Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

CMEA offers constructive criticism
By Irmr bHlhani
Lowe! I band «nd tmhcsira
member* participated in the annual
California Music Education
Association Feuivkl on Much 9 at
San Francucn State L'aiv«*ity, jar.
ning command performance and
aipcnor rating*.
The festival allowed u-udctt* in
perform together or wngnlarlv
before a judje who auci.t.:d and
rated the pcfonmmo and offered
advice and comments on over-all
cu^nion.
Participants were jurincJ ,« J,f.
ficulty of their pic« and/or in-tniment.
sod iheir ability to pUy with
musical qiaiity. TV cnscmblc\
Senior wins
scholarsliip
ByKatbertiwLoa
Senior Nadinc tie Cotcau has
recently been sclcooj recipient of
an achievement scholarship ftura
the National Achievement Schftarship
Program for Outstanding
Negro Students.
"I was :etlly surprised. 1 thought
I would make finalist, but I didn't
think I would actually win,** expressed
de Coteau.
The program coostdcrftl over
73.000 black studerti who took thj
19R3 PSAT/NMQST. Only 1.430
of Uicm were recognized as
saniftuUiU becxtse of their his 1 )
PSAT/NMQST KATCS.
Some 1.100 Ktcally qualified as
finalists, who tfei competed for
over two million dollar* in nboUrships.
By the crxl of the competition,
650 studecu won achievenxnt
schoUnhipt.
dc Coteau wis rcropiiied Ai a
tcmifinalist because of ucr 99
percentile score on the 1983
PSAT/NMQST. To be considered
as a finalist, she had to complete an
application which includcJ various
academic credentials (GPA and
classes taken), extracurricular activities,
and an essay.
"Actually, it worked badewrds
for me. 1 found out that I mn tl*
scholarship before 1 was a finalist,"
she asserted.
The particular scholarship wbkh
de Cotcaa won, was ooe of 200
corporate*sponsored four-year
achievement scholarships, de
Cotcau's award, underwritten b<
SOH1O CorpotJlion. U rct»ev..*blc
for $4,000 a year.
"Any money (for collcjc) is
always helpful. The scholarship will
make h (the tuition) that much easier
to pay," stated dc Coteau.
Scholarship stipends are given to
the winner's Tint choice college, dc
Cotcau's Tint choke b Stanford. If
the winner docs not attend his/her
first choke school, the scholarship
will goto the school that the winner
decides to attend.
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were judged on the combination of
instruments and the approprfetencs*
of the combinaticn to the trkcted
The good execution of a difficult
piece on t difficult instrument
merited a command perfornu.'Kc
rating, the highest honor* at the
festival.
"As usual. Lowell did cvxptionally
well and received many top
rating*." noted Janclte ZahiilU. .nchrstra
teacher. "I think that
everyone did their bett and gained a
lot from ihb experience."
stated sophomore Julie Chaw.
'li wet a grcjt cspenence." enthuved
*cn>or DJVHJ McFkM. "It
wa\ a lot of fun and I tcamcr) a lot
Ihnxith the judge'* o^-utnictive
ctiiiciim."
"1 found tl/Klf goin.3 ba.k aad
releaming the entire picic over
a|aln knd being able to aoct the difference
in quality." staled senior Irving
Steinberg.
"I enjoyed the festival because Command performance rnd.
the judge was very hclprul and wperiar rating w'ancn performed
became I learned a lot from his at a noon concert given here at
comment aboti: my pcrfonrorcc." Lwell on March 26.
Speakers triumph
Jeff Laurence. Brron Ln, Jeuka Uum:. John McSuhy, and FlUUp
Kwooj are beading for Ibe ualc championship In AOumbra, CA.
Kwong and Lee placed sccood and fifth, respeeUvely, In Golden Gale
League Congress, Leung placed KCOfld In Original Adtocazy, and
Laurence and McNully placed fUlh In Teem Debate.
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