2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Valeriia Kalinnikova A.C. Jones HS Music Theory Joshua Carrillo Abernathy High School Alto Saxophone Nathaniel Diaz Abilene High School Flute Parker Fowlkes Abilene High School French Horn Enrique Ruiz Akins High School Acoustical Guitar Danielle Harrington Aledo High School Vocal Madison Hardick Aledo HS Flute Mazey Rix Aledo HS Keyboard Percussion Amy Mora Allen High School Flute Ryan Liao Allen High School Alto Saxophone Kyle Graham Allen High School Alto Saxophone Gabi Harvatin Allen High School Cornet/Trumpet Brennan Dahl Alvin High School Vocal Charles Johnson Amarillo High School Bass Trombone Mackenzie Nies Amarillo High School Violin Anabelle Gilliam Anderson High School Vocal Alyssa Monfort Anderson High School Vocal Ketty Nguyen Anderson High School Piano Chayton Herbst Angleton High School Vocal Audrey Livingston Argyle High School Flute Madeline Gammage Arlington High School Bb Clarinet Collin Stavinoha Atascocita HS Flute Emma Galbraith Austin High School Violin Sierra Carlson Azle High School Flute Chance Gray Barbers Hill HS Keyboard Percussion Zennia Wong Barbers Hill HS Keyboard Percussion Allen Wang Bellaire HS Piano Andrew Rubio Bellaire HS - Guitar Acoustical Guitar Mariah Montgomery Belton High School Viola Charlie Correa Big Spring HS Vocal Josiah Garcia Big Spring HS Vocal Josh Fonza Boerne High School Piano Shayne Grant Booker T. Washington HSPVA Vocal Kir'Ondria Woods Booker T. Washington HSPVA Vocal Alyssa Merchant Booker T. Washington HSPVA Vocal Chase Domke Booker T. Washington HSPVA Cornet/Trumpet Wolfgang Hunter Booker T. Washington HSPVA Acoustical Guitar Lief Tilton Bowie High School Acoustical Guitar Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger Brandeis Violin Cy Valdez-Bell Brandeis Viola Simon Phoa Brandeis Cello Catherine Kline Brandeis Cello 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Antonio Jasiczek Brandeis High School Flute Madeline Wood Brandeis High School Twirling Gentry Wessman Brazosport High School Vocal Madison Juneau Bridge City High Vocal Joseph Segelke Bridge City High Vocal Camden Brown Bridge City High Tenor Trombone Jackson Goodall Callisburg High School Tenor Trombone Matthew Hook Canton High School Vocal Erika Pompa Carroll HS Vocal Amber Meagher Carroll Senior High School Vocal Sametria Richardson Carter HS Vocal Simeon Williams Cedar Hill High School Vocal Zoie Barnett Celina High School Vocal Sujit Gurrapu Centennial High School Tuba Pete Mireles Central High School Vocal Andrea Thompson Central High School Vocal Tyler Autin Chapel Hill ISD French Horn Ivan Lin China Spring High School Music Theory Ramiro Silva Chisholm Trail High School Keyboard Percussion Mariah Valencia Churchill High School Vocal Ethan Gurwitz Churchill HS French Horn Om Joshi Churchill HS Violin Sebastian Fernandez Clear Falls HS Vocal Madison Dishaw Clear Falls HS Vocal Shane Stewart Clear Falls HS Bass Trombone Ofelia Galvan Clear Lake High School Keyboard Percussion Grace Elias Clements High School Vocal Jeremiah Arenas College Station High School Cornet/Trumpet Madeleine Morris Comal Canyon Lake HS Keyboard Percussion Vuyiswa Sigadi Conrad HS Vocal Jonas Sims Cooper High School Vocal Brady Cluck Cooper High School Keyboard Percussion Smrithi Upadhyayula Coppell High School Piccolo Smrithi Upadhyayula Coppell High School Flute Grant Knippa Coppell High School Cornet/Trumpet Andrew Tao Coppell High School Keyboard Percussion Lily Lee Coppell High School Keyboard Percussion Michaela Schwyhart Copperas Cove HS Cornet/Trumpet Deon Byrd Copperas Cove HS Euphonium Julia Annabi Coronado High School Vocal Rey Rodriguez Crockett HS Guitar-Mariachi Acoustical Guitar Sarah Ellis Dawson High School Vocal 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Kyle Tsai DeBakey HS Bb Clarinet Shamahl Stewart Dekaney High School Vocal Priscilla Guajardo Dekaney High School Vocal Ana Marinelarena Del Rio High School Vocal Annann Puttithanasorn Denton High School Flute Yvette Han Denton High School Violin Raykevian Swanson Desoto High School Vocal Erika Gossett Dripping Springs H. S. Flute Johnny Dollard Dripping Springs H. S. Cornet/Trumpet David Worstell Dulles High School String Bass Lexia Gonzales Eastlake High School Vocal Javier Garza ED: Economedes HS Keyboard Percussion Matthew Torres ED: Edinburg HS Alto Saxophone Katelyn Maldonado Edinburg North HS Vocal Melody Hernandez Edinburg North HS Vocal Josep Ferret EL Paso High School Cello Miles Gillette-Bockhorn Fayetteville High School Piano Watson Cayla Flour Bluff HS Twirling Travis Langford Franklin High School String Bass Thomas Langford Franklin High School String Bass Kristin Bradford Frenship High School Vocal Samantha Gang Frenship High School Vocal Ivonne Arguelles Galena Park HS Vocal Crystal Arguelles Galena Park HS Vocal Zachary Nguyen Garland HS Violin MujicaMatt Gladys Porter High School Acoustical Guitar Fred Pena Goose Creek Memorial HS Snare Drum Madeline Aman GP Fine Arts Academy Vocal Tyler Angerbauer GP Fine Arts Academy Vocal Antonio Reyes Greenwood HS Keyboard Percussion Laurna Mcfarland Gregory-Portland HS Vocal Cara Sutter Gregory-Portland HS Vocal Dmitriy Stegall Gregory-Portland HS French Horn Devyn Hamblin H.M. King HS Vocal Juan Nava Harker Heights High School Vocal Valeria Hernandez Harlandale High School Keyboard Percussion Jessica Valdez Harlingen High School Vocal Hannah Rosenbaum Harlingen High School Vocal Sahara Donna Harlingen South High School Vocal Lindsey Ran Health Careers High School Violin Shiwon Hong Hebron High School Bb Clarinet Andrew Carroll Hebron High School Bass Trombone 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Logan Seaton Hendrickson High School Bb Clarinet Gihvon Bilal Hendrickson High School Bb Clarinet Aidan Grivas Hendrickson High School Bass Clarinet Grant Richardson Hendrickson High School Timpani Marc Duncan Hendrickson High School Keyboard Percussion Nicole Guebara Hendrickson High School Keyboard Percussion Hannah Kim Heritage High School Flute Arturo Ortiz Hidalgo Early College HS Tuba Angela Wu Highland Park High School Violin Idalia Medina Holland High School French Horn Allen Chang Independence High School Violin April Chung Independence High School Violin Andrew Morrow Iowa Park High School Vocal Taylor Cooper Jack C. Hays High School Vocal Erica Wilson Jack C. Hays High School Keyboard Percussion Cedar Speice James Bowie High School Bassoon Campbell Ethan James Bowie High School Piano Victor Xia Jersey Village High School Violin Cassandra Cole Johnson High School Vocal Brylea Bensen Joshua High School Keyboard Percussion Camden Mize Kaufman High School Cornet/Trumpet Elvon Bowman Kennedale High School Multiple Percussion Mariah Tinkshell-Stewart Killeen High School Vocal Alonzo Garcia Klein Forest High School Cello Matt Collier Lake Dallas High School Keyboard Percussion Janae O'Connell Lake Dallas High School Keyboard Percussion Scott Sanders Lake Ridge High School French Horn Dylan Monahan Lake Travis HS Cello Amberlee Baerwaldt Lake Worth High School Vocal Rafael Escalera Lakeview Centennial High Piano School Runa Katayama Lamar High School Harp Vada Andrews LBJ High School Bb Clarinet Nick Hammel LBJ High School Violin Raphael Stone LBJ High School Cello Thomas Rodriguez Leander High School Bb Clarinet Riley Mcmahon Lebanon Trail HS Tuba Kathleen Hopkins Lebanon Trail HS Harp Dominic Willis Lee HS Keyboard Percussion Justin Fife Lehman High School Keyboard Percussion Aspen Keesler Levelland High School Vocal Chandlar Head Levelland High School Vocal 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Riley Mayo Liberty High Vocal Masyn Avila Liberty Hill High School Snare Drum Rebecca Richardson Lindale HS Vocal Dalton Shields Little Elm High School Vocal Teddy Kendrick Livingston High Vocal Antony Sutanto London HS Piano Cynthia Sutanto London HS Piano Iris Lin Lone Star High School Keyboard Percussion Aishwarya Shivkumar Lone Star High School Harp Isabella Cowart Longview HS Orchestra Violin Anthony Tang Lovejoy High School Viola Connie Liu Lubbock High School Piccolo Georgia Hageman Lubbock-Cooper High School Cornet/Trumpet Colin Elmore MacArthur HS Tuba Nina Trevino Madison HS Vocal Jared Zawadzki Magnolia High School Keyboard Percussion Levi Smith Marshall High School Vocal Anishka Vogl McCallum High School Violin Jenson Stripling McCallum High School Violin Pablo Kennedy McCallum High School String Bass Jonathan Forbes McCallum High School Piano Matan Orent McCallum High School Music Theory Amanda Defrees Medina Valley HS Multiple Percussion Cale Hayes Melissa High School Bass Trombone Emily Sonn Memorial High School Violin Camille Robak Midlothian Heritage HS Keyboard Percussion Katherine Best Midway High School Vocal Lena Hughes Mineola High School Cornet/Trumpet Katie Wallace Montgomery High School Vocal Robert Lamb Montgomery HS Flute Markie Condra Montwood High School Vocal John Chapman New Braunfels HS Keyboard Percussion Cydney Ford North Crowley High School Vocal Nina Dwumfour-Poku North Mesquite HS Cornet/Trumpet Kat Pina O'Connor High School Vocal Jordan Simmons Oak Ridge High School Tuba Emily Saldivar Pace High School Vocal Jonathan Gonzales Pace High School Vocal Nicholas Ochoa Pace High School Music Theory Cooper Trolinger Pampa HS Vocal Rudy Martinez Pasadena HS Vocal Kent Fuller Paschal HS Keyboard Percussion 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Chris Stano Pearland High School Vocal Madison Jackson Pearland High School Vocal Tess Kiesz Pearland High School Vocal Faith Ely Pearland High School Vocal Antonio Zarrabal Pebble Hills High School Snare Drum Josh Smiley Permian HS Vocal Gabe Munoz Pflugerville High School Cornet/Trumpet Lori Gauntt Plainview High School Keyboard Percussion Leonard Legrand Plano East Senior High Bass Clarinet Colin Tidwell Plano Senior High School Cornet/Trumpet Ryan Rathbun Post High School Keyboard Percussion Nick Townsend Prosper High School French Horn Josue Marin PSJA North Flute Abdiel Garcia PSJA North Tenor Trombone Jaime Lopez PSJA North Tenor Trombone Alex Cantu PSJA North Keyboard Percussion Orlando Molina PSJA Southwest ECHS Tuba Cristian Contreras PSJA: Memorial HS Vocal Catherine Digrazia PSJA: PSJA North HS Vocal Graham Viegut R L Turner High School Keyboard Percussion Emily Boschen Randall HS Flute Spencer Landen Reagan HS French Horn Cameron Halsell Reagan HS Viola Carter Duggins Reagan HS Keyboard Percussion Connor Stine Reagan HS Keyboard Percussion Anna Fitzgerald Richardson High School Alto Saxophone Mondragon Esquivel Robert E. Lee High School Violin Karla Tamez Robert Vela High School Vocal Grace Sexton Robert Vela High School Vocal Gabriella Salinas Robert Vela High School Vocal Haley Guerra Robert Vela High School Vocal Grace Palmore Rockwall Heath High School Vocal Dawson Ward Rockwall Heath High School Tenor Trombone Makenzie Baird Rockwall High School Vocal Caleb Dodson Rockwall High School Alto Saxophone Stella Beaty Rockwall High School Cello Victor Mayne Roma HS Violin Kaylee Pascarella Round Rock High School Flute Rachel Lee Round Rock High School Violin Nathaniel Stansbury Round Rock High School Keyboard Percussion Linson Josie Round Rock High School Twirling Mathew Ison Rouse High School Vocal 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Nicole Khachikian Rouse High School Vocal Xavier Brown Sam Houston (SAISD) Cornet/Trumpet Valerie Hernandez San Benito High School Keyboard Percussion Aydan Soliz San Benito High School Keyboard Percussion Happy Davis San Marcos High School Vocal Joaquin Garza San Marcos High School Vocal Lalitha Kaligotla Seven Lakes HS Violin Ben Garrison Shallowater High School Keyboard Percussion Lyra Resendez Sharyland Pioneer HS Piano Scott Mclain Shepton High School Euphonium Xyaire Smith Shoemaker High School Vocal Aaliah Felix Socorro High School Vocal Christopher Vazquez Somerset High School Bb Clarinet Ji-Won Park South Grand Prairie HS Vocal Grace Claudio South Hills HS Vocal Macario Buendia Springtown High School Keyboard Percussion Adolfo Zerby-Guzman Springtown HS Vocal Jennifer Sanchez Sterling High School Vocal Nathaniel Fernandes Strake Jesuit College Violin Preparatory Christopher Casillas Strake Jesuit College Music Theory Preparatory Andrew Vanek Sunnyvale High School Vocal Arena Navarro Tatum High School Alto Saxophone Connor January Terry High School Snare Drum Craig Crawford Texas High School Music Theory Alex Hitt The Colony High School Vocal Alyson Hess The Colony High School Vocal Kaylynn Lambert The Woodlands High School Twirling Rosemarie Garza Tom C. Clark High School Snare Drum Summer Bruner Tomball High School Flute Baxter Fry Tomball Memorial High Snare Drum School Ping Toong Tompkins HS Violin Benjamin Nguyen Tompkins HS Viola Adelle Jia Townview Magnet Center Violin Sanemi Jain Travis High School Violin Jesus Cordero Troup High School French Horn Ricardo Gandara Tuloso-Midway HS Vocal Felicia Hinojosa Tuloso-Midway HS Vocal Micah Northam V. R. Eaton High School French Horn Amanda Lovitt Van Alstyne High School Keyboard Percussion Tony Hernandez Van Alstyne High School Keyboard Percussion 2018 TSSEC Outstanding Performer Student School Name Event Noah Avelar Veterans Memorial HS Keyboard Percussion Emily Knorr Vista Ridge HS Vocal Mark Doerr Wakeland High School Oboe Kean Chastain-Howley Wakeland High School Keyboard Percussion Marianne Bosita Weslaco High School Vocal Noah Brent West Brook High Vocal Michael Hung West Brook High School Music Theory Jenna May Westlake High School Cornet/Trumpet Khael Kugler Westlake High School Piano Abhinav Madduri Westlake High School Violin Orchestra Erin Xu Westwood High School Bb Clarinet Gaeun Kim Westwood HS Violin Elliot Kim Westwood HS Violin David Kim Westwood HS Viola Shelby Castleberry Westwood HS Acoustical Guitar Chase Shaw Wichita Falls HS Vocal Callie Iliff Wimberley High School Vocal Joshua Shuler Wylie SR-JH Choir Vocal