The Homewood-Flossmoor Viking Choir received a superior ranking, the highest honor possible, at the Joliet Choir Contest on Feb. 11.
H-F choir director Steve Sifner said it was the first time the Vikings had competed in the event, now in its sixth year. Judges listened to 12 choirs representing eight schools. H-F was the only school to send three choirs – the Viking Varsity Choir, the intermediate group Concert Choir and the Treble Choir made up of freshmen sopranos and altos. The combined choirs have 151 members.
Sifner said the judges were impressed by the number of students involved in choir at H-F. He said having three choirs says much about the support the program receives.
H-F students were able to choose the music for the performance. Sifner said he selected works students learned in fall and finessed over the next several months. The group was accompanied by Vonda Hardesty, fine arts department accompanist.
In addition to the superior ranking for the varsity choir, both the Concert Choir and Treble Choir received rankings of excellent. The Concert Choir earned a “best tenor section” honor and the Treble Choir earned a “best alto section” honor.
Choir members include:
Treble Choir: Lena Alborn, Theo Anderson, Izzy Asche, Sinniya Boswell, Nasia Cowan, Kate Gleason, Zelda Golland, Sydney Gregory, Jenesis Harris, Madison Jean, Faith Jones, Katie Krupa, Ruby Mikulski, Courtney Moore, Anaya Mootry, Alice Nguyen, Isabelle Norder, Toni Nunez-Rosario.
Riley Nylander, Brynn Quirke, Annabelle Rudan, Makayla Scales, Maddy Schneidewind, Melody Speight, Molly Stapleton, Brooklyn Thomas, Lilly Trinidad, Cayla Tucker.
Concert Choir: Jordyn Abercrombie, Ikeoluwa Adeyemi, Jackson Alsberry, Richard Pitts, Aubrie Camp, Nasim Cowan, MySean Doby, Destin Green, Harper Groves, Anjeliena Hamm, Graham Harris, Jacob Harris, Marissa Harris, Tanya Harvey, Madison Holly, Benjamin Houston, Elhanan Jenkins, Declan Klyn.
Briea Levant, Flannery Marak, Tavis Marsalis, Kyla McAlister, Gabriel McKinney, Maya McNeil, Shareef Minter, Tessa O’Keefe, Lauryn Parker, Rashia Paris, Chloe Pease, Benjamin Peden, Nicholas Piotrowski, Richard Pitts, Xiiyaire Pulliam.
Jacob Quirke, Penelope Quirke, Jordyn Richardson, Alahsaundra Rogers, Rashia Paris, Terrianna Patrick-Rowe, Wesley Schmidt, Casey Siengo, Mikaili Simon, Bryce Stewart, Casey Stewart, Corey Stuckey, Diamond Talley, Janiya Taylor, Nora Vargo, Tamyia Walker, Paris Whalum, Brianah Williams, Caitlyn Williams, Peyton Williams.
Viking Choir: Moesha Adetunji, DeAngelo Barlow, Meir Bassey, Amaiya Bell, Caroline Bivens, Charisma Boler, Avery Calhoon, Stephanie Camarena, Judah Crowder, Alyssa Daley, Lesley Dean, Marissa Diaz, Koria Downs, Jordyn Elem Simelton, Siloam Epperson.
Christina Franklin, Quentin Gamble, Apollo Gary, Ronald Gerring, Tamra Gill, Laila Green, Braeden Greer, Maura Hanley, Mason Harvey, Kaisse Haynes, Savannah Howard, Simon Howard, Stella Hoyt, Zoe Hubbard, Jacob Huff, Avery Hutson.
Venus Jamison, Eleanor Jenkins, Andrew Johnson, Isaiah Joiner, Amina Kendrick, Faith Kenshol, Makiya Knazze, Aden Kozel, Halena Laven, Kendall Laven, Emma Leak, Sullivan Matthys, Phoenix McCoy, Allison McCracken, Lucan McIntosh, Kaleel Morris, Ruby Moxley, Cade Noble, Berlinda Nwachukwu, Kelly Parker Jahira Quintanilla.
Gabrielle Raske, Jazmin Rhodes, Steven Rogers, Zosha Schall, Delani Scheutzow, Kai Scott, Braxton Scullark, Acey Smentek, Seth Snow, Cayden Speerbrecker, Taleah Spurling, Maggie Sterning, Davin Ulmer, Ave Van Til, Madison Vitolka, Amy Ward, Kendall Wilson, Sani Zinnerman, Sari Zinnerman.