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Good For You: Leif Atchley competes in National Trumpet Competition

Trumpeter Randy Croy is one of about 50 musicians who have signed up for Sidewalk Stages, a way to get local musicians out in front of people and highlights Chattanooga's musical offerings.
Trumpeter Randy Croy is one of about 50 musicians who have signed up for Sidewalk Stages, a way to get local musicians out in front of people and highlights Chattanooga's musical offerings. Trumpeter Randy Croy is one of about 50 musicians who have signed up for Sidewalk Stages, a way to get local musicians out in front of people and highlights Chattanooga's musical offerings.

By Staff Report 1 min read

Leif Atchley competes in National Trumpet Competition

Leif Atchley of Chickamauga, Ga., a sophomore at Berry College, was one of 40 soloists selected to compete in the 2017 National Trumpet Competition, held March 23-25 in Denver.

Atchley was selected from among several hundred video submissions. He is the first Berry student to make it to the competition.

The National Trumpet Competition is the largest instrument competition in the world consisting of several divisions including high school, undergraduate, graduate, trumpet ensembles and jazz.

23 inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

The Alpha Beta Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international academic honor society for two-year colleges, recently inducted 23 students at Chattanooga State Community College.

Eligible students must have completed at least 12 college-level credit hours and have a cumulative college-level grade-point average of at least 3.5. Once a member, students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2.

Honorees were Timothy Hawm, Addison Smith, Courtney Scott, Krista Ragan, Melissa Materia, Alex Blandon, Christopher Brown, Gerrika Lynn Calloway and Edward L. Chubb.

Also, Victoria Foutz, D’Onna Hammond, Dustin Holmes, Kenady Kitchen, Caitlyn Lewis, Diana Lopez, Emily Mayers, Garrett McGhee, Andrew Miller, Mckayla Sherrill, Julia Smith, Austin Wilkerson, Makenzie Goodness and Alex Harris.