Students! Yes, you attend Assumption High School, but why not also attend Rydell High School?! Come and be part of our production of Grease! The show will take place in early March, and auditions will be held next Wednesday, December 17, 3:30-6:30 in the choir room. Audition information can be found in your e-mail inbox. See Dr. Loes for questions.
Arts
2025-2026 AHS Musical Tryouts – December 17th!
Students interested in trying out for the AHS musical for the 25-26 school year should report to the Choir room from 3:30 pm- 6:30 pm on Wednesday, December 17th.
Assumption Choir Students Earn High Honors
Members of the Assumption Choir have had a very successful fall and have earned some high honors. Two 9th grade students, Caitlyn Creech and Jill Haut, were selected for the 2025 9th Grade Opus Honor Choir on November 20. You can watch the full Opus event HERE.
One student, Claire Eby ’26, was selected to participate in the 79th annual Iowa All-State Chorus, and this was Claire’s second year in the chorus. You can watch the Iowa All-State Music Festival on Iowa PBS this Monday, Dec. 8 at 8 pm.
Many singers presented solo and group singing Thespy at the 2025 Iowa Thespian Festival in early November, and Henrick Senne ’28, earned a 2nd Place finish in his center. Congratulations, Henrick!
Join the Assumption Knight Players as they present: FINDING NEMO JR. – December 5th and 6th
Assumption Marching Knights!
The Assumption Band has had a busy season, and we ended with two parades! We marched in the Davenport Halloween Parade, and got an award for Best Overall Entry! Students marched in costume and band parents handed out candy to the parade goers. On Veteran’s Day, Assumption marched in the Veteran’s Day Parade and accompanied Deacon John Wagner on The Star Spangled Banner after the parade. We are thankful for the active duty and retired military and our veterans for their service!
Assumption Choir Information
Singing in Choir/Opus/All-State
Students, please consider joining the Assumption Choir! We’ll have an even larger ensemble this year, and you would be part of friendly, dedicated, and accomplished group. 9th grade choir members are encouraged to audition for the 39th Annual Opus Honor Choir. Information about the festival and registration for an audition camp on Aug. 11 and 12 can be found HERE. There is no cost for the camp. 9th – 12th grade choir members are encouraged to audition for the prestigious Iowa All-State Chorus. Interested students need to contact Dr. Loes, and plan to attend an All-State camp at Davenport North HS on Aug. 4th and 5th. The cost of the camp is $50 and it will include 3 meals.
All-State Art Selection 2025
Congrats to Ariel Nikulski on her AEI All-State Art Award, Class 2A, Visual Arts 1st team selection!
Choir News
Assumption Choir Spring Concert
Please join the Assumption Choir for the final performance of the year! This hour-long program will be held at 3:00 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 N. Brady St, Davenport.
Band News
The band students have had a busy season of honor bands and festivals!
In January, students participated in the University of Dubuque Honor Band, the MAC Honor Band, and the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Bands.
The University of Dubuque Honor Band took place on January 17. The students performed a great concert under the direction of Dr. Nolan Hauta and Dr. Evan Glickman, directors of band at University of Dubuque. Students participating in the University of Dubuque Honor Band were Olivia Fernando – Flute, Miriam Schwartz – Flute, Ellie Weyeneth – Clarinet, Alex Hady – Trumpet, Ethan Furgason – Trombone, Evan Wilson – Euphonium, and Ben Bates – Percussion.
The next weekend on January 20, students participated in the MAC Honor Band, hosted at Central DeWitt High School. The 9-10 band was directed by Dr. Rob Stull from Clarke University and the 11-12 band was directed by Dr. William Carson from Coe College. Students involved in the 9-10 band were Em Wermes – Flute, Miriam Schwartz – Flute, Adrian Gonzalez – Clarinet, Natalie Herrman – Alto Sax, Joseph Ngo – Tenor Saxophone, Ethan Furgason – Trombone, and Evan Wilson – Euphonium. Students involved in the 11-12 band were Olivia Fernando – Flute, Dale Cabrera – Clarinet, Ellie Weyeneth – Clarinet, Carter Nelson – Alto Sax, Renin Gray – Bari Saxophone, Alex Hady – Trumpet, and Ben Bates – Percussion.
We had two students audition for the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association (SEIBA) Honor Band, and Evan Wilson made it on euphonium! He performed at the University of Iowa Voxman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Mike Fansler from Western Illinois University.
Then, on February 22-23, we had 5 students participate in the University of Iowa Honor Band. Olivia Fernando – Flute, Ellie Weyeneth – Clarinet, Natalie Herrman – Alto Saxophone, Ethan Furgason – Trombone, and Evan Wilson- Trombone participated. Ellie was in the Voxman Band, under the direction of Dr. Timothy Mahr from St. Olaf College, and Olivia, Natalie, Ethan, and Evan were in the Welch Band, under the direction of Dr. Mark Heidel and Dr. Eric Bush from the University of Iowa.
Additionally, the Assumption Symphonic Band performed at the Guy Blair All Iowa Concert Band Festival at Central DeWitt High School on February 18, where they got feedback from Dr. Frank Tracz from Kansas State University, Dr. Elizabeth Peterson from the University of Illinois, Jeffrey Hinton from Missouri Western State University, and Dr. Michael Golemo from Iowa State University. They got to work with Dr. Catherine Rand from Southern Mississippi University and she gave valuable feedback and helped the band improve their pieces they are working on towards Iowa Large Group Contest in May.
The Assumption Jazz Knights performed at the University of Northern Iowa Tallcorn Jazz Festival on February 20 and got a clinic from Dr. Gordon Vernick, director of Jazz Studies at Georgia State University.
Congrats to our hard working students, and Go Knights!
