Emma Kitchens
Kira Popovich
Tenley Wright
Rising Starr Middle School
Bonnie Krider, Director
McCall Martin
Emma Bragassa
Alice Saxon
Lila Schauer
Riverside Middle School
Erin Dibling, Director
Makinley Clark
Maggie Clepper
Elodie Pine
Aubrey Tolle
Sandy Springs Charter Middle School
RoBeryle Hudley, Director
Kayleigh Braasch
Lexi Gay
Alanah Lewis
Savannah Classical Academy
Lawanda Allen, Director
Eliana Clark
Audris Morales
Milana Morales
Remy Ruehl
South Effingham Middle School
Tressa Woodard, Director
McKayla Hamner
William Sharpe II
Paula Vega Guerrero
Mia Whitsett
South Paulding Middle School
Amelia Kuhlken, Director
Claudia Bacon
Reagan Burkeen
Alena Justice
St. George's Episcopal School
Erin Clarke, Director
Blythe Armistead
Ada Barnes
LilyGrace Hoffman
Audrey Royl
Taylor County 3-12 School
Johnathan Tiller, Director
Hannah Lawson
Billianna Mosley
Liz Wainwright
Temple Middle School
Rebecca Barlow, Director
Kane Baker
Ariel Burdette
Isiah Harris
Kendall Moistner
The Lovett School
Rose Baldwin, Director
Spencer Harvey
Mary Mazzawi
Anne Mazzawi
Harper Rae Welch
Thomson Middle School
Bee Catanzaro, Director
Abbigail Cook
Maria Duque
Dakota Jones
Madison Turner
Warner Robins Middle School
Abigail McMichen, Director
Clara Buttersworth
Kitara Gomez
Kylie Olsen
Adelis Rodriguez
Waycross Middle School
Alexandra Salazar-Cox, Director
Roman Cameron
Jacey Golden
Ella Peters
Keighlynn Rylee
Wesleyan School
Meg Foster, Director
Wyatt Brooker
Grace Galloway
Kensie Levitzki
Jefferson Murphy
West Hall Middle School
Heather Farr, Director
Klarissa Brisson
Emily Gomez
Riley Sazma
Maya Serna
Westside Middle School- Winder
Gregory Slusher, Director
Oliver Beaver
RaeLynn Esco-Daniel
Grace Gomez Saenz
Kendall Sheriff
Woodward Academy North
Romona Smith, Director
Amaira Dhawan
Natalie Fang
Maya Nagar
Anesu Takawira
