{"id":152328,"date":"2025-10-03T09:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=152328"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:12:36","slug":"mississippi-all-state-honor-choir-welcomes-63-osd-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/mississippi-all-state-honor-choir-welcomes-63-osd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi All-State Honor Choir Welcomes 63 OSD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Oxford School District<\/strong>\u2019s choir programs are celebrating a remarkable achievement, with a record-breaking 63 OSD students in grades 5-12 selected to participate in the 2025 <strong>Mississippi All-State Honor Choir<\/strong>. The honorees include 10 fifth graders from <strong>Central Elementary School<\/strong>, 9 students from <strong>Oxford Intermediate School<\/strong>, 24 from <strong>Oxford Middle School<\/strong>, and 20 from <strong>Oxford High School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The All-State Honor Choirs represent some of the best singers from <strong>Mississippi<\/strong>, with students earning their spots through an audition process. This November, <strong>Oxford<\/strong>\u2019s All State Choir students will join fellow students from across the state to spend three days at the <strong>University of Southern Mississippi<\/strong> in <strong>Hattiesburg<\/strong>, where they will sing under the direction of nationally renowned conductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This milestone reflects the talent and dedication of Oxford\u2019s choir students, as well as the leadership of their directors \u2014 <strong>Marsha Morgan<\/strong> (Central Elementary School), <strong>Briana Brown<\/strong> (Oxford Intermediate School), <strong>Dr. Hannah Ardrey<\/strong> (Oxford Middle School), and <strong>Dr. Thomas Ardrey<\/strong> (Oxford High School). A special thank you to school and district leaders, along with the <strong>Oxford Charger Athletic Booster Club<\/strong>, for their continued support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Thomas Ardrey, OHS Choral Director said, \u201cThe large number of students from the Oxford School District participating in the 2025 All-State Honor Choir is a reflection of our students&#8217; dedication to excellence. That dedication is a reflection of the excellent teaching that our music educators provide for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to our 2025 All-State Honor Choir students! We are proud of their achievements, which stand as a shining example of Oxford School District\u2019s commitment to excellence in all that we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us in congratulating the following students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central Elementary School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Micah Campbell<br>Jordan Ducking<br>Zoe Henry<br>Abe Jobin<br>Bobby Day Magruder<br>Leon Morley<br>Ellie Thornton<br>Andrew Wally<br>Madilyn White<br>Mary Evelyn Wiggins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxford Intermediate School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brynn Bennett<br>Ann Claire Burton<br>Aahana Chittiboyina<br>Tyler Darby<br>Mackenzie Nicole Hugghis<br>Aubrey Johnson<br>Mary-Claire Steimle<br>Judson Webb<br>Anna Wiseman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxford Middle School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>James Bankhead<br>Bailey Boyd<br>Gavin Boyd (#5 ranked Tenor)<br>Charlotte Campos (#2 ranked Alto)<br>Fin Cole<br>Alice Cromwell (#4 ranked Soprano 2)<br>Shivers Cutcliffe<br>Jack Dossett-Bridgers<br>Evalyn Flake<br>Augusta Goolsby<br>Amelia Griffith<br>Kate Hall<br>Akaria Hooks<br>D\u2019Andre Jamerson<br>Layton Lee<br>Nora Lynch<br>Delaney Meyer<br>Grace Miller (#4 ranked Alto)<br>Anna Nichols<br>Irene Nichols<br>Kiersten Robinson<br>Sam Schornhorst<br>Perchelle Taylor (#5 ranked Soprano 1)<br>Bennett Worthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxford High School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eden Brooks Bodie<br>Mac Cole (#3 ranked Tenor 1)<br>Emerson Denham<br>Uno Estialbo<br>Mary Elena Hale (#1 ranked Alto 2 and perfect sight-reading score)<br>Diya Jobin<br>Gabbie Nocentino<br>Serah Oommen<br>Ivy Osborne<br>Remi Overby (Perfect sight-reading score)<br>Carolyn Pickens<br>Reem Radwan (#2 ranked Alto 2)<br>Renad Radwan (Perfect sight-reading score)<br>Bradley Ramsey (#4 ranked Bass 2)<br>Sienna Reilly<br>Agnes Robinson<br>Ann Thomas Stallings<br>Brett Thompson<br>Andrew Waller<br>Madalynne Watts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Camille White, Communications 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