At the Oct. 24 meeting, the Board  of Education took time to recognize the twenty-one Herricks High School student musicians who have been named All-State students. Of those honored, eight have been selected to participate in one of this year's All-State Conference, which will be held this December in Rochester, NY. The annual conference, sponsored by the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), and is considered the highest honor a school musician can attain in New York State.

To be accepted as an All-State musician, students must be a member in good standing in their Herricks ensemble and receive a perfect score in a formal audition. All State auditions require preparation and performance of a solo, sight-reading and scales for a certified adjudicator. Over 6,000 high school sophomores and juniors audition for All-State each year and only 800 are accepted statewide.

Congratulations to the 2024 Herricks All-State musicians: 

• Connor Chang (Double Bass) 
• Constantine Cheung (Cello)
• Adam Chu (Cello)
• Amanda Cui (Cello)
• Edwin Ko (Alto Saxophone)
• Albert Kuo (Cello)
• Julia Lam (Violin)
• Kloie Liao (Snare Drum)
• Angelina Liu (Violin)
• Lucas Ma (Bass Clarinet)
• Nicholas Quan (Jazz Lead Trumpet)
• Andrew Simons (Violin)
• Joelle Tan (Violin)
• Sharath Venkatesan (Tuba)
• Anderson Wang (Bb Clarinet)
• Maximus Wong (Jazz Tenor Saxophone)
• Ryan Yen (Cello)
• Corey Yuen (Violin)