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October 15, 2021

Record Year for OPUS Honor Choir Festival

36 students were selected from Southview Middle School to perform in the Iowa Choral Directors Association’s OPUS Honor Choir Festival. OPUS will be held on Thursday, November 18th at Iowa State University.

2021 was a Record Year for Southview

  • Most students ever selected from Southview
  • Most 8th Grade Bass Clef Students selected from any school in the entire STATE
  • Most 9th Grade Students selected from any school in the entire STATE
  • Most total students selected from any school in the entire STATE
  • In total, Ankeny had 67 students selected for OPUS, the most of any school district in the entire STATE

If you have one of these students in your class be sure to congratulate them!

8th Grade Treble Clef
Mya Backstrom (2nd Year in OPUS)
Ella Breuer
Caitlyn Chance
Charlee Cibula
Shelby Davidson
Lilian Monthei
Allison Muehr

8th Grade Bass Clef
Greyson Beenen
Hudson Evans
Garrett Hemmingsen
Jayden Huegel (2nd Year in OPUS)
Oliver Klein
Erik Kleve
Anders Repp
Jack Reysack
Caleb Sensor
Brannen Shanahan
William Simmonds
Jayden Song
Billy Youngquist

9th Grade Mixed
Nick Ambrosecchia
Ingrid Dietrich
Tim Fairchild
Eli Feldhans
Leah Hatch (2nd Year in OPUS)
Alex Hoxeng
Evelyn Huegel (3rd Year in OPUS – Solo Finalist)
Cade Johnson
Mia Koka
James Lopez
Landon Pote (2nd Year in OPUS)
Zach Riley
Nicholas Robie (3rd Year in OPUS)
Tyler Sickerson (3rd Year in OPUS)
Ethan Skow (3rd Year in OPUS)
Carlos Vergara (2nd Year in OPUS)