Seventy-six musicians from all four District 202 high schools will perform at the Southwest Prairie Conference Honor Band Festival on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Plainfield East High School, 12001 S. Naperville Road, Plainfield.
The annual event will feature a freshman/sophomore band and a junior/senior band.
The two honor bands, made up of a select group of students from 12 different schools, will work with guest conductors from the University of Illinois and Augustana College during the day and conclude the festival with a free performance at 7 p.m.
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
Junior/Senior Honor Band
• Jonah Francois, senior, alto saxophone
• Ethen Hare, senior, clarinet
• Ayden LaPier, senior, trombone
• Christian Mikos, junior, French horn
• Grace Newberry, senior, trumpet
• Connor Paquette, senior, trumpet
• Maggie Proulx, senior, flute
• Sean Salkas, senior, alto saxophone
• Owen Szumski, senior, percussion
Freshman/Sophomore Honor Band
• Anjali Kothari, sophomore, flute
• Tim Anthony De la Rama, freshman, flute
• Alivia Botzum, sophomore, clarinet
• Daniel Gerges, freshman, alto saxophone
• Ryan Matulis, sophomore, tenor saxophone
• Anthony Gerges, sophomore, baritone saxophone
• David Gerges, sophomore, trumpet
• Cassandra Karcz, sophomore, trumpet
• Bella Kazak, freshman, French horn
• Tristan Logronio, sophomore, percussion
Plainfield South High School
Junior/Senior Honor Band
• Emilie Alayan, senior, flute
• Raziah Ali, junior, tenor saxophone
• Joey Angelos, senior, trumpet
• Kamryn Cook, senior, percussion
• Katelyn Cook, senior, French horn
• Samuelle Ntone, senior, clarinet
• Chloe Pilcher, junior, bass clarinet
• Frank Presbitero, senior, euphonium
• Nathaniel Sayad, junior, bassoon
• Arianna Stewart, senior, alto saxophone
Freshman/Sophomore Honor Band
• Seraphina Beshet, freshman, clarinet
• Luke Guglielmi, freshman, trumpet
• Isabel Langdon, freshman, bassoon
• Jordan McCombs, sophomore, trumpet
• Aidan McNeely, sophomore, tuba
• Forest Merlin, sophomore, trombone
• Kasia Sallans, sophomore, percussion
• Matthew Schmidt, sophomore, alto saxophone
• Mikayla Upp, sophomore, clarinet
Plainfield North High School
Junior/Senior Honor Band
• Lily Allen, senior, alto saxophone
• Jeffrey Choate, senior, trombone
• Andrew Clark, senior, trumpet
• Joseph Jezuit, senior, flute
• Vince Manfredi, junior, percussion
• Jamison Morris, junior, clarinet
• Liam Morris, junior, trumpet
• Reed Song, senior, tenor saxophone
• Chloe Vasilakis, senior, flute
Freshman/Sophomore Honor Band
• Dominic Contreras, sophomore, clarinet
• Gavin Gonzales, sophomore, alto saxophone
• Jocelyn Hatcher, freshman, flute
• Aiden Krajnik, sophomore, trombone
• Logan Krajnik, sophomore, baritone saxophone
• Vincent Lombard, sophomore, trumpet
• Charlie Long, freshman, French horn
• Evan McFarland, sophomore, French horn
• Vaishali Pillai, sophomore, clarinet
• Autumn Schreck, freshman, oboe
Plainfield East High School
Junior/Senior Honor Band
• Imani Chandler, senior, tuba
• Ivan Diaz, senior, baritone saxophone
• Josh DiCosimo, senior, tenor saxophone
• Eliah Gaudiano, senior, clarinet
• Charles Hidalgo, senior, French horn
• Albert Hodina, junior, euphonium
• Chris Morales, senior, clarinet
• Tyler Rago, senior, percussion
• Teleia Randall, junior, percussion
Freshman/Sophomore Honor Band
• Niara Chandler, freshman, trombone
• Caitlin Hill, sophomore, clarinet
• Brian Jiang, sophomore, flute
• Caleb Johnstone, sophomore, alto saxophone
• Joseph Lipscomb, sophomore, bass clarinet
• Michayla Malik, sophomore, flute
• Ladislaus Pankuch, freshman, tuba
• Alex Petrosky, sophomore, trumpet
• Jack Summers, sophomore, percussion
• Max Wettergren, sophomore, alto saxophone