
DHS State Contest Results for Band and Choir
Gold Ratings
Jillian Avery - Bassoon Solo
Shelby Haynes - Flute Solo
Meg Simmons - Vocal Solo
Silver Rating
Kruse Trio - Meg Simmons, Madeline Parker and Addie Kruse
Nate Mangum - Tenor Saxophone Solo
Mattilyn Williams - Vocal Solo
Clarinet Sextet - Amber Scott, Nevaeh Johnson, Brittany Baldwin, Bronwen Young, Hannah Gibson, and Victoria Bess
Junior Trio - Arianna Carter, Natalie Sitze, and Macy Roper
Coby Powers - Vocal Solo
Sean Rybolt - Marimba Solo
Williams Sextet - Bailee Williams, Madelyn Webb, Olivia Collins, Faith Owens, Rae-Ann Riddle and Mattilyn Williams
Erica Parris - Vocal Solo
Brass Quartet - Layla Brown, Travis Propst, Layne Medler, and TJ Wade
Zack Cartwright - Vocal Solo
Nate Bryant - Vocal Solo
Sitze Sextet - Erica Parris, Natalie Sitze, Arianna Carter, Madeline Parker, Maddie Slaton, and Macy Roper
Logan Wyman - Vocal Solo
Tyler Robinson - Bass Clarinet Solo
Bronze Rating
Macy Roberts - Vocal Solo
Powers Trio - Olivia Collins, Mattilyn Williams, and Coby Powers
Justin Viers - Vocal Solo
Arianna Carter - Vocal Solo
Maddie Slaton - Vocal Solo
Madeline Parker - Vocal Solo
Kyla Propst - Vocal Solo
Percussion Ensemble - Kolby Musgrave, Sean Rybolt, Seth Harris, Matt Chesser, and Brad Freeman




Dexter art student, Savannah Gourley, won Best of Show at the 18th Annual Juried Regional High School Art Exhibit at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
A black and white drawing entitle "Stare" was the top prize at the show. Gourley's art instructor at Dexter High School is Clinton Twaddell, shown in the photo with her.
Several students from around the area were also winners. The museum is open from noon - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. ADmission is free and the museum is ADA accessible. For more information, visit the museum's website at www.mham.org or call (573) 686-8002.
Winners of other categories were:
Painting: 1st place with "Still" Savannah Gourley; 2nd place "Angus Closeup" Lizzy Black from Farmington; 3rd place "Halloween" Bianca Thomas of Puxico; Honorable Mention "Moody Monday" Bianca Thomas of Puxico.
Drawing: 1st place with "Hair" Savannah Gourley of Dexter; 2nd place "Blue" Savannah Gourley of Dexter; 3rd place "1991 Moonfish" Anna Bishop of Dexter; Honorable Mention "Sasha" Brandi Sherrer of Greenville High School.
Mixed Media: 1st place with "A Fairy House" Nick Robinson, Neelyville; 2nd place "Universal Kindness" Emilia Torres, Farmington; 3rd place "Madame" Isaiah Boyle of Poplar Bluff; Honorable Mention "Flower Power" Isaiah Boyle of Poplar Bluff.
3-Dimensional: 1st place "Fish" Kaleb Stone of Farmington; 2nd place "Ball in Cage" Landen Smith of Greenville; 3rd place "A Vase" Madeline Underwood of Malden; and Honorable Mention "Hippy Hippo" Gillian Cummins of Farmington.
Photography: 1st place "Big Mood" Bobbi Teschle of Greenville; 2nd place "From Wrecks to Riches" Cynthia Porter of Greenville; 3rd place "Locked Away" Cynthia Porter of Greenville; Honorable Mention "Black Women Matter" Ryan Fuemmeler of Farmington.
Photo by Wendy Gourley.