March School Board Recognition 2019

Our National Merit Finalist, All-State Choir, and All-State Band members were recognized at the March Cabot School Board meeting.

National Merit Finalist

The Cabot School Board is proud to recognize our Cabot High School National Merit Finalist, Claire Tebbutt.

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter this program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

According to nationalmerit.org, of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores (critical reading + mathematics + writing skills scores) qualify for recognition in the National Merit® Scholarship Program.

Claire is an AP Scholar and is involved in many organizations at Cabot High School including the Cabot Varsity Forensics team, where she serves as a team captain. She is the current State Champion in International Extemporaneous Speaking and represented Arkansas at the National Forensics Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

She also represented Cabot at Arkansas Girls State, and was selected as an Arkansas delegate for the National Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Claire is very active in our community and she plans on attending Southern Methodist University or Texas Christian University. She would like to double major in International Relations and Political Science.

Congratulations again to CHS senior Claire Tebbutt on this outstanding recognition!

All-State Choir

Students auditioned for the All-Region Choir in October, where they had to sing excerpts of pieces they've been working on. The top 20 in each section were eligible to audition for the All-State Choir in February. They had to learn all new music for this as well as sight read a small piece in their audition. The top 50 in each section were named to the Arkansas All-State Choir, which is a huge honor. We are very proud of our Cabot All-State Choir members!

Congratulations to Jackson Brinkman, Jayla Dagen, Tessa Garlock, and Tess Monroe.

All-State Band

Twenty-six Cabot High School students were selected for All-State Bands. Students selected for All-State are pursued to attend colleges and universities to play in band. These students are offered a great amount of money even if they do not major in music. Congratulations to our All-State Band members:

Flute:
Aspen Huseman – 5th chair – Wind Symphony
Gracie Elmore – 2nd chair – Symphonic Band
Annette Benbrook – 11th chair – Symphonic Band

Oboe:
Grace Davis – 1st chair – Wind Symphony and Chamber Orchestra (Top chair in State)

Bassoon:
Ethan Peck – 2nd chair – Wind Symphony and Chamber Orchestra
Ryan Sowell – 2nd chair – Symphonic Band
Lora Butcher – 2nd chair – Concert Band

Clarinet:
Morgan Bates – 10th chair – Wind Symphony
Hannah Heflin – 12th chair – Wind Symphony
Carli Slayton – 2nd chair – Symphonic Band
Hannah Brookings – 7th chair – Symphonic Band
Hannah Mowry – 6th chair – Concert Band
Dakota Sternweis – 24th chair – Concert Band
Giovana Stanform – 26th chair – Concert Band

Contra Clarinet:
Sarah Bray – 2nd chair – Symphonic Band

Tenor Saxophone:
Parker Hamilton – 1st chair – Symphonic Band

Bari Saxophone:
Alex Warrick – 2nd chair – Symphonic Band

Trumpet:
Sanders Hilburn – 2nd chair – Concert Band

French Horn:
Zoe Covey – 8th chair – Concert Band

Tenor Trombone:
Luke Haskins – 5th chair – Concert Band

Tuba:
Sean Perdue – 5th chair – Wind Symphony
Austin Puglia – 1st chair – Symphonic Band
Kaylee Bolen – 2nd chair – Concert Band
Chaz Pritchard – 7th chair – Concert Band

Percussion:
David Brill – 4th chair – Wind Symphony
Harrison Manuel – 11th chair – Concert Band

National Merit Finalist & All-State Choir 2019

All-State Band 2019

All-State Band 2019 Cont.