INDIANAPOLIS - On Saturday, February 27, Lewis Cass High School sent 41 instrumentalists to the ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Those 41 students earned a total of 56 medals. Of those medals, 51 were gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze.

These students or groups earned Gold medals for their Group I performance:

Jessalyn Hatton – Piccolo solo, Flute solo

Katie Johnson – Flute solo

Aly Barber – Clarinet solo

Dillon Mund – Alto Saxophone solo

Caleb Davis – Trumpet solo

Hannah Johnson – Trumpet solo

Jillian Bower – French horn solo

Kadee Dollar – French horn solo

Audrey Michaels – Marimba solo

Miranda Piercy – Vibe solo

Mackenzie Tobar – Xylophone solo


Saxophone Trio – Ashley Johnson, Dillon Mund, Jenny Sency


Saxophone Quartet – Ashley Johnson, Nik Jones, Dillon Mund, Jenny Sency

Clarinet Choir – Jena Alcorn, Michalea Angle, Aly Barber, Sarah Brown, Micah Carden, Amanda Carson, Katie Jeslis, Morgan Lowe, Lindsey Morgan, Janette Orozco, Alma Reinhart, Julie Tharp, Shayla Van Duyne, Gracie Zook

Flute choir – Emily Donovan, Jessalyn Hatton, Sammy Hoium, Lindy Hunt, Katie Johnson, Carlissa Knight, Jessica Roller


French Horn Choir - Ashley Baber, Jillian Bower, Kadee Dollar, Kirsten Dollar, Kelsey Sullivan, Mariah Swartz, Sadie Wisler

Trombone/Baritone Quartet - Raelee Puckett, Shaylee Sparks, Matthew Thomas, Jenna Yeakley


These students earned a Silver medal for their performance:

Emily Donovan – Flute solo

Jenny Sency – Alto Saxophone solo

Raelee Puckett – Baritone solo

Taylor Henry – Tuba solo

This student earned a Bronze medal for their performance:

Shayla Van Duyne – Clarinet solo