On February 27, all of Denton ISD's middle school choral programs participated in the Region 2 UIL Concert and Sight-reading Assessments that took place at Ryan High School. Each choir performed a prepared concert, programmed according to the grade level of literature required for their respective UIL classification. The second evaluation was based on each choir's sight-reading performance of a piece of music composed specifically for this event that the students and directors have never seen or heard before. Both performances are evaluated by a panel of three expert judges selected by UIL to assess each group according to the UIL music rubrics. Each performance is assigned a division rating on a scale of 1-5.

Congratulations to Denton ISD's middle school choir directors and students for their outstanding performances in these UIL assessments. They earned a total of 35 1st Division "Superior" ratings and 15 of the choirs received a Sweepstakes award for earning a 1st Division rating in both Concert and Sight-reading.

Calhoun MS Choirs

Denise Stephens, director

2C Varsity Treble 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Crownover MS Choirs

Charlie Lotspeich, director

2C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Harpool MS Choirs

Rebecca Kraft, director

2C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

McMath MS Choirs

Shelly Swafford, director

2C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Myers MS Choirs

Kevin Rybowicz, director

2C Varsity Treble 2nd Division "Excellent" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Navo MS Choirs

Alice Ann Hostetter, director

3C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

3C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 2nd Division "Excellent" Sight-reading

Rodriguez MS Choirs

Emilio Sanchez, director

2C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

Strickland MS Choirs

Vinny Thomas, director

Delanie Sager, assistant director

2C Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Treble 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 3rd Division "Average" Sight-reading

2C Non-Varsity Tenor/Bass 1st Division "Superior" Concert, 1st Division "Superior" Sight-reading