Kaylei Malone is a senior at Sevier County High School. She has played the flute since fifth grade and this is her first year as a member of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Kaylei made the ETSBOA All-East clinic from 2019-2022 and made TMEA All-State in 2020 and 2022. Additionally, she attended Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts in 2021. Kaylei plans to attend the University of Tennessee Knoxville and major in Wildlife and Fisheries and Applied Music.