2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Alabama
*Sarah Campbell1
*Shaina Strom
*Morgan Long
Sarah Black
Chasya Hill
Andrea Jenkins
Shane Lamb
Glynnis Ritchie
Paradiso Tara
Sarah Campbell
Carolyn Kerchof
Hannah Klinger
Linda Lang
Lyla Nelson
Gregory Young
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Birmingham
Meridianville
Birmingham
Birmingham
Bessemer
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham
Madison
Madison
Jacksonville
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Bob Jones Senior High School
Bob Jones Senior High School
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Visual Arts
Writing/Poetry
Theater/Spoken
Writing/Short Story
Music/Composition
Writing/Poetry
Visual Arts/
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Poetry
Writing/Novel Selection
Visual Arts
Photography
Writing/Short Story
S
L1
L2
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Alaska
Taya Kitaysky2
Matt Smith
Fairbanks
Chugiak
Interlochen Arts Academy
Chugiak Senior High School
Writing/Short Story
Jazz/Violin
L1
MR
Arkansas
Lee Marks
Fayetteville
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Theater/Musical
L1
Arizona
Thomas Smith
Alex Han
Kevin McCall
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
Horizon Senior High School
Pinnacle Senior High School
Chaparral Senior High School
Film & Video
Jazz/Saxophone
Visual Arts
L2
MR
MR
1
2
Sarah Cambell also received a Merit Recognition Award in Writing/Short Story
Taya Kitaysky also received an Honorable Mention in Writing/Poetry
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
1
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
California
*Billy Buss
*Steven Wilson
*Chase Michaels Baird
*Dustin Bronson
*Samantha Fang
*Sean Chen
David Feldman
Julian Pollack
Katie Thiroux
Andrew Wesman
Tara Chandra
Ramona Kelley
Meredith Mantik
Ariadne Smith
Devon Armstrong
Andrea Beasom
Chelsea Claus
Kiah Cohen
Jamison Daniels
Greg Diaz Diaz
Whitney Ellis
Rebecca Foresman
Michael Fusco
California continued
Tara Ghassemieh
Jason Glover3
Jason Glover
Emily Goldstein
Michael Larson
3
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Berkeley
Solvang
Lafayette
Rocklin
Sunnyvale
Oak Park
Thousand Oaks
Berkeley
Chatsworth
San Francisco
Los Altos
Berkeley
Rancho Mirage
San Jose
Los Angeles
La Canada
Brawley
Petaluma
San Bernardino
Whittier
Corona del Mar
Del Mar
Pleasanton
Berkeley High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Acalanes Senior High School
Natomas Performing Fine Arts Academy
The Harker School
Oak Park High School
graduate of Thousand Oaks High School/freshman at The Juilliard School
Berkeley High School
Hamilton Academy of Music
San Francisco University High School
graduate of The Harker School/freshman at Columbia University
Berkeley High School
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Prospect Park High School
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Home School
Brawley High School
Valley Oaks School
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Orange County High School of the Arts
The Bishop's School
Foothill High School
Jazz/Trumpet
Film & Video
Jazz/Saxophone
Theater/Spoken
Music/Classical Piano
Music/Classical Piano
Music/French Horn
Jazz/Keyboard
Voice/Jazz Voice
Film & Video
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Dance/Modern
Writing/Short Story
Music/Classical Guitar
Theater/Spoken
Voice/Soprano
Photography
Photography
Theater/Musical
Jazz/Trumpet
Film & Video
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts/
G
G
S
S
S
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
L3
L3
L3
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Anaheim Hills
Fresno
Fresno
Northridge
Playa Del Rey
Canyon High School
Bullard Senior High School
Bullard Senior High School
Cleveland Humanities Magnet High School
Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences
Dance/Ballet
Dance/Ballet
Dance/Tap
Voice/Jazz Voice
Film & Video
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Jason Glover received an Honorable Mention in both Dance/Ballet and Dance/Tap
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
2
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Marcella Lentz-Pope
Lauren Libaw
Tessa Ludwick
Ryan McCullough
Nayeli Nava
Dominique Salerno
Aidan Schultz-Meyer
Emily Shackelford
Matthew Smith
Sylvie Spencer
Jessica Uher
Andrew Valencia
Clay Willis
Julie Adams
Frances Ahn
William Alden
Max Almario
Kyle Athayde4
Kyle Athayde
Kristopher Bowers
California continued
Andrew Carroll
Norbert De La Cruz III
Sophie Delphis
Laurel Dimmick
Roxane Fedrigo - Loos
Alexis Flores
Victor Gould
Aarushi Gupta
Kyle Hansen
Jocelyn Jiao
4
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
Pasadena
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Pasadena
Polytechnic School
Saugus
Saugus High School
Eureka
Northcoast Performing Arts and Preparatory Academy
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
La Jolla
The Bishop's School
Pomona
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
San Diego
Point Loma High School
San Diego
San Diego School for Creative and Performing Arts
Glendale
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Altos
St. Francis High School
Dinuba
Reedley Senior High School
Santa Monica
Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences
Burbank
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Castro Valley
Castro Valley High School
Santa Monica
Harvard-Westlake Senior High School
South Pasadena
South Pasadena High School
Orinda
Acalanes Senior High School
Orinda
Acalanes Senior High School
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Palo Alto
Alta Loma
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Simi Valley
Modesto
Santa Cruz
Cupertino
Manlius Pebble Hill School
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Palo Alto High School
EIE Academy
San Marcos High School
School of the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Modesto High School
Georgiana Bruce Kirby High School
Castilleja School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Theater/Spoken
Voice/Soprano
Theater/Musical
Music/Classical Piano
Visual Arts/
Theater/Musical
Theater/Spoken
Theater/Musical
Music/Composition
Visual Arts/
Theater/Spoken
Writing/Novel Selection
Photography
Voice//Popular Voice
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Jazz/Percussion
Jazz/Trumpet
Jazz/Other
Jazz/Composition
Jazz/Keyboard
Dance/Modern
Voice//Soprano
Voice//Soprano
Voice//Soprano
Voice//Soprano
Jazz/Keyboard
Dance/Additional forms
Writing/Short Story
Music/Classical Piano
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Kyle Athayde received a Merit Recognition Award in both Jazz/Trumpet and Jazz/Other
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
3
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Riley Karp
Christine Li
Laura Little
Max Liu
Dillon Magrann-Wells
Kenna Miller
Marielle Murphy
Kelsey Ottley
Alysse Padilla
Cassandra Rambaud
Christopher Remmel
Tess Thorman
Evan Trine
Madhvi Venkatesh
Kerry Virgien
Alexa Wildish
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
Pacific Palisades
Unknown School
Goleta
Dos Pueblos Senior High School
Saugus
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles
Harvard-Westlake Senior High School
Lafayette
Acalanes Senior High School
Encino
North Hollywood Senior High School
Carmel
Robert Louis Stevenson Senior High School
Escondido
Independence Senior High School
Los Angeles
Harvard-Westlake Senior High School
Visalia
Redwood High School
Los Angeles
Mount Everest Academy
Palo Alto
Castilleja School
Los Alamitos
Orange County High School of the Arts
Irvine
University High School
Los Angeles
Harvard-Westlake Senior High School
Laguna Beach
Orange County High School of the Arts
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Music/Classical Piano
Visual Arts
Dance/Ballet
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Photography
Voice//Soprano
Dance/Ballet
Writing/Playwriting
Dance/Jazz
Voice//Bass
Voice//Soprano
Photography
Dance/Additional forms
Visual Arts
Voice//Soprano
AWARD
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Colorado
*Blake Pfeil
Ryan Fitzgerald
Conor Brown
Colorado Springs
Longmont
Boulder
Rampart High School
Denver School of the Arts
Boulder High School
Theater/Musical
Theater/Musical
Music/Clarinet
L1
L2
HM
Connecticut
*Douglas Williams
Gavin Shapiro
Jasmin Agosto
Dana Bercowetz
Clare Kobasa
Brigid Pasco
Erica Tsacoyeanes
Stonington
West Cornwall
West Hartford
Bloomfield
New Haven
New Britain
Southbury
Stonington High School
Kent School
Conard High School
Northwest Catholic High School
Aces/Educational Center for the Arts
Unknown School
Pomperaug High School
Film & Video
Film & Video
Writing/Poetry
Voice//Jazz Voice
Photography
Writing/Novel Selection
Voice//Soprano
S
L1
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
Delaware
Aynsley Inglis
Wilmington
Ursuline Academy
Dance/Ballet
MR
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
4
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
District of Columbia
Will Schneider-White
Mary Lynch
Kathryn Mitchell
Kate Waldman
Florida
Leonardo Castaneda
*Joseph Gorak
*Caitlin Kimball
Nicole Mourino
Nadine Sierra
Florida continued
*James Boyd5
*Krista Ettlinger
Saredt Franco
Lorraine Gayer6
Jeremy Hawkins
*Andrea Murillo
Jessica Ventura
Tyquan Barnard
Christopher Blem
*Emile Boghos
Jonathan Carvayal
Devin Caserta
Michael Feliz
Rosharra Francis
Halley Reed
Andrea Smith
5
6
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Washington
Washington
Washington
Washington
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Interlochen Arts Academy
National Cathedral School
Holton-Arms School
Visual Arts
Music/Oboe
Photography
Music/Composition
L2
MR
MR
MR
Miami
Orlando
Winter Park
Miami
Delray Beach
New World School of the Arts
Home School
Bishop Moore Catholic Senior High School
Palmer Trinity School
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Visual Arts
Dance/Ballet
Theater/Musical
Visual Arts
Voice/Soprano
S
S
S
S
S
Jacksonville
Hollywood
Palm Beach Gardens
Naples
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
Tampa
Jacksonville
Miami
Miami
Miami
Odessa
Seffner
Miami
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Interlochen Arts Academy
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
Pinellas County Center for the Arts/Gibbs High School
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Dance/African
Dance/Ballet
Visual Arts
Theater/Musical
Theater/Spoken
Dance/Modern
Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Theater/Musical
Writing/Poetry
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Theater/Musical
Writing/Novel
Dance/Modern
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
L2
L2
L2
L2
L3
L3
L3
L4
L4
James Boyd also received an Honorable Mention in Dance/Choreography and a Merit Recognition Award in Dance/Modern
Lorraine Gayer also received a Merit Recognition Award in Voice/Soprano
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
5
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Robert Barnett
Alana Barrett-Adkins
Wayne Bennett
James Boyd
Whitney Brown
Raul Bussot
Khristy Chamberlain
Shawn Craig7
Florida continued
Tyler Gardella
Crystal Heffernan
Jessica Hodder
Latrice Jackson
Charolette Jarrett8
Sheila Jones
Zachary Layner
Hilary Loftus
Matthew McGuire
Ramya Murthy
Sarah Newberry9
William Norris
Centa Petersen
Rishi Rane
Sabrina Recabarren
Alexander Robbie
Benjamin Rodriguez
Cristina Rodriguez
Hanna Roos
Ben Sampson
HOMETOWN
Sarasota
Miramar
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Coral Gables
Miami
Boynton Beach
Miami
SCHOOL
Booker High School
Dillard High School
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Ransom Everglades School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Bonita Springs
Boynton Beach
Miami
Miami
Biscayne Gardens
Bartow
Auburndale
Homestead
Miami
Ocala
Miami
Seminole
Boynton Beach
Longwood
Coral Gables
Miami Springs
Miami
Coral Gables
Greenacres
Summerland Key
Interlochen Arts Academy
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
Harrison Center for Performing Arts
Harrison Center for Performing Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Vanguard Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Seminole Senior High School
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Seminole Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Unknown School
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts
Key West Senior High School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Theater/Musical
Theater/Spoken
Theater/Spoken
Dance/Choreography
Theater/Musical
Visual Arts/
Theater/Musical
Film & Video
Theater/Spoken
Theater/Spoken
Photography
Visual Arts/
Photography
Theater/Musical
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts/
Theater/Musical
Dance/Additional Forms
Writing/Non-fiction
Jazz/Double Bass
Visual Arts/
Voice/Baritone
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts/
Dance/Additional Forms
Writing/Non-fiction
Film & Video
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
7
Shawn Craig also received a Merit Recognition Award in Visual Arts
Charolette Jarrett als received a Merit Recognition Award in Visual Arts
9
Sarah Newberry also received a Merit Recognition Award in Visual Arts
8
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
6
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Kenya Smith
Paul Smith, Jr.
Julia Solorzano
Alejandro Stein
Nikolaos Syropoulos
Florida continued
Juan Travieso
Katelyn Walters
Adrianna Arintok
Rachel Arnett
Miranda Bailey
Lauren Barreiro
Samantha Benoit
James Boyd
Sebastien Coles
Shawn Craig
Ailen Cruz
Colette Earnest
Diana Garcia
Jenna Gard
Carlos Garland
Alden Gatt
Lorraine Gayer
Barbara Greenberg
Lili Gu
Leticia Guevara
Elias Gurrola
Charolette Jarrett
Jessica Juste
Kevin Li
Alberto Luperon
Jessica Lyew-Ayee
Sarah Newberry
HOMETOWN
Miami
Miami
Lakeland
Pinecrest
Miami
SCHOOL
New World School of the Arts
New World School of the Arts
Harrison Center for Performing Arts
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Miami
Jacksonville
Miami
Maitland
Tampa
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Miami
Miami
Tampa
Riverivew
Miami
Sarasota
Jacksonville
Naples
Naples
Davie
Weston
Miami
Miami
Biscayne Gardens
Miami
Miami
Brandon
Miami
Miami
New World School of the Arts
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Coral Reef Senior High School
Winter Park Senior High School
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
Coral Reef Senior High School
Unknown School
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Booker High School
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Community School of Naples
Interlochen Arts Academy
Western High School
Pine Crest School
Coral Reef Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Howard W. Blake Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Design & Architecture Senior High School
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts/
Photography
Jazz/Composition
Visual Arts/
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Voice//Soprano
Writing/Poetry
Voice//Soprano
Dance/Ballet
Dance/Modern
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Poetry
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Dance/Additional forms
Music/Classical Piano
Voice//Soprano
Writing/Non-fiction
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Voice//Popular Voice
Photography
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
7
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Cassidy Payne
Florida continued
Priscilla Pena
Sterling Poole
Jennifer Prats
Erin Pritchard
Yarinet Restrepo
Jessica Riuo
Jose Ruiz
Stephanie Russell
Nicole Salcedo
Nicole Serra
Danielle Triana
Corey Wilcox
Brittany Wood
Foreign Students
Canada
Nathan Cepelinski10
Nathan Cepelinski
Georgia
*Tiffany Oglesby
Michael Gleichman
Matthew Kacergis
Galen Crawley
Marion Hunt
Joseph Lattanzi
Georgia continued
Kaleigh Malloy
Havalyn Raeuber
10
HOMETOWN
Gulf Breeze
SCHOOL
Gulf Breeze Senior High School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Music/Classical Guitar
AWARD
MR
Miami
Neptune Beach
Miami
Longwood
Leisure City
Miami Beach
Tampa
Lakeland
Miami
Miami
Pinecrest
Jacksonville
Miami
Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School
Duncan U. Fletcher Senior High School
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Lake Highland Preparatory School
New World School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Freedom Senior High School
Harrison Center for Performing Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
New World School of the Arts
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Design & Architecture Senior High School
Visual Arts
Photography
Photography
Dance/Ballet
Dance/Ballet
Visual Arts
Jazz/Flute
Dance/Modern
Visual Arts
Dance/Tap
Photography
Jazz/Trombone
Visual Arts
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Ottawa
Ontario
Sir Robert Borden High School
Unknown School
Jazz/Saxophone
Jazz/Composition
L1
HM
College Park
Roswell
Marietta
Snellville
Atlanta
Mableton
Tri-Cities Senior High School
North Springs High School
Joseph Wheeler High School
Brookwood Senior High School
The Westminster Schools
Pebblebrook High School
Theater/Spoken
Jazz/Percussion
Theater/Musical
Theater/Musical
Visual Arts/
Voice/Baritone
S
L2
L3
HM
HM
HM
Atlanta
Augusta
North Springs High School
Davidson Fine Arts School
Theater/Musical
Theater/Musical
HM
HM
Nathan Cepelinski received a Level 1 Award in Jazz/Saxophone and an Honorable Mention in Jazz/Composition
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
8
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Eric Williams
Micaela Carolan
Keenan Derby
Robert Gruber
Kristin Haner
Jermaine Jackson
Jessica Lawrence
HOMETOWN
Atlanta
Decatur
Atlanta
Atlanta
Newnan
Lawrenceville
Conyers
SCHOOL
Tri-Cities Senior High School
Paideia School
Paideia School
Chamblee Senior High School
Landmark Christian School
Cleveland Institute of Music
Newton High School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Theater/Musical
Photography
Visual Arts
Writing/Poetry
Visual Arts
Voice//Tenor
Writing/Poetry
Hawaii
Melissa Kalbrener
Brandon Tucay
Honolulu
Waipahu
Interlochen Arts Academy
Iolani School
Writing/Short Story
Jazz/Percussion
L3
MR
Idaho
Joshua Archibald-Seiffer
Eric Wiley
Boise
Boise
Timberline High School
Centennial High School
Music/Composition
Visual Arts
MR
MR
Illinois
Carlton Ford
Homewood
Voice/Baritone
S
Chicago
Glenview
Libertyville
Glenview
Naperville
New Lenox
Harvard
graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy/
freshman at Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University
Francis W. Parker School
Glenbrook South High School
Libertyville Senior High School
New Trier Township High School
Neuqua Valley High School
Lincoln-Way Central High School
Home School
Theater/Musical
Music/Violoncello
Music/Violin
Film & Video
Music/Violin
Music/Flute
Music/Classical Piano
L1
L1
L1
L2
L2
L3
HM
Oakland
Lake Zurich
Naperville
Chicago
Chicago
Lake Villa
Interlochen Arts Academy
Lake Zurich Senior High School
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Whitney M. Young Magnet Senior High School
Carmel Catholic High School
Music/Classical Piano
Voice/Tenor
Dance/Additional Forms
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Dance/Tap
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
* Jacob Hoffman
Hiro Matsuo
*Hanah Stuart
Susannah Davidson
Susie Kim
Kristen Predl
Jacob Bernhardt
Illinois continued
Kara Huber
Timothy Koll
Bansi Shah
Taylor Forrest
Paul Gamo
James Kopecky
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
AWARD
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
9
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Elizabeth Schaefer
HOMETOWN
Chicago
SCHOOL
Walter Payton College Prep. High School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Visual Arts
AWARD
MR
Indiana
*Benjamin Sunderlin
*Lucie Alig
Milton Britton, Jr.
Andrew Lyles
Lauren Post
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Gary
Indianapolis
Lafayette Jefferson Senior High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Broad Ripple High School-Center for Performing & Visual Arts
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Harid Conservatory
Visual Arts
Writing/Poetry
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts
Dance/Ballet
S
L1
L2
MR
MR
Iowa
*Michael Gilbertson
Jonathan Gregoire
Mackenzie Whitney
Robert Espe
Dubuque
Ames
Cedar Falls
Independence
Stephen Hempstead High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Janesville School
Independence Community High School
Music/Composition
Music/Organ
Voice/Popular Voice
Music/Saxophone
S
HM
HM
MR
Kansas
Mi-Eun Kim
Matthew Folsom
Robert Watson
Overland Park
Overland Park
Overland Park
Blue Valley North High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Shawnee Mission South Senior High School
Music/Classical Piano
Theater/Spoken
Theater/Musical
L2
HM
HM
Kentucky
Caleb Hudson
Natalie Helm
Rachel Helson
Tessa Frederick
Miles Hopgood
Jaclyn Rainey
Elsbeth Teague
Lexington
Louisville
Louisville
Richmond
Lexington
LaGrange
Madisonville
Interlochen Arts Academy
Home School
Louisville Collegiate School
Madison Central High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Youth Performing Arts School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Music/Trumpet
Music/Violoncello
Theater/Musical
Music/Violin
Writing/Short Story
Music/French Horn
Writing/Non-fiction
L2
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
Louisiana
Haley Moore
Chelsea Barker
Zachary
Mandeville
Zachary High School
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Writing/Playwriting
Theater/Musical
L3
HM
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
10
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Michael Jefferson
Katie Moser
Nick Sanders
Maryland
Orpheus Collar
*Shalita Grant
Michelle Alpert
Phylicia Ghee
Leah Goldstein
*Benjamin Guthorn
Anahid Gregorian
Christopher Varlack
Bridget Armstrong
David Bernard
John Britton
Maryland continued
James Costigan
Susana Diaz
Elizabeth Hankla
Ravi Joseph
Loide Marwanga
Ian McEuen
Elana Rodman
Emma Sartwell
Anita Sivaraman
Danielle Thomas
Evan Wilson
Danny Belkin
Karly Bowman
Andrea Bullen
Anne Cremeans
HOMETOWN
Gretna
Mandeville
Gretna
Baltimore
Baltimore
Towson
Randallstown
Baltimore
SCHOOL
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts/
Jazz/Keyboard
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
Visual Arts
Theater/Spoken
Photography
Photography
Photography
S
S
L1
L1
L1
Owings Mills
Glyndon
Baltimore
Bethesda
Baltimore
Odenton
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Baltimore School for the Arts
Towson Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
graduate of Carver Center for Arts and Technology/
freshman at Rhode Island School of Design
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Franklin Senior High School
graduate of Carver Center for Arts and Technology/
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
St. Paul's School
Eastman School of Music Comm. Edu. Division
Photography
Music/Oboe
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Theater/Spoken
Music/Composition
Jazz/Trumpet
L1
L2
L2
HM
HM
HM
Baltimore
Baltimore
Chevy Chase
Potomac
Rockville
Bethesda
Bethesda
Baltimore
Hunt Valley
Capitol Heights
Baldwin
Rockville
Ijamsville
Olney
Towson
Towson Senior High School
Towson Senior High School
National Cathedral School
Montgomery Blair Senior High School
Richard Montgomery Senior High School
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Dulaney Senior High School
Suitland High School
Calvert Hall College High School
Thomas S. Wootton Senior High School
Urbana Senior High School
Sherwood Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Photography
Visual Arts/
Voice/Soprano
Jazz/Guitar
Visual Arts/
Voice/Tenor
Writing/Poetry
Visual Arts/
Dance/Additional Forms
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts/
Film & Video
Voice//Soprano
Photography
Visual Arts
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
11
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
Katherine Crowe
Parkton
Jerry Dease, Jr.
Brandywine
Rachel Dorrett11
Baltimore
Rachel Dorrett
Baltimore
Kathleen Durkin
Arbutus
Rachel Engler
Bethesda
Jessy Griswold
Towson
Jennifer Guzman
Baltimore
Aydin Hamami
Bethesda
Rawleigh Jones
Parkville
Peter Kiernan
Bethesda
Maryland continued
Katherine Kookogey
Lutherville
Katie Krieger
Silver Spring
Allison Levin
Owings Mills
Alexander Lorenzen
Towson
Michael Love
Germantown
Zachary Merrick
Towson
Rachael Miller
Bel Air
Antoinette Ranjbar
Baltimore
Rachel Rocklin
Timonium
Justo Santeliz
Jessup
Cheryl Smith
Sykesville
Sydney Stasch
Gaithersburg
Natalie Stephens
Sykesville
Elizabeth Swiderski
Baltimore
Lydia Tyburski
Bethesda
Nicolette Vestrich-Shade
Ruxton
Massachusetts
Ashley Smith
11
Westwood
SCHOOL
Hereford Senior High School
Crossland Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Towson Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Landon School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Voice//Soprano
Visual Arts
Photography
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Photography
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
AWARD
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Towson Senior High School
Albert Einstein Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Towson Senior High School
Seneca Valley Senior High School
Towson Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Patapsco Senior High School Center for the Arts
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Meade Senior High School
Glenelg Senior High School
Holton-Arms School
South Carroll Senior High School
Unknown School
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Towson Senior High School
freshman at Loyola College
Photography
Photography
Writing/Playwriting
Photography
Dance/Tap
Photography
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Non-fiction
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Writing/Novel Selection
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Westwood High School
Dance/Irish Step
L1
Rachel Dorrett received a Merit Recognition Award in both Photography and Visual Arts
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
12
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Lauren Valchuis
Marlborough
Deerfield Academy
Visual Arts
Veronica VanBeuzekom
Cambridge
graduate of Brookline High School/freshman at University of Toronto
Writing/Short Story
Winston Chmielinski
Jamaica Plain
The Roxbury Latin School
Visual Arts/
Laura Gottesdiener
Newton
Milton Academy
Writing/Poetry
Henry Hays-Wehle
Milton
Milton Academy
Writing/Non-fiction
Elizabeth Herman
Newton
Newton South High Shcool
Film & Video
Kathryn Kelley
Leominster
Walnut Hill School
Dance/Ballet
Jacob Kemp
Needham
Gann Academy
Theater/Musical
Oliver Poole
Charlestown
Interlochen Arts Academy
Theater/Spoken
Massachusetts continued
Amrita Saigal
Burlington
Burlington High School
Dance/Additional Forms
Hana Skirkey
South Boston
Boston Arts Academy
Photography
Daniel Werb
Newton
Newton North High School
Music/Oboe
Elizabeth Bartels
Lexington
Noble and Greenough School
Writing/Non-fiction
Nora Brown
South Hamilton
Hamilton Wenham Regional High School
Dance/Ballet
Jean Kim
Natick
Walnut Hill School
Visual Arts
Jenny Lai
Natick
Walnut Hill School
Visual Arts
Shane Lavalette
Boston
Essex Junction High School
Photography
Levi Marsman
Boston
Walnut Hill School
Dance/Modern
Daniel Quirk
Longmeadow
Springfield Central High School
Visual Arts
Sarah Scafidi
Tewksbury
Tewksbury Memorial High School
Writing/Novel Selection
Tahirih Silcock
Natick
Walnut Hill School
Voice//Soprano
Emma Steinkraus
Williamstown
Interlochen Arts Academy
Visual Arts
Michigan
*Tyler Hodges
Jaie Woodard
Kathryn Calzone
Nathan Keen
Taya Kitaysky
Carly LaForest
William Marshall
Kalamazoo
Jackson
Plymouth
Birmingham
Interlochen
Highland
Harbor Springs
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy
Carnbrook School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Voice/Baritone
Music/French Horn
Voice/Mezzo Soprano
Dance/Jazz
Writing/Poetry
Voice/Soprano
Theater/Spoken
AWARD
L3
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
L1
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
13
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Hannah Rosner12
Hannah Rosner
Austin Stewart
Zara Teicher
Michigan continued
Elizabeth Beilman
Anastasia Lugo Mendez
Marqui Matkowski
Amanda Opuszynski
Emilia Salazar
Michael Thurber
Irene Zarr
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
Bridgman
Bridgman High School
Bridgman
Bridgman High School
Ludington
Interlochen Arts Academy
West Bloomfield
Interlochen Arts Academy
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Writing/Novel Selection
Writing/Short Story
Voice/Tenor
Music/French Horn
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
HM
Ann Arbor
Interlochen
Walled Lake
Ann Arbor
Interlochen
LaSalle
Grand Blanc
Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Clonlara School
University of Michigan
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen Arts Academy
Grand Blanc Community High School
Music/Viola
Writing/Non-fiction
Dance/Ballet
Voice//Mezzo Soprano
Music/Flute
Music/Contrabass
Voice//Soprano
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Minnesota
Carl Hulden
Genevieve Andreas
William Braun
Peter Chestnut13
Peter Chestnut
Natasha Drake
Emily Gustason
Hannah Kuipers
Yoko Okumura
Chelsea Rowe
Moorhead
Golden Valley
St. Cloud
Faribault
Faribault
Mankato
Rosemount
Rochester
Richfield
Plymouth
Moorhead Senior High School
Breck School
Unknown School
Perpich Center for Arts Education
Perpich Center for Arts Education
Interlochen Arts Academy
Perpich Center for Arts Education
Rochester Community Technical College
Perpich Center for Arts Education
Wayzata High School
Voice/Baritone
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Poetry
Writing/Short Story
Voice//Soprano
Writing/Short Story
Music/Harp
Film & Video
Dance/Choreography
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Mississippi
Mangala Maddali
Shermel Carthan
Amber Carraway
Benjamin Folk
Clinton
Tchula
Utica
Leland
Clinton High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Home School
Interlochen Arts Academy
Dance/Kuchipudi
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts
Music/Percussion
L1
HM
MR
MR
12
13
Hannah Rosner received an Honorable Mention in both Writing/Novel Selection and Writing/Short Story
Peter Chestnut received a Merit Recognition Award in both Writing/Poetry and Writing/Short Story
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
14
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Missouri
Lauren Lyner
Wade Ridenhour
Ashish Premkumar
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Chesterfield
Vichy
Columbia
Marquette High School
St. James Senior High School
Rock Bridge High School
Visual Arts/
Jazz/Keyboard
Writing/Poetry
HM
HM
MR
Nebraska
Kristina Gray
Kearney
Kearney High School
Visual Arts/
HM
Nevada
Shipra De
Las Vegas
Green Valley High School
Visual Arts
MR
New Hampshire
Eric Chang14
Daniel Adamsky
Eric Chang
Billy Sharff
Concord
Pelham
Concord
Cornish
St. Paul's School
Phillips Academy
St. Paul's School
Hanover High School
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Writing/Short Story
Film & Video
HM
MR
MR
MR
Roselle Park
Metuchen
Berkeley Heights
Atlantic City
Little Ferry
Basking Ridge
Morristown
Plainsboro
Roselle Park High School
Arts & Education Center
Newark Academy
graduate of Atlantic City High School/freshman at Rutgers University
graduate of Bergen County Academies/freshman at The Juilliard School
Ridge High School
Morristown High School
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, North
Theater/Spoken
Writing/Novel
Music/Bassoon
Writing/Novel
Music/Classical Piano
Dance/Bharata Natyam
Jazz/Guitar
Visual Arts
S
L1
L3
L2
L2
L2
L2
L3
Holmdel
Hamilton
Somerset
Livingston
Holmdel High School
The Lawrenceville School
Rutgers Preparatory School
Livingston High School
Writing/Non-fiction
Voice/Baritone
Dance/Additional Forms
Music/Violoncello
HM
HM
HM
HM
New Jersey
*Kelsey Kurz
*Courtney Downing
Tracy Jacobson
Nancy Nguyen
Sun-A Park
Preethi Ramaprasad
Alex Wintz
Sungjun Park
New Jersey continued
Diana Chien
Michael Maliakel
Anjali Nandakumar
Deborah Pae
14
Eric Chang also received a Merit Award for Writing/Short Story
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
15
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Ni Pan
Emily Rapisarda
Olga Rukovets
Julian Cartwright
Amanda Charlton
Elise Coker
Mgbechi Erondu
Chelsea Friedlander
Kathryn Hathaway
Jayasree Iyer
Eunice Kim
Jeremy Meisinger
Soo Park
Tess Perrin
William Pfaff
Gwen Shockey
Ian Sullivan
Neil Tropel
Sarah Yeung
Sang Yhee
Mina Yi
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
Tenafly
Tenafly High School
Clayton
Home School
Tenafly
Tenafly High School
Summit
Summit Senior High School
Bridgeton
Cumberland Regional High School
Scotch Plains
Union County Magnet High School
Englishtown
Phillips Academy
Port Murray
West Morris Central High School
Rutherford
Rutherford High School
East Brunswick
East Brunswick High School
East Brunswick
East Brunswick High School
Edison
J.P. Stevens High School
Rutherford
Rutherford High School
Mountainside
Governor Livingston High School
Chester
Delbarton School
Princeton
Princeton Day School
Linwood
Interlochen Arts Academy
Jersey City
Visual and Performing Arts High School
Piscataway
Arts & Education Center
Tenafly
Tenafly High School
Bayonne
Bayonne High School
New Mexico
Elspeth Iralu
Gallup
Elizabeth Hott
Los Lunas
New York
*Elizabeth Fayette
Kathleen Ching
Wading River
Brooklyn
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Writing/Short Story
Voice/Soprano
Writing/Non-fiction
Music/Composition
Writing/Poetry
Film & Video
Writing/Short Story
Voice//Soprano
Music/Composition
Dance/Additional forms
Visual Arts
Writing/Non-fiction
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Music/Percussion
Visual Arts
Writing/Poetry
Music/Violoncello
Visual Arts
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
graduate of Oak Meadow School/
freshman at Sewanee, University of the South
Los Lunas High School
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
L1
Voice/Soprano
L2
Shoreham-Wading River High School
graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School/
freshman at New York University
Music/Violin
Photography
G
S
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
16
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
*Victoria Wegerski15
Stephen Barchi
Kelsey Buchanan
Maggie Kim
*Keyunna Lawrence
Christopher Lim
LeBaron McClary
Louis Riva
Brian Santero
Hari Bernstein
HOMETOWN
Phoenix
Hauppauge
Honeoye Falls
Douglaston
Manhattan
New York
New York
Woodside
Poughkeepsie
New York
Elizabeth Davies
Hana Jo
Amanda Kahn
Danielle Mills
Serge Morrell
Steven Stuts
Colin Dweir
New York continued
Ariadne Greif
Ashley Harrington
Cordelia Istel
Iliya Mirochnik
Christopher Myers
William Reardon-Anderson
Jonathan Sarlin
Christopher Timson
Victoria Wegerski
Roxanne Yamins
Benjamin Ziegelbaum
Elan Asch
15
Bedford
Malverne
Woodbury
Bronx
New York
Long Beach
Greenlawn
New York
Churchville
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
New York
New York
New York
Greenlawn
Phoenix
Great Neck
Great Neck
Huntington
SCHOOL
Interlochen Arts Academy
Hauppauge High School
Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
graduate of Stuyvesant High School/freshman at Middlebury College
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perform
Trinity School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perform
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
Roy C. Ketcham High School
former student at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Byram Hills Senior High School
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Syosset High School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Perform
Stuyvesant High School
Long Beach Senior High School
Nassau Boces Cultural Arts Center
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Writing/Short Story
Voice/Baritone
Dance/Ballet
Dance/Korean Drum Dance
Dance/Modern
Music/Composition
Dance/Modern
Voice/Tenor
Music/Trombone
Music/Viola
Home School
Churchville-Chili Senior High School
St. Ann's School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Walt Whitman Senior High School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Nassau Boces Cultural Arts Center
Interlochen Arts Academy
Great Neck South High School
John L. Miller Great Neck North Senior High School
Walt Whitman High School
AWARD
S
L2
L2
L2
L2
L2
L2
L2
L2
L3
Voice/Popular Voice
Music/Clarinet
Theater/Musical
Dance/Modern
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Voice/Popular Voice
Theater/Spoken
L3
L3
L3
L3
L3
L3
HM
Voice/Soprano
Voice/Soprano
Theater/Spoken
Visual Arts/
Theater/Spoken
Jazz/Saxophone
Theater/Spoken
Theater/Musical
Writing/Non-fiction
Visual Arts/
Film & Video
Jazz/Saxophone
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
Victoria Wegerski also received an Honorable Mention in Writing/Non-Fiction
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
17
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Mary Baird
New York
Bronx High School of Science
Dance/Additional forms
Rebecca Berkman-Rivera
Brookyln
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Writing/Poetry
Tara Bizub
New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
Laura Caccavo
New City
Clarkstown North Senior High School
Film & Video
Sinead Daly
Brooklyn
St. Ann's School
Writing/Non-fiction
Sophia Dawson
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Visual Arts
Robinson Deckert
Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach High School
Photography
Katharine Ehrenberg
New York
St. Ann's School
Writing/Poetry
Kayleen Follman
Albion
La Webber High School
Voice//Soprano
Laura Friend
Stony Brook
Ward Melville High School
Visual Arts
Shamony Gibson
South Ozone Park
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
Kar Kay Ho
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Visual Arts
John Kapusta
Wappingers Falls
Roy C. Ketcham High School
Voice//Baritone
Simon Ko
Flushing
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Visual Arts
Beverle Law
Jamaica
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
Loren Loiacono
Old Field
Ward Melville High School
Music/Composition
New York continued
Malanie Morgan
Brooklyn
Unknown School
Dance/Modern
Elyse Morris
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
David Myrie
Brooklyn
Benjamin Banneker Academy
Dance/Modern
Jwyanza Russell
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
Sadie Scheffer
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Visual Arts
Diana Shen
Astoria
Hunter College High School
Writing/Poetry
Joseph Tarantelli
Honeoye Falls
Honeoye Falls-Lima High School
Visual Arts
Ashley Walters
Brooklyn
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Dance/Modern
Amy Wong
Great Neck
Great Neck South High School
Visual Arts
North Carolina
Andrew Tyson
Addie Honeycutt
Ellen Scott
John Wait
Durham
Raleigh
Clemmons
Durham
graduate of Durham Academy/freshman at Curtis Institute of Music
William G. Enloe Senior High School
Deerfield Academy
Riverside High School
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Music/Classical Piano
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
AWARD
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
S
HM
MR
MR
18
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Ohio
Kelly Wilson
Megan Hunt
Deirdre Robinett
Katherine Houser
Kevin Jablonski
Andrew Lipian
Nisa Marks
Eric Morris
Priya Parikh
Elysia Shutrump
Lauren Sprague
Ohio continued
Charles Wagers
Wendy Knapp
Blair Van Horn
Rebecca Waits
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Kirtland
Terrace Park
Loveland
Maineville
Columbus
Grafton
Cleveland Heights
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Canfield
West Chester
graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy/freshman at St. John's College
Cincinnati Country Day School
Mount Notre Dame
Mount Notre Dame
Worthington Kilbourne Senior High School
Midview High School
Cleveland Heights High School
Ross Senior High School
Princeton Senior High School
Canfield High School
Lakota West High School
Writing/Short Story
Photography
Dance/Irish Step
Theater/Musical
Music/Contrabass
Voice/Mezzo Soprano
Music/Harp
Theater/Musical
Dance/Additional Forms
Theater/Musical
Theater/Musical
G
L1
L2
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Fairfield
Elyria
Bellefontaine
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
Elyria Senior High School
Interlochen Arts Academy
School for Creative and Performing Arts
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts
Voice//Bass
Writing/Short Story
HM
MR
MR
MR
Oklahoma
Joshua Seals
Hannah Brooker
Gloria Gordon
Corie Melaugh
Jacquelyn Sparks
Skiatook
Owasso
Tulsa
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Skiatook High School
Victory Christian School
Victory Christian School
Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Classen School of Advanced Studies
Voice/Baritone
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Music/Popular Piano
Photography
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
Oregon
Kendra Berentsen
Julia Bray
Katerina Cramarciuc
Portland
Portland
Hillsboro
David Douglas High School
Cleveland High School
Century High School
Voice/Soprano
Theater/Musical
Music/Composition
L1
HM
MR
Pennsylvania
*Garrett Coleman
*Amelia Pedlow
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Central Catholic High School
Nazareth Academy High School
Dance/Irish Step
Theater/Spoken
S
S
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
19
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
*Daniel Schlosberg16
*Sarah Shafer
Amy Claussen
HOMETOWN
Merion
State College
Pittsburgh
Bridgette Gan
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania continued
*Rachel Mans
Thomas Stempka
Rose Cahalan
Erica Hughes
Hannah Inglesby
Caitlin Kruman
Stephanie Maloney17
Daniel Schlosberg
Arielle Baron
Kiriko Brindley
Caitlin Fennelly
Samuel Hooper
Steven Limpert
Stephanie Maloney
Marla Parker
Jay Rattman
Greensburg
Mechanicsburg
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Fleming
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Merion
Philadelphia
New Freedom
Upper Darby
Philiadelphia
West Chester
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Stroudsburg
Puerto Rico
Jose Rodriguez
Yaritza Zayas
Rhode Island
*Rory Freeman
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17
SCHOOL
Lower Merion High School
State College Area High School
graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy/
freshman at Carnegie Mellon University
graduate of Central Dauphin Senior High School/
freshman at Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Music/Composition
Voice/Soprano
Writing/Playwriting
AWARD
L1
L1
L2
Theater/Musical
L2
Greensburg Central Catholic High School
graduate of Cumberland Valley High School
Indiana Area Senior High School
Unknown School
Bald Eagle Area Jr./Sr. High School
The Ellis School
Upper St. Clair High School
Lower Merion High School
Cherry Creek High School
Baltimore School for the Arts
Upper Darby Senior High School
Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Delaware County Christian School
Upper St. Clair High School
The Pittsburgh's High School for the Creative and Performing
Stroudsburg High School
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Writing/Poetry
Theater/Spoken
Writing/Poetry
Voice/Soprano
Theater/Musical
Music/Classical Piano
Film & Video
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Music/Trumpet
Voice//Mezzo Soprano
Visual Arts
Jazz/Saxophone
L2
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
Carolina
San Juan
Colegio Maria Auxiliadora
Unknown School
Photography
Voice//Soprano
HM
MR
Providence
Classical High School
Dance/Modern
S
Daniel Schlosberg also received an Honorable Mention in Music/Classical Piano
Stephanie Maloney also received a Merit Recognition Award in Voice/Mezzo Soprano
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
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2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Maia Masuda
HOMETOWN
Providence
SCHOOL
Classical High School
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Voice//Soprano
AWARD
MR
South Carolina
Breanna Foister
Margaret Gaddis
Kemper Wray
Justin Beltz
Rachel Huskey
Travelers Rest
Fountain Inn
Rock Hill
Bluffton
Greenville
South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanities
The Fine Arts Center
South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanities
South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanities
The Fine Arts Center
Theater/Spoken
Writing/Poetry
Writing/Poetry
Writing/Non-fiction
Writing/Short Story
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
Tennessee
James Felts
Abigail Coffer
Justin Aragon
Pratik Dash
Kimberly Everett
David Fricke
Knoxville
Brentwood
Hixson
Franklin
Memphis
Collierville
Farragut High School
Home School
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
Franklin High School
Bolton High School
Collierville High School
Theater/Spoken
Music/Flute
Visual Arts
Voice//Jazz Voice
Music/Oboe
Photography
L2
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
Cedar Hill
Houston
Houston
Cypress
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Missouri City
Houston
Dallas
Round Rock
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Cypress-Fairbanks High School
graduate of Brewer High School/freshman at University of North Texas
Douglas MacArthur High School
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Round Rock High School
Dance/Jazz
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts
Photography
Voice/Jazz Voice
Voice/Tenor
Dance/Tap
Visual Arts
Voice/Jazz Voice
Music/Bassoon
G
G
S
S
S
S
S
S
L1
L1
Bellaire
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts
L2
Texas
*Jonathan Campbell18
*Tassity Johnson
*Jordan Johnson
*Adam Clunn
Tatiana Mayfield
*Rafael Moras
Justin Prescott19
*Eloise Santa Maria
Nadia Washington
*William Short
Texas continued
*Rachel Goss
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19
Jonathan Campbell also received an Honorable Mention in Dance/Modern and a Merit Recognition Award in Dance/Ballet
Justin Prescott also received an Honorable Mention in Dance/Modern
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
21
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
Maryum Harris-Johnson
Houston
Allysen Hooks
Houston
Dane Jerabek
Dallas
*Chelsea Luna
Houston
Abraham Makany
Houston
Leonard Navarro
San Antonio
Alexis Wilson
Cedar Hill
Gordon Barnard
Houston
Kelsey Dardeau
Orange
Chase Newell
Austin
Roxanne Nimmons
Dallas
*Jason Sanford
Dallas
Graham Swindoll20
Houston
Priscilla Villanueva
Dallas
Kenya Alexander
Houston
Max Beck
Houston
Jonathan Campbell
Cedar Hill
Maria Cartagena21
Houston
Elizabeth Clark
Spring
Kevin Corn
Spring
Brooks Dennard
Dallas
Ahren Esquenazi
Houston
Comfort Fedoke
Dallas
Dena Feiveson
Bellaire
Texas continued
Jeffrey Gates
Cleburne
Jessica Graves
Bellaire
Paige Herschell
San Antonio
Sarah Hogarty
Houston
Steven LaBrie
Richardson
20
21
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Theater/Musical
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Writing/Playwriting
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts
graduate of Alief Taylor High School/freshman at Univ of Texas-El Paso Theater/Spoken
North East School of the Arts/Robert E. Lee High School
Theater/Musical
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/African
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts
West Orange-Stark High School
Theater/Musical
Interlochen Arts Academy
Theater/Musical
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Saint Mark’s School of Texas
Visual Arts
Interlochen Arts Academy
Writing/Playwriting
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Mexican Folkloric
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Theater/Spoken
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts/
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts/
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Spring High School
Music/Flute
The Hockaday School
Theater/Spoken
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts/
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Additional Forms
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts/
Cleburne High School
Episcopal High School
North East School of the Arts
The Kinkaid School
Lake Highland High School
Voice/Baritone
Photography
Theater/Musical
Photography
Voice/Baritone
AWARD
L2
L2
L3
L2
L2
L2
L2
L3
L3
L3
L3
L3
L3
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Graham Swindoll also received an Honorable Mention in Theater/Spoken
Maria Cartagena also received a Merit Recognition Award in Photography
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
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2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
Charles Mann
Edinburg
Mari Moreno
Dallas
Andres Ortiz
San Antonio
Jessica Perrilliat
Cedar Hill
Linh Pham
Cypress
Justin Prescott
Houston
Jared Quarnstrom
Houston
Jonathan Shields
Mesquite
Elisabeth Southwick
Houston
Graham Swindoll
Houston
Chloe Trevor
Plano
Stephanie Williams
Allen
Adele Wilson
Dallas
Kathleen Bagley
Carthage
Alixandra Baycroft
Houston
Jonathan Campbell
Cedar Hill
Maria Cartagena
Houston
Lauren Difede
Woodlands
Irina Dukhnevich
Plano
Aditya Durgam
Pflugerville
Juan Guevara
Houston
Christopher Huynh
Spring
Elizabeth Leahy
Houston
Texas continued
Katherine Marple-Cantrell
Richardson
Kristen McElwain
Katy
Emma McNairy
Austin
Sarah Reynolds
Austin
Katarina Rivera
Dallas
Elizabeth Rosenthal
Houston
Megan Seymour
Dallas
Michelle White
Arlington
Kate Wignall
Plano
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
Unknown School
Theater/Musical
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Additional Forms
North East School of the Arts
Theater/Spoken
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Additional Forms
Cypress-Fairbanks High School
Photography
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Jersey Village High School
Photography
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Film & Video
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Visual Arts/
Interlochen Arts Academy
Theater/Spoken
Spring Creek Academy
Music/Violin
Allen High School
Dance/Ballet
Highland Park High School
Voice/Soprano
Carthage High School
Writing/Short Story
The Kinkaid School
Photography
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Ballet
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Photography
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Modern
Plano East Senior High School
Visual Arts
Pflugerville Senior High School
Writing/Short Story
Jersey Village High School
Photography
Spring High School
Writing/Short Story
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Dance/Choreography
Episcopal School of Dallas
Cinco Ranch High School
Gonzalo Garza Independence Senior High School
Gonzalo Garza Independence Senior High School
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Plano West Senior High School
Lama High School
Plano East Senior High School
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
Writing/Non-fiction
Voice//Soprano
Voice//Soprano
Voice//Soprano
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Photography
Visual Arts
AWARD
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
23
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Utah
Karli Martin
AnnaLyssa Powell
Shanda Larsen
Jonathan Mitchell
Salt Lake City
South Jordan
Logan
Hyde Park
Unknown School
Bingham Senior High School
Sky View Senior High School
Sky View Senior High School
Theater/Musical
Visual Arts/
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
HM
HM
MR
MR
Virginia
Justus Parrotta
Drew Doallas-Baxter
Emily McHugh
Annandale
Arlington
Arlington
McLean Bible High School
Yorktown High School
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
Music/Organ
Photography
Voice//Soprano
HM
MR
MR
Washington
Anna Corke
Derek Zadinsky
*Daniel Goltz
Angelina Nockai
Gabe Richards
Lillian Ripley
Washington continued
Chase Pualani
Courtney Fortune
David Lipson
Heath Saunders
Kendall Britt, Jr.
Shaya Greathouse
Erma Smith
Bainbridge Island
Issaquah
College Place
Tacoma
Vancouver
Vashon
graduate of 'Interlochen Arts Academy/freshman at Columbia University
Skyline High School
Walla Walla Valley Academy
Stadium High School
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
graduate of Tacoma School of the Arts/freshman at School of Visual Arts
Writing/Creative Non-Fiction
Music/Contrabass
Music/Organ
Dance/Native American
Theater/Spoken
Film & Video
L1
L1
L2
L2
L2
L2
Yakima
Bellingham
Seattle
Kirkland
Seattle
Lynden
Tacoma
Davis High School
Bellingham Senior High School
Seattle Academy
Chrysalis High School
Home School
Home School
Tacoma School of the Arts
Writing/Short Story
Voice/Popular Voice
Film & Video
Theater/Musical
Dance/Ballet
Voice//Soprano
Visual Arts
L4
HM
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
West Virginia
Kat Hughes
Paula Kaufman
Summersville
Charleston
Interlochen Arts Academy
South Charleston High School
Photography
Writing/Poetry
MR
MR
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
24
2006 NFAA ARTS Winners by State
NAME
Wisconsin
*Sara Fowler22
Samuel Shea
*Grace Weber23
Kate Koconis
Jay Stokes
Stephanie Rudig
Erin Brophy
Rachel Butterfield
Sara Fowler
Ashley Johnson
Russell Miller
Alexandra Petri24
Wisconsin continued
Kristen Smith
Grace Weber
Pawan Benjamin
Courtney Kersten
Alexandra Petri
Vicki Powell
Theresa Stefaniak
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE/CATEGORY
AWARD
Wauwatosa
Menomonee Falls
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa
New Berlin
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa
Petaukee
Wauwatosa
Mondovi
Brookfield
Fond Du Lac
Wauwatosa East Senior High School
Pius XI High School
Pius XI High School
Wauwatosa East Senior High School
Pius XI High School
Wauwatosa East Senior High School
Pius XI High School
Kettle Moraine High School
Wauwatosa East Senior High School
Mondovi Public High School
Pius XI High School
National Cathedral School
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Voice/Popular Voice
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Visual Arts
Writing/Short Story
Visual Arts/
Photography
Voice/Soprano
Film & Video
Writing/Playwriting
S
S
S
L2
L2
L3
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
HM
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa
Madison
Eau Claire
Fond Du Lac
Madison
Milwaukee
Pius XI High School
Pius XI High School
Madison West High School
Eau Claire Memorial Senior High School
National Cathedral School
East High School
Milwaukee High School of the Arts
Photography
Theater/Musical
Jazz/Saxophone
Writing/Playwriting
Writing/Short Story
Music/Viola
Writing/Short Story
HM
HM
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
22
Sara Fowler also received an Honorable Mention in Photography
Grace Weber also received an Honorable Mention in Theater/Musical
24
Alexandra Petri also received a Merit Recognition Award in Writing/Short Story
23
*Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee; *(bold/italics) Presidential Scholar in the Arts
25