CCSD Students Named to 2025 All-State Band, Chorus and Orchestra

Cherokee County School District high school and middle school students earned seats in the prestigious Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Band, Chorus and Orchestra!

Students from Georgia middle and high schools statewide audition for these selective performance opportunities.  This year’s All-State music events recently were held at the Classic Center in Athens. 

Congratulations to the students and their teacher directors!  Thank you to our School Board for its investment in performing arts programs to support our students in learning more, growing more and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else.

ALL-STATE BAND
Cherokee High School
Thaxton Cheyne
Director: Garrick Cheyne

Creekview High School
Levi Norris
Jonah Szeder
Director: Stephen McCarthy

River Ridge High School
Claire Park
Ryan Tucker
Director: Josh Tyree

Sequoyah High School
Luke Griffies
Director: Chad Smith

Woodstock High School
Garrett Chudy
Mattie Ramsey
Director: Bob Loehr

ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA
Creekview High School
Avery Lawson
Director: Stephen McCarthy

Sequoyah High School
Helen Becker
Elena Dagostino
Director: Chad Smith

Woodstock High School
Noelle Cosgrove
Director: Caroline Gilbert

ALL-STATE READING CHORUS
Cherokee High School
Samantha Geer
Ellie Schultz
Director: Brad Ellis

Etowah High School
Sean Helms
Director: William Hall

Sequoyah High School
Elena Dagostino
Matthew Lorenz
Madeleine Markham
Director: Josh Markham

ALL-STATE CHORUS
Cherokee High School
Samantha Geer
Alaynah Jackson
Ellie Schultz
Director: Brad Ellis

Creekview High School
Donovan Ball
Liam Bailey
Dakota Calhoun
Cedric Coggon
Kassidy Eno
Ian Gilbert
Avery Lawson
Cooper Nalley
Ava Obermeier
Wyatt Pangburn
Director: Scott L. Martin

Etowah High School
Sean Helms
Ansley King
Connor McCullough
Harper Schultz
Keirthen Titus
Director: William Hall

River Ridge High School
Director: Dr. Allison Baccala
Hunter Alligood
Hudson Crowe
Taylor Daugherty
Ayden Hunsberger
Josh Kirk

Sequoyah High School
Max Aaron
Asher Bennett
Sofia Castillo
Elena Dagostino
Landon Davidson
Addison George
Elizabeth Hatch
Matthew Lorenz
James Markham
Madeleine Markham
Spencer Markham
Derik Pedro-Espinoza
Adrian Perez Arciniegas
Caroline Price
Lana Ward
Director: Josh Markham

Creekland Middle School
Ever Driscoll
Blake Eubanks
Lukas Foster
Maura Holt
Anna Peterson
Reagan Savor
Director: Laura Martin

Dean Rusk Middle School
Deena Bailey
Fiona Bailey
Anthony Dagostino
Theron Lingerfelt
Ansley Montgomery
Olivia Smith
Caylen Taylor
Director: Joseph Salter

E.T. Booth Middle School
Aurora Dalrymple-Burdett
Kien Dinh
Nicholas Hise
Zoe Holland
Emily Jung
Hannah Kirk
Olivia McNally
Onice Montero
Anni Porter
Erina Rao
Ishva Shah
Natalie Vest
Director: Mallory Tafoya

Freedom Middle School
Camryn Andretta
Adalyn Braswell
Caroline Campbell
Niesha Edwards
Lauren Manyara
Brianna Monzon
Matteo Poole
Director: Michelle Johnson

Teasley Middle School
Molly Presley
Director: Camille Core

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