Student Awards
Student Awards for 2021-2022
Congratulations to all of our students for your resilience this year. These students in particular were selected by the directors for the annual end-of-year awards that were presented at the concerts.
Theatre:
The Thespian awards are voted on by the students:
Best Actor: Milo Palmer
Best Actress: Lydia Van Kley
Best Character: Elijah Graham
Best Technician: Philip Dussin
Best Playmaker: Sarah Warshaw
Best Thespian: Maggie Stowell
Choir:
Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Jazz Award: Lili Reigart
BHS Vocal Most Improved: Kyle Fry-Holman, Sam Rezanka
Outstanding Choral Award: Sabrina Paskoff, Anne Tinker
BHS Vocal Music Award of Excellence: Tova Goedert, Hope Onstad, Lydia Van Kley
Band:
John Philip Sousa Band Award: Kat Moen
Award of Excellence: Ani Haug, Mattie Holec, Joe Bantum
Drum Major Award: Kat Moen, Luca Rios, Mattie Holec
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Jarin Synnestvedt, Kawika Ramat
Patrick Doyle Dedication Award: Casey Griffin, Kai Iwayama, Alice Pearson
Outstanding Freshman Award: Soren Fosnick Davis, Thomas Wilson
Most Improved Student Award: Hazel Hartman, Ethan Christenson, Ella Lai, Ella Nichols
Orchestra:
Most Dedicated: Benjamin Layton, Ainslee Workman
Most Improved: Ari Tirpak
Outstanding 9th Grader: Kevin Bulson
The "Make Music Anyway" Award: Adele Cheyne, Amelia Higgins, Jesper Spruill, Evie Howland
BHS Orchestra Conductors Award:, Zachary Scofield, Eva Hanson
National Orchestra Award: Harriet Cohen, Malcolm Laurier
Student Awards for 2020-2021
Congratulations to all of our students for your resilience this year. These students in particular were selected by the directors for the annual end-of-year awards that were presented at the concerts.
Choir
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Vocal Music Award of Excellence: Gavin Bradler and Samara Bunn Hartman
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Outstanding Choral: JJ Benefiel, Connor Fatland, Mercedes Tucker
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Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Jazz: Gavin Eachus
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Most Improved: Jacob Bragg
Orchestra
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Conductor’s Award: Hadley Mollman
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Dedication Award: Kate Sauter
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National Orchestra Award: Evan Mount
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Make Music Anyway Award: 5 1/2 Cats (Monse Eckert-Mariscal, Lina McRoberts, Carson Steffens, Colin Dunlap)
Band
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John Philip Sousa Award: Mercedes Tucker and James Shepherd
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Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Tarkel Price and David Nicollela
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Award of Excellence: Paul Basiji, Charles Burns, Ian Semroc
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Drum Major: Mercedes Tucker, Kat Moen and Mattie Holec
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Outstanding Freshman: Lydia Blair, Rose Kibelstis, Sadie Kibelstis,
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Most Improved: Griffin Chen, Tristan Cheyne
2021 Senior Salutes!
For the last few weeks of the year, we’ll be, spotlighting the resilient Class of 2021 Ballard Performing Arts seniors who have participated in band, choir, orchestra or theater.
Thank you to the seniors who have worked hard to be part of our school’s rich performing arts tradition over the last four years. Your contributions will remain part of our legacy.
Read about their favorite memories, plans after graduation and more.