Students Attend Red Carpet Auditions
Ponca City 7-12 grade band students attended Red Carpet Honor Band auditions in Enid on Saturday, 11/4/23. Students competed against other band students from around our region of Oklahoma for a spot in the Red Carpet Honor Band. Here is the breakdown of what students earned a spot in each band.
MS Band (7):
Maxwell Sinton, Flute - 10th chair
Samantha Biery, Oboe - 1st chair
Milton Lozano, Clarinet - 2nd chair
Anslee Neale, Clarinet - 9th chair
Rayna Dent, Bass Clarinet - 3rd chair
Dakota Youker, Alto Saxophone - 1st chair
Brekkon Lefthand-Hutson, Alto Saxophone - 6th chair
Porter Scantlin, Trumpet - 3rd chair
Timothy Hampl, Trumpet - 5th chair
Alexander Biery, French Horn - 1st chair
Aizen Burns, French Horn - 4th chair
JH Band (8-9):
Jhansi Rapeti, Flute - 1st chair
Brendalinn Gale, Flute - 5th chair
Sophia Howard, Flute - 9th chair
Ahren Sweezy, Bassoon - 1st chair
Elizabeth Napier, Clarinet - 7th chair
Lila Moore, Clarinet - 2nd alternate
Henry O’Neill, Alto Saxophone - 1st chair
William Adams, Alto Saxophone - 1st alternate
Lucas Pena, French Horn - 2nd chair
Caitlin Cannon, Trombone - 5th chair
Sophia Vaden, Percussion (mallets) - 1st alternate
HS Band (10-12):
Jordan De Leon, Flute - 1st alternate
Ethan Garcia, Bassoon - 1st chair
Rachel Lawson, Clarinet - 14th chair
Kaitlyn Scanlon, Clarinet - 1st alternate
Viktoriya Maier, Bass Clarinet - 2nd chair
Conner Burgess, Alto Saxophone - 4th chair
Julian Estrada, Baritone Saxophone - 1st chair
Abbigail Lawson, French Horn - 4th chair
Kaleb Estrada, Percussion (mallets) - 2nd chair
Raktim Adhikary, Percussion (snare drum) - 3rd chair
Christian Fezer, Percussion (mallets) - 2nd alternate
These students will get to represent PCPS by performing in the Red Carpet Honor Band concert at NWOSU in Alva, on 1/13/24. Congratulations to these band students for this wonderful achievement!