Ryle Students Excel in NKY Select Bands

This past Saturday, over 450 high school band students from all over district 6 in Northern Kentucky auditioned for the Northern Kentucky High School Select Bands.  The high school bands are constructed thusly: 52 students in our district are placed in the advanced Wind Ensemble, and 98 are placed in the Symphonic Band.  Of the 150 seats available, 37 were earned by Ryle Band students--11 Seniors, 10 Juniors, 11 Sophomores, and 5 Freshmen.  This was another record setting accomplisment for Ryle (30 students placed in 2010) and was by far the largest number of any district 6 school (2nd place with 22 students, Beechwood HS).  Below are listed the students who worked incredibly hard to be honored by participating in the upcoming Select Band weekend.  I encourage and invite you all to attend this concert event on Saturday, March 12, and 3:00 PM in NKU's Greaves Hall.  Congratulations to these students and to Mr. Carron for his work in guidning these students!


Wind Ensemble - Top Ensemble

Erin Deja - 2nd Chair, Flute Junior

Hinako Fukushima - 4th Chair Flute Freshman

Sam Kirby - 2nd Chair Oboe Sophomore

Andrea Squires - 2nd Chair Bassoon Senior

Jessica Harden - 5th Chair Clarinet Senior

Kelly Tursic - 6th Chair Clarinet Sophomore

Madison Sands - 7th Chair Clarinet Junior

Yuma Yagi - 8th Chair Clarinet Freshman

Nick Cobb - 1st Chair Tenor Saxophone Senior

Desirae Carron - 1st Chair Horn Senior

Tyler Kidwell - 2nd Chair Horn Junior

Michaela Mullikin - 3rd Chair Trombone Junior

Ryan Trostle - 2nd Chair Tuba Junior

Lucas Black - 3rd Chair Tuba Senior


Symphonic Band - Second Ensemble

Sayaka Nakashima - 3rd Chair Flute Senior

Mandy Cox - 8th Chair Flute Junior

Sarah Leavens - 9th Chair Flute Senior

Deanna Williams - 4th Chair Oboe Freshman

Danielle O'Connell - 3rd Chair Clarinet Junior

Amber Deja - 7th Chair Clarinet Senior

Sabrina Rosales - 17th Chair Clarinet Sophomore

Stephanie Church - 2nd Chair Bass Clarinet Senior

Kyle Kidwell - 4th Chair Alto Saxophone Sophomore

Jessie Wagoner - 1st Chair Baritone Saxophone Senior

Hitomi Nakashima - 2nd Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Avery Williams - 3rd Chair Trumpet Sophomore

John Leavens - 5th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Kyle Wagoner - 11th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Steven Teleky - 12th Chair Trumpet Sophomore

Alex Laufmann - 6th Chair Horn Junior

Sean Mince - 1st Chair Trombone Junior

James Alphonse - 2nd Chair Trombone Sophomore

Abigail Brate - 2nd Chair Euphonium Freshman

Matthew Pearce - 2nd Chair Tuba Sophomore

Andrew Buchanan - 2nd Chair Keyboard Percussion Senior

Nathaniel Lloyd - 2nd Chair Snare Freshman

Kevin Logan - 3rd Chair Snare Junior