Meet ClassRing!

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Michaela Slamka-Johnston
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Heather Havens
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Hailey Parks
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Mary Duncan
​Michaela Slamka-Johnston, the tenor of ClassRing Quartet, graduated from the University of Missouri- St. Louis with degrees in Music Education and Music Theory. She is a fourth generation barbershopper and has been singing in quartets since she was 13 years old. She sings tenor in the two time World Mixed Quartet Champion quartet, Double Date. She also sings in, and makes the learning tracks for, the Sweet Adeline International finalist chorus, Spirit of the Gulf.
​Heather Havens, the lead of ClassRing Quartet  is third generation barbershopper and has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since she was 10 years old. She proudly shares this hobby with her family and husband, Andrew Havens. Heather and her family reside in Northern Virginia where she  is a proud stay at home mom to their two precious children, Riley and Peyton.​ 
Hailey Parks, the bass of ClassRing quartet, is a graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a bachelor's degree in Vocal Music Education. Hailey is an elementary music teacher. She has been singing barbershop since she was 15 years old and is very proud to be a first generation barbershopper. She is married to the love of her life, Matt Parks, who also sings barbershop.
Mary Duncan, the baritone of ClassRing Quartet,  is a student at the University of Kansas studying Teaching Biology and Applied Behavioral Science. She is a third generation barbershopper and has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since she was 13 years old. She sings baritone in the oldest active Sweet Adeline chapter, the Kansas City Chorus, with her mom, International Queen of Harmony, Michelle Hunget.
Awards and Recognition:
2014 SAI Rising Star Champions
2015 SAI Region 5 Silver Medalist
2016 SAI International Quartet Finalist- 8th Place
2017 SAI International Quartet Medalist- 5th Place
2018 CARA Award- Best Barbershop Album- Shootin' High
2018 SAI International Quartet Medalist- 2nd Place
2019 SAI International Quartet Champions