Lakeview Students Earn Honors at Music Festival

On March 1-2 and March 9, 43 Lakeview students of all ages who take piano and strings lessons at the school participated in the North Gainesville Federated Festival, playing for adjudication and bringing home many, many "Superior" ratings. Gold cups for multiple years of participation were presented to Arya Mangalat, Hicks Garlich, Miriam Haddad, and Cole Grover (15 points), Tessa Mazzaferro (30 points), and Harrison Wheeler (45 points). Ashton Blehm won the Federated Festival Theory Award of $100 for Levels 7-9. Diego Bulos was recognized for an Honorable Mention in the High School Scholarship Competition. There were also LA students who study music elsewhere who successfully participated.