Niles West A Cappella Sweeps Awards at International Championship of High School A Cappella

Niles West A Cappella groups swept the awards at the recent International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) in Milwaukee, WI. Out of nine schools participating in the ICHSA Midwest quarterfinal, Niles West groups won first, second and third place. Echo Effect took first place, High Fidelity took second place and Guys and Dolls earned third place. Echo Effect and High Fidelity will advance to the semifinals at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. The top finishing group will then advance to The International Championship of High School A Cappella Finals at The Town Hall in New York City in April.

Please congratulate:

Echo Effect: Caleb Throop, Demitri Mastorakis, Chester Beck, Adrian Micor, Adrian Aguada, Anthony Saldana, Shebin Chacko, Eli Duros, Brayan Asatouri, Chris Witt, Auggie Ahn, Kenan Ozer, and Isaiah Lopez.

High Fidelity: Nicole Cho, Angel Thomas, Marlyne Rodriguez, Loredana Lohan, Tia Chung-Swanson, Jana Marquez, Leah Nano, Raciel Millan, Abigail Davis, Sophia Cinquemani, Junica Cruz, Deborah Kim, Megan Lu, and Alexis Aponte.

Guys and Dolls: Lynn Nguyen, Debbie Kim, Gina Kostovetsky, Francis Matias, Sara Zasso, Angel Cimmarusti, Stephanie Gubin, Parth Shah, Sheldon Shin, Sean Collins, Jimbo Pestano, and Alvin Jose.

Of the special awards given out at the competition, ALL of the awards went to Niles West students.

Nicole Cho of High Fidelity earned Outstanding Soloist for “Half the Man.”

Parth Shah of Guys and Dolls earned Outstanding Soloist for “Writing’s on the Wall.”

Isaiah Lopez of Echo Effect earned Outstanding Vocal Percussion for the entire set.

Nicole Cho earned Outstanding Arrangement for “Half the Man” and “Bird Set Free.”

Raciel Millan of High Fidelity earned Outstanding Choreography for the entire set.