Manhattan Beach Rotary Gives Out $3500 In Awards to Music Students
Apr 24, 2024 10:51PM ● By Jeanne Fratello
Manhattan Beach Middle School music award winners at the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club.
The Manhattan Beach Rotary Club this week gave out $3,500 in awards to high-achieving music students in the Manhattan Beach schools.
The awards are part of an annual tradition, through which the MB Rotary has awarded more than $40,000 to local middle and high school students over the last 15 years.
At Monday morning's gathering, the club heard a solo performance from each of the students before giving out the awards.
"These young talented musicians sound like you are at the Hollywood Bowl," said Rotary member Kelly Stroman. "Their individual poise and precision leaves the room captivated. It's
our favorite meeting of the year."
The students, who received awards ranging from $100 to $400, were as follows:
Manhattan Beach Middle School:
Strings
1st Place, Ethan Kohl, cello
2nd Place, Michael Hiatt, violin
3rd Place, Evan Lee, violin
Band
1st Place, Ava Solomon, flute
2nd Place, Ronald Mannan, flute
3rd Place, Aarav Maggon, bass clarinet
Mira Costa High School:
9th/10th Grade Division - Strings
1st Place) Makaio Xia, violin
2nd Place) Reese Zhang, cello
3rd Place) Madelyn Fu, viola
11th/12th Grade Division - Strings
1st Place) Noah Weiss, violin
2nd Place) McKinley Xia, violin
3rd Place) Ty Lockwood, cello
(Mira Costa strings winners)9th/10th Grade Division - Winds
1st Place) Iggy Im, flute
2nd Place) Ali Keskinel, French horn
3rd Place) Abbie Neitz, flute
11th/12th Grade Division - Winds
1st Place) Morgan Griffiths, clarinet
2nd Place) Christofer Nählinder, trumpet
3rd Place) Jacob Handzlik, flute
(Mira Costa band winners)