31 Fairfax County Public Schools Students Named to 2016 Virginia Honors Choir

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Vocal musicians from 12 Fairfax County public schools have been named to the Virginia Honors Choir for 2016, the school system announced Friday. This select choir is open only to the top 125 singers from around the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is the highest honor a choir student can attain during his or her high school career. Thirty-one Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students were selected for the choir, and five students were named as alternates. The choir will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) convention to be held at the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs Nov. 17-19.

FCPS students named to the 2016 Virginia Honors Choir are:

• Centreville High School: Rebecca Brittain, Pooja Karandikar, and Kobie Turner.
• Chantilly High School: Sarah Gallagher, Joel Lee, and alternate William Suh.
• Hayfield Secondary School: Jessica Pressley.
• Herndon High School: Evelyn Showalter and Joey Rudek.
• Langley High School: Christiana Ivanova, Mary Margaret Chalk, Danbi So, Camila Maric, Ammad Akbari, and alternates Akshay Nag and Theodore Herzfeld.
• Madison High School: Benjamin Schwartz.
• Marshall High School: Sarah Koo, Amelia Lindsey, Cagan Goldstein, and alternate Satori Green.
• Oakton High School: Jillian Tate and Violetta Nagy.
• South Lakes High School: Meredith Brooker, Nathan Nkomba, and alternate Abigail Thomas.
• West Potomac High School: Taylor Stephens and Madelin Finn.
• Westfield High School: Emily Rakes, Evan Kohnstam, and Jonathan Cottrell.
• Woodson High School: Megan Humes, Caroline Grass, Jacob Lamb, Lucas Valdes, and Marc Manaloto.

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