awards, ratings, and student achievements

2024-2025

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Sixteen students accepted to All-State Chorus

• Three students received a perfect score in Sight-Reading

• Four students scored in the Top 10 highest scores for their voice part

University of South Carolina Treble Invitational 

• Sziréndal invited to perform Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo (Cecilia McDowall) in collaboration with USC Garnet Chorale under the direction of Dr. Alicia Walker

2023-2024

Music in the Parks at Dollywood 

• Chamber Choir: Superior

  • 96.75/100

  • 2nd Place AA Mixed Choir

  • 4th Place Overall

• Sziréndal: Superior

  • 97.5/100

  • 1st Place AA Treble Choir

  • 2nd Place Overall

• Creekappella: Superior

  • 97/100

  • 1st Place AA Jazz Choir

  • 3rd Place Overall

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

• Chamber Choir: Superior with Distinction

• Sziréndal: Superior with Distinction

• Gator Chorale: Superior Ratings in Performance

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Thirty-three students accepted to All-County Chorus

• Ten students scored in the Top 5 highest scores for their voice part

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Sixteen students accepted to All-State Chorus

• Two students received a perfect score in Sight-Reading

• Two students scored in the Top 10 highest scores for their voice part

South Carolina Music Educators Association

• Sziréndal selected for Conference Performance - February 2024

American Choral Directors Association

• Sziréndal selected for SC ACDA Fall Conference Performance - October 2023

2022-2023

ACDA Palmetto State Choral Festival

• Chamber Choir: Superior Rating, 97 in Sight-Reading

• Chamber Choir: Bronze (3rd Place) Grade 5/6 Concert Choir

• Sziréndal: Superior Rating, 98 in Sight-Reading

• Sziréndal: Gold (1st Place) - Treble Division

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

• Chamber Choir: Superior with Distinction

• Sziréndal: Superior with Distinction

• Gator Chorale: Excellent in Performance, Excellent in Sight-Reading

Organization of American Kodály Educators

• Nine students accepted to National Honor Choirs

• Three students selected as soloists

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Eleven students accepted to All-State Chorus

• Four students received a perfect score in Sight-Reading

• Three students selected as soloist or member of small group/soli

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Thirty-three students accepted to All-County Chorus

SCACDA Conference Honor Choirs

• One student accepted to Honor Choirs

2021-2022

Festival Disney

• Chamber Choir

  • Silver - 2nd Place Overall

  • Superior Rating in Performance

  • Score of 95.3/100

• Sziréndal

  • Best-in-Class Award - Treble Choir Division (top-scoring treble choir of the weekend)

  • Superior Rating in Performance

  • Score of 94.3/100

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

• Chamber Choir: Superior with Distinction

• Sziréndal: Superior in Performance, Excellent in Sight-Reading

Wingate University All-Carolina Select Choirs

• Ten students accepted to All-Carolina Select Choirs

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Eighteen students accepted to All-County Chorus

2020-2021

SCMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival (Virtual)

• Chamber Choir: Superior 

• Sziréndal: Superior 

SCMEA All-State Chorus (Cancelled)

• One student accepted to All-State Chorus

In their first year of existence, Sziréndal was selected by Grammy-nominee Chris Maunu to participate in a World Premiere Consortium for his work 'Remember.' (Fall 2020)

2019-2020

The American Prize

• Chamber Choir named National Finalist in Choral Performance - High School Division 

Lander Choral Festival

• Chamber Choir named Grand Champion

• Chamber Choir receives Outstanding Alto Section & Outstanding Soprano Section

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Eighteen students accepted to All-County Chorus

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Eight students accepted to All-State Chorus

SCACDA Conference 

• Chamber Choir selected to perform 

2018-2019

Piccole Spoleto Festival

• Chamber Choir performs a Spotlight Concert

WorldStrides Atlanta

• Chamber Choir awarded Gold (Superior Rating)

• Chamber Choir awarded Outstanding Choir (top-scoring choir of the day)

Lander Choral Festival

• Chamber Choir named Grand Champion

• Chamber Choir: 1st Place - Mixed Choir Division

• Students from Chamber Choir receive award for Outstanding Soloists

• Chamber Choir receives award for Most Inspiring Performance 

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

• Chamber Choir: Superior with Distinction

SCMEA Annual Conference

• Chamber Choir selected to perform

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Thirty-one students accepted to All-County Chorus

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Eleven students accepted to All-State Chorus

2017-2018

Palmetto State Choral Festival

• Varsity Voices: Superior Rating

• Varsity Voices: Bronze (3rd Place) - Grade 4 Concert Choir

• Chamber Choir: Superior Rating

• Chamber Choir: Bronze (3rd Place) - Grade 5 Chamber Choir, 3rd Place - Overall Chamber Choir

Lander Choral Festival

• Chamber Choir named Grand Champion

• Chamber Choir receives Outstanding Alto Section & Outstanding Soprano Section

SCMEA Choral Performance Assessment

• Chamber Choir: Superior with Distinction

Berkeley County School District All-County Chorus

• Forty-one students accepted to All-County Chorus

National ACDA Honor Choirs

• One student accepted to Honor Choirs

Charleston Invitational Choral Competition

• Varsity Voices: 3rd Place Overall

SCMEA All-State Chorus

• Ten students accepted to All-State Chorus

SCACDA Conference Honor Choirs

• Ten students accepted to Honor Choirs