Lakota West Concert Band Honors and Awards
2019 End of Year Awards
- Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Charlie Merk
- Greg Snyder Coda Scholarship – Jack Greenlee & Emilee Warne
- Bill Weatherwax Memorial Scholarship – Charlie Merk
- John Philip Sousa Award – Jack Greenlee
- Concerto Winners – Emilee Warne and Joe Keller
OMEA All-State Instrumentalists 2018-2019
- Evelyn Best, All State Band/Orchestra, Bass Clarinet
- Alexander Evert, All State Band/Orchestra, Clarinet
- Jack Greenlee, All State Band/Orchestra, French Horn
- Anna Lavin, All State Band/Orchestra, Trumpet
- Alex Merk, All State Jazz Alternate, Piano
- Charlie Merk, All State Jazz, Brass
- Ben Seamon, All State Band/Orchestra, Trumpet
- Jared Sippy, All State Band/Orchestra Alternate, Tuba
- Emilee Warne, All State Band/Orchestra Alternate, Flute
- Isaac Yoby, All State Band/Orchestra, Trumpet
Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestras (CSYO) 2018-2019
- Alexander Evert, Philharmonic, Clarinet
- Joe Keller, Philharmonic, Trumpet
- Anna Lavin, Concert Orchestra, Trumpet
- Ian Mason, Concert Orchestra, Trumpet
- Ben Seamon, Concert Orchestra, Trumpet
- Emilee Warne, Concert Orchestra, Flute
- Jason Zepahua, Philharmonic, Bassoon
CCM Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble (CYWE) 2018-2019
- Andrew Himelstein, French Horn
- Ryan Hummel, Tuba
- Yuna Kim, Saxophone
- Morgan Scarborough, Flute
- Jared Sippy, Tuba
- Emilee Warne, Flute
- Issac Yoby, Trumpet
- Jason Zepahua, Bassoon
CCM Cincinnati Youth Symphonic Band 2018-2019
- Ashley Chen, Clarinet
- Jake Guinigundo, Euphonium
- Yuri Kim, Flute
- Caroline Mitchell, Oboe
- Aining Sun, Flute
- Hayley Wong Liong, Bassoon
Cincinnati Junior Youth Wind Ensemble 2018-2019
- Annie Jin – Lakota Ridge Junior
- Max Tumbleson, Lakota Plains
Bowling Green State University Honor Band
- Christian Bogard
- Ryan Hummel
- Marah Hutton
- Jasmine Ifeakanwa
- Megan Lancey
- Ian Mason
- Alec J. Reder
- Aaron Reilman
- Ben Seamon
- Nathan Simon
- Ben Simpson
- Adrienne Stickler
- Alex Terwilliger
- Henry Wargacki
- Isaac Yoby
OMEA District 13 Honor Band Wind Symphony
- Evy Best, Bass Clarinet
- Christian Bogard, Euphonium
- Trevor Bresnahan, Trombone
- Alex Evert, Clarinet
- Jake Guinigundo, Euphonium
- Hannah Hagen, Flute
- Andrew Himelstein, Horn
- Jasmine Ifeakanwa, Horn
- Anna Lavin, Trumpet
- Brennan Leech, Clarinet
- Alex Merk, Percussion
- Randy Nguyen, Percussion
- Aaron Reilman, Clarinet
- Jared Sippy, Tuba
- Nick Sippy, Percussion
- Thomas Skoog, Horn
- Adrienne Stickler, Clarinet
- Anna Szczepaniak, Clarinet
- Maddy Wilson, Oboe
- Isaac Yoby, Trumpet
OMEA District 13 Honor Band Symphonic Winds
- Matthew Aude, Percussion, Alternate
- Marcela Brower, Flute, Alternate
- Ashley Chen, Clarinet
- Ross Christopher, Euphonium
- Tori Johnson, Clarinet
- Lucy Cobble, Oboe
- Sarah Dodson, Flute
- Gabby Eppinghoff, Alto Sax
- Ryan Hummel, Tuba
- Amanda King, Clarinet
- Margaret Kim, Alto Sax
- Hayley Wong Liong, Bassoon, Alternate
- Edwin Lorano, Tuba, Alternate
- Ian Mason, Trumpet
- Caroline Mitchell, Oboe, Alternate
- Nick Linder, Percussion, Alternate
- Zach Perrino, Clarinet
- Gabriel Pimentel, Trumpet
- Alec Reder, Alto Sax
- Olivia Risner, Horn, Alternate
- Ben Seamon, Trumpet
- Nathan Simon, Trumpet
- Benton Simpson, Oboe
- Alex Terwilleger, Trombone
- Tommy Tuttle, Euphonium, Alternate
- Chris Vu, Horn
- Henry Wargawki, Trombone
- Jason Zepahua, Bassoon
OMEA District 13 Honor Jazz Band
- Ian Mason, Trumpet
- Alex Merk, Percussion
- Charlie Merk, Trumpet
- Gabriel Pimental, Trumpet
OMEA District 13 Honor Band, Lakota West Freshman
- Ian Christian, Percussion
- Kylie Ellington, Bassoon
- Kara French, Bari Sax
- Alex Gintz, Trumpet
- Ben Gintz- Trombone
- Nick Held, Tenor Sax
- Sabrina Holford, Flute
- Marie Jin, Alto Sax
- Bridgette Johnson, Clarinet
- Corbin Jones, Percussion
- Yuri Kim, Flute
- Linh Nguyen, Percussion
- Geovanny Santos, Clarinet
- Jared Shell, Bari Sax
- Adam Szolwinski, Alto Sax
- Christopher Valaski, Flute
- Caleb Whitaker, Bassoon
- Katie Whitmore, Clarinet
- Josh Williams, Alto Sax
Alternates
- Natalie Byers, Trumpet
- Alexa Leisure, Clarinet
- Makaly Pease, Flute
- James Skepple, Bari Sax
- Mackenzie Steckler, Bass Clarinet
- Erin Szucs, Alto Sax
OMEA District 13 Honor Band, Lakota Ridge Jr. High
7th Grade
- Annie Jin – Clarinet
- Gunnar Pellissier- Clarinet
- Angelie Chen – Percussion, Alternate
8th Grade
- Abigail Wilson – Clarinet
- Hamlin Monday- Trombone
- Isabelle Wilson – Euphonium
Jazz
- Tyler Henderson – Tenor Sax
- Hamlin Monday – Trombone
OMEA District 13 Honor Band, Plains Jr. High
7th Grade
- Elena Braconnier-Flute
- Morgan Cloud-Clarinet
- Jillian Nowicki-Clarinet
- Grace Risner-Bass Clarinet
- Payton Merrill-Bass Clarinet
- Jonathan Liu-Alto Saxophone
- Jonas Griffiths-Tuba
- Sunitvir Taunque-Percussion
- Connor Koenes-Percussion
- Maya Simpson-French Horn, Alternate
8th Grade
- Max Tumbleson-Clarinet
- Jacob Dortch-Clarinet
- Kenneth Cao-Clarinet
- Stephanie Thibeau-Oboe
- Lindsey Rodgers-Alto Saxophone
- Elli Kautz-Flute, Alternate
Marching Firebirds – “Mary Mary”
Taylor Band Premiere
- First Place Open Class – Lakota West
- Best Percussion – Lakota West
- Best Guard – Lakota West
- Best General Effect – Lakota West
- Best Visuals – Lakota West
- Best Music – Lakota West
- Grand Champions – Lakota West
Bands of America Oxford Regional Championship
- Regional Finalist, 7th place of 34 bands
Mason High School Marching Band Invitational
- Best Visual Open Class – Lakota West
- Best General Effect Open Class – Lakota West
- Best Auxiliary Open Class – Lakota West
- Best Percussion Open Class – Lakota West
- First Place Open Class – Lakota West
- Best Music Overall – Lakota West
- Best Visual Overall – Lakota West
- Best General Effect Overall – Lakota West
- Best Auxiliary Overall – Lakota West
- Best Percussion Overall – Lakota West
- Grand Champion Open Class- Lakota West
Bands of America Super Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium
- 16 out of 72 bands with top 14 going to finals
- 8th place, Music – Lakota West
2018 Mid-States Band Association Championships
- 2nd place, Open Class, Lakota West
- 2nd place out of 106 bands overall
Woodwinds Outstanding Performers:
- Rookie- Christopher Valaski, flute
- Vet – Tori Johnson, clarinet
- Senior- Emilee Warne, flute
Brass Outstanding Performers:
- Rookie – Elise Wells, baritone
- Vet – Nathan Simon, trumpet
- Senior – Ben Seamon, trumpet
Colorguard Outstanding Performers:
- Rookie – Kara French
- Vet – Emily Daiker
- Senior – Lucy Jones
Percussion Outstanding Performers:
- Rookie- Linh Nguyen, battery
- Vet – Joseph Schucker, front ensemble
- Senior – James Drake, battery
Dan Kenworthy Scholarship Award – Charlie Merk, trumpet