Several Bluffton junior high students earned superiors and excellents at the March 20 solo and ensemble contact. Results follow:
Superiors (I ratings)
Julian Harnish, piano
Julian Harnish, oboe
Lauren Yost, piano
Lauren Yost, clarinet
Emily Sycks, piano
Andrew Hoff, baritone
Rachel Woodruff, piano
Emily Sycks, violin
Jacob Bishop, violin
Kyle Kahle, violin
Mouret String Quintet (Kyle Kahle, Rachel Woodruff, Pamela Fischbach, Landon Cluts, John McCall)
String Choir (all of them)
Firewood String Duet (Landon Cluts, Katie Jo Breidenbach)
Mozart String Quartet (Morgan Humphries, Emily Sycks, Katie Jo Breidenbach, Julian Harnish)
Hayden String Quartet (Jacob Bishop, Celeste Stauber, Emma Woodruff, Lauren Yost)
Pirateers String Choir (Celeste Stuaber, Morgan Humphries, Kyle Kahle, Kevin Childs, Jonny Steiner, Katie Jo Breidenbach, Pamela Fischbach, Julian Harnish, John McCall)
Ashley Baker, soprano
Courtney Barnett, soprano
Danyelle Hughes, soprano
Elizabeth Leis, soprano
Katie Jo Breidenbach, soprano
8th Grade Ensemble (Ashley Baker, Courtney Barnett, Katie Jo Breidenbach, Kayla Edgington, Danyelle Hughes, Audrey Marshall, Morgan Pugsley, Samantha Rhonemus, Emily Sycks, Sarah Wright, Lauren Yost)
7th Grade Girls Ensemble (Emma Burkholder, Adel Sommers, Maddie Domer, Alexandria Schmutz)

Excellents (II ratings)
Audrey Marshall, piano
Emma Woodruff, oboe
Newbold String Quintet (Clay Wislon, Liz Leis, Kevin Childs, Jonny Steiner, Emily Schwager, Jack Neff)
Celeste Stauber, violin
Morgan Humphries, violin
Katie Jo Breidenbach, viola
Pamela Fischbach, viola
John McCall, string bass
Jonny Steiner, violin
Jack Neff, cello
JacKyle String Duet (Jacob Bishop, Kyle Kahle)
Anna Sneary, soprano
7th Grade Mixed Ensemble (Mackayla Wilson, Sidney Joseph, Erica Sheehan, Kearstin Barry, Kelsey Kinn, Eli Runk, Braden Skilliter, Nigel Derstine, Colin Theirjung, Clay Wilson)

7th grade girls ensemble: Emma Burkholder, Adel Sommers, Maddie Domer, Alexandria Schmutz
7th grade mixed ensemble: Mackayla Wilson, Sidney Joseph, Erica Sheehan, Kearstin Barry, Kelsey Kinn, Eli Runk, Braden Skilliter, Nigel Derstine, Colin Theirjung, Clay Wilson
8th grade ensemble: Ashley Baker, Courtney Barnett, Katie Jo Breidenbach, Kayla Edgington, Danyelle Hughes, Audrey Marshall, Morgan Pugsley, Samantha Rhonemus, Emily Sycks, Sarah Wright, Lauren Yost.