Lexington Two students have earned top recognitions at recent arts events and competitions.  

Solo and Ensemble Competitions (SCBDA)

• Brookland-Cayce High
• Superior: Soloists Lucy Barry, Riley Myers, Lauren Waters, Quener Rairez, Ian Barnes, Callie Burgess
• Busbee Creative Arts Academy
• Superior: Micah Simmons (Orchestra) 
• Excellent: Aiden Brittin (Orchestra)
• Northside Middle
• Superior: Bryce Loughery, Snare Solo; Arwyn Simmons, Clarinet Solo; Bentley Tiedman, Trombone Solo
• Excellent:  Bryce Loughery, Timpani Solo
• Pine Ridge Middle
• Superior: Abigail Murillo, Sofia Hernandez-Villegas, Heridania Lopez Loa, Luna Gonzales and Brianna Moscoso Palaez, mixed quintet
• Excellent: Caelyn Sligh, flute solo; Harmony Kerns-Benjamin and Abigail Murillo, mixed duet  

Concert Performance Assessment 

• Airport High School
• Superior – Airport Honors Chorus: Nemiah Carrie, Nataly Tenorio-Gonzalez, Emily Anderson, Madison Ekmalian, Tirzah Graham (Brien), Peyton Jones, Alisha Brown, Timothy Weston, Jalisa Conyers, Mary Hagins, Janya Howell, Ta’Leesha Jones, Michael Hatchell, Landon Allison, Abigail Beveridge, Leah Conrad, Bridget Paniagua Ilagor, Tara Isbell
• Busbee Creative Arts Academy

Overall Superior Rating: Academy Winds

• (Two Superiors and an Excellent in Performance, Two Superiors in Sight Reading)

V-PAC

• Busbee Creative Arts Academy
• Superior – 7th Grade V-PAC Theatre Group Acting: Jett Coker, Mackenna Maddox, Ashley Martinez Uroza, Savannah Smith
• Superior – 8th Grade V-PAC Theatre Group Acting: Lillian Adkins, Abigail May Brown, Thomas Hilton, Darrell Hugee, Jamila Mohamed, Micah Simmons, Yeisson Sontay-Velasquez, Chloe Welsch
• Superior – 7th Grade V-PAC Theatre Solo Acting: Zayla Lambert
• Excellent – 7th Grade V-PAC Theatre Solo Acting: J’Shon Moore

SC Theatre Association’s Theatre for Youth Festival

• Saluda River Academy for the Arts
• Superior – Bobcat Players 

Below: 22-23 Academy Winds – Busbee Creative Arts Academy’s Academy Winds musicians in top photo. In bottom photo: Soloists receiving Superior ratings L-R:  Lucy Barry, Riley Myers, Lauren Waters, Quener Rairez, Ian Barnes and Callie Burgess.