Student Achievements

2024-25 Academic Year

• State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Raymond C.)
• State Piano Duet Competition, 1st Place, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Cadence L. & Lillian S.)
• State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Ruoshui C.)
• State Piano Duet Competition, 2nd Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C. & Lu D.)
• State Piano Solo Competition, 3rd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Serena L.)
• Chambana International Music Competition, 1st Place, Division 5–ages 13-15 (Ruoshui C.)
• Chambana International Music Competition, 1st Place, Division 4–ages 11-12 (Raymond C.)
• Chambana International Music Competition, 2nd Place, Division 3–ages 9-10 (Garrett C.)
• Chambana International Music Competition, 2nd Place, Division 2–ages 7-8 (Charlotte Z.)
• Jean Vitale Scholarship, Junior (Ruoshui C.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Lu D.)
• Millikin University Piano Camp Competition, Honorable Mention (Ruoshui C.)
• 7 students excelled at the ISMTA Achievement in Music (AIM) Exams (several above their school grade level!), and another student completed the level 8 Theory exam.

2023-24 Academic Year

• UIS Music Solo Competition, 1st Place, Junior Division, Prize: Featured Concerto Soloist with UIS Orchestra in February 2024 (Ruoshui C.)
• State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
• State Piano Competition, 3rd Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C.)
• World Master Open Music Competition, Concerto category, Platinum Prize & Excellent Technique Special Award (Ruoshui C.)
• World Master Open Music Competition, Youth category, Diamond Prize (Ruoshui C.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Raymond C.)
• 7 students excelled at the ISMTA Achievement in Music (AIM) Exams.

2022-23 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition, 1st Place, Senior Division (grades 10-12), ISMTA South (Grace K.)
• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 3rd Place, IFMC (Grace K.)
• Golden Lyre Memorial Scholarship, Junior (Lu D.)
• Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Ruoshui C.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)

2021-22 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place IFMC (Grace K.)
• Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Grace K.)
• Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Senior (Grace K.)
• Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Lu D.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Lu D.)

2020-21 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Grace K.)
• Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior (Mark M.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mark M.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Daniel D.)
• Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Daniel D.)

2019-20 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Anh N.)
• State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Gavin R.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Grace K.)
• Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mason H.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mason H.)

2018-19 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Anh N.)
• Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior (Grace K.)
• Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mark M.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mark M.)
• Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship, Alternate (Kathryn C.)

2017-18 Academic Year

• Chambana Piano Competition, 2nd place, Ages 6 & under, Champaign-Urbana (Anh N.)
• Chambana Piano Competition, Honorable Mention, Ages 7-8, Champaign-Urbana (Daniel D.)
• Scholarships to pursue a B. M. in Music Education degree at Millikin U. and EIU–both choral and instrumental, with piano emphasis (Carrie O.)

2016-17 Academic Year

• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Gino M.)
• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Carrie O.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Kathryn C.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Grace K.)

2015-16 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Yiyi M.)
• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Grace K.)
• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)
• Jennings Music Scholarship, Illinois Wesleyan University (Yiyi M.)
• Shirley Ecklund Memorial Scholarship, IL Symphony Guild (Yiyi M.)
• Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Carrie O.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Mya M.)

2014-15 Academic Year

• State Piano Competition (Advanced), 3rd Place, IFMC (Yiyi M.)
• Senior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Yiyi M.)
• Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Carrie O.)

2013-14 Academic Year

• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, Honorable Mention, ISMTA (Mya M.)

2012-13 Academic Year

• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Mya M.)
• Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Yiyi M.)

2010-11 Academic Year

• Accepted to pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Pedagogy at Utah State University (Lisa R.)
• Best of the Day, Sangamon High School Music Association (Lisa R.)

2009-10 Academic Year

• Debut Recital (age 11)
• IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, Selected for The Best of the Best recital, ISMTA (Ann G.)
• Full, renewable scholarship for the B. M. in Piano Performance program at WIU (Thomas O., LLCC)

2006-07 Academic Year

• WUIS Young Musician Competition winner (Thomas O.)
• Accepted into pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Performance at Wheaton College (Cora E., LLCC)

2005-06 Academic Year

• Music scholarship to pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Performance at SIU-Carbondale (Peder S.)
• Senior scholarship, IL Symphony Guild (Peder S.)