The following awards were presented at Darlington’s annual Fine Arts Assembly in Morris Chapel on Monday, April 23:
Band Awards
Woodwind Achievement Award: Olivia Barfield
Brass Achievement Award: Tom Guo
Percussion Achievement Award: Olivia Harper
Outstanding Contributions in Concert Band: Virgil Gong
Outstanding Contributions in Stadium Band: David Hagler
Outstanding Contributions in Winter Musical Pit Orchestra: Steven Yan
Orchestra Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Orchestra: Rainey Scarborough, Annabelle Scarborough
Outstanding Contribution in Orchestra: Morgan Adams and Laetitia Fielder
Spirit of the Orchestra: Lawson Blake, Andy Brunt
Choral Spirit Awards
Concert Choir Spirit Award: Zenith Han - Soprano, Rebecca Zheng - Alto, Jack Albertson - Tenor, Harris Peek - Bass
Men's Ensemble Spirit Award: Pat Chimtanoo
Ladies Ensemble Spirit Award: Ieva Taraskeviciute
Visual Arts Awards
Congressional Art Competition Participants: Leelee Barnes, Mara Anna Fricks, Long Nguyen, Davis Peek, and George Zhang.
Media Arts Awards
Excellence in Inkslinger Contributions: Arnold Miao - Poetry, Morgan Adams - Non-Fiction, Laura Zhang - Artwork, Beth-El Lewis - Photography
Excellence in Darlingtonian Contributions: Abby Sklar - Writing, Jamila Wood - Videography
Excellence in Jabberwokk Contributions: Katherine Gu - Design, Sam Ding - Photography, Claire Anderson - Copy.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Sam Ding, Silver Key, Photography, “Time”; Sam Ding, Gold Key, Photography, “Hangman”; Sam Ding, Honorable Mention, Photography, “Carols”; Sam Ding, Honorable Mention, Photography, “Solidarity”; Sam Ding, Honorable Mention, Design, “Petal”; Arnold Miao, Honorable Mention, Poetry, “The Epic of Man”; Arnold Miao, Silver Key, Humor: “A Solution to the Human Condition.”
GSPA Awards: Staff, All-Georgia, Cover Design, 2017 Jabberwokk, “Anything Can Happen”; Staff, Superior, Jabberwokk 2017 Jabberwokk Yearbook; Claire Anderson, Superior, Advertising Design, 2017 Jabberwokk, Sandor Ad; Sam Ding, All Georgia, Photo Essay, Jabberwokk, Photo Mag; Sam Ding, Superior, Feature Photography, Jabberwokk, “Wide-Eyed Gaze”; Katherine Gu, All-Georgia, Infographic, Jabberwokk, "What do the numbers tell you?"; Katherine Gu, Superior, Photography, Inkslinger, “Phoenix”; Grace Wagshul, Superior, News Photography, Jabberwokk, “Ready, Set, Go”; Chelsea Ye, Superior, Sports Photography, Jabberwokk, “Let's Go Twood”; Laura Zhang, Superior, Photo Illustration, Jabberwokk, “Leap and Submerge”; Laura Zhang, Superior, Info Graphic, Jabberwokk, “What's Your Favorite TV Show?”; Sam Ding, All-Georgia, Spread Design, Inkslinger, “Air Contents”; Tammy Yan, Superior, Artwork, Inkslinger, “Yankee”; Staff, Superior, 2017 Inkslinger
Theatre Awards
Outstanding Theatre Crew Member: Olivia Barfield, Michael Hall
Outstanding Theatre Sophomore: Nick Powell
Outstanding Theatre Junior: Matyah Jackson & Amelia Allen
Outstanding Theatre Senior: Stella Miao
Best Ensemble Actress: Morgan Ivester
Best Ensemble Actor: Tejas Reddy
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Inman
Best Supporting Actor: Alan Shorey
Honor Societies
National Art Honor Society: Lila Alcott, Madison Andrew, Brett Baker, Hayden Baldwin, Leelee Barnes, Mary Barngrover, Emily Brandon, Molly Brewer, David Daniel-Markson, Emily Edwards, Liza Frisbee, Camden Hawkins, Maggie Hawkins, Morgan Ivester, Sophie Jin, Jalyn Massey, Huy Nguyen, Davis Peek, Emily Prusakowski, Michael Ugbe, Grace Watters, Augusta Wayt, and Hannah Willerson.
Tri-M Music Honor Society: Gracie Temple, Trystin Wright, Latitia Fielder, Alfred Dai, Neal Yin, Zenith Han, Rebecca Zheng, Caleb Baldwin, Olivia Barfield, Virgil Gong, David Wu, Steven Yan, Ieva Taraskeviciute, and Ingrid Wu.
International Thespian Society
Thespians: Morgan Adams, Caleb Baldwin - 2 star, Olivia Barfield, Leigh Barnes, Daria Black, Will Bowman, Pat Chimtanoo, Chloe Duck, Virgil Gong, Trang Khuc - 2 star, Dan Nguyen, Sharon Sun, Amaya Thompson, Wilson, Zhang, Melody Zhou.
One-star Thespians: Michaela Hu, Elva Wang
Two-star Thespians: Abby Burris, Amber Fields, Michael Hall, Aaryn Ijames, Sophie Jin, Hillary Tunnell, Giulia Verzino, Abigail Yerke.
Three-star Thespians: Amelia Allen, Brie Bishop, Stacy Chen, Olivia Harper, Morgan Ivester, Amy Kim, Nick Powell, Anabelle Scarborough, Rainey Scarborough, Nolan Wilson, Jamila Wood, Tammy Yan.
Four-star Thespians: Kathryn Chunn, Maggie Inman, MaTyah Jackson, Tejas Reddy, Alan Shorey.
Five-star Thespians: Ellen Jiang, Gabrielle Jones, Stella Maio, Long Nguyen.
Click here to view a photo gallery from the assembly.
