October 2008: Stone Mountain Highland Games
Report by Kelly Brzozowski, Coordinator
Jen McGovern Narkevicius, Judge
Beginner
1st - Shannon Smith
Novice
1st - Karla Sullivan
2nd - Dave Babulski
Apprentice
1st - Sarah Givens
Master
1st - Kira Jones
2nd - Tracie Brown
Early Scottish Music
1st - Karla Sullivan
Harp and Spoken Word
1st - Dave Babulski
Harp and Voice
1st - Debra Peterson
Harp and Ensemble
1st - Kira Jones (with ensemble Kelly Brzozowski and Shannon Smith)
Harper of the Day: Kira Jones
Most Promising Harper: Sarah Givens
Thanks so much to our judge, Jen Narkevicius, our sponsors, and all of our wonderful volunteers!!!
The National Scottish Harp Championship of America - 2008
Beginner
1st: Casey Flowers of Elyria, OH
Novice
1st: Rachael Clemente of Granville,OH
2nd: Lindsay Trapp of Lisbon, OH
3rd: Melanie Sandrock of Pittsburgh, PA
4th: June Sechrist of Glassport, PA
Apprentice
1st: Kellen Lowrie of Cleveland Heights, OH
2nd: Sarah Givens of Calera, AL
3rd: Devon Broderick of Hudson, OH
Journeyman
1st: Steve Schack of Columbus, OH
Master
1st: Sairey Miller of Lisbon, OH
2nd: Allison Miller of Lisbon, OH
3rd: Kira Jones of McDonough, GA
4th: Haley Hewitt of Longmeadow, MA
Harp and Voice
1st: Steve Schack
Emerging Forms
1st: The Miller Sisters
National Winners
Sairey Miller: The Dr. Herbert P MacNeal Trophy and title the National Scottish Champion.
The winner of the $1000 scholarship: Allison Miller.
Winners of special awards given by OSAS and the Ohio Scottish Games
Casey Flowers:The winner of The Mary Young Memorial- Most Promising Beginner
sponsored by George Young
Haley Hewitt: The Harper of the Day in memory of Andrew
Turner sponsored by Mrs. Edna Turner.