SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
Avery Veldhuisen – Debussy Piano Bursary
Elena Bottomley – Stephanie Hawkins Bursary
Clare Empey – Muriel & Gordon Ross Memorial Scholarship (Instrumental)
Alexis Latter – Festival Arts Bursary (Drama)
Lilah Brockie – Festival Arts Bursary (Vocal)
Gaia Logsdon – Festival Arts Bursary (Piano)
Liam Dent – RRDFPA 2025 FFHS Bursary
DRAMA AWARDS
Rebecca Margison – Joan Miller Award (Best Stage Presence in Poetry or Prose performance, Grade 4 and under)
Alexis Latter – Board of Education Award, High School (Most Promising Performer in Spoken Poetry, Grades 9 and up)
Mackenzie Christian – Jean Boileau Award (Best Individual Performance in the Drama Division)
James Gagne – CJD Best Newcomer Award (Best Newcomer in Drama)
Alexis Latter – Katy Van Drunen Memorial Award (Best Monologue by a High School Student)
Alexis Latter – Katy Van Drunen Prize (Best Monologue by a High School Student)
St. Mary School Grade 1/2 FI (A. Coyle) – St. Mary’s Catholic Women’s League Award (Best Choral Speaking, Grades 1, 2 or 3)
Rosina Woodgate, Elena Bottomley et London Lees (M. Gowdar) – Joan Allison Award (Best Choral Speaking Performance, Grades 4, 5 or 6)
Sisily Morelli et Firdaus Toure – Business and Professional Women’s Club Award (Best Choral Speaking Performance, Grades 7 or 8)
Robert Moore School Gr 3 (Ms. A. Norris) – Elaine Jardine Award (Best Choral Speaking Performance, Elementary)
Cornerstone Christian School Gr 6-8 (Ms. Y. Veldhuisen) – Elks’ Lodge Award (Best Drama (play or skit), Elementary)
Noah Whalen, Porter Coyle, et Cohen Gushulak (M. Brady) – Kiwanis Club French Award (Most Promising Student in French Poetry, Grades K to 3)
Teagan Sether (M. Wright) – Canadian Parents for French Award (Most Promising Student in French Poetry or Prose, Grades 4 to 8)
Lex Norman, Collins Armstrong, Signy Green (M. Brady) – Canadian Parents for French Award (Best Performance in French Choral Speaking)
St. Mary School Grade 1 FI (M. Brady), Rosie Bottomley, Brielle Stus, et Ember Van Troyen (M. Brady) AND Olivia Sivonen and Marlena Johnson – Highlights Concert Award, Drama Division
Alexis Latter – Drama Rose Bowl AND Katy Van Drunen Prize (Outstanding Individual Drama Performer)
INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS
Brooklyn Haver (Flute) – Fort Frances Rotary Club Award (Best Woodwind Soloist)
Corbin Logsdon-Ferreira (Cello) – Loyal Orange Lodge #990 Award (Best String Soloist [including guitar])
Rosina Woodgate (Descant Recorder) – Recorder Award (Best Recorder Performance, Solo or Group)
Fort Frances High School, FFHS Flute Duet (Allie Saciuk and JoJo Fornier) – Gillies Instrumental Award (Outstanding Instrumental Group of 2 to 8 members)
Cornerstone Christian School, Junior Concert Band, Directed by Ms. R. Martin-Brown – Ralph Whetstone Band Award
Best performance by a Band
Rosina Woodgate (Descant Recorder) – Garton Music Award (Instrumental) (Outstanding Musicality and Performance [any level])
Fort Frances High School, Grade 11/12 Band, Directed by Ms. K. Williams AND Elena Bottomley (Violin) – Highlights Concert Award, Instrumental Division
PIANO AWARDS
Adalee Sawatzky – Saulteaux Consulting and Engineering (Most Promising Piano Student, Method Courses, Primary or Introductory Level)
Paisley Held – RoseMarie DeGagné Memorial Award (Outstanding Achievement, Method Courses, Level I)
Rosie Bottomley – Clarence and Gertrude Bujold Family Award (Outstanding Achievement, Method Courses, Level II)
Sophia Maynard – McIrvine Women’s Institute Award (Outstanding Achievement, Method Courses, Level III)
Gemma Klassen – Clarence and Gertrude Bujold Family Award (Outstanding Achievement, Method Courses, Level IV, V or VI)
Sisily Morelli – Barbara and Bruce Murray Award (Most Promising Piano Student, Examination Courses, Beginner to Grade 2)
Madeline Bottomley – Middle C Music Award (Most Promising Piano Student, Examination Courses, Grades 3 or 4)
Jennifer Fuhrer – Fort Frances Lions Club Award (Outstanding Achievement, Examination Courses, Grades 5 or 6)
Ellie Kooistra – Emily Louise Austin Award (Outstanding Achievement, Examination Courses, Grades 7 or 8)
Kylie and Avery Veldhuisen – Ontario Public Teachers’ Federation Award (Best Piano Duet or Trio, Any Level)
Rylie Derkson, Arie Heerema, Hudson Heerema, Sam Jenson AND Rowan Page – Highlights Concert Award, Piano Division
Avery Veldhuisen – Piano Rose Bowl AND Dallman Award (Outstanding Individual Pianist)
VOCAL AWARDS
Cornerstone Christian School, Gr. 3&4 Choir (Director: Ms. R. Martin-Brown, Accompanist: Mr. L. Koomans) – Northern Lights Credit Union Award (Best Grades 4-6 Choir)
St. John’s-Ravenscourt School – Soaring Eagles Ensemble (Director: Ms. A. Stegmaier, Accompanist: Ms. L. Heibert) – St. Mary’s CWL Trophy (Best Grades 7-8 Choir)
Cornerstone Christian School, Gr. 3&4 Choir (Director: Ms. R. Martin-Brown, Accompanist: Mr. L. Koomans) – St. Patrick’s CWL Award (Best Choir performing a song with a Judeo-Christian theme)
Cornerstone Christian School, Gr. 3&4 Choir (Director: Ms. R. Martin-Brown, Accompanist: Mr. L. Koomans) – Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Award (Best Choir in the Festival)
Addy Jones – Lillian Thomas Memorial Award (Most Promising Vocalist, 10 years and under)
Teagan McKinnon – Vocal Teachers’ Award (Most Promising Vocalist, 12 years and under)
Lilah Brockie – June Clink Memorial Award (Most Promising Vocalist, 14 years and under)
Cassandra Armstrong – Elfé Forsberg Trophy (Most Promising Vocalist, 16 years and under)
Alexis Latter – From the Grind Up Award (Most Promising Vocalist, 18 years and under)
Terra Carlson – Leighfield Award (Most Promising Vocalist, 19 years and over)
Addy Jones and Luna Pham – BDO Canada Vocal Duet Award (Best Vocal Duet)
Anneliese De Gagné AND Harper Woolsey–Highlights Concert Award, Vocal Division
Alexis Latter –Vocal Rose Bowl (Outstanding Individual Vocalist)
RECOMMENDED TO THE
MANITOBA PROVINCIAL FESTIVAL
VOCAL – Cassandra Armstrong, Elena Bottomley, Allegra Brockie, Lilah Brockie, Laila DeGrechie, Jennifer Fuhrer, Alexis Latter, Teagan McKinnon, Kingston Smith, AND Harper Woolsey
INSTRUMENTAL – Corbin Logsdon-Ferreira
DRAMA – Alexis Latter AND Teagan Sether
PIANO – Madeline Bottomley, Jennifer Fuhrer, Hudson Heerema, Sam Jensen, Ellie Kooistra, Gaia Logsdon, Teegan Medicine AND Avery Veldhuisen
