DENNIS GEPHART
Director
For more information about Dennis Gephart, please visit the Director page
Gillian Kulig
Alto
Year in group: 2
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I wanted to make a connection to the people in my audience as Limited Edition in the past has done for me.
Hobbies: Singing/Performing, baking, musical theatre, crocheting, and reading.
Favorite Class: Limited Edition!
Plans After High School: Currently, still figuring it out!
Why Music Inspires Me: It's something I've always been very passionate about and I love the way it can move anyone and create a connection between completely different people.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: “Where words fail, music speaks."
Teagan Zuraw
Vocal Percussion
Year in group: 1
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I joined Limited Edition to share my love of music with others and to challenge myself.
Hobbies: Some of my hobbies include swimming, dancing, and violin.
Favorite Class: Physics with Mr.Hellman!
Plans After High School: Pre-Med Track
Why Music Inspires Me: Music inspires me because it is an escape from reality and a fun way to connect with others.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." -Nelson Mandela
Jack Schwengels
Tenor
Year in group: 2
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: To further my musical skills and sing with an elite group of singers.
Hobbies: Singing, track, and hanging out with friends and family.
Favorite Class: Woods
Plans After high school: Go to college for engineering.
Why Music Inspires Me: It gives me a way to express my feelings, while also fulfilling dreams and creating memories that will stay with me.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Confidence us contagious. So is lack of confidence." -Vince Lombardi
Claudia Ryder
Soprano
Year in group: 2
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I love the commitment each member has to becoming a great group that inspires others. I also want to challenge myself with difficult pieces of a cappella to improve my music ability!
Hobbies: Volleyball, Reading, Running/Hiking, and hanging out with my friends at the beach!
Favorite Class: Spanish
Plans After High School: I plan to go to college! I might travel abroad in Australia to see my family there too!
Why Music Inspires Me: Music always makes me feel happy and connected to others! It also inspires others when groups share their talent and passion for music!
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Be the best of whatever you are."
Reagan Jerome
Soprano
Year in group: 2
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I wanted to be more experienced in more advanced music and a cappella was able to help me learn the harder topics in music.
Hobbies: I like to run cross country, play soccer, and take care of my chickens at home.
Favorite Class: Physics!
Plans After High School: I want to start the pre-vet track eventually going for veterinary medicine.
Why Music Inspires Me: Each song tells a story, and I like finding the story within all the pieces we sing. The story helps me connect with the group I am singing with as well as making me feel more connected to the song.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "God put you in my life for such a time as this" -Lauren Daigle
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Lillian Merow
Alto
Year in group: 1
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I joined Limited Edition to join a family full of members that care for each other. The group is exactly the people I want to be with. I can't wait to share with everyone the amazing group I get to be a part of this year!
Hobbies: I love to play sports! I am on the basketball team, volleyball team, and track team! I also enjoy doing any kind of artwork, mostly sculpture though!
Favorite Class: My favorite class, (besides choir of course) is psychology! I enjoy learning about how the human mind works!
Plans After High School: I plan to go to college and major in phycology/public relations. It is still up in the air where I will be attending but wherever I go I will be playing division one basketball for my future school.
Why Music Inspires Me: I am a very compassionate person. My feelings are so deep and I gain feelings and passion for anything. Music helps me express my emotions.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: Stand up for yourself and others, even if it means others deem you different for it.
Ethen Schaefer
Baritone
Year in group: 2
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I've always loved music since I was a kid and I wanted to be in a great a cappella group.
Hobbies: Singing, video games, and hanging out with friends.
Favorite Class: Concert Choir
Plans After High School: Going to college for psychology.
Why Music Inspires Me: I've always loved music since elementary school and its gotten me through some hard time in life.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent."
Logan Williams
Tenor
Year in group: 3
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I enjoy the challenge of learning our music and hearing it all come together to make a cohesive piece of sound!
Hobbies: Bowling, watching sports, drive or ride anything with wheels.
Favorite Class: Limited Edition
Plans After High School: Data analytics, unsure about where.
Why Music Inspires Me: I love to listen to all kinds of music and performing all different sounds is a great way to connect with others who share the same passion I do.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "What does the world want from me other than good company and couple dope songs and melodies."
Brooke Mitchell
Alto
Year in group: 2
Grade: Senior
Why I joined: I joined because I love to challenge myself with complex music and be a part of the Limited Edition family!
Hobbies: I enjoy coloring, swimming, and going for walks.
Favorite Class: Physics!
Plans After High School: I hope to do something in engineering or phycology.
Why Music Inspires Me: It's universal- it's something everybody can enjoy and relate to regardless of differences.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Que sera sera"
David Pionek
Tenor
Year in group: 2
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I joined Limited Edition as a way to learn and develop my musical abilities!
Hobbies: My hobbies include singing, learning, and hanging out with friends!
Favorite Class: Limited Edition
Plans After High School: After high school, I plan to pursue a career in Pharmacology!
Why Music Inspires Me: Music inspires me as it provides a way in which I can express my feelings through something more than just words, and because it allows me to connect with others and make friends!
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What?" -Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Eden Wilson
Alto
Year in group: 1
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I joined to grow my musical knowledge and become the best singer I can be. Limited Edition has inspired me since elementary school and is a great opportunity to connect with others.
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, singing, and traveling.
Favorite Class: Math
Plans After High School: I plan to go to college, and I am interested in finance or marketing.
Why Music Inspires Me: Music helps me express my emotions and has been a significant motivator for me.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Would things be easier if there was a right way? Honey, there is no right way."
Aiden Altendorf-Schmidt
Bass
Year in group: 1
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I know that Limited Edition will further boost my music theory knowledge and be a challenge that I'm willing to take.
Hobbies: Composing Music, Video Games, playing the Piano, and Skateboarding
Favorite Class: Concert Choir
Plans After High School: I plan to compose music for video games.
Why Music Inspires Me: Language barriers are experienced every day around the world, but music is a language we are all capable of speaking.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "You've got one time to figure it out. One time to twist and one time to shout." -Twenty One Pilots
Jenna Korten
Soprano
Year in group: 1
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I love a cappella and wanted to expand my musical skills.
Hobbies: Horseback riding, reading, and musicals.
Favorite Class: Accounting
Plans After High School: I plan to go to college and probably major in Accounting.
Why Music Matter to Me: It's a way to express my emotions and it's a place I know I won't get judged or feel small.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Happiness can be found even in the darkest times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Katja Cira
Soprano
Year in group: 1
Grade: Junior
Why I Joined: I have always loved singing, especially a cappella because of its unique sound and style. Being in Limited Edition was a long-term goal of mine since elementary school, so I am very proud to have achieved it!
Hobbies: I enjoy reading, writing, musical theatre, cooking, and (obviously) singing!
Favorite Class: AP US History
Plans After High School: I plan on attending college, but I'm not sure for what.
Why Music Inspires Me: Music allows me to express how I feel when words don't. It inspires me to be a better person and I love when I can connect to the lyrics of a song.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine until tomorrow, let it be." -The Beatles
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Noah Leinss
Tenor
Year in group: 1
Grade: Sophmore
Why I Joined: I joined Limited Edition because I was inspired by my brother who was in the group previsouly and I was readt to expand my musical ablities.
Hobbies: Video Games, Working out, Sports/Football.
Favorite Class: Any math class!
Plans After High School: After high school I would like to go to college and pursue IT (Information Technology) work.
Why Music Inspires Me: Music inspires me when there is the climax in a song that just brings you chills and makes you feel your absolute best.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Friends are like stars, cause no matter how dark it is outdide they will be your light"
Jacari Mathews
Bass
Year in group: 3
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I've loved being a part of this group the last two years and deepening my knowledge of music. Strengthening the bonds between myself and the others in the group and performing on stage with great music always brings a rush and I'm excited to do it again for my final year.
Hobbies: Listening to music, hanging with friends and family, and binging shows.
Favorite Class: Physics
Plans After High School: To study psychology/social work in college.
Why Music Inspires Me: Music lets me express myself in ways I can't get across just through speaking and it just is a great feeling when I'm singing or listening to music.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "Walk in the party I'm sippin on pepsi, wait nah I'm sippin on fanta!" 5Star
Kaitlyn Steidtmann
Business Manager
Year in group: 2
Grade: Senior
Why I Joined: I joined Limited Edition to become apart of an extremely talented group! I've been fortunate enough to have been apart a lot of behind the scenes work in the past and being business manager is only expanding that area for me!
Hobbies: I love Baking, Traveling, Watching Sports, and Photography!
Favorite Class: Limited Edition
Plans After High School: I plan on going to college to get my bachelor's in Elementary Education.
Why Music Inspires Me: Music is something that everyone can relate to in some way. There are artists, genres, and songs for absolutely everyone out there which is a really amazing and also powerful thing.
Favorite Quote/Song Lyric: "We're all just living life on a rock" - HARDY