62nd Annual Jazz Festival Results
The Dale Beacock Memorial Sweepstakes Trophy Awarded to Roosevelt High School of Portland, Oregon
Clark College hosted three full days of big band jazz at the Annual Clark College Jazz Festival, where sixty middle and high school jazz ensembles from throughout Washington and Oregon performed in this year’s competition. Trophies were presented to the top three jazz ensembles for middle schools and division A through AAAA high schools. Individual outstanding musician and outstanding section awards were also presented at the end of each division’s preliminary competitions.
At the end of Saturday’s program, the 2026 Dale Beacock Memorial Sweepstakes Trophy was awarded to Roosevelt High School, Portland, Oregon. The winning band will return for a special performance at next year’s jazz festival held on the last weekend of January. This year, the 2025 Sweepstakes Band, Mountain View I High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Sam Ormson, was spotlighted on Saturday evening.
Also honored at this year’s show was a special audience member, Steve, who has attended every single jazz festival since Clark first started the event 62 years ago.
Stefon Harris, the Grammy-nominated vibraphonist who kicked off the festival with a special performance on Wednesday with his band Blackout, also made two special appearances on the jazz festival stage. He led a clinic on Thursday, then closed out the show on Saturday by performing with the Clark College Jazz Band I, directed by Doug Harris (pictured below).
“The idea that we take this metal and wood and make this sound into something that breeds connection, compassion, and empathy between human beings is inspiring to see in these young people,” Stefon said during his performance. “Deeply embedded into the DNA of this artform is the science of empathy. Great musicians don’t spend the majority of their time learning how to play instruments. The music, the magic comes from human connection.”
Congratulations to all 2026 Outstanding Musician Award winners:
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026
Middle School Silver Jazz Band finals results:
1st place – Leona Libby Middle School, West Richland, WA
2nd place – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
3rd place – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
A Division Jazz Band finals results:
1st place – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
2nd place – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
3rd place – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
Outstanding Middle School Jazz Musician winners:
Ella Alcock – Chief Umtuch Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Scarlette Tenold – Chief Umtuch Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Cloe Barnes – Chief Umtuch Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Hudson Stose – Laurin Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Bella Wilson – Tukes Valley Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Jaxson Glover – Tukes Valley Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
Bear Ricks – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA
Keira Garrison – View Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, WA
Aurora Maayen – VSAA, Vancouver, WA
Liam Derbin – VSAA, Vancouver, WA
Joshua Walden – VSAA, Vancouver, WA
Raul Becerril-Vargas – Wy’East Middle School, Vancouver, WA
Heiver Mavarez Sivira – Wy’East Middle School, Vancouver, WA
Natalie Lynch – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
Charlie Thrasher – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
Benny Zacks – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
Raphael Paglia-Brockman – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
Sam Loh-Menendez – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
Leo Camacho – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
Jackson Groberg – Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis, WA
Miles Kennedy – Leona Libby Middle School, West Richland, WA
Andrew Kim – Leona Libby Middle School, West Richland, WA
Emmy Black – Leona Libby Middle School, West Richland, WA
Benjamin Larsen – Carmichael Middle School, Richland, WA
Teagan Sams – Carmichael Middle School, Richland, WA
Anthony Pfau – Carmichael Middle School, Richland, WA
Outstanding High School Musician award winners for the A Division:
Julia Vaughan – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
Lucille Helms – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
Liam Watkins– South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
Benjamin Jaimes – La Center High School, La Center, WA
Jeremy Solis – Henrietta Lacks High School, Vancouver, WA
Kyler Dixon – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
Outstanding Middle School Jazz Section award winners:
Outstanding Rhythm Section – Leona Libby Middle School
Outstanding Saxophone Section – Beaumont Middle School
Outstanding Trumpet Section – Sellwood Middle School
Outstanding Trombone Section – Carmichael Middle School
Outstanding Section award winners for Division "A":
Outstanding Rhythm Section – Eckstein Middle School
Outstanding Saxophone Section – Seton Catholic High School
Outstanding Trumpet Section – South Whidbey High School
Outstanding Trombone Section – South Whidbey High School
Friday, Jan. 30, 2026
AA and AAA Division High School Jazz Band finals results
AA Division: 1st place – Richland High School Jazz III, Richland, WA
2nd place – Mountain View High School Jazz II, Vancouver, WA
3rd place – Grant High School Jazz III, Portland, OR
AAA Division: 1st place – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
2nd place – Mt. Spokane High School Jazz I, Spokane, WA
3rd place – Mead High School Jazz II, Spokane, WA
Outstanding High School Musician award winners for the AA Division:
Paxton Henry – Grant High School, Portland, OR
Kelly Pfam – Richland High School, Richland, WA
Benjamin Gomez – Richland High School, Richland, WA
MJ Manano-Willis – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Asa Smith – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Asher Bolotski – Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA
Chet Martin – Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA
Zandy Owens – Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA
Luke Detert – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
Asher Baughn – Ingraham High School, Seattle, W
Levi Caldwell – Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, WA
Thomas Eustice – Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, WA
Furious Hill – Columbia River High School, Vancouver, WA
Aiden Servino – Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
Cody Halley – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
Brandon Felton - Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
Calle Rude – Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA
Byron Jimenez – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
Penelope Griffin – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
Reginald Kellon – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
Outstanding High School Musician award winners for the AAA Division:
Danyyil Zelyanovskyy – Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR
Finn Frost – Grant High School, Portland, OR
Iris Ruthruff – Grant High School, Portland, OR
Charlie Moore – Mead High School, Spokane, WA
Brayden Craft – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Elliot Cong – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Daniel Affeldt – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Gavin Gregort – Mt. Spokane High School, Mead, WA
Parker Jisa – Richland High School, Richland, WA
Andrew Lee – Kamiak High School, Mukilteo, WA
Sylvie Sylvander – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
Nathan Doyle – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
Beckett Van Dyck – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
Sarah Boehi – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
Oliver Armstrong – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
Parker Dunn – Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA
Shane Ward – Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA
John Cannon – Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
Adrian Baraiac – Union High School, Vancouver, WA
Enzo Sander – Union High School, Vancouver, WA
George Powell – VSAA, Vancouver, WA
Harry Rosenberg – VSAA, Vancouver, WA
Outstanding High School AA Jazz Section award winners:
Outstanding Rhythm Section – Mountain View High School Jazz II
Outstanding Saxophone Section – Grant High School Jazz III
Outstanding Trumpet Section – Mt. Spokane High School Jazz II
Outstanding Trombone Section – Richland High School Jazz III
Outstanding High School AAA Jazz Section award winners:
Outstanding Rhythm Section – Hockinson High School
Outstanding Saxophone Section – Hockinson High School
Outstanding Trumpet Section – Mt. Spokane High School
Outstanding Trombone Section – Grant High School
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
AAAA Division High School Jazz Band finals results:
1st Place – Garfield High School Jazz I, Seattle, WA
2nd Place – Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR
3rd Place – Mead High School Jazz I, Spokane, WA
Outstanding High School Musician award winners for the AAAA Division:
Eliot Kim – Westview High School, Portland, OR
Luka Schrock – Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR
Zyler Modderman – Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR
Sari Isreb – Grant High School, Portland, OR
Elaina Stuppler – Lakeridge High School – Lake Oswego, OR
Josue Sanzhez Badillo – A.C. Davis High School, Yakima, WA
Bryan Sanchez-Martinez – A.C. Davis High School, Yakima, WA
Sawyer Lohrmann – Bothell High School, Bothell, WA
Kayla Ang – Bothell High School, Bothell, WA
Sean Calkins – Bothell High School, Bothell, WA
Lucjan Brant-Zawadski – Kamiak High School, Mukilteo, WA
Ian Park – Kamiak High School, Mukilteo, WA
Johnathan Yven – Henry Jackson High School, Everett, WA
Lucas Adams – Henry Jackson High School, Everett, WA
Andrew Bae– Henry Jackson High School, Everett, WA
Ronan Scott – Richland High School, Richland, WA
Cole Roxburgh – Richland High School, Richland, WA
Kylie Forston – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA
Cameron Proff – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA
Greyson Stainbrook – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA
Dominick Weckerly – Sherwood High School, Sherwood, WA
Elliott Beck – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Elijah King – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Hank Sebnhg – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Jace Samaha – Mead High School, Spokane, WA
Valin Gabriel – Mead High School, Spokane, WA
Caroline Beaulieu – Camas High School, Camas, WA
Elijah Lenneck – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
Temperance Gillis – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
Natalie Costello – Union High School, Camas, WA
Aubrey Grier – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
Outstanding High School Section award winners for the AAAA Division:
Outstanding Rhythm Section – Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR
Outstanding Saxophone Section – Lake Stevens High School Jazz I, Lake Stevens, WA
Outstanding Trumpet Section – Richland High School Jazz I, Richland, WA
Outstanding Trombone Section – Mead High School Jazz I, Spokane, WA
Photos: Clark College/Carly Rae Zent
Story by Shelly Williams, Program Coordinator, Fine Arts Division