Ceili Photos: 2015 Awards and Scholarships

Most Promising Beginner winner
Mackenzie and Nora with Taya

Most Promising Beginner co-winners
Taya and Ashley

Most Improved Effort winner: Ciara (right)

Most Improved Work Ethic winner: Robyn (2nd from right)
Most Improved Attitude winner: Eden (far right)

 NPIDA Garlene Pickett Memorial: Runners-Up
Catharine, Reese T, Katelyn, Emma,
Adreanna, Reese F and Kassidy

NPIDA Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Julie (left): Runner-Up/Honourable Mention
Lauren (right): Runner-Up

NPIDA Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
$50 co-winners: Anna, Thea, Mary and Mckenna

NPIDA Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Megan (left): $75 winner
With Anna, Thea and Mary

NPIDA Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Josie (left): $100 winner
Megan (right): $75 winner

Josie, Megan, Anna and Thea

Josie, Megan, Anna, Thea, Mary and Mckenna

EBIDS Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Runners-Up

EBIDS Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Mackenzie (left): $50 winner

Mackenzie (left) and Runners-Up

EBIDS Garlene Pickett Memorial Trophy
Nora with $100 co-winners Mikaela and Jayne (left and middle)
Sophie (2nd from right): $75 winner
Mackenzie (right): $50 winner

Mikaela, Jayne and Mackenzie (Sophie behind Jayne)

Eire Born Participation Awards
Courtney presenting Anna with her medal
Megan and Holly at right

Eire Born Participation Awards
Left: overall winner Jadyn
Middle to right: Amalie, Megan and Holly

Eire Born Participation Awards
Josie and Megan

Pat and Vic Award (Eire Born Team Leader)
Mackenzie - $100 winner

Flying Colours Dancewear Scholarship winner: Cara
(Sorry Cara, no photo of the award presentation;
I had to change the memory card in the camera!)

Emma and Pat presenting the six PMAE Awards
3rd Annual Pat McAndless Award of Excellence

Anna: $500 PMAE co-winner

Jadyn: $500 PMAE co-winner

Jadyn and Anna

Sophie: $500 PMAE co-winner

Sophie, Jadyn and Anna

Thea: $500 PMAE co-winner
Sophie at right

The four PMAE $500 co-winners
Thea, Sophie, Jadyn and Anna

Megan: $1000 PMAE winner

Megan, Thea, Sophie, Jadyn and Anna

 

Pat presenting the $2000 PMAE Award to Jessie

The 2015 PMAE award recipients
Jessie, Megan, Thea, Sophie, Jadyn and Anna

Meanwhile, underneath the table...

Nora thanking all of the teachers and assistant teachers

Nora thanking Carrie

Jennifer (right) presenting flowers to
Christina, outgoing EBIDS Chair

Nora thanking her daughters
Leila and Malia

Here are the annual NPIDA awards and scholarships which were handed out during the Ceili last weekend.

MOST PROMISING BEGINNER: Taya A and Ashley C
MOST IMPROVED EFFORT: Ciara W
MOST IMPROVED WORK ETHIC: Robyn A
MOST IMPROVED ATTITUDE: Eden L

NPIDA GARLENE PICKETT MEMORIAL TROPHY
(For outstanding dedication, perseverance, drive and passion for Irish dance)

$100 WINNER: Josie S
$75 WINNER: Megan S
$50 WINNERS: Thea M, Anna M, Mckenna L and Mary M
RUNNER-UP/HONOURABLE MENTION: Julie C
RUNNERS-UP: Kassidy P, Reese F, Lauren F, Emma B-T, Adreanna C, Katelyn D, Catharine A, Jemma F and Reese T

EBIDS GARLENE PICKETT MEMORIAL TROPHY
(For outstanding dedication, perseverance, drive and passion for Irish dance)

$100 WINNERS: Jayne D and Mikaela P
$75 WINNER: Sophie C
$50 WINNER: Mackenzie C
RUNNERS-UP: Sydney B, Kyla F, Tess M, Leia A, Chloe S, Poppy T, Yuli A and Francesca S

EIRE BORN PARTICIPATION AWARDS
1st: Jadyn M-T (22 shows)
2nd: Anna M (17 shows)
3rd: Holly R, Amalie W, Megan S and Josie S (all with 14 shows)

PAT AND VIC AWARD (Eire Born Team Leader)
$100 Winner: Mackenzie C

FLYING COLOURS DANCEWEAR SCHOLARSHIP
(From Hannah P of Flying Colours Dancewear. For outstanding long-term service as an Eire Born dancer/strong team leader)
$200 winner: Cara J

PAT MCANDLESS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
$1000 WINNER: Jessie H
$1000 WINNER: Megan S
$500 WINNERS: Sophie C, Anna M, Jadyn M-T and Thea M

The PMAE Deadline is Tomorrow!

A reminder that TOMORROW APRIL 8 is the deadline to submit your PMAE applications online.

As posted on March 24:

For those interested in applying for the Patrick McAndless Award for Excellence, this is an official update for you.
 

Due to technical difficulties and spring break, we have extended the deadline for references to be submitted to the system. This does mean our timelines are extra tight, but we wanted to allow for holidays as we know how busy you are.

 

Please note that the NEW deadline to 

input the names/emails/phone numbers

of your references is MARCH 31.

 

This will mean that your references will have until April 8 to submit their written references about you. Once they do so, you will receive an automatic email from the system acknowledging receipt of the reference. If you DO NOT receive this automatic email, it is up to you to contact your reference to remind them.

 

The overall deadline for the entire application is still April 8.

PMAE Deadline Extension for References!

The following information from EBIDS about the Pat McAndless Award For Excellence was sent to all NPIDA families via e-mail earlier today.

For those interested in applying for the Patrick McAndless Award for Excellence, this is an official update for you.

 

Due to technical difficulties and spring break, we have extended the deadline for references to be submitted to the system. This does mean our timelines are extra tight, but we wanted to allow for holidays as we know how busy you are.

 

Please note that the NEW deadline to 

input the names/emails/phone numbers

of your references is MARCH 31.

 

This will mean that your references will have until April 8 to submit their written references about you. Once they do so, you will receive an automatic email from the system acknowledging receipt of the reference. If you DO NOT receive this automatic email, it is up to you to contact your reference to remind them.

 

The overall deadline for the entire application is still April 8.

 

There will be no extensions to this deadline as the committee is meeting shortly after for their first deliberation regarding the applications.

 

If you are experiencing any technical difficulties – please contact pmaeATeirebornirishdance.org and our volunteer technical director will assist with your question. Thank you and we hope this helps!   

 

- The Committee

Not sure what the PMAE is all about?

- Click HERE for the February 25/15 blog post explaining how to apply for the PMAE
- Click HERE to get started with your application

2015 Pat McAndless Award of Excellence

Pat

The following information has been excerpted from an e-mail that was sent to all NPIDA families earlier today. Please refer to that e-mail for full details regarding applying to the 2015 Pat McAndless Award For Excellence!

The Board of Directors of the Eire Born Irish Dance Society (EBIDS) in conjunction with the Nora Pickett Irish Dance Academy (NPIDA) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Patrick McAndless Award For Excellence (PMAE).

 

Eligibility requirements: 

1. Age 10 years or older

2. Registered dancer with NPIDA in 2014-2015

3. Full-time student in elementary, secondary or post secondary education.   

 

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

Click HERE to get started!

 

Pat McAndless is a corporate leader, long-time volunteer, former EBIDS chair, and dedicated parent. He has been involved with EBIDS and NPIDA for over 14 years. This annual gift is made possible through the McAndless Family Charitable Foundation and demonstrates Pat's outstanding commitment to our community.

 

The PMAE recognizes NPIDA dancers who demonstrate the highest qualities of passion, work ethic, dedication, persistence and leadership in pursuit of excellence in Irish dance, academics and voluntary community service.

 

The PMAE awards:

- 4 recipients will receive $500

- 1 recipient will receive $1000

- 1 recipient will receive $2000

The PMAE recipients are selected, based on the merits of their application, by an impartial and independent PMAE Committee appointed by the EBIDS Board of Directors. Winners will be announced at the Annual Year-End show (Ceili); this year the date is May 3.

 

Please refer to the e-mail that was sent to all NPIDA families today for detailed information regarding how to begin your application. An important first step: choose your academic and community service references.

 

- The deadline for all reference names is March 9.

- The final deadline for your completed application is April 8.

- No paper copies will be accepted; the entire application process must be completed online.

 

If you have any technical questions regarding the online application form, please send an e-mail to pmaeATeirebornirishdance.org 

 

For any other general questions about the PMAE, please contact Carrie, Office Manager in North Vancouver.

Awards: A Few Ceili Video Screenshots

Nora and Courtney presenting awards to the
"Most Promising Beginner Dancers"
Samantha M, Tess M and Willow T

Tomas (1st at the 2013 North American Championhips)
Rhiann H (Most Improved Attitude)
Catalina G, Adreanna C and Erika B (Most Improved Work Ethic)
Yuli A (Most Improved Effort)
Samantha M, Willow T and Tess M (Most Promising Beginners)

Rachel, Christina, Pat and $500 PMAE winner Thea M
Rachel is announcing the second PMAE winner

The four $500 PMAE winners
Rhiannon M, Emma B, Maria M and Thea M

Pat presenting the $1000 PMAE award to Pixie K
(accepting on behalf of her sister Gemma)

Pat presenting the $2000 PMAE award to Hanna S

Christina, Pat and the 2014 PMAE award winners

In the absence of any Ceili photos, Cheryl has kindly taken a few screen shots from the video she filmed during the award presentations at the Ceili last Saturday. Thank you Cheryl!

Annual Award and Scholarship Winners!

The following NPIDA and EBIDS annual awards and scholarships were presented to the following winners on Saturday night at the Ceili. (Again, my apologies for the absence of photos from the actual award presentations). 

Congratulations to all of the 2014 award winners!

NPIDA SPECIAL AWARDS
 

Catalina, Adreanna and Tomas



Note: We are working on trying to find photos of all the winners in the following 4 categories but for now I am posting what we have so far - Catalina, Adreanna and Tomas. Many thanks to Cheryl for assisting with these photos.

Most Promising Beginner Dancer: Willow T, Tess M, Samantha M
Most Improved Effort: Yuli A
Most Improved Work Ethic: Erika B, Catalina G, Adreanna C
Most Improved Attitude: Rhiann H
New NPIDA Record - 1st Place at the North American Championships: Tomas M

EIRE BORN PARTICIPATION AWARDS


Jadyn, Megan and Gemma

1st (70 shows): Jadyn M-T
2nd (55 shows): Megan S
3rd (47 shows): Gemma K

NPIDA GARLENE PICKETT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
"For outstanding dedication, perseverance, drive and passion for Irish dance"


Catharine, Anna and Esme

 

Sophie and Mackenzie

Jayne, Kyla, Megan and Jessica

Eloise, Yuka and Kairavee

$100 Winner: Catharine A
$75 Winners: Anna M, Esme M
$50 Winners: Sophie C, Mackenzie C
Runner-Up Medalists: Jayne D, Kyla F, Megan S, Jessica H, Eloise C, Yuka H, Kairavee M

EBIDS GARLENE PICKETT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
"For outstanding dedication and passion for Irish dance"


Mikaela and Jessie

 

Caitlin and Olivia

Mary, Alexey and Tegan

Kassidy and Thea

$100 Winners: Mikaela P and Jessie H
$75 Winner: Caitlin B-T
$50 Winner: Olivia A
Runner-Up Medalists: Mary M, Alexey K, Tegan P, Kassidy P, Thea M

PAT MCANDLESS AND VIC SMYTH AWARD
"For outstanding dedication as a team leader for Eire Born; committed, reliable and dedicated performer; problem solver, able to think on his/her feet to the max, positive, supportive and goal-oriented with a constant team approach".
 

Catharine

$100 winner: Catharine A

FLYING COLOURS DANCEWEAR AWARD (HANNAH PETERS)
"For outstanding long-term service as an Eire Born dancer. This award is given to a dancer who has consistently been a strong team leader and regular performer with Eire Born but does not compete regularly".


Cara

$200 Winner: Cara J

PAT MCANDLESS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
This annual scholarship which began in 2013 is generously donated by Pat McAndless. "This award recognizes NPIDA dancers who demonstrate the highest qualities of passion, work ethic, dedication, persistence, and leadership in pursuit of excellence in Irish dance, academics and voluntary community service".


Hanna and Gemma

Emma, Maria, Rhiannon and Thea

$2000 Winner: Hanna S
$1000 Winner: Gemma K
$500 Winners: Emma B, Maria M, Rhiannon M, Thea M