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A total of 124 William Floyd student-musicians from grades 5-10 were selected by the Suffolk County Music Educators Association (SCMEA) for All-County honors, shattering the previous record of 91 student-musicians that were chosen for this honor last school year!

This has been a banner year for the William Floyd School District’s music program, as this is just one of many honors that student-musicians from across the district have received. Earlier in the year, 28 juniors and seniors were selected for the New York State Council of Administrators for Music Education (NYSCAME) All-County Music Festival and 18 fourth graders were selected for the SCMEA PEAK Festival. Additionally, 14 students were selected for the Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA) All-County honors, 12 students were chosen for New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State honors, three students were selected for SCMEA All-County Jazz honors and two students were chosen for All-Eastern Music Honors.

In total, more than 200 William Floyd student-musicians received recognition for their hard work and were invited to share their musical prowess in various ensembles!

Congratulations to the students, their teachers and the entire music department, led by William Floyd’s Coordinator of Music, Dr. Amy Sckipp!

William Floyd High School
Directors: Kimberly Hyland, Michelle Seifert and Sarah Weber

photo of WFHS band holding instruments with music-themed mural behind them

Members of the William Floyd High School SCMEA All-County Band.

SCMEA All-County Band
Mia Balcarcel – flute – 10th grade
Makayla Cortes – saxophone – 10th grade
Matthew Danielsen – bass clarinet – 10th grade
Alexandria Dorost – clarinet – 10th grade
Shirley Galindo Jeronimo – clarinet – 10th grade
Samir Garces – oboe – 10th grade
Kevin Healy – clarinet – 10th grade
Christopher Lopez Salazar – clarinet – 9th grade
Rodolfo Lopez Salazar – clarinet – 9th grade
Lucia Schroeder – clarinet – 10th grade
Matthew Shaw – bassoon – 10th grade


photo of WFHS all-county orchestra students

Members of the William Floyd High School SCMEA All-County Orchestra.

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Emily Behrens – violin – 9th grade
Ryan Flores – viola – 9th grade
Lilliana Lopez – viola – 9th grade
Dakota Maresca – violin – 9th grade
Zahya Merced – violin – 9th grade
Vincent Montecalvo – viola – 10th grade
Becky Neikens – piccolo – 10th grade
Nathan Rahman – violin – 9th grade
Jessica Sambriski – double bass – 10th grade
Sanem Sancaktar – viola – 9th grade
Jason Sanichar – bassoon – 9th grade
Hailey Waugh – violin – 10th grade


photo of WFHS SCMEA All-County Chorus students

Members of the William Floyd High School SCMEA All-County Chorus.

SCMEA All-County Chorus
Hajaratu Barrie – soprano – 10th grade
Genesis Canas Vega – soprano – 10th grade
Stefania Conte – soprano – 10th grade
Edward Langston – tenor – 9th grade
Joseph McGrady – tenor – 10th grade
Ema Montalvo – alto – 10th grade
Avery Morano – alto – 10th grade
Anthony Postiglione – tenor – 9th grade
Lily Quinn – alto – 10th grade
Dylan Reynolds – tenor – 9th grade
Aidan Rodriguez – tenor – 10th grade
Rhiannon Smith – soprano – 9th grade
Gabriel Villacis – tenor – 9th grade
Julia Zozzaro – soprano – 10th grade


William Floyd Middle School
Instructors: Dawn Conefry, Lauren Farrell, Amanda Gardner and Debora-Ann Tomko

Members of the William Floyd Middle School SCMEA All-County Band.

SCMEA All-County Band
Valeria Andrianova – flute – 6th grade
Jibreel Barrie – percussion – 6th grade
Alexander Dorsa – trumpet – 8th grade
Peter Getherall – tuba – 7th grade
Gavin Glenn – trumpet – 6th grade
Harmony Goyette – flute – 6th grade
Zachari Jameau – trombone – 6th grade
Chloe Laikin – flute – 6th grade
Sophia Lopez Jacobo – clarinet – 6th grade
Angelina Randazzo – French horn – 6th grade
Kiera Sears – flute – 6th grade


WFMS middle school all-county orchestra

Members of the William Floyd Middle School SCMEA All-County Orchestra.

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Dorian Alexopoulos – viola – 8th grade
David Argueta – viola – 6th grade
Aysegul Basar – cello – 8th grade
Logyn Bond – trombone – 8th grade
Addisyn Cummings – violin – 6th grade
Gianna Formato – violin – 8th grade
Aubree Grossman – viola – 6th grade
Giuseppe Lolacono Jr. – double bass – 6th grade
Henry Ortiz Ramirez – cello – 6th grade
Matthew Skowron – violin – 6th grade


photo of WFMS SCMEA chorus

Members of the William Floyd Middle School SCMEA All-County Chorus.

SCMEA All-County Chorus
Valerie Argueta – alto – 6th grade
Gabriel Arias – baritone – 8th grade
Sabina De La Cruz – soprano – 8th grade
Arianna Flores – alto – 8th grade
Carter Iadicicco – alto – 6th grade
Kevin Mayen – alto – 8th grade
Channing Morgan – alto – 6th grade
Nathaly Najarro – alto – 6th grade
Noah Pinto – alto – 6th grade
Collin Smith – baritone – 8th grade
John Wiesman – alto – 8th grade


William Paca Middle School
Instructors: Joseph Cordaro, Lauren Farrell, Kaylee Figalora-Torres, Gabriella Forgit and Kailey Schnurman

William Paca student-musicians honored with SCMEA

Members of the William Paca Middle School SCMEA All-County Band, Orchestra and Chorus gathered together for a group photo.

SCMEA All-County Band
James Alese – alto saxophone – 7th grade
Alexandria DeVoe – clarinet – 6th grade
Anna Gosselin – oboe – 8th grade
Mia Grigg – clarinet – 8th grade
Nelson Hernandez – trumpet – 6th grade
Kaiden Johnson – baritone – 6th grade
Aspen Jorgensen – baritone – 6th grade
Jacob Lawrence – trumpet – 6th grade
Declan Maca – trumpet – 6th grade
Derek Nunez – trumpet – 6th grade
LeAnn Parra – flute – 6th grade
Liam Parra – tenor saxophone – 6th grade
Gianna Pernal – trombone – 6th grade
Olan-Ray Frith – alto saxophone – 6th grade
Kali Rice – clarinet – 6th grade
Kayleigh Santos – clarinet – 8th grade
Ayla Thompson – baritone – 7th grade

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Niomilee Berezny – double bass – 6th grade
Alani Bosch – violin – 7th grade
Roman Carballo – violin – 6th grade
Jaxon DiFrietus – cello – 6th grade
Cody Lotterhos – viola – 6th grade
Payton Orlando – cello – 6th grade
Savion Romao-Davis – double bass – 6th grade
Lillian Selg – viola – 6th grade
Marcus Trinh – viola – 6th grade
Jayden Ventura – viola – 7th grade

SCMEA All-County Chorus
Emilia Biancospino – alto – 8th grade
Grace Burns – soprano – 7th grade
Ariel Chalco – baritone – 7th grade
Kristen Clare – soprano – 8th grade
Anthony DeGennaro – baritone – 8th grade
Arianna Delillo – alto – 6th grade
Vegas-Skyy Hainey-Davis – alto – 6th grade
Preston Mott – baritone – 7th grade
Ja’Kell Reece – baritone – 7th grade
Colin Reynolds – baritone- 7th grade
Alexander Rivera – alto – 6th grade
Emma Viola – soprano – 7th grade
Abigail Zozzaro – alto – 8th grade


William Floyd Elementary School
Instructors: Garrett Rode and Dara Wolfert

photo of WFE student-musicians honored with SCMEA and their teachers

Members of the William Floyd Elementary School SCMEA All-County Orchestra and Chorus gathered together for a group photo with their teachers Dara Wolfert and Garrett Rode.

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Amani Johnson – violin – 5th grade
Manuel Medina – cello – 5th grade

SCMEA All-County Chorus
Ariella Fantini – alto – 5th grade
Lilianna Nobles – alto – 5th grade
Victoria Rusakow – alto – 5th grade
Nahl Umair – alto – 5th grade


Tangier Smith Elementary School
Instructors: Ryan Feldscher and Garrett Rode

Tangier Smith music students named SCMEA All-County

Members of the Tangier Smith Elementary School SCMEA All-County Orchestra and Chorus gathered together for a group photo with teachers Ryan Feldscher (left) and Garrett Rode.

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Emma O’Neill – violin – 5th grade
Corvin Piotrowski – violin – 5th grade

SCMEA All-County Chorus
Rori Brayer – alto – 5th grade
Arianna Cummings – alto – 5th grade
Aiden Henry – alto – 5th grade


John S. Hobart Elementary School
Instructors: Sharon Kitzis, Julia Bellante, Katelyn Levine

SCMEA All-County Band honoree David Duran Lonis pictured with teachers Sharon Kitzis and Julia Bellante.

SCMEA All-County Band
David Duran Lonis – alto saxophone – 5th grade


SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Rosalia Pahl – viola – 5th grade
Sadie Shannon – violin – 5th grade

John S. Hobart Elementary School SCMEA All-County Orchestra members Rosalia Pahl (left) and Sadie Shannon.


Moriches Elementary School
Instructor: Joel Staub

photo of music teacher and student from Moriches

SCMEA All-County Orchestra
Colby Delboy – cello – 5th grade

Moriches Elementary School SCMEA All-County Orchestra member Colby Delboy with teacher Joel Staub.

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