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North Andover HS Music Department Honors Students at Awards Night
Talented North Andover Music students were recognized during the June 14th ceremony.
The North Andover Music Association hosted the NAHS Music Award Ceremony on June 14th to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding student musicians in the North Andover Public Schools. Many talented students were recognized for their contributions and for their dedication to the music programs.
2021 Chorus Awards: Choral Rookie of the Year, Erica Parks; Outstanding Underclassman, Annakiya Marshall; Outstanding Upperclassman, Mia Gouveia; Concert Choir MVP, Nicole Dumont; Treble Choir MVP, Phoebe Wilmot; Scarlet and Black MVP, Corey Freedman; Choral Spirit Award, Michael Raizin; Chorus Unsung Hero, Edward Nachamie; National Choral Award, Maddie MacLellan and Owen Ferguson; Choral Director’s Award, Isabel Durning; Choral Service Award, Aaron Mancaniello; Outstanding Musicianship, Cat Souza.
2021 Band Awards: Band Rookie of the Year, Logan Murray; Outstanding Brass Award, Ben Leising; Outstanding Woodwind Award, Clarence Yeh; Percussion Award, Evelyn Wang; Most Improved Woodwind Award, Bryan Wu; Band Unsung Hero Award, Emma Ballerini; Band Spirit Award, Kate Lovett; Band Director’s Award, Grace DiBlasio; National School Marching Award, Kohl Koenig and Kristofer Rhoton; John Philip Sousa Award, Samuel Clay Ursu; The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Jason Ness, Drum Major Award, Owen Ferguson and Em Buyea.
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James R. Fulks Music Award Scholarship Recipient: Elizabeth Yumiguani
The following 2021 music graduates were recognized for their program participation:
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Band / Color Guard: Pavithra Anandakumar, Emma Ballerini, Joseph Bernard, Em Buyea, Courtney Dalke, Grace DiBlasio, Isabel Durning, Mariana Fedele, Nicole Fischer, Emma Flynn, Kohl Koenig, Bailey Lawson, Ben Leising, Kathleen Lovett, Jason Ness, Linnea Parker, Michael Raizin, Eli Ralph, Kristofer Rhoton, Evelyn Wang, Bryan Wu, Clarence Yeh, and Elizabeth Yumiguani.
Chorus: Pranali Ashara, Christina Beya, Emma Bourassa, Max Campion, Alina Chatsman, Madeleine Comerford, Kayla Cunningham, Sabrina Fielder, Raven Figueroa, Corey Freedman, Ryan Gliklich, Bailey Lawson, Madeline MacLellan, Aaron Mancaniello, Yasmine Mered, Jazlyn Moreno, Edward Nachamie, Jamilah Namaganda, Abhi Patel, Duncan Preston, Michael Raizin, Norah Rivers, Olivia Vance, and Phoebe Wilmot
Both Band/Color Guard and Chorus: Nicole Dumont, Owen Fergson, Supraja Ganti, Emily Hale, Bailey Lawson, Michael Raizin, Liam Ross, Jack Sahlas, Cat Souza, and Clay Ursu.
The following students who attended the ceremony received varsity letters in recognition of their 3 years of program participation:
Joseph Bernard, Kyle Burns, Stephanie Carpenito, Caroline Catino, Emma Cirame, Nicole Fischer, Mia Gouveia, Jackie Harrington, Marie Hearst, Courtney Igbinosa, James Keeton, Alex Kissel, Aidan Loth, Julia Maguire, Bianca Munoz, Meghan Murphy, Tyler Murray, Abhi Patel, Sydney Philips, and Phil Vissering.
The following students received plaques for their previously announced MMEA and NAfME participation:
MMEA Northeastern Junior District Awards, NAMS Recipients: Junny Lee and Jaycek Gosselin.
MMEA Northeastern Senior District Awards: Corey Freedman, Owen Ferguson*, Courtney Igbinosa*, and Caleb Ginsburg*.
* Denotes All-State Recommendation with highest state honors and participation in MMEA All States festival.
NAfME All-Eastern Choir: Owen Ferguson and Henry Wright.
NAfME All-National Choir: Owen Ferguson.
The North Andover Music Association presented awards to the following scholarship recipients:
The North Andover Music Association Scholarship: Owen Ferguson, Samuel Clay Ursu, Isabel Durning, Edward Nachamie, and Em Buyea; NAMA Community Music Award: Phoebe Wilmot, Evelyn Wang, Madeline MacLellan, Emma Bourassa, and Norah Rivers.
Additionally, Em Buyea received the Band Award and Owen Ferguson received the Choral Award during the North Andover High School Awards Night on June 1st.
NAMA was also pleased to dedicate the William and Victoria Simoneau Memorial chimes for NAHS and bells for NAMS, and gratefully acknowledged the many generous friends of Sue Francoeur who contributed.
For more information and music news, please visit www.northandovermusic.org.