The Dell Rapids High School choir sent 10 participants to the Region II Solo/Ensemble Vocal Contest on Monday, March 10th, Sioux Falls.  All 10 participates returned home with Superior scores, and seven of the 10 performers received Perfect scores.  Students that participated were:

Solos

• Jordan Stone*
• Jackson Gleason*
• Dylan Damm*
• Veronica Fritz*
• Elly Petrik*
• Bryana Schull*
• Nick Holmes
• Ted DeLange
• Taiven Logan

(* perfect score)

Vocal/Choir Director Ginny Ziebarth said, “I was surprised that we would come home with all superior ratings.  That has not happened to me before as a director.  I have had students in the past that have received the honor of a perfect score, but not often, and certainly not this many in one day!  I’m grateful to the students for their commitment.”

The boys ensemble that performed also received a perfect score.  Gleason, Holmes, Chuck Grassi, DeLange, Damm, Jake Faux, Ethan Schull, Ben Hinricher, Josh Benda, and Luke Snoozy made up the boys ensemble.  Ziebarth said, “The university director that judged the boys ensemble was very excited about how well they sang, and couldn’t say enough about how happy she was to have been able to hear them.”