Local Boys and Girls Play in Annual Piano Recital

November 4 marked the first all-girls recital in the MHS band room. “The annual boys event has been held for numerous years,” stated coordinator Susan Karels. “The girls wanted to have one also, so we added the girls recital this year.” Selections included piano, clarinet, guitar, voice, and special effects by popping balloons.

Participants included: (Back l. to r.) Marnie Van Light, Claire Snaza, and Kenadee Mueller (Fifth row) Caroline Pearson and Siera Wenzl (Fourth row) Savannah Berg and Natalie Thaden (Third row) Evy Liebe and Addison Brown (Second row) Avery Schuneman, Macie Van Lith and Zadie Frederiksen (Front) Addie Hartman and Norah Hartman.
(Ashlynn Batchelor and Elexia Quintanilla also performed.)

Middle school and high school girls were: (Back) Kimberly Van Sambeek, Maddie Duffield, and Maycee Hartman (Fourth row) Alaina Rausch, Christina Lusk, and Marion Mischel (Third row) Peyten Wiese, Julia Gingerich, and Hope Karels; (Second row) Julia Wiik, Addie Farrell, and Victoria Nelson; (Front) Jaclyn Wiik, Marianna Fonder, and Hailey Zinter.

The boys music recital featured the piano, voice, violin, guitar, and the trapset drums. Participants included: (Back) Stevie Ash, Isaac Sousa, and Jason Helgeson (Eighth row) Eric Van Sambeek and Nicholas Batchelor (Seventh row) JD Lusk and William Karels (Sixth row) Zach Ringsaker, Karson Weber, and Isaiah Pelowski (Fifth row) Max Lightfield, Joe Schulte, and Jacob Reimche (Fourth row) James Batchelor and Aiden Quintanilla (Third row) Howie Zemlicka, Garrett Weber, and Cooper Hupke (Second row) Harley Zemlicka, Preston Laskowske, and Graham Lightfield, and (Front row) Michael Verheul and Mark Verheul.