Virden Music & Arts Festivalwishes to recognize the 2018Award Winners and the corresponding donors for their shields and glass trophies. Your ongoing support of our festival is greatly appreciated.
Enbridge Senior Scholarship of Excellence: Shelby Cranston– Dance, Speech Arts
This award has been made available since receiving Enbridge’s significant donation. It is presented to a senior student with the highest average entering two or more disciplines.
Instrumental Awards
Fort La Bosse School Division Shield- Band Fort La Bosse Combined Sr. Band
Reston Merchants Association Shield- Instrumental Duet Brycen Reimer and Dane Leslie
Fred Bryant Memorial Shield- Instrumental Ensemble Lily Flannery, Natalie Draper,
Daelyn Fefchak, Olivia Mowez
Scotiabank Trophy - Highest Mark Sarah Ens
Tundra Oil & Gas Scholarship Sr Sarah Ens
VMAF Scholarship Sr Lukas Pankratz
VMAF Scholarship Jr Daelyn Fefchak
VMAF Scholarship J. Riley Jorgensen
Dance Awards
Legion Ladies Shield - Dance Solo Shelby Cranston – Lyrical Jazz /
Ava Acevedo – Modern Solo /
Kate Erhardt – Lyrical Jazz
Tutthill Construction Shield - Dance Duo or Trio Brooklyn Dasilva and Jessie Laroche –
Lyrical Jazz
McNeill Harasymchuk McConnell Shield - Group Dance Virden Collegiate Drama (Hayward) –
Stage Dance / Hip Hop
Virden Dance Club Shield - Troupe Dance Roblin 14 & Under – Tap
Tundra Oil & Gas Scholarship Sr Kate Erhardt
VMAF Scholarship Sr Emma Ray
VMAF Scholarship Sr Bianca Raml
VMAF Scholarship Jr Naomi Giesen
VMAF Scholarship Jr Ayva Laliberte
VMAF Scholarship Jr Paige Rampton
VocalAwards
St Mary’s Anglican Church Shield - Vocal Sacred Solo Georgia Hayward
Enbridge Pipelines Shield - Vocal Duet or Trio Rachel Peters, Laurel Eslinger and
Emily Cochrane
Rev. Brenda Ferguson Shield - Musical Theatre Solo Dane Leslie
Virden Empire Advance Shield - School Choir Gr 1-4 Mary Montgomery School Gr 3/4 Choir
(Chyzyk)
Tutthill Construction Shield - School Choir Gr 5-12 Virden Collegiate Choir (Chyzyk)
V&S Hellman Shield - Choirs & Vocal Groups other than School The Choirs of Oak Lake
Royal Bank of Canada Trophy – Highest Mark Dane Leslie
Bernice McDonald Memorial Scholarship Sr Emily Cochrane
Bernice McDonald Memorial Scholarship Sr Shane Groom
VMAF Scholarship Sr Garett Krieser
VMAF Scholarship Jr Aleah Gonty
VMAF Scholarship Jr Keira Peters
VMAF Scholarship Jr Kendall Charles
Provincial Recommendations: Dane Leslie, Emily Cochrane, Laurel Eslinger, Rachel Peters, Haylee Plaisier, Olivia Hayward
Alternate: Lila Higginbotham
Piano Awards
L.Penner Lumber Shield - Solo Piano Gr 1-4 Haylee Plaisier
Royal Purple Shield - Duet or Trio Piano Gr 1-10 Evan Terin & Logan Kyle
Virden Baptist Church Shield - Sacred Solo Piano Sr or Jr Anneliese Schelesnak
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Trophy Sr - Highest Mark Sarah Ens
Mabel Brandon Memorial Scholarship Sr Tina Neufeld
Bernice McDonald Memorial Scholarship Sr Rachel Peters
Tundra Oil & Gas Scholarship Sr Hayley Kirkup
Evelyne & Kris Sundell Memorial Scholarship Jr Haylee Plaisier
Evelyne & Kris Sundell Memorial Scholarship Jr Evan Terin
VMAF Scholarship Jr Luc Plett
VMAF Scholarship Jr Quincy Smith
VMAF Scholarship Jr Jorja Ray Swanson
VMAF Scholarship Jr Kassidy Johnson
Provincial Recommendations: Brycen Reimer, Judith Pankratz, Hayley Kirkup, Rachel Peters, Tina Neufeld
Alternates: Rachel Peters, Evan Terin, Naemi Ens, Hannah Peters, Sarah Ens
Speech Arts Awards
Andrew Agencies Shield - Choral Speaking Gr. 1-3 Mary Montgomery School Gr 1 (Pidborchynski)
Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce Shield - Choral Speaking Gr. 4-6 Mary Montgomery School Gr 4 (Johnson)
Kassie’s Jewellery Shield - Choral Speaking Gr. 7-12 Virden Collegiate Drama Gr 11-12 (Hayward)
Virden Collegiate Drama Shield – Monologue Gr 1-12 Will Draper
RM of Wallace-Woodworth Shield - Poetry Duet, Trio, Quartet Mya Plaisier and Quincy Smith
Town of Virden Shield - Drama or Dramatization Mary Montgomery School Gr 4/ Group A
(Garcia)
Sunrise Credit Union Trophy - Highest Mark Will Draper
SW Assiniboine Chapter of Retired Teachers Scholarship Sr Shane Price
SW Assiniboine Chapter of Retired Teachers Scholarship Sr Ainsley Smith
VMAF Scholarship Sr Leif Wilson
VMAF Scholarship Sr Sara Podobni
VMAF Scholarship Sr Seth Bjornsson
SW Assiniboine Chapter of Retired Teachers Scholarship Jr Mya Plaisier
VMAF Scholarship Jr Aiden Stendall
VMAF Scholarship Jr Jenelle Martens
VMAF Scholarship Jr Avrin Krieser
VMAF Scholarship Jr Holly Lane
Provincial Recommendations: Olivia Hayward, Sara Podobni, Georgia Hayward, Teagan Harkness
Alternates: Georgia Hayward
Visual ArtsAwards
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Sr Grades 10-12 Eduarda Gibbert
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Sr Grades 10-12 Serena Campbell
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Sr Grades 7-9 Shenesa Poirier
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Sr Grades 7-9 Darien Dunning
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Jr Grades 4-6 Lawrence Contois
Arts Mosaic Scholarship Jr Grades 4-6 Leila Verran
VMAF Scholarship Jr Grades 1-3 Libby Verran
VMAF Scholarship Jr Grades 1-3 Mason Hay
