19 Prairie Students Selected as All-State Musicians

Row 1 Left to Right:
Phoebe Toczylowski, senior, All-State Band, Alto Clarinet; Molly Fewell , senior, All-State Band, Clarinet III; Tess Fewell, senior, All-State Orchestra, Horn I; Johnathan Langenberg, senior, All-State Band, Tuba

Row 2 From Left to Right:
Angela Hendryx, junior, All-State Choir, soprano; Sophie Dove senior, All-State Choir, soprano; Elissa Musil, senior, All-State Choir, alto; Jacqui Duvall, senior, All-State Choir, alto; Emily Musil, senior, All-State Choir, alto; Samantha Vaske, junior, All-State Choir, alto; Sabrina Santos, junior, All-State Choir, alto;

Row 3 From Left to Right:
Jacob Rigdon, senior, All-State Choir, bass; Brandon Lafferty, senior, All-State Choir, tenor; Jacob Coble Frakes, senior, All-State Choir, bass; Caleb Ferguson, sophomore, All-State Choir, tenor; Nathanael Smale, freshman, All-State Choir, bass; Tanner Jewett, senior, All-State Choir, tenor; Andrew Leytem, sophomore, All-State Choir, tenor; Hunter Hunt, sophomore, All-State Choir, tenor

On Saturday, October 23 the Prairie High School music department participated in the Iowa All-State Music Festival auditions. Nineteen students were selected as All-State Musicians and two were selected as alternates. This is the highest honor a high school musician can receive in the state of Iowa. Approximately 17% of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensemble. Additionally, they have earned the honor of participating with other selected students from around the state in the All-State Band, Choir or Orchestra under three of the finest conductors in the country. These students will be presenting the "2010 All-State Music Festival's Grand Finale Concert" live from Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State University on Saturday, November 20 at 7:00 pm. Iowa Public Television will tape the concert and then will broadcast it multiple times during the Thanksgiving holiday.