NSAA plaques go to Chase Co. vocalists; honorable mentions to five musicians

    Two of Chase County’s vocal music groups received the coveted NSAA plaque, while five musicians received an honorable mention in the outstanding performance rankings.
    All that came at Friday’s District V Music Contest hosted by Chase County Schools.
    The day brought close to 500 students from 12 areas schools, all classes, to the spring contest.
    Chase County’s mixed chorus and the 9th St. Singers, both under the direction of Jodie Liess, earned superior (I) rankings from all three judges. That earned them the NSAA plaque.
    In each of the small ensemble and solo categories, one outstanding performance and two honorable mentions were selected by judges.
    Chase County’s Girls’ Glee group earned the Outstanding Performance among 11 in that category performing in the auditorium
    CCS musicians earned three of those honorable mention selections—Virginia Kimble on also saxophone, the girls’ vocal duet of Delaney Krutsinger and Madelynn Hanes and the boys’ vocal duet of Nick Rau and Arturo Miscles.
    Kimble was one of 42 in her instrumental division, while the two sets of CCS duets competed with 11 in their category, said CCS music teacher Jodie Liess, who coordinated the contest.
    Besides CCS, other schools competing here Friday included Wauneta-Palisade, Arapahoe, Cambridge, Dundy Co. Stratton, Eustis-Farnam, Hayes Center, Hitchcock Co., Maywood, McCook, Medicine Valley and Southwest.
    Here are how all of the CCS entries were ranked:
NSAA plaques
    Mixed chorus
    Show choir
Outstanding performance
    Girls’ Glee—Desiree Andrews-Ramsey, Ashlie Benge, Ashley Fregoso-Camacho, Morayah Cupp, Madelynn Hanes, Delaney Krutsinger, Krista Meeske, Courtney Odens, Brooke Schilke, Sydney Schilke, Lucy Spady, Katelyn Stamm, Tegan Towns, McKenzie Vogt.
Outstanding H.M.
    Virginia Kimble—Saxophone solo.
    Delaney Krutsinger/Madelynn Hanes, Vocal duet.
    Nick Rau/Arturo Miscles—Vocal duet.
Superior (I) rankings
    Mixed chorus
    Show choir
    Girls’ glee
    Virginia Kimble—Saxophone solo.
    Cornet/trumpet trio—Tristen Stumpff, Iris Robles, Krystal Smith.
    Woodwind quintet— Heather Stumpff, Ella O’Neil, Virginia Kimble, LaReina Colton, Annika McDaniel.
    Woodwind duet—Ella O’Neil, Virginia Kimble.
    Heather Stumpff—Saxophone solo (tenor).
    Ella O’Neil—Flute solo.
    Heather Stumpff—Saxophone solo (baritone).
    Ella O’Neil—Piano solo.
    Madelynn Hanes—Vocal solo.
    Delaney Krutsinger—Vocal solo.
    Lucy Spady—Vocal solo.
    Katelyn Stamm/Tegan Towns, Vocal duet.
    Delaney Krutsinger/Madelynn Hanes—Vocal duet.
    Nick Rau/Arturo Miscles—Boys vocal duet.
    Delaney Krutsinger, Tegan Towns, Nick Rau—Mixed vocal trio.
Excellent (II) rankings
    Concert band
    Jazz band
    Flute duet—Kathya Aragon, Katelyn Stamm.
    Ashley Fregoso—Vocal solo.
    Brooke Schilke—Vocal solo.
    McKenzie Vogt/ Krista Meeske—Vocal duet.
    McKenzie Vogt/ Mason Tyerman—Mixed vocal duet.