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The School District of Lee County is proud to announce that 47 talented student musicians have been selected to participate in the Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA) All-State performing groups, earning recognition among the finest young musicians in Florida.<\/p>\n
Each year, FMEA holds statewide auditions to fill spots in 24 different All-State performing groups. Students submit blind video auditions that are evaluated alongside submissions from thousands of peers across the state. This year, Lee County’s 47 selections came from a competitive pool of over 10,000 statewide entries, with students representing the district at the FMEA All-State Music Conference in Tampa this past January.<\/p>\n
“I am so proud of these incredibly talented students,” said Superintendent Dr. Denise Carlin. “To compete against over 10,000 musicians statewide and earn a spot among the best takes real dedication and passion. These kids are absolutely remarkable and watching them shine is such a joy.”<\/p>\n
Students were selected from schools across the district and span elementary through high school levels, representing ensembles including concert orchestras, choirs, bands, and specialized groups.<\/p>\n
Jayden Torres – Bonita Springs High School – High School Honors Big Band
Phillip Munoz – Cape Coral High School – High School Honors Big Band
Lorian Moore -Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – All State SSAA Choir
Mary Holden – Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – All State SSAA Choir
Krysta’lyn Korn – Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – All State TTBB Choir
Marc Pierre-Louis – Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – All-State Concert Orchestra
Danylo Zacharievich – Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – All-State Concert Orchestra
Madelyn Martinez – Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts – High School Guitar Ensemble
Saenu Dougherty – Cypress Lake Middle School – All-state Middle School Orchestra
Alyssa Liu – Cypress Lake Middle School – All-state Middle School Orchestra
Reese Sims – Cypress Lake Middle School – Middle School Mixed Chorus
Alice Villegas – Diplomat Middle School – Middle School Honors Orchestra
Travis Opalski – Diplomat Middle School – Middle School Honors Band
Meiya Zhang – Dunbar High – Concert Orchestra
Nishini Fernando – Dunbar High – HS SSAA
Jillian Taylor – Fort Myers High School – All State SSAA Choir
Brandon Sareh – Fort Myers High School – High School Honors Big Band
Connor Evans – Gulf Middle School – Middle School Honors Band
Stephanie Fuentes – Lehigh Senior High School – All State SSAA Choir
Zoe Molina – North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts – Middle School Honors Orchestra
Jacob Culbertson\tNorth Fort Myers Academy for the Arts\tMiddle School Treble
David Perugorria-Guzman\tNorth Fort Myers Academy for the Arts\tMiddle School Treble
Jane Peck\tNorth Fort Myers Academy for the Arts\tMiddle School Treble
Emily Skocik\tNorth Fort Myers Academy for the Arts\tMiddle School Honors Band
Veronica Durso\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Roxy Durso\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Ella Culbertson\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Luciana Valencia\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Emma Bambrey\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Ethan Mohring\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Evan Barrero\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State Concert Choir
Maya Cotherman\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State SSAA Choir
Benjamin Hughes\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tAll State TTBB Choir
Isaiah Pasternack\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tSymphonic Band
Samantha Olivera\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tSymphonic Winds
Justin Wang\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tSymphony Orchestra
Ethan Nguyen\tNorth Fort Myers High School\tSymphony Orchestra
Nathan Haworth\tOak Hammock Middle\tMiddle School Honor Band
Ruby Santos-Sales\tOak Hammock Middle\tMiddle School Honor Orchestra
Angelina Brister\tPatriot Elementary\tElementary Choir
MacKenzie Baker\tSpring Creek Elementary\tElementary Choir
Juliet Jumpp\tSpring Creek Elementary\tElementary Choir
Amber Ortega\tSpring Creek Elementary\tElementary Choir
Alexandra Flynt\tThe Sanibel School\tMiddle School Treble
Ava Wodjeski\tThe Sanibel School\tMiddle School Treble
Andrea Benitez Gomez\tThree Oaks Middle School\tMiddle School Honors Band
Laila Young\tThree Oaks Middle School\tMiddle School Honor Orchestra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The School District of Lee County is proud to announce that 47 talented student musicians have been selected…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-152407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}