Music for Youth 2020 Contest Winners Announced

The Darien Public Schools are proud to announce the award recipients of the 2020 Music for Youth Jazz Poster, Writing and Music Composition contests. Award winners were chosen from hundreds of submissions and received a certificate, a cash prize, and either a Music for Youth water bottle or tote bag.  This year’s Jazz contests for Darien Public School students is in support of the Darien Music Department’s Curricular Focus Theme on Jazz music. Darien Music for Youth is able to provide these contests and other outstanding programming only through your generous donations. Their singular mission is to bring the arts to children in the Darien Public Schools.  Please support their mission by donating at: darienmusicforyouth.wordpress.com  All of the student work will be displayed in the lobby of the DHS auditorium at the April 13th performance of the Birdland Big Band.  Congratulations to all of the contest participants!

MMS Music for Youth Jazz Contest winners: L-R Lauren Valji, Remi Repsher and Lucie Smith (missing Keira Austen)

Ox Ridge MFY Jazz poster contest winners, Emma Williams, Madeleine Brown, Grace Long, Brianna Qin, Cole Kim and Cate Hendrickson with principal Dr. Luke Forshaw.

The Music for Youth Jazz Poster contest winners from Hindley, James Hetherington, Summer Erickson, Josh Rosenberry, Ally Kennedy, Gemma Peperone and Courtney Timmeny,  sporting their tote bags with principal, Mrs. Julie Droller.

Royle School winners of the Music for Youth jazz poster contest were Nora Lee, Griffin Lee, Baxter Selvey, Celine Samame, Teagan Josef and Hannah Huang.

Tokeneke School winners of the 2020 Music for Youth Jazz poster contest, Boden Wein, Emma Robeert, Tyler Urban, Avani Vijay, Ashton Morey and Adriana Gromelski,  pose with principal Mrs. Mary Michelson.

Music for Youth – Jazz! Contest Award Winners for 2020

Ox Ridge

K-2:   1^st  Emma Williams,  2^nd Madeleine Brown  , 3^rd Grace Long

Grade 3-5:  1^st Brianna Qin,  2^nd Cole Kim,  3^rd Cate Hendrickson

Tokeneke

K-2:  1^st Boden Wein,  2^nd Emma Robert, 3^rd Tyler Urban

Grade 3-5:    1^st  Avani Vijay,  2^nd  Ashton Morey  3^rd  Adriana Gromelski

Hindley

K-2:  1^st James Hetherington  2^nd  Summer Erickson 3^rd Josh Rosenberry

Grade 3-5:   1^st Ally Kennedy  2^nd Gemma Peperone  3^rd Courtney Timmeny

Royle

K-2: 1^st Nora Lee 2^nd Griffin Lee 3^rd Baxter Selvey

Grades 3-5:   1^st Hannah Huang    2^nd Celine Samame 3^rd Teagan Josef

Holmes

K-2:  1^st Sophie Echeverri    2^nd Madeleine Gironde   3^rd Millie Quinn

Grade 3-5:   1^st Avantika Jain  2^nd Kimball Atha 3^rd Victoire DeVillers

MMS Writing: 1^st Place:  Remi Repsher                                                                                              MMS Poster Art: 1^st Place: Lauren Valji 2^nd Place:  Lucie Smith  3^rd Place: Keira Austen

DHS Music Composition    1^st: Alex Sutanto  2^nd: John McGovern

DHS Poster: 1^st: Isabella De La Zerda