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Mira Awards Honor Escambia’s Most Creative High School Seniors

Seventy of Escambia County’s most creative high school seniors were honored Thursday night during the 2014 Mira Creative Arts Awards Banquet at New World Landing.

Mira Creative Arts Awards recipients were nominated for the award by their high school teachers and will receive commemorative engraved medallions as well as Certificates of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Jeff Miller.

Northview High School

• Kasie Braun, Graphic Arts
• Taylor Brook, Instrumental Music
• Hunter Dettling, Instrumental Music
• Morgan Digmon, Dance
• Anna Donald, Theatre
• Anna Fischer, Dance/Journalism
• Cory Hester, Instrumental Music
• Justin King, Journalism
• Chloe Leonard, Dance
• Victoria Wright, Graphic Arts

Tate High School

• Eion Blanchard, Vocal Music
• Jacob Charles, Instrumental Music
• Raylee Cowart, Journalism
• Adrianna Cutaio, Drama
• Arielle Foster, Creative Arts
• Graham Gardner, Instrumental Music
• Jack Gonzalez, Graphic Arts
• Noah Heintz, Instrumental Music
• Justin Ritchie, Visual Arts
• Chance Taylor Sturup, Debate

West Florida High School

• Garrett Brooks, Theatre
• Jasmine Keiarra Clark, Theatre
• Dominic Jacob Estares, Instrumental Music
• Teal Garth, Mulitmedia
• Lindsey Briana Granger, Visual Arts
• Miller Hawkins, Journalism
• Tabbitha Bree Kirby Manzanet, Visual Arts
• Scooter Nix, Journalism
• Shelby Spiegelhalter, Multimedia
• Krista Leigh Weaver, Instrumental Music

Escambia High School

• Danica Rose AlinsodApin, Journalism
• Cody Edward Blum, Digital Media
• Zachary Callahan, Instrumental Music
• Christopher Epps, Culinary Arts
• Emily Hausner, Theatre
• Katie Winters, Visual Arts
• Shelby Leclaire, Vocal Music
• Ryan Murphy, Instrumental Music
• Taylor Renae Walden, Visual Arts
• Ashton Williams, Instrumental Music

Pensacola High School

• Mary Catherine Bond, Visual Arts
• Freda Britton, Color Guard
• Keegan Jo Heye, Drama
• Pauline Lara, Drama
• Kathryn Maher, Photography
• Clara Noelle Ortega, Visual Arts
• Victoria Patton, Drama
• Cyrus Barron Player, Instrumental Music
• Anne Marie Tamburro, Instrumental Music
• Krista Woods, Instrumental Music

Pine Forest High School

• Diamond Brundidge, Vocal Music
• Megan Krist, Digital Production
• Katelyn Newsom, Journalism
• Rachael Nipple, Theatre
• Brittani Osborn, Yearbook
• Leonardo Reeves-Casas, Industrial Technology
• Rosa Reeves-Casas, Visual Arts
• Desjuan Waiters, Culinary Arts
• Asia Walker, Fashion Design
• Savannah Wright, Instrumental Music

Washington High School

• Savannah Rae Caton, Visual Arts
• Sarah Emily Crawford, Instrumental Music
• Marcus Gillard, Instrumental Music
• Mark Hibyan, Instrumental Music
• Alyx Levesque, Drama
• Colleen Mason, Visual Arts
• Meagan McNease, Instrumental/Vocal Music
• James Safko, Visual Arts
• Kayla Simoné Townsend, Vocal Music
• Carla Villafane, Vocal Music

In 1987, a group of teachers at J. M. Tate High School created the Mira Awards to recognize talented and creative students in the arts and sciences.  The following year, the committee approached the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to bring the awards under its umbrella and to initiate county-wide student participation each year in the areas of writing, performing and visual arts, and other creative disciplines.  The term “Mira” is Latin for the name of the brightest star in the constellation Cetus.

Pictured top: Northview High School Mira winners (L-R) Morgan Digmon, Anna Donald, Victoria Wright, Taylor Brook, Chloe Leonard, Anna Fischer, Justin King, Hunter Dettling and Cory Hester. Submitted photo by Connie Brook for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.