Union Middle School Band Members receive recognition for Outstanding Achievement

            Band students are awarded with outstanding achievement points, which are points, earned for doing those things that help them improve and be successful in playing their instruments and contributing to the success of the whole program.  Students earn points for passing lesson book songs and band concert literature, for positive attitude and effort in band rehearsals, for achieving high grades and percentages at the end of each trimester, for performing in concerts and outside of the requirements, for honor band, jazz band, solo contest and taking private lessons with a professional on their chosen instrument, for memorizing scales, coming to band lessons without being called, and taking summer lessons.  Overall, they need to be good role models of the ideal band student.  The award is not easy to achieve.  It is based more on effort and achieving one’s highest potential, than it is on sheer talent.  There are three levels students can achieve depending on the number of points they earned - Gold, Silver and Bronze.

            The following students received these honors:

6^th Grade Bronze Award Winners:  Adria Bechthold, Braycen Bland, Emily Gleason, Marrysa Harkness, Katie King, Isaac Merchant, Emily Phillips, and Lindsey Powell.

6^th Grade Silver Award Winners:  Dillon Brandt, Taylor Burlingham, Aaron Haas, Joe Hicks, Marissa LaPage, Emma Lappe, Robert Leipold, Zach Neuendorf, Jamie Wandschneider, and Sedonna Weisenberger.

6^th Grade Gold Award Winners:  Peyton Bockholt, Natalie Hanson, Erin Heckroth, Austin Pauling, Felica Pettit, and Miranda Wieben.

7^th Grade Bronze Award Winners:  Rick Bauer, Tory Beebout, Hannah Braasch, Ryan Driscol, Lyndsay Dunkelberger, and Kirstien Riggle.

7^th Grade Silver Award Winners:  Cheyanne Ahlhelm, Megan Hopper, and Heidi Lange.

7^th Grade Gold Award Winner:  Shawn Anders, Kristen Brown, Brittany Frush, Abby Getz, Shelby Graveman, Heather Hammersley, Andrew Heckroth, Kamryn Kronschnabel, Taylor Raub, Casey Tecklenburg, and Emily Trimble.

8^th Grade Bronze Award Winners:  Will Brandt, Brianna DiGiacomo, Kaylan McLaren, Miranda Riechmann, Nicole Sorrell, Jagger Valenti, and Marquisa Washington.

8^th Grade Silver Award Winners:  Emily Getz, Kelsi Hilmer, Leah Seegmiller, and Mary Wrage.

8^th Grade Gold Award Winners:  Erica Barz, Alissa Clark, Blake DeLeon, Melissa Foss, Ashley Frush, Aly Garwood, Richard Leipold, Cerena Merchant, Chris Nelsestuen, Jordan Olson, Haley Peters, and Katey Samuelson.