Governor's School for the Arts

Congratulations to the students from around the state who were named to the Governor's School for the Arts! It's a great program that covers several different areas, including theatre, writing, art, vocals, and much more.

It's a great experience for students, and a real honor to be selected! The 2009 School for the Arts is being held at West Liberty State College.

Congratulations to these local talents for their achievement:

(Vocal Music) Elijah Boyles and Maggie Saunders from Huntington, Caleb Donahoe and Garrett Gaunch from Covenant, Amanda Harris who's home schooled and Daniel Harrison from Cabell Midland; (Dance) Amy Klim and Alexandra Smith from St. Joseph Central and Natasja Van Dijk from Huntington; (Digital Imaging) Arynn Cooper from Cabell Midland and Morgan Jacobson from Huntington; (Creative Writing) Nikul Patel from Cabell Midland; (Visual Art) Julia Kirby and Congqi Zhang from Huntington;

Here's the complete list:

GSA 2009 Students

The following students have been selected by the judges to attend GSA in 2009. Their names are followed by the name of the school they attend.

Creative Writing

Britney Gordon - Hedgesville

Nikul Patel - Cabell Midland

Brittney Walters - Moorefield

Elisabeth White - Bridgeport

Kiersten Woods - Fairmont

Samantha Bennett - Pikeview

Kathryn Baker - Morgantown

Khristian Smith - Pocahontas County

Kassondra Lilly - Shady Spring

Sarah Morgan - Grafton

Chelsi Hewitt - Parkersburg


Dance

Chelsey Bennett - Martinsburg

Kendall Cox - Musselman

Brittany Greenfield - Martinsburg

Amy Klim - St. Joseph Central

Alexandra Smith - St. Joseph Central

Natasja Van Dijk - Huntington

Renata DiGregorio - George Washington

Jovon Minimah - Capital

Katelyn Drake - Home School

Bethany Goff - University

Kelsey McClung - University

Hannah Crewdson - Teays Valley Christian

Kara Daniel - Liberty

Amelia Paine - Shady Spring


Digital Imaging

Arynn Cooper - Cabell Midland

Morgan Jacobson - Huntington

Rachel Steed - Meadow Bridge

Ellie Coughlin - Greenbrier West

Kristie Sparks - Trinity Christian

Erik Abrahams - Morgantown

Jessica Wilson - Woodrow Wilson

Dawnelle Martin - Magnolia


Instrumental Music

Emily Watkins - Philip Barbour

Lauren Trumble - Martinsburg

Kendra Berkley - Notre Dame

Heather McKibben - Bridgeport

Chapman Sklar - Bridgeport

Hallie Brotherton - Capital

Hilary Keller - Capital

Johnna O'Rourke - Logan Senior

Kristine Price - Princeton

Jason Snyder - Morgantown

Keith Michael - Wheeling Park

Sarah Dunaway - Preston

Leah Drumheller - Woodrow Wilson

Cody Hatcher - Shady Spring

Kristina Lipscomb - Summers County

Henry Wang - Parkersburg


Theatre/Acting

Laurna Grubb - Hedgesville

Meaghan Macey - Musselman

Maura Reiff - Martinsburg

Eileen Waggoner - Hedgesville

Laura Holliday - Greenbrier East

Tyler Stovall - Oak Glen

John Jackson II - Moorfield

Sadie Crow - John Marshall

Megan Jack - John Marshall

Seth Skiles - Winfield

Brooks Cline - Woodrow Wilson

Holli Perkins - Independence

Emily Pritchard - Woodrow Wilson

Meghan Martin - Roane County

Bradley Luckton - Summers County

Ryan McAtee - Buckhannon-Upshur


Visual Art

Aleece Abell - Musselman

Sydney Weiler - Brooke

Julia Kirby - Huntington

Congqi Zhang - Huntington

Kathryn Neely - Oak Glen

Melanie Judd - Washington

Meredith Chapman - George Washington

Amber Munn - North Marion

Benjamin Rondy - Trinity Christian

Lillian Warner - Trinity Christian

Laura Stefanow - Wheeling Park

Merandia Shinaberry - Pocahontas County

Julie Sniadowski - Woodrow Wilson

Katherine Sniadowski - Woodrow Wilson

Samantha Truman - Woodrow Wilson

Tessa Maynard - Tolsia

Tyler Ann Jones - Wirt County


Vocal Music

Elijah Boyles - Huntington

Caleb Donahoe - Covenant

Garrett Gaunch - Covenant

Amanda Harris - Home schooled

Daniel Harrison - Cabell Midland

Maggie Saunders - Huntington

Jeffrey Tice - Oak Glen

Audry Wood - Ravenswood

Jessica Starkey - Jefferson

Lindsay Heywood - George Washington

Jared Morgan - George Washington

Victoria Neil - Chapmanville regional

Russell King - Princeton

Elizabeth Kolar - University

Julia Paladino - University

Levi Reynolds - Morgantown

Laura Dailey - Parkersburg

Morgan Schott - Parkersburg South

Congratulations to all!