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Student Awards
 

1992 St. Mary's College, MD $16,000 Music Scholarship (Joshua Kaye)
1995 James R. Anthony Honors Recital Junior High Winner (Kelly Huseby)
1997 James R. Anthony Honors Recital Gold Medalist with Distinction (Kelly Huseby)
1997 ASMTA High School Composition Competition Winner (Diana Holtzman)
1998 James R. Anthony Honors Recital Gold Medalist with Distinction (Kelly Huseby)
          Gold Medalist (Kristin Smith)
1998 Phoenix Young Artists Piano Competition Senior High Division Winner
          (Kelly Huseby) Junior High Division Winner (Catherine McKernan)
1999 ASMTA Junior High Composition Competition Winner (Tyler Gillies)
1999 ASMTA High School Composition Competition Winner (Robert Springer)
1999 ASMTA Collegiate Composition Competition Winner (Sara Paque)
1999 AZ Federation of Music Clubs Junior High Composition Winner (Tyler Gillies)
1999 Cleveland Institute of Music $10,000 Performance Scholarship (Kristin Smith)
2000 Southwestern Division Winner of the MTNA Junior High Composition           Competition (Tyler Gillies)
2000 Southwestern Division Winner of the Federation of Music Clubs Junior High           Composition Competition (Tyler Gillies)
2000 Arizona State University $1,000 Composition Scholarship (Robert Springer)
2000 George Welik $2,000 Scholarship (Robert Springer)
2000 Wickenburg Chamber Orchestra $1,000 Scholarship (Robert Springer)
2000 ASMTA High School Composition Competition Winner (Catherine McKernan)
2000 Oberlin Conservatory of Music Scholarship Winner (Lance Libby)
2001 ASMTA Collegiate Composition Competition Winner (Lauren Olson)
2001 Phoenix MTA Fall Festival Gold Medal Winner (Danielle Fowler)
2002 Chet & Ann Goldberg Young Musicians Competition Division One Winner          (Stephen Charnicki)
2002 Grand Canyon University $60,000 Music Ed. Scholarship (Danielle Fowler)
2002 ASMTA Elementary Composition Competition Winner (Sarah Keeling)
2004 Phoenix MTA Celebration of Music Elementary I Division Superior with           Distinction Trophy Winner (Aisha Tritle)
2004 Phoenix MTA Celebration of Music Junior High Division Superior Trophy Winner          (Stephen Charnicki)
2004 Phoenix MTA Rainbow Sonatina Celebration Late Intermediate Gold Medal           Winner (Aisha Tritle)
2004 Phoenix MTA Rainbow Sonatina Celebration Early Advanced Gold Medal
           Winner (Emily Mitchell)
2005 Phoenix MTA Celebration of Music Senior Division Superior Trophy                    Winner (Stephen Charnicki)
2005 James R. Anthony Honors Recital Senior Division Gold Medalist
           With Distinction (Stephen Charnicki)
2006 Phoenix MTA Celebration of Music Senior High Division Superior
          Trophy Winner (Stephen Charnicki)
2007 Young Artist Piano Competition Senior Concerto Division First Prize Winner           (Stephen Charnicki)
2007 Arizona District Fine Arts Festival Keyboard Solo Division Superior
          with Invitation and Award of  Excellence Winner ( Alexandra Dawson)
2007 National Youth Fine Arts Festival Piano Solo Division 
Superior

          Award  Winner ( Alexandra Dawson)
2007
Schimmel Piano Competition High School
Concerto Division 1st Place
          Winner, Barber Concerto Op. 38 III.  Allegro Molto (Stephen Charnicki)
2007 Symphony of the Southwest Schimmel Piano  Competition Winners
          Concert, Beethoven Concerto  Op. 37 No. 3 (Stephen Charnicki)
2008 Arizona District Fine Arts Festival Keyboard Solo  Division Superior with
          Invitation and Award of  Excellence Winner (Alexandra Dawson)
2008 Fountain Hills Piano Competition Senior Division 3rd  Place $500  Winner
          (Emily Mitchell)
2008 Arizona Music Educators Association Festival Junior  High Piano Solo
          Division Superior Award Winner  (Hannah Hansell)
2008 National Youth Fine Arts Festival Piano Solo Division Superior Award
          Winner (Alexandra Dawson)

2009 Arizona District Fine Arts Festival Piano Solo Division Superior Award
          Winner (Alexandra Dawson)
2009 National Youth Fine Arts Festival Piano Solo Division Superior Award
           Winner (Alexandra Dawson)




 
 
Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, and students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation.
 
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