Examples of recent Student Awards and Scholarships:
2008 NC-NATS, music theater auditions (November)
Seth Johnson - 1st place
Katie Lipscomb - 2nd place
Cassy White - regionals
2008 National Federation of Woman's Clubs state scholarship competition:
Lydia Rusche - 1st place
2008 NCFMC district competition
Danielle Curran - 1st place, music theater
Lydia Rusche - 1st place, classical
2008 NC-NATS , spring adjudications:
Joe Johnston - regionals in classical
Dani Curran - regionals in music theater
Katie Lipscomb - regionals in classical, 3rd place and regionals in music theater
Lydia Rusche - 1st place and regionals in classical; regionals in music theater
Cassy White - 2nd place and regionals in classical; 1st place and regionals in music theater
David Sailer - 3rd place in music theater
2007 Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Musical Theater Competition
Cassandra White, 1st place
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice Competition - state competition (ECU, October 2007)
Lydia Rusche, soprano, 1st place
2007 Capital Awards for Music Theater:
Katie Nashland, Best Leading Actress (for her work as Laurey in "Oklahoma")
Raleigh Music Club competition, May 14, 2007:
Lydia Rusche, 1st place
Allison Yim, 2nd place (tie)
Olivia Curran, Honorable Mention
North Carolina NATS spring adjudications; Feb 17, 2007:
Rebekah Cowin; 3rd place (classical)
Danielle Curran; 1st place (music theater)
Joe Johnston; 1st place (classical), regionals in music theater
Katie Nashland; 2nd place (classical), 3rd place (music theater)
Allison Yim; regionals in classical
2007 North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs voice competition, local, district and state levels:
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Allison Yim, 2nd place (local and district only)
Lauren Garvey, 3rd place (local only)
2007 North Carolina Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Festival competition:
Rebekah Cowin, 1st place
(Rebekah will compete in the National Finals in Tennessee in April)
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice Competition- Southern Region; Tallahassee, Florida:
Katie, Nashland, 1st place
(Katie competed in the National Finals in Toronto, Canada in March)
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice state competition (Elon University, October, 2006):
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Danielle Curran, 2nd place
2006 Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship competition:
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Danielle Curran, 3rd place
North Carolina NATS spring adjudications; Feb. 18, 2006:
Harold Almquist; 1st place (Continuing Education- music theater)
High School division:
Samantha Corey; 2nd place (music theater)
Danielle Curran; 1st place (classical), Regionals in music theater
Eleanor Hanna; 3rd place (classical), Regionals in music theater
Joe Johnston; 1st place (classical)
Katie Nashland; 2nd place (music theater), Regionals in classical
2006 Eleanor Hanna, soprano, 2nd place, MTNA National Finals of the Senior Voice competition in Austin, TX, March 26, 2006.
2005 Karen Hayden, mezzo soprano, 3rd place finish, MTNA National Finals of the Senior Voice competition, Seattle Washington. Full scholarship to North Carolina School of the Arts.
2005 Katie Nashland, soprano, 2nd place Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Music Theater competition;
Danielle Curran, mezzo-soprano, finalist.
2005 Hanna Zombek, state winner, Nettie Loflin Music Theater Scholarship, National Federation of Music Clubs.
2004 Hailey Clark, soprano, National Finalist, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts annual Arts and Talent Search, participant in ARTSWeek, Miami Florida, Presidential Scholar in the Arts, performed at Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. (See artsawards.org for more information) Merit scholarship to the University of Maryland. Scholarship offers from Hartt and Northwestern.
2004 Gregory Geiger, baritone, Honorable Mention, NFAA annual Arts and Talent Search. Scholarship offers from Hartt and UNC.
2004 Hanna Zombek, soprano, 1st place, Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Music Theater competition;
Nan Ransohoff, soprano, 2nd place.
2004 Kyla McIntyre, state winner, Nettie Loflin Music Theater Scholarship, National Federation of Music Club. Full in-state scholarship to North Texas State University.
2008 NC-NATS, music theater auditions (November)
Seth Johnson - 1st place
Katie Lipscomb - 2nd place
Cassy White - regionals
2008 National Federation of Woman's Clubs state scholarship competition:
Lydia Rusche - 1st place
2008 NCFMC district competition
Danielle Curran - 1st place, music theater
Lydia Rusche - 1st place, classical
2008 NC-NATS , spring adjudications:
Joe Johnston - regionals in classical
Dani Curran - regionals in music theater
Katie Lipscomb - regionals in classical, 3rd place and regionals in music theater
Lydia Rusche - 1st place and regionals in classical; regionals in music theater
Cassy White - 2nd place and regionals in classical; 1st place and regionals in music theater
David Sailer - 3rd place in music theater
2007 Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Musical Theater Competition
Cassandra White, 1st place
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice Competition - state competition (ECU, October 2007)
Lydia Rusche, soprano, 1st place
2007 Capital Awards for Music Theater:
Katie Nashland, Best Leading Actress (for her work as Laurey in "Oklahoma")
Raleigh Music Club competition, May 14, 2007:
Lydia Rusche, 1st place
Allison Yim, 2nd place (tie)
Olivia Curran, Honorable Mention
North Carolina NATS spring adjudications; Feb 17, 2007:
Rebekah Cowin; 3rd place (classical)
Danielle Curran; 1st place (music theater)
Joe Johnston; 1st place (classical), regionals in music theater
Katie Nashland; 2nd place (classical), 3rd place (music theater)
Allison Yim; regionals in classical
2007 North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs voice competition, local, district and state levels:
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Allison Yim, 2nd place (local and district only)
Lauren Garvey, 3rd place (local only)
2007 North Carolina Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Festival competition:
Rebekah Cowin, 1st place
(Rebekah will compete in the National Finals in Tennessee in April)
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice Competition- Southern Region; Tallahassee, Florida:
Katie, Nashland, 1st place
(Katie competed in the National Finals in Toronto, Canada in March)
Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice state competition (Elon University, October, 2006):
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Danielle Curran, 2nd place
2006 Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship competition:
Katie Nashland, 1st place
Danielle Curran, 3rd place
North Carolina NATS spring adjudications; Feb. 18, 2006:
Harold Almquist; 1st place (Continuing Education- music theater)
High School division:
Samantha Corey; 2nd place (music theater)
Danielle Curran; 1st place (classical), Regionals in music theater
Eleanor Hanna; 3rd place (classical), Regionals in music theater
Joe Johnston; 1st place (classical)
Katie Nashland; 2nd place (music theater), Regionals in classical
2006 Eleanor Hanna, soprano, 2nd place, MTNA National Finals of the Senior Voice competition in Austin, TX, March 26, 2006.
2005 Karen Hayden, mezzo soprano, 3rd place finish, MTNA National Finals of the Senior Voice competition, Seattle Washington. Full scholarship to North Carolina School of the Arts.
2005 Katie Nashland, soprano, 2nd place Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Music Theater competition;
Danielle Curran, mezzo-soprano, finalist.
2005 Hanna Zombek, state winner, Nettie Loflin Music Theater Scholarship, National Federation of Music Clubs.
2004 Hailey Clark, soprano, National Finalist, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts annual Arts and Talent Search, participant in ARTSWeek, Miami Florida, Presidential Scholar in the Arts, performed at Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. (See artsawards.org for more information) Merit scholarship to the University of Maryland. Scholarship offers from Hartt and Northwestern.
2004 Gregory Geiger, baritone, Honorable Mention, NFAA annual Arts and Talent Search. Scholarship offers from Hartt and UNC.
2004 Hanna Zombek, soprano, 1st place, Carolina Harmony Chorus Sing for Scholarship Music Theater competition;
Nan Ransohoff, soprano, 2nd place.
2004 Kyla McIntyre, state winner, Nettie Loflin Music Theater Scholarship, National Federation of Music Club. Full in-state scholarship to North Texas State University.
