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2009 NSBA Student Recognition Award Luncheon
The
Nova Scotia Band Association (NSBA) hosts an annual luncheon
to recognize students from our schools who exemplify the
qualities we work to develop through participation in the
school band program. The award honours the band student who displays ability, respect, responsibility, leadership, dependability, loyalty, cooperation, and other qualities of conduct which school instrumental music programs strive to impart.
Each band director may recognize one student from the Middle School Level (Grades 6-9) and one from the Senior High School Level (Grades 9-12) from the school(s) he/she teaches in.
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Participating Schools
The award luncheon took place on Thursday, June 25th in the Commons room at the Atlantica Hotel Halifax. Approximately 65 people joined together to honour the 21 award winners.
Dr. Mark Hopkins, NSBA President, had a great suggestion this year - each band director said a few words about their award winner. A very thoughtful touch - great idea Mark! It will now be part of the award's tradition.
Attached is a PDF copy of the Award Luncheon Program.
Auburn Drive High School - Ryan McShane Madeline Symonds Middle School - Courtney Earle Bedford Junior High School - James Hannah Morrison Junior High School - Victoria Jewells Bridgeport Junior High School - Brittany MacLean Musquodoboit Rural High School - Charity Harnish Charles P. Allen High School - Ross Chiasson Sackville Heights Junior High School - Jessie Holman Coldbrook & District School - Justin Murphy South Colchester Academy - Janet O'Brien Ellenvale Junior High School - Kathryn LeBlanc St. Andrew Junior School - Emily Wesley Glace Bay High School - David Crosby St. Michael Junior High School - Taylor Cameron G.R. Saunders Elementary School - Luke Knock Tamarac Education Centre - Nicole MacEachern Halifax Grammar School - Mark Flowerdew Valley Elementary School - Alexander DeShaw Kings County Academy - Jonathon Dionne West Hants Middle School - Kelsey Van Blarcom Leslie Thomas Junior High School - Hillary West Special thanks to our guest speaker Melanie Kennedy who taught us Bon Jovi rules for anger management and we each must find our song.
Plan to attend next year's event as the NSBA grows this celebration of student musicians to be as large as the NSSAF celebration of student athletes.
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Our 2009 Award Winners - Congratulations!
