MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

~  ROLL OF HONOR  ~

 
~  THE WINTER DANCE PARTY MUSICAL AWARDS  ~

The Winter Dance Party – RITCHIE VALENS - Musical Awards
Donations to The Ritchie Valens Recreation Center in Pacoima, California help with it's music program.
We support Pacoima Middle School's Orchestra Trust Fund and help with their music program. 
We also assist the 'Guitars Not Guns!' program in Watsonville, California.
 

The Winter Dance Party – JP (THE BIG BOPPER) RICHARDSON - Musical Awards
Donations to Winborn Elementary School,  St Bartholomew Music Ministry and 
Calvin Nelms Charter School (all in Katy, Texas) assist their music programs. 

 ~  THE WINTER DANCE PARTY MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS  ~

 The Winter Dance Party – BUDDY HOLLY - Musical Scholarship
This is at Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas, from where Buddy Holly graduated in 1955.

 1999              Josh Cowan, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.  Majoring in Music 

2000              Yvette Lara, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.  Majoring in Music 

2001              Maren Roberts, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.  Majoring in Vocal Music Performance

 2003         Jessica Sudduth, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Majoring in Music Education

 2005              Josh Gentry, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.  Majoring in Music

 2006         William Combs, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
Graduated to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.  Majoring in Music Education

The Winter Dance Party – ROGER PETERSON – Musical Scholarship
Honoring the pilot of the airplane, this scholarship is at Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa.

 1999              Samantha Hoskins, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Majoring in Music.

 2000              Elizabeth Groher, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.  Majoring in Vocal Performance and Music

 2001       Katy Argotsinger, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.  Majoring in Vocal Music Performance

 2002         Valerie McClure, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Beuna Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

 2003         Elizabeth Andrews, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Wartburg College, Waverley, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education and Music Therapy

 2004              Kathryn Jacobson, Storm Lake High School, Iowa
Graduated to University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education 

2005              Benjamin Wells, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota.  Majoring in Music education 

2006              Kayla Christ, Storm Lake High School, Storm Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.  Majoring in Music

The Winter Dance Party – DARREL HEIN – Musical Scholarship
This scholarship is at Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa. It honors a former manager 
of the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake where the 1959 Winter Dance Party gave it’s final performance.

 1999           Carolyn Nicholas, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Iowa Sate University, Ames, Iowa.  Majoring in Music

 2000           Somchai Phaiboun, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.  Majoring in Biochemistry and Minoring in Music

 2001           Karisa Doughty, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.  Majoring in Music

 2002         Alexis Hall, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

 2003         Daniel Laaveg, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

 2005         Kevin Taylor, Clear Lake High School, Clear Lake, Iowa
Graduated to University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

The Winter Dance Party – IOWA STATEWIDE – Musical Scholarship
Set up with help from Iowa High School Music Association, the eligibility is as in Minnesota
and  Wisconsin except that the scheme operates state-wide.

 2000            Katie Lorenzen, Galva-Holstein High School, Holstein, Iowa
Graduated to University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.  Majoring in Music

 2001              Greg Mazunik, Des Moines Christian School, Des Moines, Iowa
Graduated to University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.  Majoring in Music

 2002                Nathan Proctor, Carroll High School, Carroll, Iowa 
Graduated to St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.  Majoring in Music Education

 2003                Sarah Deutsch, New Hampton High School, New Hampton, Iowa
Graduated to Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

 2004              Alissa Coussens, Central High School, Davenport, Iowa
Graduated to University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.  Majoring in Music Education

 2005              Erik Lehmann, Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Waverly, Iowa
Graduated to Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.  Majoring in Music

 2006              Cynthia Luzum, Turkey Valley High School, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
Graduated to University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Majoring in Music

The Winter Dance Party – MINNESOTA STATEWIDE – Musical Scholarship
High School graduates from those cities visited by the 1959 Winter Dance Party, 
i.e. Mankato, Montevideo, St Paul and Duluth, and who intend to major or minor in 
Music at university, are invited to apply for a musical scholarship. 

2000              Amanda Ovre, Montevideo Senior High School, Montevideo, Minnesota
Graduated to Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota. Majoring in Vocal Music Education

 2001              Jillian Hiscock, Mankato West Senior High School, Mankato, Minnesota
Graduated to Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, Minnesota.  Majoring in Music

 2002                Amy Hagensen, Duluth Central High School, Duluth, Minnesota
Graduated to University of Minnesota Duluth.  Majoring in Music Education (Choral Directing)

 2003                Kathryn Saumweber, North High School, St Paul, Minnesota
Graduated to Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York.  Majoring in Vocal Music Performance 

2004                Eric Johnson, Montevideo Senior High School, Montevideo, Minnesota
Graduated to Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota.  Majoring in Music Performance 

2005         Mara Beier, East High School, Duluth, Minnesota
Graduated to University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.  Majoring in Vocal Performance

 2006         Eloise Kale, Duluth Central High School, Duluth, Minnesota
Graduated to to St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.  Majoring in Music Performance

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The Winter Dance Party – WISCONSIN STATEWIDE – Musical Scholarship
High School graduates from those cities visited by the 1959 Winter Dance Party, 
i.e. Milwaukee, Kenosha, Eau Claire and Green Bay, and who intend to major 
or minor in Music at university, are invited to apply for a musical scholarship.

 2003         Nicole Krueger, Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay, Wisconsin
 Graduated to University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Majoring in Music Education

 2004         Melanie Riley, Preble High School, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Graduated to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, WI.  Majoring in Music Education & Minoring in Music Peformance

 2005                Greta Larson, Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Graduated to University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.  Majoring in Music Education

 2006                Jamie Utphall, Memorial High School, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Graduated to University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Majoring in Music Education

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