Choir students making history

For the first time in over a decade the Lorena High School choir program has five students that have qualified for the State Solo and Ensemble contest. Rylee Dubois, Riley Fugitt, Kase Coats, Dylan Colbert, and Yelena Flentge earned the opportunity to compete in the State competition after earning a score of superior rating at the regional contest. The strong showing by these Lorena students has helped bring attention to the choir program. “To be given that opportunity to show off Lorena, to finally put the choir back into the light is really awesome,” said Dubois. “I’ve been in this class for a very long time, and there are some people that are still surprised to find out that we have a choir, so I’m just glad that the work paid off.”

Advancing to the state contest may have been an individual accomplishment, but this group came together to help each other out. “It’s a lot of support. If somebody is confused on a part we all kind of chip in and help,” said Colbert. “There’s almost no individuality here. We’re all kind of one group. It’s all really intertwined, everybody kind of helps everybody.”

Congratulations to Rylee Dubois, Riley Fugitt, Kase Coats, Dylan Colbert, and Yelena Flentge and good luck at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest!

UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest

LHS choir students qualify for UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest

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the Lorena High School choir program is enjoying historic success this year for the first time in over a decade the LHS choir is sending 5 students to the state solo and Ensemble contest this group not only has the chance to represent Arena but they're also shining a bright lights on the choir to be given that opportunity to show off Lina to finally put the choir back into the light is is really awesome because I've been in this class for a very long long time and there are some people that are still surprised to find out that we have a choir so I'm just glad that the work paid off I think success um warrants you know inclusion you know the more successful a program is people see that and they say I want to be a part of that because at the end of the day to be a good singer oftentimes it starts with feeling good about the work that you're doing feeling good about your voice feeling good about uh making music and so seeing a successful program um I think and I hope that people will see that and want to be a part of it Riley Dubois Riley fugit case coats Dylan Colbert and yenna flinchy will all head to the state contest in late May after earning a score of superior rating at the regional contest I think I was a little dumbfounded at first I didn't really say much I just had a little smile on my face and immediately right after I found out and I texted my parents I was like I'm going to state I was a little bit surprised because whenever I went in there I wasn't like entirely sure that I would have done a state uh I was for sure very happy about it these 5 Lina high school students may have qualified as individuals for the state contest but this is a group that does work together and help each other it's a lot of support um if somebody's confused on a part we all kind of chip in and help there's no there's almost no individuality here we're all kind of 1 group group um it's all really intertwined everybody kind of helps everybody it's real nice even though you singing you're singing a solo you can sing the solo together and that helps each other know and learn the song which at the end of the day will help you get through it congratulations to all the choir state qualifiers and good luck at state