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Five Warrior musicians leave their mark @ Elkhorn South's Band Olympics

Holdsworth, Edmonds, Carstens, Moore & Pace's ratings lead Wahoo to 3rd place team trophy

by WHS Band Director Jason Smith on February 22, 2016

Warrior band students (from left) Cheyenne Moore, Sydney Holdsworth, Payton Carstens (front), Korena Edmonds and Katie Pace were Wahoo's top performers at the 2016 Elkhorn South Band Olympics on Feb. 20.

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Warrior band students (from left) Cheyenne Moore, Sydney Holdsworth, Payton Carstens (front), Korena Edmonds and Katie Pace were Wahoo's top performers at the 2016 Elkhorn South Band Olympics on Feb. 20.

On Saturday, February 20, 2016, five Wahoo band students traveled to Elkhorn South High school to compete in the Elkhorn South Band Olympics.

The Band Olympics is a solo and small ensemble competition for band students in 9th and 10th grade. Students are a given a rating by judges and then are ranked. Students that get 1st through 5th place in their instrument category earn a medal. Ratings and medals also contribute to earning a team trophy.

Sydney Holdsworth received a 2nd place medal for 10th Grade Alto Saxophones, Korena Edmonds received a 5th place medal for Bass Clarinet, Payton Carstens received a 3rd place medal for Baritone Saxophone, Cheyenne Moore received a Superior rating, and Katie Pace received an Excellent rating.

Overall, Wahoo took the 3rd place trophy in our division against eight other schools! A job well done for our first time in this competition!