Winamac Community HS honors students at Fine Arts Banquet
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- Published: Saturday, 13 June 2015 17:02
WINAMAC - The annual Winamac Community High School Fine Arts Banquet was held May 19, at the EPES cafeteria.
Students in band, choir and drama were honored for their achievements during the 2014-15 school year.
Top awards were presented as follows:
- Band Leadership Award: Hannah Wilson
- Arion Award for Choir: Clark Gudas
- Director's Award for Band: Clark Gudas
- Director's Award for Choir: Gage Garpow
- Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award: Karmen Wilcox
- National School Choral Award: Joshua Tankersley
- John Philip Sousa Band Award: Emily Newman
- Jennifer Spurgeon Band Award: Dennis Klausing
- Tyler W. Roth Drama Award: Joshua Tankersley
- Best Actress: Taylor Smith
- Best Actor: Gage Garpow, Joshua Tankersley
- Best Supporting Actress: Lorrin Alexander
- Best Supporting Actor: Tanner Johansen
- Technical Achievement in Drama: Troy Wiegand
Senior Plaques:
Senior Plaques (for 4-year participation in any combination of band, choir or drama)
- Clark Gudas
- Amber Thompson
- Tanner Johansen
- Dennis Klausing
- Emily Newman
- Joshua Tankersley
- Karmen Wilcox
- Hannah Wilson
Band Captions
Band awards were presented as follows:
- Most Improved Female: Erica Gualajara
- Most Improved Male: Clark Gudas
- Effort Award: Haleah Wilson
- Mental Attitude: Ryan Salazar
- Outstanding 6th Grade Student: Martin Crist
- Outstanding 7th Grade Student: Erica Neeley
- Outstanding 8th Grade Student: Mathew Cleveland
- Outstanding 9th Grade Student: Erica Gualajara
- Outstanding 10th Grade Student: Elise Price, Kiely Kasten
- Outstanding 11th Grade Student: Emily Downing
- Outstanding 12th Grade Student: Christian Kasten
Choir Captions
Choir awards were presented as follows:
- Most Improved Female Vocalist: Kiaja Bennett, Nicole DeGroot
- Most Improved Male Vocalist: Quinn McGovern, Adam Wallace
- Mental Attitude: Lorrin Alexander, Byron Cole
- Outstanding Rookie: Nicole DeGroot, Corbin Scheffer
- Outstanding Soprano: Anabella Niewiadomski
- Outstanding Alto: Madeline Murray, Taylor Smith
- Outstanding Tenor: Byron Cole, Gage Garpow
- Outstanding Bass: Joshua Tankersley
- Music Theory: Clark Gudas
- National Anthem Citizenship: Byron Cole, Gage Garpow, Tanner Johansen, Madeline Murray, Mary Murray, Taylor Smith, Joshua Tankersley, Karmen Wilcox
- IMEA HS All-State Participation Award: Joe Von Tobel
- Outstanding 6th Grade Student: Jason Tankersley
- Outstanding 7th Grade Student: Taylor Jennings
- Outstanding 8th Grade Student: Victoria Behny, Claire Stout
- Outstanding 9th Grade Student: Courtney Kopka
- Outstanding 10th Grade Student: Byron Cole, Anabella Niewiadomski
- Outstanding 11th Grade Student: Lorrin Alexander, Taylor Smith
- Outstanding 12th Grade Student: Joshua Tankersley
Drama Captions
Drama awards were presented as follows:
- Outstanding Musicianship: Byron Cole, Madeline Murray, Anabella Niewiadomski, Corbin Scheffer
- Outstanding Rookie: Caleb Bucinski, Cecilia Kenney
- Director's Award: Mitch Reed
- Outstanding Achievement: Quinn McGovern, Anabella Niewiadomski
- Mental Attitude: Lorrin Alexander, Gage Garpow, Mary Murray, Joshua Tankersley, Taylor Smith, Adam Wallace
- Most Improved: Olivea Eshelman-Gorby, Travis Werner
- Outstanding 9th Grade Student: Hollie Parish, Jet Terry
- Outstanding 10th Grade Student: Braden Tankersley
- Outstanding 11th Grade Student: Lorrin Alexander
- Outstanding 12th Grade Student: Joshua Tankersley
Special LES MISERABLES Commemorative Plaques: Gage Garpow (Jean Valjean), Joshua Tankersley (Javert), Anabella Niewiadomski (Cosette), Byron Cole (Marius), Taylor Smith (Eponine), Tanner Johansen (Enjolras), Madeline Murray (Fantine), Lorrin Alexander (Madame Thenardier), Corbin Scheffer (Thenardier)
All students involved in band, choir and drama received participation certificates. All students in band or choir also received a music letter and chevron for one year participation, and a chevron for each additional year of participation.
Before the awards presentations, a carry-in dinner was enjoyed. The Winamac Music Boosters funded the chicken and an ice-cream bar for the evening which was provided by The Patio of Francesville.
