Fine Arts Festival

At Gilpin School

Lynn Volkens

04/24/2008 - Gilpin School celebrated Fine and Performing Arts this past week. On Thursday evening, student artwork from pre-school to 12^th grade was displayed in the atrium. The two-story walls were turned into a gallery of watercolors, collages and drawings. Long tables held ceramic vessels and sculpture. Gilpin County Public Librarian Larry Grieco spent several hours reviewing and judging the artworks for First, Second and Third place holders and four Meritorious awards in each grade. As he was busy making notations, parents and community members milled around to admire the student creations. Art teacher, Curt Halsted mingled, answering questions about media, style, etc.

  In the corner, the Middle/High School Choir stepped up on risers and serenaded the crowd with four numbers: “The Jolly Piper,” “Moon at the Ruined Castle,” “Music in You,” and the French Canadian Folksong, “Jamais On N’Avu” (Have You Seen). Vocal Music Director Ann Wyss said she’d originally picked the pieces “because they’re pretty,” but they soon became the students’ favorites. The choir is headed to Ralston High School to perform before judges at 9:00 a.m. on May 17^th for the Music in the Parks competition.

   Then it was off to the auditorium for the Middle/High School band concert. The ten instrumentalists recreated their award-winning performance from a competition they’d attended earlier this month, trophies proudly displayed stage front. Their numbers, “March Zuma,” “Air for Band,” and “Make a Joyful Noise,” had been selected to showcase the strengths of the individual musicians, said Band Director Jeanne Sonnleitner. The last piece is by James Swearingen, a favorite composer of Sonnleitner and the band.  As is her practice, Sonnleitner had different band members introduce each piece.

  The week culminated with Performing Arts – the annual school play. This year that was a rollicking comedy, “A Pirate’s Life for Me” performed on Friday and Saturday evenings.

  And the artwork ribbons go to:

Montessori /Preschool & Kindergarten

2-Dimensional: 

1^st Ashely Blondo                                
2^nd Elizabeth Kruder                              
3^rd Dallas LeBeau                                              
Honorable Mention: Esmee Halsted, Max Kenney, Noah Cerillo, Alyssa Rudolph                                          

3-Dimensional:

1^st  Max Kenney
2^nd Ashley Blondo
3^rd Max Vincent
Honorable Mention: Aly Rudolph, Esmee Halsted 

Kindergarten

2-Dimensional:

1^st Taby Gray                          
2^nd Nevaeh Angelo                                                      
3^rd Avery Schell                                                 
Honorable Mention: Jessica Wilhelm, Alyssa Johnson, Ashley Parkhurst, Devin Shirk

3-Dimensional:

1^st Nicole Adams
2^nd Chris Williams
3^rd Mac Berglund
Honorable Mention: Devin Shirk, Sarah Trujillo, Alicia Johnson, Jessica Wilhelm

First Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Rebecca Long                    
2^nd Shania Gonzales                                         
3^rd Kendall Angelo                                            
Honorable Mention: Alysia Johnson,     Katelyn O-Guinn-Slinger, Anna Yocom, Gibson Kenney, Jake Duncan, Olivia Forde, Alex Wilhelm

3-Dimensional:

1^st Kaylee Marone
2^nd Rebecca Long
3^rd Alexis Lautrup
Honorable Mention: Matthew Harris, Vance Mielo, Levi James, Kasen Nelson 

Second Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Sierra Bedwell                    
2^nd Nicole Droel                                                
3^rd Anna Yutsy                                      
Honorable Mention: Jarrett Goodwin, Aspen Nadeau, Jenna Berglund, Jacob Cornwell                                    

3-Dimensional:

1^st Aspen Nadeau
2^nd Connor Smith
3^rd Lauryn Parkhurst
Honorable Mention: Jacob Morse, Dustin Repp, Tommy Quaranto, Sierra Bedwell 

Third Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Rachel Schmalz                   
2^nd Matthew Immordino                                     
3^rd Breanna Kennedy                                         
Honorable Mention: Rachel Harris, Keely Schmidt, Mariah McBrayer, Dante Nadeau, Zach Schell      

3-Dimensional:

1^st Keyghan Otten
2^nd Erik Battany
3^rd Berkley Davis
Honorable Mention: Uriah Hockley, Renee Reiley, Mariah McBrayer, Lindsey James, Tyler Stevens 

Fourth Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Jon Lovett                          
2^nd Kevin McLaughlin                            
3^rd Jose Mier-Amaya                                         
Honorable Mention: Madison Otten, Tyler Williams, Chloe Repp, Chase Boulter                                              

3-Dimensional:

1^st Lacey Rutherford
2^nd Madison Otten
3^rd Marie Larson
Honorable Mention: Alexis Kennedy, Nathan Hollingsworth, Bjorn Tomlinson, Chase Boulter

Fifth Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Stephanie Siegrist                
2^nd Nicole Morse                                               
3^rd Shaylyn Johnson                                           
Honorable Mention: Delainey Lepro, Coleman Johnson, Misty Rhodd, Dylan Kunz, Dalton Smulders, Cheyenne Gerhardus

3-Dimensional:

1^st Misty Rhodd
2^nd Cody Richards
3^rd Shaylyn Johnson
Honorable Mention: Ivy-Lynn Krump, Ben Mestagh, Skylar Pichon, Jacob Hockley, Theodore Morse, Zach Heckt 

Sixth Grade

2-Dimensional:

1^st Nick Smyth            
2^nd Adria Banks                                                 
3^rd Amber Alderman                                          
Honorable Mention: Claudia Marsat,     Eric Hartmann, Hannah Peterson                      

3-Dimensional:

1^st Kerry Conley
2^nd Amber Alderman
3^rd Tatum Lepro
Honorable Mention: Ashlen Cortez, Loran Rich, Wyatt Wales

High School

2-Dimensional:

1^st Tess Brownson                   
2^nd Beau Lambert                                              
3^rd Whitney Huskey                                           
Honorable Mention: Jeremy Kaiser, Stephanie West, Zach Rhodd, Stephanie West                                          

3-Dimensional:

1^st Molly Brown
2^nd Sierra Rhodd
3^rd Beau Lambert
Honorable Mention: Molly Brown, Miranda Dillon, Katie Cornwell, Zach Rhodd