16 Plainfield High School Musicians Headed To State Conference

PLAINFIELD, IL — Sixteen students from Plainfield high schools were chosen to participate in the annual Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Student Programs for Band, Chorus and Orchestra from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in Peoria.

To participate in the event is one of the most prestigious honors in high school music, school officials said.

Musicians from all four Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 high schools will represent the district in the festival.

Plainfield Central High School

Band

• Lucas Vergara, senior, E-flat clarinet
• Zoe Strange, senior, flute

Choir

• Logan Burgess, senior, bass II

Music Composition

• Andrew Adamiak, senior
• Owen Cortese, senior

Plainfield South High School

Band

• Brandon Youngren, senior, trombone

Plainfield North High School

Band

• Evan Rodgers, senior, B-flat clarinet
• Matthew Witek, senior, tenor saxophone

Choir

• Evan Ruggirello, junior, tenor II

Orchestra

• Ethan Clark, senior, French Horn
• Kaitlin Lee, junior, violin

Plainfield East High School

Choir

• Stella Abarca, senior, alto 1
• Joshua Arenas, senior, bass II
• Abigail Hebreard, senior, soprano II
• Cecilia Wynne, senior, soprano I

Orchestra

• Madison Barber, senior, oboe