Frenship is proud to have so many dedicated, passionate, and talented students in the Fine Arts Program. At the end of the school year, students in band, orchestra, and choir competed at the annual UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest. There, the students represented Frenship proudly bringing home dozens of gold medals and honors.
A very remarkable award was given to five Frenship High School students for their impressive musicianship. Two band students and three choir students were awarded the "Outstanding Performer Award," recognizing their exceptional musical skill.
“Each year at the UIL State Solo & Ensemble Contest, the UIL allows each judge to choose one performer each day as the UIL Outstanding Performer,” said Scott Carter, Frenship High School Director of Bands. “From the thousands of entries state-wide, those chosen as a UIL Outstanding Performer are recognized by the judges as a student who exhibited outstanding musicianship in a performance above and beyond that of any other performer that day.”
Congratulations to Ryder Day and Jacob Fout in band and Madilyn Sallee, Shelby Stidham, and Sarah Williams in choir for receiving the UIL Outstanding Performer award.
The Frenship High School Band had an impressive showing with 154 Division One medals earned and 89 students securing their spot at the State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Of those Frenship students who competed, 41 earned gold, silver or bronze medals, with some earning multiple medals. This also included students who competed in Twirling.
The Frenship High School Choir had 75 students competing against students from across the area to advance to the state contest. After a long day of competition, 55 Frenship soloists and four ensembles were awarded Division 1 ratings and advanced to state. At the state contest 55 students were awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals with some earning multiple medals.
In Frenship’s newest Fine Arts program, there were eight orchestra students who competed at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest at Talkington School for Young Women Leaders. With only five months of instruction on their instruments, all eight students earned superior ratings at the Solo and Ensemble Contest with one qualifying for state. Another student also competed at the state contest in piano.
Band Results
- Brady Allen, Bronze- Ensemble
- Lani Allen, Gold- Solo
- Thomas Blevins, Gold- Solo
- Kasen Brunsen, Silver- Solo
- Rachel Burgos, Gold- Solo, Silver- Solo (Twirling)
- Jayden Butt, Bronze- Ensemble
- Kristian Castillo, Bronze- Ensemble
- Julian Cervantes, Silver- Solo
- Mason Cox, Bronze- Ensemble
- Julian Cruce, Silver- Solo
- Paxton Daniel, Silver- Solo
- Ryder Day, Gold- Outstanding Performer
- Owen Demaray, Gold- Solo
- Daniel Dominy, Gold – Solo
- Abigail Duncan, Silver – Solo
- Alexander Duncan, Silver – Solo
- Tristan Duran, Gold - Solo (Bass Clarinet) / Silver - Solo (Piano)
- Keegan Durrett, Bronze - Ensemble (2 ensembles)
- Isabelle Flores, Silver – Solo
- Jacob Fout, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble Outstanding Performer
- Nick Garnica, Bronze – Ensemble
- Kritika Gautam, Gold – Solo
- Kaleb Graham, Bronze – Ensemble
- Micah Griffin, Bronze – Ensemble
- Joseph Hernandez, Silver – Solo
- Ellee Hill, Silver – Solo
- Reagan Horst, Bronze – Ensemble
- Grayson Jenkins, Silver – Solo
- Kiera Blake, Silver – Solo
- Noah Luna, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Jaykob Martinez, Bronze – Ensemble
- Joshua Polly, Bronze – Ensemble
- Camrin Quintana, Bronze – Ensemble
- Isiah Quintanilla, Bronze – Ensemble
- Joaquin Ramirez, Bronze – Ensemble
- Shelby Ramirez, Bronze – Ensemble
- Makayla Roberts, Silver – Solo
- Jake Tubbs, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Ayden Webster, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Taylor Wollenburg, Gold – Solo
- Logan Woods, Gold - Solo / Bronze - Ensemble
Choir Results
- Ella Ackerman, Bronze – Ensemble
- Ella Alderson, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Lili Argullin, Silver – Solo
- Audrey Beauchamp, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Madison Blackmon, Silver – Solo
- Aidon Braddock, Gold – Solo
- William Byars, Gold – Solo
- Brayden Carter, Bronze – Ensemble
- Drew Cox, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Catherine Denson, Silver – Solo
- Dakota Duncan, Gold – Solo
- Lucy Dyal, Bronze – Ensemble
- Marie Figueroa, Silver – Solo
- Hadassah Garcia, Gold – Solo
- Kyra Gerhart, Bronze – Ensemble
- Tristian Gusman, Gold – Solo
- Trinity Harding, Silver – Solo
- Mercedes Hernandez, Silver – Solo
- Gaby Jaime, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Ann Jones, Gold – Solo
- Jaxon Jones, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Trevon Joseph, Gold – Solo
- Hayden Keeton, Silver – Solo
- Marie King, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Adesuyi Kolawole, Silver – Solo
- Emma Luna, Silver – Solo
- Keegan Martin, Silver – Solo
- Reina Martin, Silver – Solo
- Amy Martinez, Silver – Solo
- Marques Martinez, Silver – Solo
- Zoie Martinez, Silver – Solo
- Laila McClain, Bronze – Ensemble
- Peyton McCloud, Silver – Solo
- Skye McDonald, Silver – Solo
- Bradley Merritt, Silver – Solo
- Amanda Panes, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Annabelle Perez, Gold – Solo
- Allison Rey, Bronze – Ensemble
- Rhyson Rogers, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Sky Sabal, Silver – Solo
- Madilyn Sallee, Gold - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble Outstanding Performer
- Joseph Sena, Silver - Solo / Bronze – Ensemble
- Abby Short, Silver – Solo
- Tatum Stephenson, Silver – Solo
- Kelby Stevens, Bronze – Ensemble
- Shelby Stidham, Gold – Solo Outstanding Performer
- Vanessa Trevey, Gold – Solo
- Ellie Ure, Silver – Solo
- Daniel Vargas, Silver – Solo
- Gabriel Vargas, Bronze – Ensemble
- Nate Varner, Silver – Solo
- Gloria Vasquez, Silver – Solo
- Aidan Wardlaw, Silver – Solo
- Jarrett Wideman, Bronze - Ensemble
- Sarah Williams, Gold – Solo Outstanding Performer
Orchestra Results
- Adonis Bustillos, Silver – Solo
- Joseph McCombs, Silver - Solo
Congratulations, students!