62 High School Musicians From Plainfield D202 To Perform In ILMEA Festival

PLAINFIELD, IL — Sixty-two musicians from Plainfield School District 202 high schools are headed to two prestigious Illinois Music Education Association festivals in November.

The District 9 senior jazz festival will take place first, on Nov. 7 at St. Charles East High School. The senior music festival will follow a week later, on Nov. 14 at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Students were selected for the prestigious festival through a competitive audition process. At both events, musicians will rehearse with experienced music educators before they perform in the festival alongside other students from the area.

Students will learn later this fall whether they qualified to perform at the Illinois Music Education Conference in January 2027 in Peoria.

These District 202 students were selected for the upcoming festivals in November:

Plainfield High School-Central Campus

Band

• Anthony Gerges, junior, baritone saxophone
• Ryan Matulis, junior, tenor saxophone

Jazz

• Ryan Matulis, junior, tenor saxophone

Orchestra

• Bella Kazak, sophomore, French horn

Senior Treble Chorus

• Jessica Deisinger, senior, soprano 1
• Abigail Kistinger, senior, alto 2

Plainfield South High School

Senior Jazz Band III

• Mia Velasco, sophomore, bass

Senior Mixed Chorus

• Angelina Fraley, junior, soprano 1
• Isabella Martinez, senior, soprano 2

Senior Orchestra

• Megan Kohl, sophomore, oboe

Senior Treble Chorus

• Amy Amacher, sophomore, soprano 1
• Addisyn Cameron, senior, alto 1
• Nyema Davis, junior, alto 2
• Isabella Piunti, senior, soprano 1

Plainfield North High School

Senior Band

• Logan Krajnik, junior, baritone saxophone
• Vincent Lombard, junior, trumpet
• Evan McFarland, junior, French horn
• Jamison Morris, senior, B-flat clarinet

Senior Chorus

• Emma Cleveland, senior, soprano II
• Weston Countryman, sophomore, bass II
• Dania Crawford, sophomore, alto II
• Alex Drescher, sophomore, tenor I
• Anavi Ghosh, senior, soprano I
• Delilah Kennedy, junior, alto I
• Charlotte Leroy, sophomore, alto II
• Charlie Long, sophomore, tenor I
• Jake Long, sophomore, bass II
• Drew Owens, senior, tenor II
• Lucy Petrovic, sophomore, soprano I
• Sydney Puckitt, senior, soprano I
• Logyn Reyes, junior, tenor II
• Londyn Reyes, junior, alto I
• Olivia Smolen, senior, alto I
• Maaryn Tegel, junior, soprano I

Senior Jazz Band II

• Sophia Tam, junior, alto saxophone

Senior Treble Chorus

• Phoenix Cano, senior, soprano I
• Chloe Cleveland, sophomore, soprano II
• Isabel DeLaPaz, senior, alto II
• Lohitha Krithika Karthik Rama, sophomore, soprano I
• Arisha Kazi, sophomore, alto I
• Ava Kifer, sophomore, alto I
• Hope McSteen, sophomore, alto II
• Mayukha Peddireddy, sophomore, soprano I
• Priscilla Ryu, junior, alto II
• Anna Wiegman, junior, alto II

Plainfield East High School

Band

• Lukas Siapno, junior, bassoon

Senior Chorus

• Nolan Calma, junior, bass II
• Javian Gutierrez, sophomore, tenor I
• Albert Hodina, senior, bass I
• Benzelle Jereos, senior, alto I
• Christopher Johnson, junior, tenor I
• Brooklyn Joiner, senior, alto II
• Trinity Mekhael, sophomore, alto II
• Teleia Randall, senior, tenor II
• Julianne Salazar, junior, alto II
• Max Wettergren, junior, tenor I

Senior Treble Chorus

• Nana Yaa Agyare, junior, alto II
• Tamia Bell, junior, alto I
• Julianna Herrera, senior, soprano I
• Caitlin Hill, junior, soprano I
• Harper Hodina , sophomore, alto II
• Alexia Shinae Ju, junior, soprano I
• Layla Santana, senior, soprano II