The Herald from Jasper, Indiana • 11

LOCAL PEOPLE PAGE 11 THE HERALD THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009 Bach; Erin Egloff and Ann Brown, Concerto for Two Violins, 1st Mvt. J.S. Bach; Kate Meyer, Gavotte for unaccompanied violin J.S. Bach; Emma Mundy, Concerto in A Minor, 2nd Mvt. A.

Vivaldi; Ali Schit-ter, Sonata in Major, 2nd Mvt. G.F. Handel; Shelby Winner, Tempo di Menuetto F. Kreisler; and Summer Rathfon, Sonata in A Major, 4th Mvt. G.F.

Handel. Accompanists were Ann Brown, Carrie Ravenscraft Dawson and Lynette Yoder. After the recitals, instructors Ann Brown and Meagan Clement gave out certificates of achievement to students completing various books of the Suzuki methodology from beginning to advanced. Maggie Brown, Laura Waldron and Conrad Yoder completed Twinkles; Kari Mullis and Erin Rutan, Book Annie Donato and Abby Rahman, Book Merris Egloff, Book Erin Egloff, Rachel Gruenloh, Taylor Huffman and Wade Yoder, Book Noah Moss, Book and Marissa Emmert and Madeleine Pelzel, Book 6. Michelle Ginter received a trophy for completing all 10 books.

Strings Inc. has approximately 85 students. Beckman is winner of letter contest JASPER Emily Beckman, an eighth-grade student at Jasper Middle School, was named the first-place winner in Letters About Literature contest sponsored by the Library of Congress in partnership with Target stores. Students were asked to write a letter to the author of a piece of literature explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. Beckman's letter to Jodi Picoult, author of "My Sister's Keeper," was chosen as the winner in a pool of more than 5,000 entries submitted in Indiana by seventh- and eighth-graders.

Her letter advanced to the national level, where she was named to the final 10. As a state winner, she received a plaque, a $200 check and a $50 Target gift card. She is the daughter of Mike and Staci Hanselman and Bruce Beckman. Other Jasper Middle School eighth-graders were named as state semifinalists. They were Megan Stenftenagel, daughter of Scott and Karen Stenftenagel; Carson Popp, Jasper Middle.

Grade seven at Hoosier Business Machines: Kyle Miller, Jasper Middle; Hunter Popp, Jasper Middle; Alexa Nordhoff. Jasper Middle; Jacob Lamey, Holy Family; and Emily Lichlyter, Jasper Middle. Grade eight at Hoosier Business Machines: Allison Welp, Jasper Middle; Matt Dillon, Jasper Middle; Brandi Collignon, Jasper Middle; Sarah Barth, Jasper Middle; and Zach Grewe, Holy Family. The art teachers are Ruth Gehlhausen, Margo Walker, Sharon Loveless, Bill Whorrall, Jennifer Tolbert and Tori Beach. Strings Inc.

holds spring recital Strings Inc. held its annual spring recital Friday through Sunday, April 24 to 26, at Dale Presbyterian Church. Those who performed Friday evening and what they performed were Maggie Brown, Alligator Alligator (Twinkle variation E); Olivia Hedinger, Lightly Row Folk Song; Logan Smith, Song of the Wind Folk Song; Mary Kate Hopf, Allegro Suzuki; Melinda Hopf, Minuet 1 J.S. Bach; Caroline Gad-lage, Perpetual Motion Suzuki; Josie Berg, Minuet 1 J.S. Bach; Sara Weyer, Humoresque A.

Dvorak; Blake Emmert, Concerto No. 5, 3rd Mvt. F. Seitz; Wade Yoder and Ann Brown, Concerto for 2 Violins 1st Mvt. (abridged) J.S.

Bach; Justin Lassiter, Gavotte J. Becker; Jessica Meservy Concerto in A Minor, 1st Mvt. A. Vivaldi; Mira Vonderheide, Concerto in A Minor, 3rd Mvt. A.

Vivaldi; Rachel Gruenloh and Ann Brown, Concerto in Minor for 2 Violins, 1st Mvt. J.S. Bach; Marissa Emmert, Sonata in Major, 1st Mvt. GF. Handel; Kaitlin Emmert, Prae- ludium and Allegro F.

Kreisler: and Katie Demuth and Ann Brown, Concerto for Two in Minor, 3rd Mvt. J.S. Bach. Those who performed Saturday evening and what they performed were Aaliyah Waldron, Monkey Song O'Boyle; Conrad Yoder, Washington Washington (Twinkle Var. D) arr.

Suzuki; Laura Waldron. Go Tell Aunt Rhody Folk Song; Josiah Yoder, Allegro Suzuki; Marlee Vinson, Long, Long Ago T. Bayly; Adina Moss, Allegretto Suzuki; Alyssa Kelly AllegroSuzu-ki; Brittany Rutan, Etude Suzuki; Erin Rutan, Musette J.S. Bach; Luke Ginter, Hunter's Chorus von Weber; Matthew Ginter, Gavotte in Minor J.S.Bach; Annie Donato, GavotteLully; Merris Egloff, Humoresque A. Dvorak; Abby Rahman, Gavotte in Minor J.S.

Bach; John Ginter, Concerto No. 2, 3rd Mvt. F. Seitz; Noah Moss, "Gigue" from Sonata in Minor Veracini; Madeleine Pelzel, Sonata in Major, 4th Mvt. G.F Handel; Amber Rahman, Concerto in Major, 1st Mvt.

Haydn; Michelle Ginter, Melodie from "Orpheus Euridice" GluckKreisler; and Arielle Moss and guest oboist Taylor Reutman, Concerto in Minor for ViolinOboe, 1st Mvt. J.S. Bach. Those who performed Sunday afternoon were Haley Love, Allegro Suzuki; Kaleigh Willoughby Perpetual Motion Suzuki; Jacob Luebbehusen, Hunter's Chorus von Weber; Jenna Egloff, Long, Long Ago and Variation T.H. Bayly; Kari Mullis, Musette J.S.

Bach; Carrie Brown, Bourree G.F. Handel; Rachel Winner, Gavotte in Minor J.S. Bach; Michael Demuth, Gavotte J. Becker; Kristyn Mullis, Gavotte in Major J.S. Bach; Taylor Huffman, Gavotte for unaccompanied violin J.S.

Bach; Alexa Koch, Gavotte in Minor J.S. Emily Beckman Letters About Literature winner Ethan Whitaker, son of Richard and Miriam Whitaker; Sarah Barth, daughter of Chad and Julie Barth; and Mollie Disinger, daughter of Bob and Jacque Disinger. All five students were honored at a reception held at the Indiana State Library in downtown Indianapolis on May 2. Ft TN ess receive I I SAOO Any Membership Now Thru May, 2009 OFF I must present coupon Let your gift say it for you 695 Second Street Jasper -V re I few EL rY Like one, like the other, like daughter, like mother. Strong women: may we know them; may we raise them; may we be them.

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