Over 200 RCS Instrumental Music Student earn All-County, Mid-State, and All-State Honors
For many student musicians, honor bands and orchestras are a highlight of the school year. These ensembles provide opportunities for musicians to meet and make music with their peers from other schools as well as work with some of the best music teachers in the world. The events always end with a celebratory concert where the musicians get to do what they do best – perform.
This year was different. There was no major event to look forward to. However, that did not stop RCS students from challenging themselves to become better musicians through the audition process.
To audition for Mid-State and All-State this year, students had to submit a recording of themselves playing various scales and challenging musical excerpts. Preparing music for the midstate audition went above and beyond what students were already working on in their regualar band and orchestra classes.
Rockvale High School sophomore and flute player, Madalynn Adkerson, worked hard to earn her All-State distinction this year.
“I had a lot of motivation to do it. I made Mid-State my freshman year, and that was my first year making Mid-State. I was really determined to make All-State after that. I practiced for hours,” Adkerson said. “It’s a really rewarding process because you get to grow so much when you prepare, because you’re pushing yourself with the music. It’s a huge learning experience.”
Adkerson’s band director, Mr. Alex Sears, agreed that the audition process is a worthwhile venture for music students.
“I was really glad that we still got to have a Mid-State process this year,” Sears said. “It promotes musical growth, it helps build discipline, it makes students determined, and it teaches them how to overcome adversity.”
The top scorers in the high school Mid-State auditions earned the All-State designation. All-State students were invited to a special virtual event hosted by the Tennessee Music Education Association and the CMA Foundation where they got to interact with musicians from the Nashville Symphony. Rutherford County Schools also used the scores from the Mid-State auditions to recognize students for the RCS All-County Band designation.
RCS 2020-2021 Middle School All-County and Mid-State Honorees
|
Name |
School |
Distinction |
|
Katie Adair |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Lily Agee |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Michelle Aguilar |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Scarlett Alatorre |
Rock Springs Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Jenna Lynn Andersen |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Tristan Anderson |
Blackman Middle School |
Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Ben Asher |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Mason Baltimore |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
All-County Band |
|
Abigail Barron-Valle |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Nick Bell |
Rock Springs Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Dawson Binder |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Henry Black |
Christiana Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Seth Blackmore |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Taylor Boling |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Caitlyn Brock |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Luis Camarena |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Gavin Campbell |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Wyatt Crabill |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Adison Creasy |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Naomi Crowell |
Rockvale Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Armani Davidson |
Rock Springs Middle School |
Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Jacob Dean |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Drew Denton |
Rockvale Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Samantha Dix |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Jessie Dreiling |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Addison Eckholdt |
Christiana Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Ava Edwards |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Olivia Evans |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Fiby Felib |
Rock Springs Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Austin Fort |
Rockvale Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Will Foster |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Ian Gilbert |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Austin Goff |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Emma Griffith |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Madeleine Griffith |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
All-County Band |
|
Savannah Hall |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kelexis Hamilton |
Rock Springs Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Shelby Hayes |
Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Hudson Hoff-Pelkey |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Rebecca Hopkins |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Raphael Hopper |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Vance Hutchings |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Michael Johnson |
Rockvale Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jake Keisman |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jason Kern |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Brody King |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Leah Krugh |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Olivia Large |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kendall Latta |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Austen Leban |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Emma Locke |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Alex Louangiath |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Evan Lowry |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Emma Major |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Fiona Mallory |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Sandra Martinez |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Parker Mathis |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kingsley McDade |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Bruce Myers |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jolett Olvera |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jayce Parker |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
William Parker |
Thurman Francis Arts Academy |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Jayden Po’e |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Audrey Prescott |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Esther Quirino |
Rocky Fork Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Bobby Ramsay |
Christiana Middle School |
Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Ben Ritter |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Molly Rose |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Tyler Roycroft |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Cadence Russell |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Ryan Russell |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Breanna Sanders |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Paige Seaborn |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band |
|
Maggie Shelton |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Connor Smith |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Amy Souriyavong |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Ellie Sugden-Kundar |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Collin Sutherland |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Sophie Tan |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Emma Thornhill |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Levente Tothforgony |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Ryan Towle |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Ciaran Treinen |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Zach Tucker |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Davey Wakefield |
Oakland Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Victoria Welch |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Janie Whitaker |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band |
|
Everett Whittington |
Blackman Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Michael Woodring |
Stewarts Creek Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Ethan Yang |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band |
|
Josie Yant |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Matthew Young |
Siegel Middle School |
All-County Band |
RCS 2020-2021 High School All-County, Mid-State, and All-State Honorees
|
Name |
School |
Distinction |
|
Yassin Adams |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Hannah Addison |
Smyrna High School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Madalynn Adkerson |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Jackson Alford |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jayden Allen |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Aidan Amphonephong |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Josiah Anderson |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Jazz Band |
|
Shelby Baltimore |
Rockvale High School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Arabella Barnes |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Mckibben Barnett |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kayden Barrett |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Cristine Bartolini |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Kendall Beard |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Jillian Beasley |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Katherine Beatty |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Caiden Binder |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Gabrielle Bloomfield |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Julianna Brown |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Reagan Bryson |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Zachary Buckley |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Ethan Bullock |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Skylar Chaleunsinh |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Brandon Chathalavong |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Max Chaudoin |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Amy Clemmer |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band |
|
Halle Cochrane |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Kamala Collins |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Osten Collins |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Trevon Collins |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Annabella Colon |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Derys Coreas-Escobar |
LaVergne High School |
All-County Band |
|
Maximilian Dauerer |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Xayvion Davidson |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Kane Davis |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Stephen Davis |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Anna Ruth Deal |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Rebecca Deal |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Isaac Dortch |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Evan Dye |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Cameran Eason |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Keviyah Endsley |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kyle Endsley |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Charlie Fairfax |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Sierra Faries |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Tate Flippo |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Andrew Foster |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Landon Frayser |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Jazz Band |
|
Lauren Freeze |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Lauren Glaeser |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Spencer Goad |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Aaron Goff |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Lily Gravley |
Cenral Magnet School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Joshua Guaz |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Isaiah Hall |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Cara Hallquist |
Central Magnet School` |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Rielly Harris |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Tony Henderson |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Elgin Hii |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Oakley Hinds |
Eagleville School |
All-County Band |
|
Nicholas Hodge |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Reece Hoffman |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Angel Hu |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra, All-State Orchestra |
|
Harley Huber |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Nathan Humpherys |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Holland Imes |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Brianna Isbell |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Eli Johnson |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band |
|
Haley Johnson |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Joshua Kern |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Isabella Kinnard |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra, All-State Orchestra |
|
Colleen Knight |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
CJ Lake |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Jack Lane |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kara Lane |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Journey Lanius |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Adelia Latta |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Andrew Ledford |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Katie Ledford |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Chelsea Liu |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Carter Lynn |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Antonella Machado-Requena |
Blackman High School |
Mid-State Orchestra |
|
Blake Mackie |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Abigail Mathis |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Eric McCollum |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band |
|
Lena McDaniel |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Michael Miller |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Connor Mitchell |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band |
|
Isaac Moreno |
LaVergne High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Wyatt Murphy |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Savannah Nees |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Alex Norwood |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra, All-State Orchestra |
|
Andrew Oblak |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Mesom Okafor |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band |
|
Braden Oldham |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Eli Oliver |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Karol Olvera |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Lauren Parker |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Andrew Reed |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Chelsea Rife |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kayden Rife |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Cameron Rizvi |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Anna Robertson |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra, All-State Orchestra |
|
Ella Rowland |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Riley Russell |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Logan Sanders |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Chloe Schmidt |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Savannah Schweikert |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Keegan Scott |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Spencer Sellars |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band |
|
Emily Sholar |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Kylie Shupp |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Alexandria Simpson |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band |
|
Macie Smith |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Isabella Smythe |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Michael Sowell |
Central Magnet School |
Mid-State Orchestra, All-State Orchestra |
|
Hayden Staines |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Lizzie Stefaniak |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Madeleine Stephenson |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band |
|
Kiernan Stuppy |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Marianna Taylor |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Sage Taylor |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Sydney Taylor |
Central Magnet School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Zach Teague |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Nico Thorn |
Riverdale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Aidan Thornhill |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Roman Tilllis |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Alexander Trejo |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Arethly Trejo |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Grace Trout |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Dallas Turkell |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Dylan Vaughn |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Christina Vongsiharath |
Blackman High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Jacob Watson |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Frank White |
Siegel High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Emma Williams |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band |
|
Giovanni Williams |
Stewarts Creek High School |
All-County Band |
|
Ethan Wilson |
Smyrna High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Jazz Band |
|
Grace Woods |
Rockvale High School |
All-County Band |
|
Henry Wright |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |
|
Taylor Yarbrough |
Oakland High School |
All-County Band, Mid-State Band, All-State Band |