Portage Township Schools’ presence was both seen and heard at the Feb. 27 Circle the State with Song event, where 88 students showcased their singing talents.
Willowcreek Middle School choir director Natalie Franks is in her 16th year as the event’s Area 1 Middle/Junior High Coordinator. This year’s event was particularly special for her as Franks’s daughter participated in Circle the State with Song for the first time.
This year’s participants include the following:
Aylesworth Elementary School
Tripp Aimutis
Jaelynn Chavez
Eva Erickson
Chloe Franks
Cheyann Kilbury
Aria McIntire
Abbi Rains
Avery Stifal
Adam Tucker
Lindsay Villarreal
Dani Wheeler
Crisman Elementary School
Addie Androff-Kestermann
Taryn Doyle
Skylan Galindo
Bria Mullin
Heidi O’Bannion
Aleena Palm
Aubrey Reyes
Isabele Rodriguez
Jones Elementary School
Matthew Eriks
Jackson Kelley
Cora Kubicki
Ethan Martyka
Liam Martyka
Kaylin Mundell
Fegely Middle School
Alina Castillo
Olivia Farris
Lila Lawrence
Quimby Lonergan
Savannah McCaffery
Ava Miranda
Lauren Mitchell
Edward Oziminski
Micaela Rideout
Isabel Sanchez-Scott
Paul Saylor Elementary School
Skylar Bentley
Elias Guess
George Porter
Amelia Sanchez
Rowena Kyle Elementary School
Riley Doring
Willow Faraone
Charley Guetschow
Arabella Hollinger
Ysabella Martinez
Kendall Peterson
Jencarlos Santiago
Genevieve Schulz
Willowcreek Middle School
Kaitlyn Ackerman
Trinity Adler
Anaya Alioto
Draco Bardsley
Fiona Barnes
Leilani Berrios
Leilah Berumen
Natalie Bovair
- Henry Brown
Ethan Collins
Alyson Copland
Jillian Doran
Jacqueline Escobar
Avery Feczko
Andrew Fehlman
Troy Ferrel
Marilyn Garcia
Zoey Gomez
Calleigh Grutsch
Bella Hawkins
Paige Jones
Kayce Karban
Skyler Kremke
Bailey Leonard
Matthew Lingenfelter
Sophie Medley
Lacey Napier
Hannah Nieves
Sadie Plebanski
Emma Podgorski
Abigail Pratt
Avalyn Ramos
Miley Shields
Lillian Shultz
Fiona Stifal
Arabella Sweeney
Briar Swift
Cameron Tylor
Kara Wasieleski
Emily Whited
Morgan Wright
Elementary performances included “How Far I’ll Go” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “I Want to Rise” arr. by Mark Weston, “In the Arms of an Oak” by Andy Beck, “Murasame” by Victor C. Johnson, and “Route 66” by Bobby Troup.
Middle school performances included “Baloo Baleerie” by Ruth Elaine Schram, “Credo” by Mark Hayes, “Elijah” by Dan Davison, “Kimineero” by Linda Spavacek, and “Walk Through Life” by Pink Zebra.
The elementary and middle school groups collaborated on a combined performance of “Can You Hear” by James Papoulis and Francisco Nunez.