Thirteen Encore members participated in the Blue Ridge Academic and Fine Arts Meet, held on April 17th. This festival has been a yearly event, sponsored by Blue Ridge Christian School for thirty years.
This year, 814 students from various Christian schools in Missouri and Kansas came together to compete in various music, art, drama, speech, and academic events. TEACH signed up as a school and sent 41 entries.
Three of the students received a total of five medals for having the highest rating in their division. Congratulations to Luke Rhodes (2 medals), Emily Bachert (2 medals), and Allyssa Mailen (1 medal).
Participants - Division - Results:
Trevor Groundwater and Elizabeth Masson - Duet Acting - Excellent Rating
Trevor Groundwater - Photography - (2 entries) Superior Rating (on both)
Michael Schreck - Math Competition - Algebra I - Superior Rating
Elizabeth Blumhagen - Photography - Excellent Rating
Luke Rhodes - Music Composition - Superior Rating/Medal winner
Piano Solo - Superior Rating/Medal winner
English Composition - Excellent
Blaire Landon - Photography - (2 entries) Superior Rating (on both)
Humorous Interp - Superior Rating
Original Oration - Superior Rating
Piano Solo - Superior Rating
Andrew Currier - Piano Solo - Superior Rating
Music Composition - Superior Rating
Emily Bachert - Clarinet Solo - Superior Rating/Medal winner
Marimba Solo - Superior Rating/Medal winner
Photography - (2 entries) Excellent Rating (on both)
Thomas Bachert - Trumpet Solo - Superior Rating
Photography - Excellent Rating
Matthew Gaskin - Vocal Solo - Superior Rating
Humorous Interp - Excellent Rating
Sarah Gaskin - Vocal Solo - Superior Rating
Original Oration - Superior Rating
Sarah and Matthew Gaskin - Duet Acting - Excellent Rating
Allyssa Mailen - Photography (2 entries) Superior Rating/Best of Show
2nd photo - Good Rating
Graphic Arts - Superior Rating
Rachel Knight - Piano Solo - Superior Rating
Photography - Excellent Rating
Waiting for scores to be posted.
Seth, Emily, Sarah, Luke, and Jared
Allyssa Mailen - Photography Entry
Best of Show
Jared, Seth, Emily, Rachel, and Luke
