Thursday, April 30, 2009

Blue Ridge Festival


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