SUPERINTENDENT COMMUNIQUÉ MIDLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Celebrating Ramadan at the Pre-Primary Center

Ms. Reinke's three-year-old classroom at Carpenter Pre-Primary Center invited parent Aisha Khan to talk about the holiday of Ramadan. Ms. Khan graciously offered to visit 7 classrooms in the building. She shared a book, a short video, and a craft with each of the classrooms. All classes also received a small gift as part of Ramadan! Thank you, Ms. Khan, for sharing diverse cultures with our youngest learners!

MSBOA State Solo and Ensemble

On March 16, Midland Public Schools was host to the MSBOA State Solo and Ensemble. Several hundred band and orchestra students from around the state came to Midland High to perform in front of adjudicators. Students who earned a first division rating at the district level could either perform a 9th grade solo or a small ensemble and be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the best. Every Midland Public School student who performed in one of these categories earned a first division rating! Students in grades 10-12 performing solos had to complete proficiencies, meaning they had to perform scales and sight-reading in addition to a solo. Those students were scored on a scale of 0-100. Over 50 Dow and Midland High band and orchestra students participated, and all received exemplary scores!

Dow High Ensembles

• Mia Bayardo, Ian Koh, Kanushi Desai, and Tessa Swier – String Quartet – I
• Megan Caldwell and Selene Moor– String Duet – I
• Madeline Cha, Boaz Qiu, Sarah Li, and Margaret Hitt – String Quartet – I
• Margaret Lowe, Caden Cummings, Carston Broderick, Henry LeCaptain, and Owen DeLong – Brass Quintet– I
• Ryan Malabanan and Ricky Wang – Saxophone Duet – I
• Tara Singh, Jessica Chai, and Ondine Matteucci – Flute Trio – I
• Madeline Cha, Boaz Qiu, Ian Koh, Logan Yu, Lorelei Seitz, Sophie Cai, Shawn English, Noah Buist, Maria Goel Espinoza, Sarah Li, George Gu, Kanushi Desai, Cailyn Liu, Lucy Tang, Margaret Hitt, Genevieve Hong, Tessa Swier, Angelina Chen, Mia Bayardo, and Madison Stanford – String Chamber Ensemble – I

Midland High Ensembles

• Chloe Adam, Jacob Specht, Ben Elliot, Sean Surbrook, Samuel Grachek, Josh Gumeiny, Nick Kendall, and Clarissa Reinhardt – Trombone Octet – I
• Asher Goldberg, Miranda Noel, Carson Deisler, and Zach Burget – Trombone Quartet – I
• Trevor Hallberg and Izaac Ringgold – Percussion Duet – I
• Olivia Moerdyk and Cara Bucci – Oboe Duet – I
• Clarissa Reinhardt, Zach Webb, and Ethan Gudmonson – Trumpet Trio – I
• Isaac Reinhardt, Austin Whitmore, Megan Frame, Adrienne Mercier, Anna Gessford, Clarissa Reinhardt, Lilianna Retta, Andrew Herman, Kenley Mielke, Addison Rice, Alexander Kanar, Will Kanar, Merrick Hocking, Alyssa Rentsch– Woodwind Choir – I
• Alyssa Rentsch and Kayleigh Doan – Flute Duet – I
• Evan Rentsch and Danny Farison – Trumpet/Trombone Duet – I
• Evan Rentsch and Gabe Krisch – Trumpet Duet – I
• Addison Rice, Lyra Empie, and Abbie Steele – Clarinet Trio – I
• Addison Rice and Anna Gessford – Clarinet Duet – I

Dow High 9th Grade Solos

• Grace Goodell – Piano Solo – I
• Drea Kempl – Flute Solo – I
• Ashley Pietrzak – Horn Solo – I
• Anna Poupard – Flute Solo – I
• Evelyn Schramm – Piano Solo – I

Midland High 9th Grade Solos

• Danny Farison – Trombone Solo – I
• Logan Gessford – Trombone Solo – I
• Eve Rankin – Cello Solo – I
• Eve Rankin – Piano Solo – I

Dow High Proficiency Solos

• Madi Arthur – Flute Proficiency III – 97
• Micah Atkins – Clarinet Proficiency I – 95
• Mia Bayardo – String Bass Proficiency I – 95
• Mia Bayardo – Violin Proficiency I – 93
• Jessica Chai – Flute Proficiency II - 96
• Owen DeLong – Piano Proficiency II - 93
• Owen DeLong – Trombone Proficiency II – 95
• Kanushi Desai – Viola Proficiency I – 92
• Victoria Garces – Piano Proficiency II – 93
• George Gu – Viola Proficiency III – 95
• Margaret Hitt – Piano Proficiency III – 99
• Genevieve Hong – Cello Proficiency II – 97
• Zachary Keinath – Alto Saxophone Proficiency I – 76
• Matthew Lee – Clarinet Proficiency I – 96
• Sarah Li – Viola Proficiency III – 98
• Ryan Malabanan – Soprano Saxophone Proficiency II – 96
• Olivia Mayer – Bass Clarinet Proficiency III – 82
• Sean Mead – Tuba Proficiency I – 96
• Elyse Riter – Clarinet Proficiency I – 91
• Tara Singh – Flute Proficiency II – 99

Midland High Proficiency Solos

• Leighna Eastman – Flute Proficiency I – 90
• Megan Frame – Clarinet Proficiency II – 78
• Anna Gessford – Clarinet Proficiency II – 98
• Asher Goldberg – Trombone Proficiency III – 94
• Trevor Hallberg – Marimba Proficiency II – 89
• Alexis Hussey – Cello Proficiency I – 92
• Alexander Kanar – Horn Proficiency II – 91
• Alexander Kanar – String Bass Proficiency III – 90
• Olivia Moerdyk – Oboe Proficiency II – 83
• Miranda Noel – Tuba Proficiency I – 91
• Zach Webb – Trumpet Proficiency I – 76

In addition to the scores listed above, students who performed exceptionally well could be nominated by their judges as outstanding soloists or outstanding ensembles. These students have the opportunity to compete one more time to be named best in the state.

Outstanding Soloists and Ensembles

• Madi Arthur (Dow) – Outstanding Flute Solo
• Madeline Cha, Boaz Qiu, Sarah Li, and Margaret Hitt (Dow) – Outstanding String Quartet
• Madeline Cha, Boaz Qiu, Ian Koh, Logan Yu, Lorelei Seitz, Sophie Cai, Shawn English, Noah Buist, Maria Goel Espinoza, Sarah Li, George Gu, Kanushi Desai, Cailyn Liu, Lucy Tang, Margaret Hitt, Genevieve Hong, Tessa Swier, Angelina Chen, Mia Bayardo, and Madison Stanford (Dow) – Outstanding Chamber Ensemble
• Jessica Chai (Dow) – Outstanding Flute Solo
• Anna Gessford (Midland) – Outstanding Clarinet Solo
• Asher Goldberg (Midland) – Outstanding Bass Trombone Solo
• George Gu (Dow) – Outstanding Viola Solo
• Margaret Hitt (Dow) – Outstanding Cello Solo
• Genevieve Hong (Dow) – Outstanding Cello Solo
• Alexander Kanar (Midland) – Outstanding String Bass Solo
• Sarah Li (Dow) – Named a member of the inaugural MSBOA Honors Chamber Ensemble
• Sarah Li (Dow) – Outstanding Viola Solo
• Ryan Malabanan and Ricky Wang (Dow) – Outstanding Saxophone Duet
• Olivia Moerdyk and Cara Bucci (Midland) – Outstanding Oboe Duet
• Alyssa Rentsch and Kayleigh Doan (Midland) – Outstanding Flute Duet
• Tara Singh, Jessica Chai, and Ondine Matteucci (Dow) – Outstanding Flute Trio