The Westmoreland County Gifted Coalition held its 14th-annual Piano and Strings Competition on February 14. The event took place at Trafford Middle School and was judged by the school’s music teacher, Mrs. Renee Rumbaugh.
Students from Penn-Trafford High School, Penn Middle School, Trafford Middle School, Derry Area Middle School and Mt. Pleasant High School participated.
Penn-Trafford students took the following awards:
High School
1st Place Strings - Victoria Davis
1st Place Piano - Thomas Kopasko
2nd Place Piano - Braeden Simon
3rd Place Piano - Drew Sherwin
4th Place Piano - Delaney Casavant
Middle School
3rd Place Piano (Level 1) - Eli Kreidler
1st Place Piano (Level 2) - Faiz Khatri
3rd PlacePiano (Level 2) - Caeley Simon
5th Place Piano (Level 2) - Benjamin Wei
Benjamin Wei, Eli Kreidler, Victoria Davis, Delaney Casavant, Thomas Kopasko, Drew Sherwin, Faiz Khatri, Braeden Simon, and Caeley Simon