We are thrilled to recognize the exceptional achievements of area high school musicians who earned a spot in the Region VIII High School All-Region Band. These talented students competed in auditions held on January 15, 2024, at Southside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their dedication and hard work have set them apart in this prestigious honor.
The All-Region Concert is scheduled for January 26, 2025, at the Van Buren Performing Arts Center in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Students with an asterisk (*) next to their names have also qualified for the All-State Auditions in Concert Band, which will take place February 7-8, 2025, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Flute
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Jasmine Colemen* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Delainy Del Rio* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Lily Calvo* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 4th Chair Cameron Jackson* Alma
Symphonic - 1st Chair Bhav Patel* FS Southside
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Emma Spradlin* Van Buren
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Ashley Salasac* FS Southside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Adrianna Le* FS Southside
Symphonic - 5th Chair Ralyn King* Charleston
Symphonic - 6th Chair Marzie Walker Greenwood
Symphonic - 7th Chair Jamie Crawford FS Northside
Symphonic - 8th Chair Ann Peckham FS Southside
Symphonic - 9th Chair Emilio Jack Van Buren
Symphonic - 10th Chair Esmeraldo Uribe FS Northside
Symphonic - 11th Chair Elizabeth Turner FS Southside
Symphonic - 12th Chair Zaynah Khan FS Southside
Concert - 1st Chair Kinsey Franklin Cedarville
Concert - 2nd Chair Talia Lassiter FS Northside
Concert - 3rd Chair Mariela Luevano FS Northside
Concert - 4th Chair Bailey Arquitt FS Southside
Concert - 5th Chair Michelle Baldwin FS Northside
Concert - 6th Chair Nayeli Pinon Mena
Concert - 7th Chair Brinley Moore Greenwood
Concert - 8th Chair Madellyn Manithong FS Southside
Concert - 9th Chair Doris Lopez Cedarville
Concert - 10th Chair Jacey O’Mara Paris
Concert - 11th Chair Kayden Rogers Waldron
Concert - 12th Chair Jailyn Cole Lavaca
1st Alternate Sydnee Beck Lavaca
2nd Alternate Axel Flores Clarksville
3rd Alternate Camila Santillan Clarksville
Oboe
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Megan Ness* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Leah Young* FS Southside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Victoria Reyes* FS Northside
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Ishmael Mejia-Castro* FS Northside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Joseph Alvarenga FS Northside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Brenda Iturriaga-Centeno FS Northside
Concert - 1st Chair Yareli Iraheta Van Buren
Concert - 2nd Chair Rebekah Ray Van Buren
Bassoon
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Quinn Kennedy* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Eric Decker* Mena
Symphonic - 1st Chair Santos Pacheco* FS Northside
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Jackie Smith* FS Northside
Bb Soprano Clarinet
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Andre Melendez* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Sabrina Navarros* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Eduardo Ochoa* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 4th Chair Andrew Schnell* Mena
Wind Ensemble - 5th Chair Vincent Valdez* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 6th Chair Destiny Evans* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 7th Chair Frances Storms* Ozark
Wind Ensemble - 8th Chair Alan Resendiz* FS Northside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Lukas Spain* Alma
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Kaydence Driggers* Van Buren
Symphonic - 3rd Chair David Lejune* FS Southside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Ryleigh Pemberton* Cedarville
Symphonic - 5th Chair Claire Hassler* FS Southside
Symphonic - 6th Chair Malia Rodriguez* Hackett
Symphonic - 7th Chair Gracie Bui* FS Northside
Symphonic - 8th Chair Nathan Polk* Hackett
Symphonic - 9th Chair Elia Zapata Van Buren
Symphonic - 10th Chair Eliana Morton Van Buren
Symphonic - 11th Chair Hailey Andolina FS Southside
Symphonic - 12th Chair Patsy Graham FS Northside
Symphonic - 13th Chair Lily Mellado Greenwood
Symphonic - 14th Chair Mackenzy Knubley FS Southside
Symphonic - 15th Chair Aiden Reynolds FS Southside
Symphonic - 16th Chair Leland Griffith FS Southside
Symphonic - 17th Chair Jaylinne Deleon FS Northside
Symphonic - 18th Chair Alan Manjarrez FS Southside
Symphonic - 19th Chair Olivia Perez Mena
Symphonic - 20th Chair Michelle Hernandez FS Southside
Symphonic - 21st Chair Esmeralda Moran Mulberry-Pleasant View
Symphonic - 22nd Chair Gigi Wahba Ozark
Symphonic - 23rd Chair Addie Acevedo FS Northside
Symphonic - 24th Chair Emma Hosier Van Buren
Symphonic - 25th Chair Melanie Luevano FS Northside
Symphonic - 26th Chair Ally Eaves Waldron
Concert - 1st Chair Evelyn Brumley Van Buren
Concert - 2nd Chair Colin Truong FS Southside
Concert - 3rd Chair Amy Jimenez Sanchez FS Northside
Concert - 4th Chair Thom Tran FS Northside
Concert - 5th Chair Brianna Rupe Hackett
Concert - 6th Chair Keyihra Mims FS Southside
Concert - 7th Chair Adriana Bowman Clarksville
Concert - 8th Chair Grace Mills FS Southside
Concert - 9th Chair Madellyn Watkins FS Southside
Concert - 10th Chair Eliana Goude Lavaca
Concert - 11th Chair Marley Turner Paris
Concert - 12th Chair Marlene Majia Castro FS Northside
Concert - 13th Chair Leo Ruiz Clarksville
Concert - 14th Chair Grace Sims Paris
Concert - 15th Chair Dax Barnes Clarksville
Bass Clarinet
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Chase Waggoner* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Jacob Steinsiek* Van Buren
Symphonic - 1st Chair Annabelle Lackey* Hackett
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Aden Schell* FS Southside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair KC Crider Ozark
Symphonic - 4th Chair BJ Walton Clarksville
Contra Clarinet
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Alyssa Howell* FS Southside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Jasper Stockton* Alma
Alto Saxophone
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Alex Whitsett* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Gabriel Iraburo* FS Northside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Cale Smith* Booneville
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Schyler Henehan* FS Southside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Ivan Sanchez* Mena
Symphonic - 4th Chair Ulysses Lopez* Cossatot River
Symphonic - 5th Chair Halle Anderson FS Southside
Symphonic - 6th Chair Cristian Benavides FS Northside
Concert - 1st Chair Alessandra Castillo Van Buren
Concert - 2nd Chair Gabriel Kinzer Booneville
Concert - 3rd Chair Caleb Schmitt Booneville
Concert - 4th Chair Enrique Garcia FS Southside
Concert - 5th Chair Haylee Bruton Mountainburg
Concert - 6th Chair Loc Pham FS Northside
1st Alternate Delaney Pettigrew Van Buren
2nd Alternate Joel Smithinson Mansfield
3rd Alternate Brylee Cooper Mansfield
Tenor Saxophone
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair David Thai* FS Northside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Nathan Chung* Mena
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Jaziel Hernandez* FS Northside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Skyler Durhman FS Southside
Concert - 1st Chair Aden Ewald Cedarville
Concert - 2nd Chair Jocelyn Manzano FS Southside
Concert - 3rd Chair Nevaeh Reinschmiedt Hackett
Bari Saxophone
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Blake Pelayo* Greenwood
Symphonic - 1st Chair Tristan Hansen* Mena
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Jason Chidester* FS Southside
Concert - 1st Chair Thomas Gltumbi FS Northside
Concert - 2nd Chair Jean-Michael Hubert FS Southside
Trumpet
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Robert Bowles* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Anthony Mendez* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Xander Cline* Ozark
Wind Ensemble - 4th Chair Jonathan Soto* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 5th Chair Kaylee McCoy* Hackett
Wind Ensemble - 6th Chair Keila Tichenor* Van Buren
Symphonic - 1st Chair Raul Grande* Van Buren
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Zane Humphrey* FS Northside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Kizer Ree* Van Buren
Symphonic - 4th Chair Scottie Gragg* Mena
Symphonic - 5th Chair Debora Hernandez* Van Buren
Symphonic - 6th Chair Sean Pennington* Booneville
Symphonic - 7th Chair Santo Rizzo FS Southside
Symphonic - 8th Chair Cesar Benavides FS Northside
Symphonic - 9th Chair Rhys Djordjevic Van Buren
Symphonic - 10th Chair Zackary Stone FS Southside
Symphonic - 11th Chair Kyle Burton FS Southside
Symphonic - 12th Chair Byron Estrada FS Northside
Symphonic - 13th Chair Randa Rhoades Waldron
Concert - 1st Chair Aiden Ragsdale Van Buren
Concert - 2nd Chair Carter Traywick FS Southside
Concert - 3rd Chair Chase Schreckhise Van Buren
Concert - 4th Chair Noah Patterson Van Buren
Concert - 5th Chair RJ Becker FS Northside
Concert - 6th Chair Kevin Sedano FS Northside
Concert - 7th Chair Jovanni Chambers FS Northside
Concert - 8th Chair Chloe Britt FS Southside
Concert - 9th Chair Ethan Millican FS Southside
Concert - 10th Chair Madison Young Van Buren
Concert - 11th Chair Ariel Mena Van Buren
Concert - 12th Chair Samuel Burks FS Southside
Concert - 13th Chair Katelyn Orellana Van Buren
1st Alternate Peytona Leeds Clarksville
2nd Alternate Allison Monterroza Van Buren
3rd Alternate Justin Rivas FS Northside
French Horn
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Jennifer Sanchez* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Shayne Chase* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair JoAnna Wade* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 4th Chair Zoey Westfall* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 5th Chair Oliver Durham* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 6th Chair Madalyn Echols* FS Southside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Lily Fry* FS Southside
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Bradley Keeter Cedarville
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Sarah Baldwin FS Northside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Jaxon Hadley Mena
Symphonic - 5th Chair Aydan Taylor Greenwood
Symphonic - 6th Chair Taryn Smith Cedarville
Symphonic - 7th Chair Lyza Gonzalez Waldron
Symphonic - 8th Chair Grant Olds Van Buren
Concert - 1st Chair Rorry Marrow FS Southside
Concert - 2nd Chair Abraham Guerrera FS Northside
Concert - 3rd Chair Gabriel Oliva FS Northside
Concert - 4th Chair Taira Nguyen FS Northside
Concert - 5th Chair Kennedy Totten FS Southside
Trombone
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Anthony Keeter* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Raquan Whitaker* FS Northside
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Jaron Hadley* Mena
Symphonic - 1st Chair Christopher Castro* FS Northside
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Molly Carrier* FS Southside
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Kattaleya Chomphilath* Van Buren
Symphonic - 4th Chair Joshua Preister* FS Southside
Symphonic - 5th Chair Jonah Ward FS Southside
Symphonic - 6th Chair Aiden Costner Van Buren
Symphonic - 7th Chair Grayson Fielder FS Southside
Concert - 1st Chair Johnathan Dilworth FS Northside
Concert - 2nd Chair Jordan Sharp Van Buren
Concert - 3rd Chair Schito Ahmadou FS Southside
Concert - 4th Chair Osvaldo Resendiz FS Northside
Concert - 5th Chair Finleigh Robertson Mena
Concert - 6th Chair Christian Saucedo FS Northside
Concert - 7th Chair Larry Gravit Clarksville
1st Alternate Trinidy Harding Magazine
2nd Alternate Adrian Rivas FS Northside
3rd Alternate Tomas Ruiz Hackett
Bass Trombone
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Connor Clark* Hackett
Symphonic - 1st Chair Patrick Smith* Van Buren
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Devin Vilayvanh FS Northside
Concert - 1st Chair Jose Raymundo FS Northside
Euphonium
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Evie Hyman* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Koby Nance* Van Buren
Symphonic - 1st Chair Emily Stockton* Waldron
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Manuel Matamoros* Van Buren
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Diego Hernandez* FS Southside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Caylee Pike* FS Northside
Symphonic - 5th Chair Frank Smuderick Mena
Symphonic - 6th Chair Josh Pagsoligan Cedarville
Concert - 1st Chair Xavier Harris FS Northside
Tuba
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Alex Lessley* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Jesse Perez* Hackett
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Beck Conley* FS Southside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Devin Mills* Van Buren
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Brody Wade* Ozark
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Ried Lawrence* FS Southside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Joey Dubina FS Southside
Symphonic - 5th Chair Seth Simpson FS Southside
Symphonic - 6th Chair Korden Smith Ozark
Symphonic - 7th Chair Andrew Holmes Paris
Symphonic - 8th Chair Josue Bonilla Cruz FS Northside
Concert - 1st Chair Ashton Mayes Clarksville
Concert - 2nd Chair Elijah Whitaker FS Southside
Concert - 3rd Chair Jonah Shaw County Line
String Bass
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Jessica Domingo* FS Northside HS
Percussion
Wind Ensemble - 1st Chair Jayden Simmons* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 2nd Chair Ben Peer* Van Buren
Wind Ensemble - 3rd Chair Ryder Mack* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 4th Chair David Ramirez* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 5th Chair Samantha Sabin* Cedarville
Wind Ensemble - 6th Chair Elise Hensley* Greenwood
Wind Ensemble - 7th Chair Joe Griggs* FS Southside
Wind Ensemble - 8th Chair Timothy Carrier* FS Southside
Symphonic - 1st Chair Blake Bingham* Waldron
Symphonic - 2nd Chair Hayden Fontaine* Van Buren
Symphonic - 3rd Chair Thomas Burton* FS Southside
Symphonic - 4th Chair Timothy Tran FS Southside
Symphonic - 5th Chair Caylee Johnson FS Southside
Symphonic - 6th Chair Peyton Beckham Van Buren
Symphonic - 7th Chair Kevin Rosas FS Northside
Symphonic - 8th Chair Malcom Harper FS Southside
Symphonic - 9th Chair Spencer Espinoza FS Northside
Symphonic - 10th Chair Ethan Boyd FS Northside
Symphonic - 11th Chair Isaac Buzbee Greenwood
Concert - 1st Chair Braeden Will Van Buren
Concert - 2nd Chair Litzy Lopez FS Northside
Concert - 3rd Chair Zaynah Dean Ozark
Concert - 4th Chair Elias Claros FS Northside
Concert - 5th Chair Braxton Clifford Van Buren
Concert - 6th Chair Britley Sirratt Ozark
Concert - 7th Chair Khanen Null Hackett
Concert - 8th Chair Bryston Bay Greenwood
Concert - 9th Chair Davien Khamphengpheth FS Northside
Concert - 10th Chair Eric Dusang Van Buren
Concert - 11th Chair Ethan Lipe FS Northside
1st Alternate Ryle Galindez FS Southside
2nd Alternate Trevor Callahan Van Buren
3rd Alternate Rilee Hays Van Buren
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