Sylvania Schools issued the following announcement on Feb 11.
Congratulations to all of our talented students and music educators who participated and performed Feb. 3-5 in Cleveland at the 2022 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference! Sylvania was exceptionally well represented with 22 students participating in All-State ensembles. Participating in OMEA All-State is based on audition, difficult to achieve acceptance and a tremendous honor.
Sylvania All-State students include:
• All-State Orchestra members - Sara Lee, Jake Weil, Emma Foster, Andrew Zheng, & Steven Liu
• All-State Band members - Nathan Nolan & Kate Lavalette
• All-State Choir members - Jack Urich, Nicolas Golini, & Isabella Olzak
• All-State Children’s Chorus members - Desmond Chiapetta, Madeline Boden, Harper Rasey, Suha Tina Al Nakeep, Madeline Barnhart, Kendall Kidman, Nadiya Aossey, Abigail Ballard, Kennah Dunbar, Ramona Lindsey, Miyasi Welivita, & Leah Williamson
Sylvania music educators with students in All-State ensembles:
Jeremy Davis, Northview Choir
Megan Fitzpatrick, Southview Orchestra
Nathan Heath, Northview Band
Samantha Hall, Southview Choir
Amanda Rasey, Maplewood Elementary
Pam Thiel, Northview Orchestra
Amanda Rasey, Maplewood Music, served as a regional chair and guest conducted the All-State Children’s Chorus.
Megan Rhodes, Hill View Music, presented the session Building Resilience: Exploring the Social Benefits of Music Education for All Learners at the conference.
OMEA - Ohio Ohio Department of Education
Original source can be found here.