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GYC's Artistry Awards Show is February 26

GREENSBORO, NC -- (February 17, 2011) -- Some of Guilford County’s most talented high school dancers, singers, and artists will compete for more than $1,500 in prizes in Greensboro Youth Council's (GYC) annual Artistry Awards show beginning at 6:30 pm Saturday, February 26, at the Greensboro Coliseum’s Odeon Theatre. Finalists, listed below, will compete in the categories of dance, vocal, instrumental, print art, visual art and creative writing. 

Dance: Joliana Elias, Eunika Willis, Sophia Schreiber
Vocal: Kobe Acquaah, Isabel Abreu, Giselle Abreu, Eunika Willis, Caroline Patterson, Christa Duncan, Adesua Edgal
Instrumental: James Evans, Xavier Graves, Sydney Gibhardt, Lleana Le, Carlie Wagoner
Print Art: Hannah Chong, Kelsey Hamilton, Haley George, Tyler Bailey, Kyle Supple, Helen Jackson Adams, Rachel Hayes, Madi Caviness, Jameson Midgett
Visual Art: Sarah Chong, Haley George, Caroline Cox, Sarah Bethel, Molly Blanchard, Astrio La Cruz,Jordan Hinkle, Kelsey Hamilton, Ashley Shaver, Hannah Chong, Madison Bergen, Brooks Kossover, Chae Won Chung, Alyson Record
Creative Writing: Kobe Acquaah, Odua Acquaah, Chelsea Hansen, Caroline Wagoner, Olivia Fields, Audrey Fields, Jessica Dorgu, Rohan Vechlekar, Bettie Yeboah, Elizabeth Rable, Eunika Willis, Andrew Salmon

The Artistry Awards show is co-sponsored by GYC, which is a Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department program, Moore Music, and the Greensboro Coliseum.

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