Talent shines at district festival

News Release
RRDFPA

A concert featuring highlights from the recently held Rainy River Distric Festival of Performing Arts was held on Sunday in Fort Frances.
All who received awards were honoured and many gave performances, showcasing their talents.
Here are the awards as presented:
Dance
Gillon’s Most Entertaining Ballet: Fort Dance Studio (Armagedon)
In Focus Most Entertaining Jaza 12 & Under: Dancemakers School of Dance (Circus Circus)
Investors Group Most Entertaining Jazz 13-19: Fort Dance Studio (Bounce)
Granite Lodge #446 Most Entertaining Tap: Fort Dance Studio (Shake Your Groove Thang)
McDonald’s Most Entertaining Character: Dancemakers School of Dance (Gold Coast)
Murial Ross Memorial Scholarship: Sarah DeGagne of Dancemakers School of Dance
Drama
Joan Miller Award-Best Stage Presence in Poetry or Prose: Meghan Metke
Bertha Livingston Award-Spoken Poetry Gr. 5-7: Jesse Carmody
Elementary Board of Ed. Award-Most Promising Grade 6 & under: Michael Nelson
Intermediate Board of Ed. Award-Most Promising Gr. 7 & 8: Felicia Schmutz
Sr. Board of Ed. Award-Most Promising Gr. 9 & up: Heather Newman
Kiwanis Club French Award: Most Promising Gr. 1-3: Erin Gustafson
Jean Boileau Award-Best Individual Performance: Katie Bondett
Katy Vandrunen Mem. Award-Best Monologue Gr. 9-12: Jennifer Geense
CWL Award-Choral Speaking Gr. 1-3: St. Michael’s School (gr. 2)
Kinette Award-Choral Speaking Gr. 4-6: J.W. Walker School (gr. 6)
Elaine Jardine Award-Best Elementary Choral Speaking: J.W. Walker (gr. 8)
CPF-Most Promising in French Poetry Gr. 4-8: Chantal Jodoin
CPF-Best Performance Choral Speaking: St. Michael’s School (gr. 3)
Instrumental
Loba Cup: Mark Barron
Helen Paris Memorial Award: Shannon Darby
Gillies Award: Shannon Darby and Mark Barron
Adjudicators Choice Award: Cody Bodnar
Piano
Barbara & Bruce Murray Award-Most Promising Beginner Gr. 2: Anika Alexander
Middle C-Most Promising Gr. 3-4: Kimika Alexander
Emily Louise Austin Award-Best Piano Student Gr. 7 or 8: Ross Kircher
Kinsmen Club Trophy-Most Promising Student: Gr. 9 and 10: Rachel McBride
ETFO Award-Best Duet: Rachel Lipinski and Chelsea Carlson
Rosemarie Degagne Memorial-Outstanding Achievement Method 1: Niko Matias
Clarence and Gertrude Bujold Family-Outstanding Achievement Method 2: Kaitlyn Chiasson
McIrvine W.I. Award-Outstanding Ach. Method 3: Katelyn Shortreed
Clarence and Gertrude Bujold Family-Outstanding Ach. Method 4-6: Daniel Brunetta
FF Lions Club-OutstandingAch. Exam Courses Gr. 5 and 6: Evan McCabe
Adjudacators Choice Awards: Trevor Barker and Annelise Hawrlak
Vocal
Lillian Thomas Mem. Award-Most Promising 10 and under: Caitlyn Sande
Vocal Teachers’ Award: Promishing 11 or 12: Katelyn Shortreed
June Clink Mem. Award: Most Promising 13 or 14: Melissa Friesen
Elfe Forsberg Trophy-Most Promising 15 or 16: Tiffany Marinaro
Jacees’ Trophy-Best Vocalist 17 or 18: Alicia Boven
Leighfield Trophy-Best Adult: Norma Jean Johnston
K of C Trophy-Massed Choir Gr. 6-8: Sturgeon Creek School Intermediate Choir Gr. 6-8
ETFO-Best Choir: Studio Chante
Hunt Memorial Cup Gr. 4: SturgeonCreek School Gr. 6
Nestor Falls Lions Club Vocal Duet Award: Melissa Friesen and Tiffany Marinaro
Garton Music Award: Garnet Cornell