Aca Pella Awards
April 8, 2014
Show choirs held their annual awards banquet April 7 at Liberty Evangelical Free church. Awards were presented by seniors Tristan Miedema and Kathy Connolly as follows.
“Hips Don’t Lie” – Theresa Lauritsen; “She’s on a (Body) Roll” – Faith Van Wyngarden; “Got That Super Bass” – Will Lovell; “Loud and Proud” – Rachel Mueller; “110% Award” – Kayla Bentz; “One Hit Wonder” – Dante Vitullo; “Biggest Sweetheart” – Eleanor Witt; “Future President” – Maria Belding; “Miss Caring” – Jennifer Van Haaften; “Prettiest Face” – Mandy Nossaman; “Our Saxy Senior” – Amber Williams; “Most Photogenic” – Devin Mc Cain; “Go Getter” – Madi Van Gilst.
“She’s Bari Saxy” – Abby Riddle; “Always Positive and Thoughtful” – Klaire De Vos; “Miss Smiley” – Julie Van Ee; “Double Duty” – Macy Nossaman; “Big Heart Award” – Shanae Burch; “Sweet and Low” – Camille Henry; “Best at Getting Teacher Off Topic” – Nathan Chaplin; “Best Aca Hair” – Nicci Van Wyk; “Most Bubbly” – Pearl Doty; “Rock Star” – Sam Sharp.
“She’s a Gem” – Mariah Kooyman; “Happy Go Lucky” – Elyse Parisee; “Piano Man” – David Schemm; “Prettiest Smile” – Paige Miller; “Snicker Starter” – Allee Kowzan; “Relaxation Station” – Katie Bennett; “Little Miss Sunshine” – Kara Schaudt; “Best Attitude” – Sarah De Wolf; “High Class” – Victoria Karnes; “Wishes We Did 1D Songs” – Sarah Peterson; “Our Favorite Ginger” – Sarah Coppock; “String Me a Song” – Bryana Dawson; “Mama Bear” – Sarah Muller; “Friendly Neighbor” – Sara Maakestad; “Stage Man” – Travis Bouwman; “Best Hair” – Paloma Mate-Kodjo.
“Queen Candy” – Caitlyn Dixson; “The Million Award (to say ‘thanks a million’)” – Shelby Holdeman; “Most Improved Girl” – Sarah Killoren; “The Magic Man” – Robert Sales; “Best Dance Captain” – Tom Palmer; “Beardaliscious” – Tanner Phelps; “Next Broadway Star” – Jack Parisee; “Most Lovely Legs” – Alex Boots; “Always Tardy but Brings the Party” – Nathan Clayberg; “Accident Free” – Aaron De Joode; “Mr. Helpful” – Joel Yeager; “Mr. Caring” – Mark Vos; “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” – Joel Williams; “Chill Out” – Travis Dingeman.
“Next Tristan” – Mike Roozeboom; “Silliest” – Sam Yeager; “Best Nickname” – Travis Baker; “Handyman” – James De Young; “Ladies Man” – Mason Van Gorp; “Class Clown” – Nathan Henry; “Most Positive” – Davis Vande Steeg; “Caffeine Addict” – Alex Killoren; “Prettiest Voice” – Jake Van Gorp; “Moves Like Jagger” – Jarrod Martens; “Cutie Patootie” – Ben Lauritsen; “Mr. Nice Guy” – Jonathan Van Wyk; “‘Most Improved Boy” – Tate Petty; “2 Chainz” – Micah Criscuolo; “Is that Justin Bieber” – Nicholas Sult; “Let Me Take a Selfie” – Chase Chelsey; “Next Eminem” – Matthew Weihe; “James in Training” – Zach De Young; “Most Dedicated” – Nathan Boldt; “Switcharoo” – Chase Winward; “Walk in Their Shoes” – Jessica Wieser; “Best of Both Worlds” – Lauren Ashworth.
Hips Don’t Lie | *VanWyngarden, Faith – She’s On A (Body) Roll | William Lovell, bass – Got That Super Bass | ||
*Mueller, Rachel – Loud and Proud | *Bentz, Kayla – 110% Award | Dante Vittulo, drum set – One Hit Wonder | ||
Witt, Eleanor – Biggest Sweetheart | *Belding, Maria – Future President | Jennifer VanHaaften, drum auxillary – Miss Caring | ||
*Connolly, Kathy | Nossaman, Mandy – Prettiest Face | Amber Williams, alto sax – Our Saxy Senior | ||
McCain, Devin – Most Photogenic | *VanGilst, Madi – Go Getter | Abby Riddle, bari sax – Shes’s Bari Saxy | ||
DeVos, Klaire – Miss Manners – always positive and thoughtful | VanEe, Julie – Miss Smiley | Macy Nossaman, trumpet – Double Duty | ||
Burch, Shanae – The Big Heart Award | Henry, Camille – Sweet ‘n Low | Nathan Chaplin, guitar – Best at Getting Teacher Off Topic | ||
VanWyk, Nicci – Best Aca Hair | Doty, Pearl – Most Bubbly | Sam Sharp, guitar – Rockstar | ||
Kooyman, Mariah – She’s A Gem | Parisee, Elyse – Happy Go Lucky | David Schemm, synthesizer – Piano Man | ||
Miller, Paige – Prettiest Smile | Kowzan, Allee – Snicker Starter | Katie Bennett, synthesizer – Relaxation Station | ||
Schaudt, Kara – Little Miss Sunshine | DeWolf, Sarah – Best Attitude | Victoria Karnes, violin – High Class(ical) | ||
Peterson, Sarah – Wishes We Did 1D Songs | Coppock, Sarah – Our Favorite Ginger | Bryana Dawson, viola – String Me A Song | ||
*Muller, Sarah – Mama Bear | Maakestad, Sara – Friendly Neighbor | Travis Bouwman – The Stage Man | ||
Mate-Kodjo, Paloma – Best Hair | Dixson, Caitlyn – Queen Candy | Shelby Holdeman – The Million Award (to say “thanks a million”) | ||
Killoren, Sarah – Most Improved Girl | Robert Sales – The Magic Man | |||
*Palmer, Tom – Best Dance Captain | ||||
*Phelps, Tanner – Beardaliscious | ||||
*Parisee, Jack – Next Broadway Star | *Boots, Alex – Most Lovely Legs | |||
*Clayberg, Nathan – Always Tardy but Brings the Party | DeJoode, Aaron – Accident Free | |||
Yeager, Joel – Mr. Helpful | Vos, Mark – Mr. Caring | |||
Williams, Joel – Kiss Me, I’m Irish | Dingeman, Travis – Chill Out | |||
Roozeboom, Mike – Next Tristan | Yeager, Sam – Silliest | |||
Baker, Travis – Best Nickname | DeYoung, James – Handyman | |||
VanGorp, Mason – Ladies Man | Henry, Nathan – Class Clown / Brown | |||
VandeSteeg, Davis – Most Positive | Killoren, Alex – Caffeine Addict | |||
VanGorp, Jake – Prettiest Voice | Martens, Jarod – Moves Like Jagger | |||
Lauritsen, Ben – Cutie Patootie | VanWyk, Jonathan – Mr. Nice Guy | |||
Petty, Tate – Most Improved Boy | Criscuolo, Micah – 2 Chainz | |||
Sult, Nicholas – “Is that Justin Bieber?” | *Chesley, Chase – Let Me Take A Selfie | |||
Weihe, Matthew – Next Eminem | ||||
DeYoung, Zach – James In Training | ||||
Boldt, Nathan (bass) – Most Dedicated | ||||
Winward, Chase (bass) – The Switcharoo | ||||
Wieser, Jessica (soprano) – Walk In Their Shoes | ||||
Ashworth, Lauren (soprano) – Best of Both Worlds |