For Immediate Release:
May 26, 2006

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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 May 6 at the Galilee United Methodist Church in Sterling. The Loudoun Arts Council awarded cash prizes to first, second and third place winners in the following seven categories: theatre, literary, dance, instrumental, piano, visual and voice. Winners included:

THEATER
First Place	Erin Rust	Home School
Second Place	Alexandra Miheala Wicker	Broad Run High School
Third Place	Catherine Oliver	Loudoun Valley High School
LITERARY
First Place	Abe Annis	Heritage High School
Second Place	Lydia Smith	Notre Dame Academy
Third Place	Whitney Cavin	Potomac Falls High School
DANCE
First Place	Laurel Snyder	Loudoun Valley High School
Second Place	Lindsey Miller	Stone Bridge High School
Third Place	Brittney Miller	Broad Run High School
INSTRUMENTAL
First Place	Ana Rosario Quijano	Notre Dame Academy
Second Place	Christian Rippe	Stone Bridge High School
Third Place	Raashi Kulkarni	Stone Bridge High School
Honorable Mention	Annelise Harder	Home School
Honorable Mention	William Keran	Home School
PIANO
First Place	Raashi Kulkarni	Stone Bridge High School
Second Place	Michelle Eve Laurent	Broad Run High School
Third Place	Phillip Roberts	Dominion High School
Honorable Mention	Matthew Mennickelly	Dominion High School
VISUAL
First Place	Dane Cozens	Stone Bridge High School
Second Place	Abe Annis	Heritage High School
Third Place	Stacey Swann	Potomac Falls High School
Honorable Mention	Shea Carney	Notre Dame Academy
VOICE
First Place	Jacob X. Mason	Home School
Second Place	Katie Skinner	Stone Bridge High School
Third Place	Heather Vereb	Park View High School
Honorable Mention	Christian Rippe	Stone Bridge High School

The program sponsor for this year's Excellence in the Arts was AOL. Other sponsors included NOVEC, Gallery 222,Loudoun Academy of the Arts, Franklin Park Arts Center, Friends of Franklin Park Arts Center, Leesburg Today, Master Singers of Virginia and Galilee United Methodist Church.

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

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