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2011 Winners by Category

Elementary Song Division

1st: A Spoonful of Heart — Menea Vladi Kefalov & Ande Celeste Siegel of Reed Elementary School, St. Louis
2nd:The Popcorn Pop — Jack Stebbins of Reeds Spring Elementary, Branson West
3rd: No third place awarded

Elementary Instrumental Division

1st: Letter from the Wolves —Esther Whang of Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary, Columbia
2nd: Song of D Minor — Hyun Jun (John) Yoo of Fairview Elementary, Columbia
3rd: It’s My Time to Shine — Grace Filer of Harrisonville Christian School, Harrisonville

Middle School Pop Division

1st: Insanity — Megan L. Villanueva of St. Peter’s School, Jefferson City
2nd: Summer Love — Lexie Althaus of Oak Grove Middle School, Oak Grove
3rd: Spinning — Lileana Ibur of Wydown Middle School, St. Louis

Middle School Fine Art

1st: Central Park Stroll — Savannah Kitchen of Lange Middle School, Columbia
2nd: A Summer Night — Michael Buckner, a home-schooled student from St. Louis
3rd: Over the water — Lillian Wayne of St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School, Kansas City

High School Pop Division

1st: Drown — Tanner Qualls, a home-schooled student from Lee’s Summit
2nd: Stick People — Jaron Christopher Geil, a home-schooled student from Grandview
3rd: By My Side — Bella Kalei Ibur of Webster Groves High School, Webster Groves

High School Other Division

1st: Freaky-Lick — Kyle Dunn of Lebanon High School, Lebanon
2nd: Serene — Nick Simon of Providence Fine Arts Center, O’Fallon
3rd: The Lightning Strike — Alexandra Young of Lebanon High School, Lebanon

High School Sacred Division

1st: The Real Things — Taylor Qualls, a home-schooled student from Lee’s Summit
2nd: Lead Me to the Cross (Why Do I Question?) — ) Desiree G. Donaldson of Niangua R-V High School, Strafford
3rd: He Turns My Weeping into Dancing — Ethan Edwards of Providence Fine Arts Center, Florissant

High School Folk Division

1st: Let It Fall — Kori Caswell, Hannibal High School from Hannibal
2nd:Legende d’Amour: A Tragedy in Medieval France —Daphne Yu, Rock Bridge High School from Columbia
3rd: No third place awarded

High School Jazz Division

1st: And the Prince Can Swing — Benedetto Colagiovanni of Clayton High School, Clayton
2nd: Trial by Fire — Josh Blythe of Hickman High School
3rd: Day Old Swing — Joseph Misterovich of The Summit Preparatory School, Springfield

High School Fine Art

1st: Red Soul — Shaun Gladney of Rock Bridge High School, Columbia
2nd: A Journey Through the Woods — Cullam Olsen of Central High School,Springfield,
3rd: American Rhapsody — Dustin Dunn of South Iron R-I High School, Ironton

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