Fairfield band members earn spots on District XIII musical groups

FAIRFIELD — Band members from the Fairfield City School District were recently accepted into the District XIII Honor Concert Band and District XIII Honor Jazz Band.

Students from Fairfield Middle, Freshman and Senior High schools auditioned with more than 1,200 students from four different counties before earning seats in these prestigious musical groups.

High School Honor Band

David Preda, Julianne Werts, Alex Hotchkiss (alternate), Joey Pasqualetti, Brittany Dunn, Mark Hensler, Emily Garrett, Shelby Dixon, Heather Caudill, Kelly Anderson (alternate), Eric Bell, Sarah Lagemann, Jake Daniels (alternate), Nate Chester, Hunter Blair, Justin Armstrong and Benjamin Aalaei.

High School Honor Jazz Band

Nate Chester, Jake Daniels (alternate) and Johnathan Kylander (alternate).

Freshman Honor Band

Chase Still, Jennifer Sponaugle, Craig Allen, Mateo Llano-Zapata, Michelle Spille, Rachel Barker, Chase Willier, Teryn Post, Ryan Newsom, Gabe Chester, Dominick Hatton, Leah Blake, Edward Schirmer, Stetson Parks, Paul Kanner and Michael Larson (alternate).

8th-grade Honor Band

Megan Osborne, Hannah Hensler, Edwardo Avery, Lindsey Moore, Alissa Martin, Noelle Wilson, Rachel Mowry, Adam Brewer, Alex Borchers, Richard Stoner, Noah Stover, Matthew Armstrong, Logan Scarth, Jay Bennett and Brandon Bavis.

7th-grade Honor Band

Annalisa Callender, Lydia James, Madison Moore, Rene Rothring, Kelly Loughran, Mikayla Burnette, Linda Llano, Jacob Mackzum, Desmond Traylor, Matthew Drake, Jacob Schuster, Dalton Birck, Charles Horn, Hannah Willingham, Lauren Obermeyer (alternate), R.J. Schaefer (alternate) and Jack Spriggs (alternate).

Junior High Honor Jazz

Michael Shular, Charles Horn and Brandon Bavis (alternate).