61st Annual Clark College Jazz Festival Results

For Immediate Release
February 3, 2025

Dale Beacock Memorial Sweepstakes Trophy To Winner,
Mountain View High School Jazz I, Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — After three full days of the return of the Annual Clark College Jazz Festival, the outstanding musician awards and the evening finals results for the 61st Annual Clark College Jazz Festival have been announced. For 2025, the Dale Beacock Memorial Sweepstakes trophy was awarded to Mountain View High School Jazz I, Vancouver, WA.

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Middle School Silver division jazz ensemble finals results:

1st place – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
2nd place – Wy'east Middle School, Vancouver, WA
3rd place – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA

A Division:

1st place – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
2nd place – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
3rd place – Beaumont Middle School Jazz Ambassadors, Portland, OR

Outstanding Middle School Jazz Section Awards were presented to:

• Wy'east Middle School, Vancouver, WA – Best Trombone Section
• Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA – Best Trumpet Section
• Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA – Best Rhythm Section
• Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA – Best Saxophone Section

Outstanding Section Awards for Division “A” were presented to:

• Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA – Best Saxophone Section
• South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA – Best Trumpet Section
• South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA – Best Trombone Section
• Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR – Best Rhythm Section

Outstanding Middle School Jazz Musician certificates were presented to:

• Archer Kleiss – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
• Sean Hansman – Sellwood Middle School, Portland, OR
• Maddy Gilbert – View Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, WA
• Maxton Hill – Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis, WA
• Jackson Groberg - Chehalis Middle School, Chehalis, WA
• Kylie Grier – Laurin Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
• Henry Ormson – Wy'East Middle School, Vancouver, WA
• Addie Sahler – Tukes Valley Middle School, Battle Ground, WA
• Jack Levenson – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
• Ben Beadie – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
• Charles Moen – Skyridge Middle School, Camas, WA
• Gio Ramirez – Aspire Middle School, Lacey, WA
• Jack Andreev – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Landon Brown – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Ashton Clark – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Linnea Currens – Hockinson Middle School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Keiran Ohta – Liberty Middle School, Camas, WA
• Julia Vaughan – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
• Audrey Senescall – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
• Lenka Dzunic – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
• Oren Sternberg – Eckstein Middle School, Seattle, WA
• Carson Coker – Chief Umtuch Middle School, Battle Ground, WA

Outstanding high school musician awards for the A Division were presented to:

• Lila Witherrite – Columbia High School, White Salmon, WA
• Jeremy Solis – Henrietta Lacks High School, Vancouver, WA
• Francisco Ramirez-Vasquez – Henrietta Lacks High School, Vancouver, WA
• Graham Rank – Henrietta Lacks High School, Vancouver, WA
• Eve Breithaupt – Northwinds Homeschool, Port Angeles, WA
• Evan Krall – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
• Jack Flusche – Beaumont Middle School, Portland, OR
• Stephen Samwell – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Gibson Lueck – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Brennan Richardson – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Kyler Dixon – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Leo Gerhart – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Nancy Nguyen – Seton Catholic High School, Vancouver, WA
• Connor Porter – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Liam Watkins – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Abram Durham – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Mila Wright – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Olin Nelson – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Felix Kehl – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA
• Irene Stewart – South Whidbey High School, Langley, WA

Friday, January 31, 2025

Outstanding middle school and high school musician awards for the Comments Only bands were presented to:

• Soren Vrosh – Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver, WA
• Eli Lennick – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
• Joseph McKnight – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
• Beatrix Heller – Vernon Middle School, Portland, OR
• Colton Woods – Covington Middle School, Portland, OR
• Trinity Harter – Covington Middle School, Portland, OR
• Keira Osburn – West Valley High School, Yakima, WA
• Hyrum Jensen – West Valley High School, Yakima, WA

AA division high school jazz ensemble finals results:

AA Division:

1st place – Mountain View High School Jazz II, Vancouver, WA
2nd place – W.F. West High School, Chehalis, WA
3rd place – Heritage High School Jazz II, Vancouver, WA

Outstanding middle school and high school musician awards for the AA Division were presented to:

• Maggie Eldridge – West Valley High School, Yakima, WA
• Oliver Stub – La Center High School, La Center, WA
• Sophie Ohle – Parkrose High School, Portland, OR
• Daiel Gerber – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Zach Hillenbrand – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Reggie Kellog – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Joshua Leahu – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Elliott Emerson – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
• Isaiah McCaw – Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield, WA
• Furious Hill – Columbia River High School, Vancouver, WA
• Macie MacDonald – Columbia River High School, Vancouver, WA
• Caleb Gill – W.F. West High School, Chehalis, WA
• Joy Sanchez – Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
• Cormac Saleem – Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA

Saturday, February 1, 2025

AAA and AAAA division high school jazz ensemble finals results:

AAA Division:

1st place – Mountain View High School Jazz I, Vancouver, WA
2nd place – Grant High School Jazz II, Portland, OR
3rd place – Heritage High School Jazz I, Vancouver, WA

AAAA Division:

1st Place – Garfield High School Jazz I, Seattle, WA
2nd Place – Grant High School Jazz I, Portland, OR
3rd Place – Union High School Jazz I, Camas, WA

Outstanding high school musician awards for the AAA Division were presented to:

• Reese Billington – Union High School, Camas, WA
• Reed Bevan – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Sasi Isreb – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Rowan Ducker – Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR
• Mia Jensen – Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego, OR
• Gavin DeMoss – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
• William Johnstone – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
• Lillian LaFontaine – Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver, WA
• Jack Melton – Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver, WA
• George Powell – Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver, WA
• Levi Brown – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Mason Seal – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Thilo Kluth – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Jack Smith – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Brenden Weber – Hockinson High School, Brush Prairie, WA
• Sam Brookover – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
• Gabe Lawrence – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA
• Meler Eagan – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
• Nathan Doyle – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
• Beckett VanDyke – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
• Riley Mason – Ingraham High School, Seattle, WA
• Harrison Matz – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Rey Notarte – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Venunye Tamakloe – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Bella Fitzgerald, Kenji Tanaka – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Shiloh Rush – Mountain View High School, Vancouver, WA
• Sachita Kadirvelu – Bothell High School, Bothell, WA
• Nathan Jonart – Bothell High School, Bothell, WA
• Henry Ngo – Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA
• Dakotah Leach – Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA

Outstanding high school musician awards for the AAAA Division were presented to:

• Holly Hesemann – Glencoe High School, Hillsboro, OR
• Mila Kaplan – Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, OR
• Elaina Stupples – Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, OR
• Matsya Vinodh – Branham High School, San Jose, CA
• Jonah Travers Powers – Skyview High School, Vancouver, WA
• Aubrey Grier – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
• Ruth Sprenger – Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA
• Driggs Hemming – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
• Ekaterina Kalinin – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
• Maddox Cheen-Connley – Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground, WA
• Isabelle Cryan – Union High School, Camas, WA
• Cooper Givens – Union High School, Camas, WA
• Timothy Park – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
• Brayden Wang – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
• Will Heath – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
• Bolan Delange – Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
• Zia Doughty – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Sasha Burns – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Xander Buck – Grant High School, Portland, OR
• Kylie Forston – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA
• Brody Gray – Lake Stevens High School, Lake Stevens, WA

Congratulations to all the fine bands who participated! Please join us next year on the last weekend of January for the 62nd Annual Clark College Jazz Festival!

About Clark College

Founded in 1933, Clark College provides residents of Southwest Washington with affordable, high-quality academic and technical education. It is a public community college offering more than 100 degree and certificate programs, including bachelor's and associate degrees; professional certificates; high school diplomas and GED preparation; and non-credit community and continuing education. Clark serves a wide range of students including high school students, displaced workers, veterans, parents, non-native English speakers, and mature learners.Approximately 45%of its students are in the first generation of their families to attend college.

For additional information:
Doug Harris
T: 360-992-2188

Clark College Music Department:
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