2009 Music Education Excellence Award Winners
Thirteen schools across Canada earned the Music Education Excellence Award for the 2008-2009 academic year. Each successfully delivered the kind of music programme outlined in the Criteria for the award, as shown on the application form. The Kodaly Society of Canada wishes to congratulate these schools, and we encourage readers to apply for the 2009-2010 year.
Winning schools are shown below, followed by the name of the music teacher(s) and the name of the participating administrator:
Aldergrove Elementary, Edmonton AB: Melanie Doderai; Maureen MacDonald
Caernarvon School, Edmonton AB: Marianne Muhlbach; Gary McCorquodale
Cranberry Portage Elementary, Cranberry Portage, MB: Tracy Wheeler-Anderson; Donnie Grenier
Guelph Community Christian School, Guelph, ON: Susanne Wood; Bob Moore
Lake Academy, Fortune NL: Aaron Avery; Cheryl Burt (V.P.)
Lake Melville School, North West River, NL: Mary Hillis; Barry Flynn
Landing Trail School, Gibbons AB: Tanya Frigault; Jackie Warmington (acting)
Portage Trail Jr. Community School, Toronto, ON: Cathy Ullmann; Susan L. Weishuhn
Sir Alexander MacKenzie School, Inuvik, NT: Cynthia Maynard; Janette Vlanich
Sir Isaac Brock School, Guelph, ON: Elizabeth Becker; Cheryl Van Ooteghem
St. Brigid School, Calgary, AB: Clare Lee, Mary Ellen Martin, Nada Jeramaz; Judy Yurchuk
St. Lambert Elementary School, St. Lambert, QC: Debbie Summerlin; Enzo DiIoia
Somerset Drive Public School, Brampton, ON: Jennifer Zok; Patti Shutak
Congratulations, everyone!