2021 Annual Holiday Awards Party
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Welcome to the 2021 PWJ Annual Holiday Awards Party, where we recognized students who made extraordinary progress this year! 
Fun Awards
Most likely to play at Disneyland – Brian Shankman
Most likely to brighten your day – Elisa (Nana N Poppy)
Biggest cheerleader – Matt Thompson
Most Stylish Player – Kat Marie
Young Virtuoso – Davide Caimmaichella
Collaboration Award – Laura Unterweger
Most Helpful Student – David Hahn
Performance Awards
Blues Performance – Matt Knowlden & Wilma Hiser
Burlesque Blues Performance – Max Althoff
Jazz Ballad Performance – Shanti Lie & Clyde Sandry
Jazz Swing Performance – Joshua Evans & Eiress Lamy
Jazz Solo Award – Seun Joseph
Latin Jazz Performance – Sabine Hohler
Pop Performance – Steven Hill & Dan Molnar
Contemporary Performance – Ken Zimmerman
Contemporary Improv – Simon Till & Sue Muller
Boogie Performance – Irina Costei
Stride Performance – Andrei Borg
Funk Performance – Martyn Ramsden
Rock & Roll Performance – Fercebe San Blas
Hymn Performance – Josh Walsh
Holiday Performance – Isabella Vas & Tom Cook
Disney Performance – Harrison Moss
Classical Performance – Carol Green & Sindre Skarelven
Most Creative Video – Barb/Emily + Masako/Elena
Vocal performance – Kim Harrison & James Metcalf
Non-piano instrumental – William Evenhouse
Outstanding duet – Andrea Manara
Best Original Song – Masako Cross & Dimfie Kelderman
Merit Awards
Most Improved Beginner – Wayne Schindler & Kumi Miura
Most Improved Intermediate – Frank Scaccia & Renata Aryanti
Most Improved Advanced – Anthony Shiels & Barbara Wilcox
PWJ Honors Award – Barb Christenson
Office Hours (March 18)
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Member Circle (March 17)
“Member Circle” is a zoom meeting led by a Community Leader where students will have the opportunity to share their breakthrough moments with each other and discuss a particular theme.
Student Assessment (February 2025)
In this video, Daine reviewed all of your submissions from the month of February.
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