Rileigh Wren is currently a senior at Sterling High School and has studied saxophone
under the direction of Mr. Erik Oberg, and previously Mr. Kevin O’Keefe. She currently
studies privately under the guidance of Mrs. Nicole Oberg. In school, she is an active
member of the SHS Band, Bass/Treble Choir, Orchestra, Future Educator Club, Theater
Department, Sterling Municipal Band, and has been the Drum Major of the SHS
Marching Band for the past two years. She was selected as the lead alto in the ILMEA
District 8 Jazz Band in 2024, and played in the ILMEA All-State Concert Band the last
two years. She plans to study Music Education at Illinois Wesleyan University to follow in
the footsteps of her Sterling Public Schools music teachers. Rileigh would like to thank
her amazing directors for their mentorship and helping her achieve her goals, and she
would especially like to thank her family for supporting and encouraging her to follow her
true passion: music.