
Choral director Melinda Benham recognizes state show choir members Tuesday during the school board meeting. The students are Fin Brown, Silas Frank, Kyahn Ely, Kane Ely, Lily Clark, Ty Cahoon, Anne Marie Wright, Anna Beth Trueblood, Bailey Moore, Charity Brower and Addy Ragsdale.

- May 11, 2022
State music awards
Melinda Benham, choral director, and Butch Owens, band director, report the following results from the Missouri Solo and Small Ensemble Festival, which was held April 28 at Columbia.
“They put in hours and hours of rehearsal time and represented Webb City High School beautifully,” Benham said.
GOLD RATINGS
Vocal SSA Trio- Charity Brower, Lily Clark & Anne Marie Wright
Baritone solo-Gavin Burdette
Clarinet solo-Ella Dodd
Trumpet solo-Daniel Roy
Vocal solo-Anna Beth Trueblood
Vocal solo-Anne Marie Wright
SILVER RATINGS
SATB Quartet: Gavin Burdette, Lily Clark, Silas Frank and Anne Marie Wright
Solo-Charity Brower
Solo-Fin Brown
Solo-Ella Clark
Solo-Lily Clark
Solo-Kaeden Tebbets
Snare drum solo-Creed Cranford
Solo-Bailey Moore
Solo-Addy Ragsdale
Marimba solo-Aiden Wiggins
BRONZE RATINGS
Solo-Silas Frank
TTBB Quartet: Gavin Burdette, Silas Frank, Kaeden Tebbets and Joseph Wermurth
There are also more recent state choir results:
ALL-STATE CHOIR
Kyahn Ely
Silas Frank
Bailey Moore
Lily Clark (first alternate)
Ty Cahoon (second alternate)
ALL-STATE FESTIVAL CHOIR
Kyahn Ely
ALL-STATE SHOW CHOIR
Ty Cahoon
Lily Clark
Kane Ely
Bailey Moore
Addy Ragsdale
Anne Marie Wright
MSHSAA SOLOS & ENSEMBLES
1 RATINGS
Ladies trio, Charity Brower, Lily Clark, Anne Marie Wright
Solo- Anna Beth Trueblood
Solo- Anne Marie Wright

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Persistent Carterville Students of the Month
Carterville Elementary students learned in April that they can be persistent by never giving up, working hard, being resourceful, believing in themselves, ignoring distractions, being reliable, finishing what they start, always giving their best effort, setting goals and trying new strategies.
Those selected as Students of the Month are: (FRONT) Lyla Crihfield, Lakyn Dobbs, Asher Stodghill, Alleigh Fraser, Peyton Henry, Jace Brooks, Ayden Turosik. (BACK) Blair Clark, Kohen Stephens, Ameliya Scott, Owen Heape, Clark Thomsen, Declan Arnold and Laken Stewart. (LAUREN THOMPSON PHOTO)