Students Named to All State Show Choir

Arizona All-State Show Choir auditions were held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 and numerous high school students from Dysart schools were selected.  Congratulations to these talented students who were selected for the All State Show Choir by the Arizona Choral Educators:  

Kaden Robison (Shadow Ridge High School, Tenor)  

Daisy Haggarton (Shadow Ridge High School, Soprano Alternate) 

Brooke Norman (Valley Vista High School, Soprano) 

Kayla Patnod (Valley Vista High School, Soprano) 

Stephanie Maya (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Cora Griffen (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Rosalind Batstone (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Kenzi Felder (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Zariah Byas (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Aftynn Bennett (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Leah Hill (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Lydia Williams (Valley Vista High School, Alto) 

Quinten Black (Valley Vista High School, Tenor) 

Max Brumbaugh (Valley Vista High School, Tenor) 

Sam Mills (Valley Vista High School, Tenor) 

Garret Suesue (Valley Vista High School, Bass) 

Floyd Daughters IV (Valley Vista High School, Bass) 

Roman Kelly (Valley Vista High School, Bass) 

Arianna Prescott (Willow Canyon High School, Alto) 

Evangeline Rice (Willow Canyon High School, Alto) 

Aryanna Denton-Lotts (Willow Canyon High School, Alto) 

Kristin Proctor (Willow Canyon High School, Soprano) 

Grace Rodgers (Willow Canyon High School, Alto Alternate)

The audition is rigorous and requires live singing and dancing.  The top 100 show choir students from around the state are chosen.  Selected students learn and memorize the performance songs before attending the three-day long festival in November where they learn the choreography and refine the music. 

“These students have demonstrated outstanding commitment and talent, and we’re thrilled to see their efforts recognized at the state level,” said Danae Marinelli, Dysart Schools Director of Arts.

The Arizona Choral Educators (ACE) is a constituent group of the Arizona Music Educators Association (AMEA) which serves the needs of elementary, junior high, high school, and collegiate directors throughout Arizona. AMEA was established in 1939 as a cooperative effort of music educators. Since that time, the association has become affiliated with The National Association for Music Education (NAfME).