Culkin School News Blog

Two types of scholarship awards are given:

- At least three scholarships for college-bound high school seniors graduating in Spring 2009
- At least one scholarship for a student enrolled in a four-year undergraduate college program who will be still be enrolled during the 09-10 school year.

Scholarship amounts will be determined later. Winners will be announced at the 2009 North American Championships in Nashville, Tennessee in July 2009. The deadline for application is March 27, 2009. Follow this link to download an application.

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- Under 9 Boys Champion Patrick A
- World Qualifiers Margot W (U12), Moira R (U14), Corinne D (U17) and Kara H (U17)
- Under 9 Mixed Ceili Champions - Mattie A, Patrick A, Sean C, Niamh D, Jill G, Coral H, Tatijanna K and Olivia M
- Ladies 4 Hand Ceili Champions - Tammy L, KC F, Erin W and Amy T-W
- Ladies 8 Hand Ceili Champions - Tammy L, KC F, Erin W, Amy T-W, Alexandra W, Melissa d, Debbie K and Julie D

A number of solo dancers also qualified for the 2009 North American Irish Dance Championships. Culkin ceili teams also placed in the Mixed Under 12 8 Hand, Mixed Under 15 8 Hand, Girls 15&Over 4 Hand, Adult Ladies 8 Hand, Adult Ladies 4 Hand and Adult Mixed 4 Hand.

Thanks, too, to all the parents and family members of our dancers -- especially the first-time Oireachtas-goers. It takes a lot of coordination to get 100+ dancers to and from Florida. The hard work and dedication of the dancers and their supporters paid off! And a special thanks to our adult teams -- who were awarded the 4 and 8 hand championships for the 5th year in a row!

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