Middle School State Champion Seventy-First Classical Middle School
NCASA presented the State Finals of the 2018 North Carolina Middle School Show Choir Competition on Saturday, April 28 at Hillsde High School of Durham.
Final rankings are shown below.
1 - William A Hough High School of Cornelius with a rating of Superior
2 - Lake Norman High School - Superior
3 - Simon G Atkins High School - Superior
4 - Hillside High School - Excellent
5 - Overhills High School - Excellent
6 - Triton High School - Excellent
7 - West Brunswick High School - Excellent
Earning a rating of Good were Brunswick Early College and Western Alamance HS.
Director's Award - Cazaya Lewis of Hillside HS
Best Male Solo - Logan Pfluhaughpt of Brunswick EC
Best Female Solo - Sophia Leeman of Hough HS
Best Male Stage Presence - Kaliym Harrison of West Brunswick HS
Best Female Stage Presence - Lynn Odhiambo of Overhills HS
Best Show Design - Lake Norman HS
Best Choreography - WA Hough HS
Best Group Vocals - WA Hough HS
Best New Choir - Brunswick EC
Hough performed songs including Try Everything, Go The Distance, and This Is Me.
The event ended with the middle school division. Show below are the rankings of middle schools.
1 - Seventy-First Classical MS of Fayetteville with a rating of Superior
2 - Randolph Middle School of Charlotte - Superior
3 - Jay M Robinson Middle School of Charlotte - Excellent
4 - Mount Airy Middle School - Excellent
5 - Camden Middle School - Excellent
Earning ratings of good were Hickory Ridge MS, Horton MS, and Mount Mourne School.
Seventy-First performed a medley from "Motown the Musical".
Director's Award - Natalie Jones of Seventy-First MS
Best Male Solo - Jack Kelly of Randolph MS
Best Female Solo - Ashley Galvez of Hickory Ridge MS
Best Male Stage Presence - Kyron Johnson of Hickory Ridge MS
Best Female Stage Presence - Haley Burley of Camden MS
Best Combo - Camden MS
Best Show Design - Randolph MS
Best Choreography - Randolph MS
Best Group Vocals - Seventy-First MS
Best New Choir - Mount Airy MS