On Saturday, Oct. 23rd Urbandale High School had 29 students audition for the Iowa Instrumental All-State Festival.

Statewide over 1000 instrumental music students audition and approximately 17% of the candidates are selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival in Ames, Iowa on Nov. 18 - 20, 2010. It is the highest individual honor a student can receive from the Iowa High School Music Association.

Urbandale students who audition for the Iowa Instrumental All-State undertake a rigorous process of weekly mock auditions, they study with teachers both in and out of school, and they devote hours upon hours to individual practice time. The following 29 Urbandale students are to be commended for their dedicated efforts and outstanding representation of themselves and their community.

Student Auditionees:
Rachel Corell
Kate Newendorp
Alicia Manning
Annika Andrews
Rachel Fuson
Gage Schmitt
Brian Gilg
Katie Gilg
Rachael Walck
Peter Weihs
Emma Shipley
Heather Moore
Jennifer VanRiessen
Logan Prust
Sydney VanderLeest
Bethany Schultz
Sara Chen

Recalled:
Hannah Pettorini
Scott Miller
Krista Yourstone
Mason Hanson
Britta Wilson
Lauren Johnson

Accepted:
Brian Rye, 10th Grade, Alternate, Trombone
Sophia Chen, 12th Grade, 1st Year, Clarinet
Spencer Hunt, 12th Grade, 1st Year, Trumpet
Kelsey Ferneau, 11th Grade, 2nd Year, Horn
Lydia Penningroth, 11th Grade, 3rd Year, Horn
Renee Brechtel, 11th Grade, 3rd Year, Violin

Pictured are the combined Vocal and Instrumental All-State students:


Back row: Patrick Daugherty, Daniel Gibson, Jake Temple, Nate Boehm, John Aceto, Alex Kane, Brian Rye, Jake Thede
Front Row: Adam Brown, Sophia Chen, Kaitlin Kimm, Kelsey Ferneau, Renee Brechtel, Sarah Dougherty, Lydia Penningroth, Andrew Chandler
Not pictured: Claire Lloyd, Jared Lettow, and Spencer Hunt