Spring 2025 Student Fine and Visual Arts State Honors

OSPI Superintendent's High School Art Show

The Superintendent's High School Art Show is a yearly event presented in partnership by OSPI and the Washington Art Education Association (WAEA). High school students from all nine of the state’s educational service districts (ESDs) showcase their talents in this statewide celebration of the arts. Finalists from each regional ESD show are selected to advance to the Superintendent’s Art Show.

Puyallup High

• Amelia Miles (Grade 12) – Art: “Love Everlasting” – Digital Art Category

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WIAA/WMEA State Level Solo and Ensemble State Contest

The WIAA/WMEA State Solo and Ensemble Contest presents an opportunity for the most distinguished high school music students, performing vocally and with instruments in Washington, to engage with one another in a competitive environment.

Emerald Ridge High

• Instrumental Band - Solo
  • McKenna Liedes (Grade 12): Euphonium - 2nd Place
  • Preston Hill (Grade 12): Tuba - State Participant
  • Maren Nealon (Grade 12): Saxophone - State Participant

• Instrumental Composition - Solo
  • Mack Demaray (Grade 11) - State Participant
• Vocal - Solo
  • Mya Sanson (Grade 12): Soprano – 1st Place

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Puyallup High

• Instrumental Band - Large Woodwind Ensemble: State Participants (Mr. Ryan's Circus)
  • Hannah Peterson (Grade 11)
  • Juli Taniguchi (Grade 12)
  • Dominic Saxowsky (Grade 12)
  • Sam Wieman (Grade 12)
  • Drew Baker (Grade 12)
     
• Instrumental Band – Large Woodwind Ensemble: 1st Alternates (PHS Valkyries Girls Vocal Ensemble)
  • Ella Zieman (Grade 12)
  • Kristen Myers (Grade 12)
  • Juli Taniguchi (Grade 12)
  • Tessa Christensen (Grade 11)
  • Dominic Saxowsky (Grade 12)
  • Ayva Espitia (Grade 12)
  • Ryan Jones (Grade 11)
  • Ian Stiff (Grade 11)
  • Piper Couch (Grade 12)
  • Bryce Cook (Grade 12)
  • William Lindsay (Grade 12)
  • Dylan Ryan (Grade 11)
  • Tyler Kim (Grade 11)
  • Miles Taniguchi (Grade 11)
  • Colin Nelson (Grade 12)
     
• Instrumental Band – Small Percussion Ensemble: State Participants (Collisions Quartet)
  • Colin Nelson (Grade 12)
  • Tyler Kim (Grade 11)
  • Dylan Ryan (Grade 11)
  • James Woodside (Grade 10)
     
• Instrumental Band – Solo
  • Ainsley Kopetski (Grade 10): Harp – 1st Place
  • Colin Nelson* (Grade 12): Snare Drum – 3rd Place
  • Nikita Cherkasov (Grade 12): Trombone – 2nd Alternate
  • Tyler Kim (Grade 11): Tuba – 1st Alternate
  • Dylan Ryan (Grade 11): Trombone – 1st Alternate
  • James Woodside (Grade 10): Timpani – 1st Alternate

*also a solo participant in the mallets competition

• Instrumental Strings - Solo: State Participant
  • Parker Maxwell (Grade 10): String Bass

• Vocal - Duet: (The Puyallup High Barbershop Quartet) - 3rd Place
  • Jack Murdock (Grade 12) –  Tenor
  • Giacobbe Whitworth (Grade 12) –  Bass
     
• Vocal - Solo
  • Jack Murdock (Grade 12): Tenor - 2nd Place

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Rogers High

• Instrumental Band - Solo: State Participants
  • Lauren Snow (Grade 11): Trumpet
  • Nyx Williams (Grade 12): Euphonium
  • Harrison Oberg (Grade 11): French Horn
  • Logan Keogh (Grade 11): Composition
     
• Instrumental Strings - Solo
  • Kaya Smith (Grade 10): Piano – 3rd Place
  • Michaela Bae (Grade 11): Violin - State Participant
  • Linnea Phillips (Grade 12): Viola - State Participant
     
• Large Percussion Ensemble: State Participants
  • Luke Kobeski (Grade 12)
  • Nathaniel McKay (Grade 12)
  • Broden Sillito (Grade 12)
  • Savannah Nitura (Grade 12)
  • Jared Peck (Grade 12)
  • Sebastian Marzan-Perez (Grade 12)
  • Jason Thomas (Grade 11)
  • Garrett Lunderville (Grade 11)
  • Cris Rios (Grade 11)
  • Logan Keogh (Grade 11)
  • Jhonnie Abdullah (Grade 10)
  • Devaeh Charlton (Grade 10)
  • Logan Pritchard (Grade 10)
  • Parker Rabago (Grade 10)
     
• Large String Ensemble - Mixed Strings: State Participants
  • Michaela Bae (Grade 11)
  • Poppy Bilbrey (Grade 10)
  • Lenora Hoffman (Grade 12)
  • Lois Lee (Grade 12)
  • Aldous O'Brien (Grade 10)
  • Arianna O'Brien (Grade 11)
  • Linnea Phillips (Grade 12)
  • Prisca Won (Grade 11)
     
• Men's Vocal - Large Ensemble: State Participants (Tenor, Baritone, and Bass)
  • Matthew Avramenko (Grade 12)
  • Xarik Bender (Grade 11)
  • Jackson Hartley (Grade 12)
  • Kam Hunter (Grade 12)
  • Johnny-Ray Kruchten (Grade 12)
  • Zion Lei (Grade 12)
  • Blake Mattson (Grade 12)
  • Joshua Owen (Grade 12)
  • Jared Peck (Grade 12)
  • Samuel Trenary (Grade 12)
  • Holden Walker (Grade 12)
  • Ashton Williams (Grade 11)
     
• Small String Ensemble - Duet: State Participants
  • Michaela Bae (Grade 11)
  • Linnea Phillips (Grade 12)
      
• Vocal - Solo: State Participants
  • Keira Hanson (Grade 12): Mezzo Soprano
  • Abigail Sung (Grade 10): Soprano
     
• Women's Vocal - Large Ensemble: 3rd Place (Soprano, Mezzo, and Alto)
  • Cristina Arevalo (Grade 12)
  • Courtney Bowles (Grade 12)
  • Emma Brinker (Grade 11)
  • Keira Hanson (Grade 12)
  • Allison Hovey (Grade 12)
  • Claire Howard (Grade 12)
  • Ava Johansson (Grade 12)
  • Emily Kincade (Grade 12)
  • Laila Long (Grade 12)
  • Georgia Martin (Grade 12)
  • Lili Pope (Grade 12)
  • Deni Remigio-Rojas (Grade 12)
  • Aubrey Roberts (Grade 12)
  • Skylar Temple (Grade 12)
  • Veronica Tobon Arevalo (Grade 11)

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Stahl Junior High

• Multiple Percussion - Solo: State Participants
  • Holden Muench (Grade 9): Steel Pans
  • Anderson Oberg (Grade 9): Steel Pans
     
• Percussion - Solo: State Participants
  • Jacob Drake (Grade 9): Snare Drum – 1st Alternate
  • Lily Nielsen (Grade 9): Snare Drum – 2nd Alternate