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This past weekend, many of our Hobart High School band and orchestra students participated at the ISSMA District Solo and Ensemble contest at Crown Point High School.

The band had 20 soloists receive a Gold rating and 5 soloists receive a Silver rating. The band also had 14 ensembles receive a Gold rating and 6 ensembles receive a Silver rating.

The orchestra had 7 soloists receive a Gold rating and 7 Soloists receive a Silver rating. The orchestra also had 8 ensembles receive a Gold rating.

Additionally, the following band and orchestra members earned their Gold rating in Group I and qualified to perform for State Solo and Ensemble on March 1st in Indianapolis:

Soloists: Lillian Wieland, Emily Cicillian, Kayden Martin, Lu Cohen, Daveion Holmes, Daniel Lahaie, Andre Puente, Riley Mikula, Nathan Matney, Joshua Gilbert, Thomas James, Lily Mebert, Alexander Espana, Adelaide Hendricks, Nailah Hernandez, Adan Ruiz, Charles Ganske, and Makenzie Johnston

Ensemble Members: Nicole Sims, Leandra Kelly, Elijah Breitsprecher, Abigail Allen, Bojana Kolundzija, Abigail Kaufman, Grace Krejci, Lu Cohen, Daniel Lahaie, Riley Mikula, Daniel Rehfeldt, Andre Puente, Nathan Matney, Brian Howard, Evan Hummel, Caleb Fraley, Thomas James, Sadelia McKinley, Joshua Gilbert, Madison Froman, Dayna Bradshaw, Isaac Smith, Lillian Wieland, Lilly Mebert, Adelaide Hendricks, Jillian Kadziolka, Claire O'Connell, Trinity Garcia, Marisa Salamanca, Makenzie Johnston, Cole Richter, Mason Mitchell, Trinity Garcia, Nailah Hernandez, Adan Ruiz, Annabelle Fraley, Alison Hughes, Alex Espana, Charles Ganske, and Madeline Crane

Between the band and orchestra, we had 87 students participate on Saturday. Forty-four of those students qualified for State Solo and Ensemble in Indianapolis. The orchestra alone has twelve events going to state. The most they have had at state solo and ensemble before this year was four! We are SO PROUD of our Brickie musicians!

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Registration for the 2025 Brickie Makers & Innovators Showcase is OPEN! Remember, the Showcase is for ALL innovators, whether your creations are scientific, artistic, musical, culinary, or otherwise! We love to celebrate what your Brickie minds dream up!

Don't wait, visit the link below to register! 💜💛
www.hobart.k12.in.us/makerregistration

(Students must be logged into their SCOH Google account to register!)

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

Parents are a model for their children. THINK before posting and sharing information. Be kind and considerate of others and yourself. Click here for an article from All Pro Dad about things to consider before posting to social media.

On February 4th, SCOH offered a Valentine’s Date with Dad at the All Pro Dad Chapter Meeting. It was wonderful to see our Hobart Brickie Dads and their children at an event together. The dads helped their children with the activities and enjoyed conversations together. Each All Pro Dad Chapter Meeting begins with “Proud Moment”. This is when each dad speaks to each child to tell them what they are proud of them for. Since it was a Valentine’s date they also shared dinner and a special “take home and make” dessert.

We hope that more dads will join us in March. More information to come about our March meeting; stay tuned!

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It’s no wonder a person becomes addicted to vaping so quickly with the amount of nicotine being ingested!

Indiana has several FREE resources for adults and students.

Additional information and resources:

*Contact the SRO officer at each school

*Vape Free Indiana
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*Indiana High School Athletic Association and Indiana Department of Health partnership

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