Charlotte Public Schools issued the following announcement on Feb 22.
The tradition of musical excellence continues at Charlotte
Members of the Charlotte High School Bands competed at Haslett HS on February 5th as part of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) Solo and Ensemble Festival. Forty-one CHS students performed in a total of thirty-four events. Of those thirty-four events, ten received Second Division ratings and twenty-four received First Division ratings and qualified for State Solo and Ensemble Festival with six of those events earning perfect scores (straight A’s) for their performances.
Solo performers earning a First Division rating included: Seniors Madison Olson, Joel Potter, Charlee Bahr, Abigail Milarch, Evan Wensdorf, Allyson Dye, Kaymarie Culey, and Nathan Flores; Juniors Samantha Stanke, Kennedy Mizer, Hilary Davis, and Adam Slot; Sophomores Jeremiah Lipsey, Grace Greco, Gracelyn Halsey, Olivia Hazel, Emma Kaiser, Troy Huber; and Freshman Isabelle Goodrich.
Several chamber ensembles also came back with top ratings. A duo consisting of Lillian Merrill and Selena Padilla earned a perfect score, while duets from Kennedy Hice and Jada Brown as well as Lydia Fletcher and Amelia Shepard, and Kira Gardner and Adam Cates also brought in First Division ratings. The trumpet trio, The Whalers! (Adam Slot, Braden Clarke, Owen Bostater), a flute duet (Hilary Davis, Abby Rickerd), and a horn quartet (Charlee Bahr, Sara Lin, Terry Gibson, and Owen Bostater) also earned First Division ratings qualifying them for State contest in March.
Congratulations CHS performers!
Original source can be found here.