For Immediate Release:
March 7, 2005

Media Contact:
Roxann Henze
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703-725-8167

LOUDOUN ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS AWARDS TO STUDENT ARTISTS AT EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS CEREMONY

LEESBURG, Va. - "Excellence in the Arts," Loudoun's arts competition for student artists, was held on March 6 at the Sheila Johnson Performing Arts Center in Middleburg, Virginia. Cash prizes were given to first, second and third place winners in the following eight categories: theatre, literary, dance, instrumental, piano, visual, digital and voice. Winners included:

THEATER
First Place	Amanda Ellis	Potomac Falls High School
Second Place	Noel Edwards	Loudoun County High School
Third Place	Christian Amonson	Loudoun Valley High School
Honorable Mention	Ben Carnevale	Loudoun County High School
LITERARY
First Place	Christine Merola	Potomac Falls High School
Second Place	Kathryn Strong	Dominion High School
Third Place	Rob Cullen	Stone Bridge High School
Honorable Mention	Andrew McCarthey	Heritage High School
DANCE
First Place	Laurel Snyder	Loudoun Valley High School
Second Place	Kristen Graham	Loudoun County High School
Third Place	Sarah Terry	Stone Bridge High School
Honorable Mention	Jacqueline Kestler	Notre Dame Academy
INSTRUMENTAL
First Place	Ana Rosario Quigano	Notre Dame Academy
Second Place	Judy Qiu	Dominion High School
Third Place (tie)	Ashley Porter Christian Rippe	Dominion High School Stone Bridge High School
PIANO
First Place	Lana Bode	Home School
Second Place	Phillip Roberts	Dominion High School
Third Place	Mary Boeva	Dominion High School
VISUAL
First Place	Camilla Nusbaum	Loudoun Valley High School
Second Place	Beth Pieper	Loudoun Valley High School
Third Place	Lydia Barker	Loudoun Valley High School
Honorable Mention	Lindsay Jennings	Foxcroft High School
DIGITAL
First Place	Steve Gottschling	Stone Bridge High School
Second Place	Se Won Chung	Dominion High School
VOICE
First Place	Sarah Davis	Broad Run High School
Second Place	Johnny Ahn	Loudoun County High School
Third Place	Adam Rothchild	Loudoun Valley High School
Honorable Mention (tie)	Haley Johnson Heather Vereb	Potomac Falls High School Park View High School

The program sponsor for this year's Excellence in the Arts is America Online. Other sponsors include NOVEC, elan Magazine, Loudoun Magazine, Master Singers of Virginia, Potomac Gallery and Gallery 222.

To learn more about the Loudoun Arts Council, visit www.loudounarts.org

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