VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- Valley City High School instrumental students competed in the EDC/State small group instrumental contest on Thursday, February 15th at Fargo North. Valley City entered a total of 17 instrumental groups in the contest. The students received 0 III (three) ratings, 1 II (two) rating, 11 I (one) ratings, 2 region star ratings, and 3 state star ratings. The students performed very well and represented VCHS in a positive manner.

The ratings are classified as follows: III – fair performance, II – good performance, I – excellent performance, region star – superior performance, and state star – state superior performance.

Receiving a II rating were Allysen Mathias, Blake Hagen, Max Kupitz, Jacob Meyer, Alyssa Hatcher, Alexa Kjelland, Luke Plagens, Tucker Schonert, and Buddy Scherr (mixed brass ensemble).

Receiving I ratings were Ashton Schonert and Eliza Johnson (clarinet duet); Avery Suhr, Hailey Thoreson, Rachel Sand, and Cami Sundlie (saxophone quartet); Racheal Couture and Aurora Ziniel (clarinet duet); Julianne McPartland, Abigail Peterson, and Britta Roehrich (flute trio); Presley Curtis and Trevan Pfennig (saxophone duet); Christina Sayler and Megan Roswick (flute duet); Alyssa Hatcher, Alexa Kjelland, Owen Plagens, and Kaylee Smith (French horn quartet); Tiffany Schneider and Breana Buringrud (trumpet and euphonium duet); Alexa Klein and Lexi Triebold (saxophone duet); Mikayla Nehlich, Samantha Nelson, and MaKaelyn Lorenz (flute trio); and Jack Jordan and Tucker Schonert (trombone duet).

Receiving Region Star ratings were Christian Hanson, Mackenzie Leroux, Kennadee Jorissen, Angela Larson, Lexi Ondracek, and Hannah Dockter (saxophone sextet); and Jack Jordan, David Opdahl, and Breana Buringrud (mixed brass trio).

Receiving State Star ratings were Dillon Peter, Breana Buringrud, and Cara Van Bruggen (trumpet trio); Nathan Eldridge and Braylen Bruns (trombone duet); and Christian Hanson, Mackenzie Leroux, Lexi Ondracek, and Angela Larson (saxophone quartet).