Scholarships 2017 In honor of WGI’s 40th anniversary, the WGI Scholarship Program provided $40,000 to 25 guard, percussion, and winds members in 2017. This includes one new scholarship: the Shirlee Whitcomb Memorial Scholarship, received by Shenendehowa HS’ Kristin Thayer. The Yamaha Music Education Scholarship was given to Rhythm X Winds’ Alison Zimmerman. The Zildjian/ Mark Thurston Scholarship was won by Matrix Open’s Bethany Cady; ConneXus Percussion’s Joshua Boulis received the Yamaha/Dennis DeLucia Scholarship; and Fred J. Miller Memorial Scholarships went to Mechanicsburg HS’ Marianna Fernbaugh and Conestoga Valley HS’ Emily Kuhn. Little Elm HS’ Ashley Harris received the Bob Wiles Memorial Scholarship, Bakersfield College’s Randy Villegas won the Lynn Lindstrom Memorial Scholarship, and Mike McCool Memorial Scholarships were awarded to Pride of Cincinnati’s Angela Mayhue, Emanon’s Vincent Pries, and Fantasia’s Jordin Veazie.
WINDS
ALISON ZIMMERMAN Rhythm X
COLOR GUARD
HANNAH LEVERSEE Apopka HS
ERIN CADENHEAD Spirit Ind of U of Houston
KALYN ENDRES Olentangy HS
TESSA FERGUSON A.L. Brown HS
MARIANNA FERNBAUGH Mechanicsburg HS
AVA FRANKEL Green Hope HS
STEPHANY GONZALEZ FIU Winterguard
ASHLEY HARRIS Little Elm
LADELYA JONES Marion Catholic HS
JANELLE MATSUOKA Mililiani HS
ANGELA MAYHUE Pride of Cincinnati
CASSIE MUNDAY Smithfield-Selma HS
VINCENT PRIES Emanon
BRIANA ROWE-LACKEY Paramount Open WG
GRACE SLAPAK James Bowie HS
CAROLANNE SWITZER Phoenix HS
KRISTIN THAYER Shenendehowa HS
JORDIN VEAZIE Fantasia
EMILY KUHN Conestoga Valley HS
RANDY VILLEGAS Bakersfield College
PERCUSSION
JOSHUA BOULIS ConneXus Percussion
BETHANY CADY Matrix Open
AMBER GREANEY Avon HS
AKSHAY KAMAL Homestead HS
WANT TO GIVE TO THE WGI SCHOLARSHIP FUND? Go to facebook.com/WGIsportofthearts or mail your donations to WGI Scholarship Donation, 2405 Crosspointe Drive, Dayton, OH 45342.
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