Posted: Monday, December 8, 2008 12:00 am
Each week ''At Our Best'' highlights the achievements of those in our community. It includes honors, awards and other recognition that is being earned by local residents.
Please send or deliver such information, along with pictures of those honored, to the newspaper at news@gtconnect.com or in care of city editor Theresa Novak, 600 S.W. Jefferson Ave., Corvallis, OR 97333.
High School musician award recipients
Forty-four music students from Corvallis' two high schools and middle schools were recently selected for a number of all-state and all-Northwest choirs, bands and orchestra sponsored by the Oregon Music Educators Association and the Music Educators National Conference.
They include:
OMEA Honors
• All-State Women's Choir - Emily Chuinard (CHS), Alyssa Clark (CV), Caitlin Gunn (CV), Noel Dykes (CV), Kehala Hervey (CHS), Kenzie Hruby (CV), Erika Lundahl (CHS), Rachel Mast (CV), Leah Seitz (CHS), Kim Snider (CV)
• All-State Men's Choir - Daniel Cespedes (CHS), Michael Crotty (CHS), Garrett Egan (CV), Robert Forkner (CV), Daniel Fridley (CV), Kipp Godfrey (CHS), Michael Grant (CHS), Robert Lewis (CHS), Alex Simon (CV), Matt Smouse, (CV), Tyler Wilson (CHS)
• All-State Symphonic Band - Abigail Gregory (CV), Stephanie Hao (CHS), Brian Qian (CV)
• All-State Wind Ensemble - Jenna Miller (CHS), Julia Semprini (CV), Payden Waldo (CV), Gavin Milligan (CV)
• All-State Orchestra - Carmella Dunn-Hartman (CHS), Jenny Flannery (CHS), Rebecca Lomnicky (CHS), Brian Lach (CV), Claire Park(CV), Cara Pfund (CV), Kayla Reiman (CHS), Julie Rorrer (CHS), Lisa Thompson (CV)
• Middle School All-State Choir - Elizabeth Taueu (CMS), Elijah Vorse (CMS)
• Middle School All-State Band - Kodiak Hast (CMS), McKenzie Huso (LPMS), Adrienne Martinson (LPMS), Katie Waldo (CMS)
MENC Honors
• All-Northwest Choir - Emily Chuinard (CHS), Daniel Fridley (CV), Caitlin Gunn (CV), Kenzie Hruby (CV), Erika Lundahl (CHS), Rachel Mast (CV), Matt Smouse (CV), Kim Snider (CV), Tyler Wilson (CHS)
• All NW Band - Stephanie Hao (CHS), Jenna Miller (CHS), Gavin Milligan (CV), Cara Pfund (CV), Julia Semprini (CV), Lisa Thompson (CV), Payden Waldo (CV)
• All NW Orchestra - Carmella Dunn-Hartman (CHS), Jenny Flannery (CHS), Rebecca Lomnicky (CHS), Claire Park (CV), Kayla Reiman (CHS), Julie Rorrer (CHS), Michael Sheng (CV), Evan Wu (CV).
OSU professor receives Chiles Award
William Ripple, a professor of forest ecosystems and society at Oregon State University, has been selected to receive the 2008 Earle A. Chiles Award, presented by the High Desert Museum in Bend.
The award recognizes work to heighten public understanding of natural resource issues of the high desert region.
The award includes a certificate and honorarium of $15,000.
Military honors
• Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Jesse S. Newman-Barnhart, a 2007 graduate of Corvallis High School, Corvallis, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J.
• Army Pvt. Jason L. Caldwell has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Caldwell earned distinction as an honor graduate of the course. He is the son of Rick and Sue Caldwell of Albany.
Musicians selected for Honor Band
Eighteen musicians from Crescent Valley High School and 24 musicians from Corvallis High School were selected by audition to participate and perform in an Honor Band in conjunction with the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle recently. Crescent Valley High School students include: Grant Choitz, clarinet; Garrett Egan, tuba; Abigail Gregory, percussion; Stephen Marshall, trumpet; Gavin Milligan, tuba; Chad Newbry, percussion; Joe Newbry, trumpet; Greg Nicol, euphonium; Drew Peterson, alto saxophone; Cara Pfund, oboe; Brian Qian, flute; Julia Semprini, clarinet; Lisa Thompson, french horn; Nick Vincent-Hill, trombone; Molly Turner, tuba; Payden Waldo, bass clarinet; Camille Walker, oboe; Tony Wu, trumpet.
Corvallis High School students include: Rose Baunach, oboe; Forrest Bice, trumpet; Matthew Braun, tuba; Nathan Christopher, horn; Jenny Flannery, oboe; Daniel Fraser-Cespedes, baritone saxophone; Claire Froelich, clarinet; Annika Gilray, flute; Aaron Gullerud, tuba; Stephanie Hao, clarinet; Emily Harvey, flute; Joseph Kleinhenz, clarinet; Marcus Kwong, baritone saxophone; Becca Loewen, horn; Tyler McFadden, percussion; Jenna Miller, bass clarinet; Jason Mock, trumpet; Rachel Moore, bass clarinet; Daniel Runyon, clarinet; Emily Schroff, alto saxophone; Emily Smith, trumpet; Masaki Tanaka, trumpet; Nathanial Vallency, trombone; Alissa Wall, alto saxophone.
Christmas Parade Award recipients
The 24th annual Corvallis Community Christmas Parade award winners were recently named. They include:
• The Santa's Choice Award for Best Use of Theme went to the Girl Scouts of Santiam.
• The Mayor's Choice Award for Best Commercial Entry went to A-1 Charlie's Towing.
• The Judge's Choice Award for Best Use of Lights went to the Benton County Communications Van.
• The Commissioner's Choice Award for the Best County Entry went to the Muddy Creek Maze.
• The Corvallis Lions Club Choice Award for the Best Nonprofit/ Civic entry went to Eye Raisers/ Guide dogs for the blind.
• The Downtown Corvallis Association's Choice Award for Best Use of Music went to the Circle Church of Christ.
• Mrs. Santa's Choice Award for Best Animal Entry went to Lucky Longneck Llama, 4 -H Club.
• Mrs. Santa's Choice Award for Best Walking Entry went to the Corvallis Gazette-Times.
The theme of this year's parade sponsored by the Corvallis Lions Club and the Downtown Corvallis Association was "Celebrate the Beauty of Your Christmas Dreams." This year's grand marshal was Mary Lee Horch, Miss Oregon USA.
Santiam Christian School Honor Roll
Santiam Christian School recently named first quarter honor roll students. They include:
12th Grade
4.0 GPA: Amy Balkins, Nicole Barton, Corrie Bellamy, Kirsti Graffenberger, Sara Gray, Christopher Hebert, Erik Hellesto, Chuck Gidley, Demetri Howerton, Derek Howerton, Rachel Kubler, Taylor Kummer, Christopher Mikkelson, Roxy Ower, Lisa Perry, Shelley Platt, Jason Powell, Lauren Schaffner, Ah Young Song, Denise Vande Burgt, Sean Wilson
3.5 and higher: Zach Akin, Meagan Anderson, Becca Boddy, Ashley Boersma, Ian Bellamy, Jordyn Coon, Brittney Cooney, Hannah Doyle, Ryan Hansen, Spenser Harold, Aaron Jenks, Megan Klosterman, Almendra Lopez-Munoz, Tristan Manley, Chris McCarthy, Laurie Park, Amanda Prentiss, Tiana Sherman, Kayla Sundin, Danae Swatman, Courtney Towery, Venisa Troyer, Miranda Warren, Danica Winchester
11th Grade
4.0: Kyle Alexander, Brooke Callis, Ellen Chambers, Maggie Dufour, David Faddis, Timothy Fanno, Robert Graham, Benjamin Griner, Heather Hambley, Kiersten Hendrix, Isaac Kennel, Kimberly Knaupp, Tyler Mavichien, Noelle McCarthy, Sarah Miller, Helen Na, David Nigro, Julia Quiring, Connor Schehen, McKenzie Thompson, Grayson Toliver, Alisha Veldink, Hannah Warner, Maria Weber, Austin Williams, Tayla Woods
3.5 and higher: Cressa Berg, Hannah Bittner, Katie Blakely, Hannah Bowder, Bryan Bremer, Hannah Carpenter, Aubri Emmert, Dustin Grimps, William Harvey, Victoria Henricks, Megan Herrold, Elaine Horton, Chris Jung, Lydia Luksch, Luisa Lupprich, Kristina Milaj, Eric Morris, Tammy Pratt, Jess Von Schimmelmann, James Stoner, Taylor Tuepker
10th Grade
4.0: Tyler Brumfield, Elle Coon, Josiah Covey, Vahishtah Dasteur, Ian Coe, Emily Hellesto, Sue Jun, Doe Hyun Kim, Elizabeth Land, Matthew Maupin, Shea Mead, Kaylee Roderick, Michaelah Swier, Ashley Torgerson, Thomas Ulrich, Rachel Van Dyke, Taylor Wobig, J Renee Zipp
3.5 and higher: Hanna Almen, Wesley Barton, Michael Beaser, Anissa Bowman, Ian Butcher, Emma Carlson, Dustin Edin, Heather Hutchinson, Kelsie Kachel, Jennifer Kim, Laura Kramer, April Kwon, Kira Lee, Michael Neilson, Arielle Nunez, Brooks Radtke, Bethany Reams, Katherine Simmons, Hayden Tedrow, Andrew Thiessen, Jessy Waite, Jamie Walker, Ian Woosley, Anna Wruck
9th Grade
4.0: Kenny Anderson, Evan Barnes, Molly Bartholomew, Sean Cornell, Joshua Edwards, Jonathan Faddis, Julia Fox, Laura Freeman, Eric Gray, Jade Headings, Matthew Klosterman, Ryan Kropf, Erin Miller, Michelle Miller, Vicky Nelson, Levi Salyer, Reese Schaffner, Isaac Seumalo, Elizabeth Slezak, Pendrey Trammell, Travis Waite
3.5 and higher: Tyler Aldrich, Chris Carbonaro, Joe Chambers, Michael Fanno, Hannah Goelzer, Jeff Hendrix, Tyler Howell, Victoria Kreger, SooMin (Sue) Lee, Heather Na, Sarah Nelson, Danny Parsons, Tyler Roberts, Tyler Ropp, Christa Towery, Darci Woods, Michael Worotikan, Yaxu (Charlene) Zhang
8th Grade
4.0: Olivia Boddy, Emma Boersma, Michael Armour, Michael Brown, Tiffany de Vos, Taylor Deskins, Kandice Easdale, Emily Griner, Andrew Han, David Harold, T.J. Hufanga, Katelyn Lang, Jordan Lange, Soeun (Claire) Lee, Danika Locey, Rachel Maupin, Joseph Miller, Caleb Moss, Cody Manzi, Cody Paratore, Zach Paul, Joe Pelley, Jonathan Perry, Merissa Prentiss, Micah Ropp, Grant Schroeder, Amy Shifley, Laura Thompson, Micah Von Schimmelmann, Joanna Ziminski
3.5 and higher: Jennifer Baily, Matthew Bolden, Emilee Bradley, Ashley de Montigny, Daniel DeLeon, Jodie Dufour, Rebecca Elmer, Erin Fettig, Sadie Hellesto, Tyler Judd, Emilie Kessi, Kelli Kramer, Garrett Lesko, Aubree Lewis, Nicole Magnuson, Christina Mason, Graham Nock, Andrew Otis, Lydia Parker, Alisha Perry, Dryden Reichmuth, Marcus Rigor, Anthony Sahakian, Jessi Seumalo, Shanna Smothers, Jordan Swigart-Risinger, Emily Thiessen
7th Grade
4.0: Gabriel Archer, Shalynn Buck, Luke Burrow, Jacob Callis, Persis Dasteur, Briana Ellis, Emma Hill, Devin Horn, Chase Hudson, Tessa Kier, Sara Kubler, Derrik Layton, Dennis Li, Annie Luksch, Kristin Miller, Steven Miller, Jeff Matthews, Luke Penner, Alec Powell, Edmund Stutzman, Wil Sutherland, Rachel Van Beek, Jordan Wobig
3.5 and higher: Ryan Almen, Whitney Anderson, Ethan Carbonaro, Brooklynn Carpenter, Christy de Vos, Austin Ellis, Wyatt Fowler, Ali Garwood, Sawyur Headings, Nathan Howell, Cassie Huffman, Mathew McDermand, Casey Olsen, Johnny Roderick, Ryan Van Dyke, Christopher Veldink, Jessica Verdeyen, Joshua Winnett, Cara Wonsley, Zachary Warner, Hannah Yelas, Josephine York