Pearland ISD high school singers secure seats in all-region choir

Following an intense competition, 63 students from Pearland and Dawson high schools secured spots in the all-region choir during the Texas Music Educators Association Region 19 auditions.

“I am absolutely thrilled, this is the highest number of Region Choir student from each school I have seen,” Tom Bell, Pearland ISD Director of Fine Arts, said.

Participating in the auditions not only allows singers to qualify for the all-region choir but also empowers them with life-long skills.

“Since this is an individual activity, all students become better musicians by going through the process, regardless of if they make it or not. Beyond that, they learn how to work on a long-term project that concludes with them performing, by themselves, in front of their peers and judges. Time management and organizational skills, perseverance and grit are also developed by going through the region audition process,” Bell said.

High school students who won spots in the all-region choir include:

Dawson High School: Lydia Abraham, Reagan Anderson, Camden Baker, Alexis Baum, Stirling Baum, Nathan Benjamin, Makenzie Biles, Andrew Boster, Alphonse Brown, Camryn Conway, Noelle Delligatti, London Edeker, Ethan George, Channing Grace, Joaquin Greenwood, Kayla Hale, Jaiden Hooter, Lancen Jia, Kate Kannady, Zaara Khan, Logan Kitchen, Alexis Llenos, Camden Loyless, Joshua Maceda, Sophia McKinney, Sofia Moeller, Nova Mu, Andrew Nguyen, Michael Powers, Amber Schaefer, Ava Sherrill, Irene Shi, Flora Tewoldem, Garrison Thurston, Lillian Venske, Samantha Walker, Phoenix Walwyn, Bowen Xie.

Pearland High School: Hailey Anderson, Gael Avila, Isaiah Blythe, Armando Cabrera-Ontiveros, Kennedy Cavazos, Jaylen Clark, Cody Dague, Koge Ejedepang-Koge, Aliyah Elizondo, Stevin Ellankil, James Galbraith, Keala Garcia, Carlos Garza, Joshua Garza, Anthony Gibbs, Christian Gonzalez, Brianna Hammons, Adam Harrington, Brilynn Hobdy, Emily Holloway, Karleigh Homburg, Paige Houston, Sophia Isenhower, Rylee Johnson, Diona Jom, Mithali Kadur, Anna Kurek, Edi Lerma, Emma Lomongo, Jayden Monday, Isabella Morales, Natalie Mull, Blaze Murua, Myrna Nguyen, Isabel Paredes, Simran Raj, Meredith Russell, Alexander Sanchez, Taylor Schaefer, Riley Strother, Abigail Tate, Awsten Thayer-Reaux, Zoelys Torres, Kamilla Tucker, Jayden Vo, Lori Vo, Michael Walton, Tilly White.