(Photo: June Kimlin)
May 19, 2017
The Kingaroy Eisteddfod has wrapped up for another year with organisers, judges, parents and competitors all breathing a sigh of relief.
The two-week event is always a massive task to organise and needs a team of volunteers to make it run smoothly.
And for competitors, the eisteddfod is the culmination of months of training and practice.
“It was a very successful eisteddfod,” organising committee member June Kimlin said.
“The committee would like to thank all the parents, teachers and students for all the hard work they have done.
“The standard seems to improve every year.”
June also thanked the members of the public who attended the performances.
“We are also asking anyone who has time and commitment to the eisteddfod to join our committee – we are desperate for new members,” she said.
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2017 Championship Winners
Vocal
- Senior Vocal – Riley Slatter
- Vocal Duet, Trio – Lauren Hillier & Giselle Roe
- Primary School Junior Choir – Taabinga State School
- Primary School Senior Choir – Coolabunia State School Choir tied with Kingaroy State Senior Choir
- Secondary School Choir – St Thomas Moore College Choir
Piano
- Piano Elementary – Charlotte Landherr
- Piano Intermediate – Stephanie Hirsch
- Piano Advanced – Isabella Macri
- Piano Sight Reading & Quick Study Elementary – Charlotte Landerr tie with Brielle Jensen
- Piano Sight Reading & Quick Study Intermediate – Giovannah Okesene
- Piano Sight Reading & Quick Study Advanced – Isabella Macri
- Piano Duet, Trio – Isabella Macri, Giovannah Okesene & Ellouise Hansen
- South Burnett Student Aggregate overall Highest Score – Isabella Macri
Instrumental
- Elementary Instrumental – Stephanie Hirsch
- Intermediate Instrumental – Samantha Kassulke
- Instrumental Advanced – Nathan Lonsdale
- 10 Day Study & Sight Reading – Samantha Kassulke
- 15-18 years Woodwind/Brass Instruments – Samantha Kassulke
- Instrumental Duet, Trios & Quintets – Lize Potgieter & Lucas Ladyman
- Primary School Bands & Ensemble – Dalby South State School Concert Band
- Middle School Band – St John’s Lutheran School Senior Band
- High School band – Kingaroy State high School Stage Band tied with St Thomas Moore College Concert Band
Encouragement awards
- Vocal – Jacob Slatter
- Piano – Donald McGuyu & Amelia Lonsdale
- Instrumental – Nathan Christen
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SPEECH & DRAMA
- Junior Speech – Vivien Mollenhauer
- Senior Speech – Britney Bethke
- Story Telling Open – Rod Morgan
- Prose Performance – Rod Morgan
- Encouragement awards Female – Madison Searle
- Encouragement Male – Joshua Searle
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DANCE
Ballet
- Sub-Junior Ballet – Matilda Guerin
- Junior Ballet – Sofie Johnson
- Elementary Ballet – Milana Gould
- Intermediate Ballet – Sebastian Harper
- Senior Ballet – Sarah Smith
Tap
- Sub-Junior – not awarded
- Junior – Isabelle Stibbard
- Elementary – Kastel Smith
- Intermediate – Baylee Thrupp tie Josephine Pratten
- Senior – Rebecca O’Brien
Jazz
- Sub-Junior – Siena Pollach
- Junior – Anastasia Wright
- Elementary – Kastell Smith
- Intermediate – Molly Harm
- Senior – Samantha Hill
Highest Scoring Soloist – Perpetual Trophy
- Isabelle Stibbard
Highest Scoring Duo/Trio
- Chelsea Mendham & Cullen Cook
Highest Scoring Junior Group
- The Peregian Springs Classical Ballet Group – A & B tied
Highest Scoring Senior Group
- Amethyst Dance Studio
Kingaroy Eisteddfod – Most Improved Dancer
- Kristy Nicholson
Most Promising South Burnett Dancer
- Chelsea Bowden
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
Ballet
- Junior – Eboni Paul
- Intermediate – Hayley Stephens
- Senior – Tiffany Lane-Krebs
Tap
- Junior – Lucy Day
- Intermediate – Cassandra Kucks
- Senior – Schaila Morris
Jazz
- Junior – Tye Critchlow
- Intermediate – Jacinta Towers
- Senior – Aimee Radford
Neo Classical
- Junior – Meredith Jell
- Intermediate – Emma Celledoni
- Senior – Lily Meynell
Contemporary
- Junior – Kristy Watt
- Intermediate – Haylee Nicholson
- Senior – Nicole Knott
Hip Hop
- Junior – Sophie Ost
- Intermediate – Felicity Lane-Krebs
- Senior – Eliza Bradford
