(top) Santa Monica High School student Taylor Weary, 15, performs "Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino," on the flute during the 60th Annual Santa Monica Kiwanis Music Scholarship Awards Luncheon at the Santa Monica Family YMCA on Wednesday June 17, 2009. Weary, received First Place in the High School Instrumental division (Grades 9-10) and won a Kiwanis scholarship. (above) Santa Monica High School student Maki Kubota, 17, performs "Cello Concerto in D Minor, 1 Prelude," during the awards luncheon. Kubota, received First Place in the High School Instrumental division (Grades11-12) and won a Kiwanis scholarship.
Students from Santa Monica and Malibu Middle Schools and High Schools competed for 24 awards, consisting of an Instrumental Category and a Vocal Category. First through fourth place were awarded in both categories for 6th through 8th grades, 9th & 10th grades and 11th & 12th grades. All groups are adjudicated by professional judges in their field. The first place winners in each category performed for all those attending the luncheon.
Students, their parents, and SMMUSD music department teachers and accompanists attended a luncheon given by the Santa Monica Kiwanis Club on Wednesday, June 17th, in which the students received scholarships and certificates of merit. Also in attendance was Tim Cueno, Superintendent of SMMUSD, Sally Chou, Chief Academic Officer, Peggy Harris, Director of Educational Service and Tom Whaley, visual and Performing Arts Coordinator
The following are the winners in each category:
11-12th Grade Instrumental 11th-12th Grade Vocal
1st Place – Maki Jubota - Cello 1st Place – Jane Kivnick
2nd Place – Richard Dobeck - Clarinet 2nd Place – Madelyn Ross
3rd Place – Emily Wong - Violin 3rd Place – Tanya Verimezova
4th Place – Laila Zakzook - Viola 4th Place - Ethan Corn
9-10th Grade Instrumental 9-10th Grade Vocal
1st Place – Taylor Weary – Flute 1st Place - Christina Lamell
1st Place - Michaelle Hwang – Violin 2nd Place - Ariana Stultz
3rd Place – Scott Operman - Clarnet 3rd Place - May Claire LaPlante
4th Place - Evan D. Kahn - Cello 4th Place - Peter Harding
6-8th Grade Instrumental 6-8th Grade Vocal
1st Place – Jeffrey Ho – Cello 1st Place – Emily Bosetti
2nd Place – Finn Bordal - Violin 2nd Place – Bret Hart
3rd Place - Eli Brown – Trumpet 3rd Place – Olivia Thorne
(Tie) - Steven Harmon – French Horn 4th Place – Preston Searfoss
4th Place - Pieter Block- Trumpet (Tie) - Sarah Ohanian - Flute
Kiwanis International is an organization of service clubs. Members of Kiwanis place special emphasis on service to children and youth, both through international initiatives intended to improve the quality of life of children around the world, and through their Service Leadership Programs, made up of about 7,000 youth clubs with about 320,000 youth members. Today, Kiwanis International has more than 600,000 members in more than 13,000 clubs, located in more than 90 countries around the world.