THE WINNERS

2009 CAROLINAS’ THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE AND CARROUSEL WINNERS

Unless otherwise noted, scholarships are granted by the Belk Carrousel Scholarship Fund

Marching Band "Spirit of Carrousel"
Overall winner and Honor Band for the 2009 parade
East Burke High School

Military Style Band Awards
Winner Class AAA – East Burke High School
Winner Class AA – Providence High School
Winner Class A – Ashe County High School

Show Band Awards

Step & Rhythm – Greenville CYO Marching Corps

Step & Drill – Drills of Hope

Robert L. Maddox Music Scholarship Winner
Nicholas George Love from Ashe County High School receives $2,000 to the college of his choice to major in music

Scholarship - Marching Band - Overall Winner
Amanda Goodman from Ashe County High School receives $750 scholarship and her band receives a matching $750

Scholarship - Marching Band Student - within Mecklenburg
Bryan DuBose Daniels from Myers Park High School receives a $500 scholarship and his band receives a matching $500

Scholarship - Marching Band Student - outside Mecklenburg
Lauren Turnmyre from Ashe County High School receives a $500 scholarship and her band receives a matching $500

2009 Carrousel Queen and Court

Carrousel Queen

Athidi Guthikonda from Ardrey Kell High School receives a $3,000 scholarship

1st Runner-up – Elyse Caroline Marder – Highland School of Technology - $2,000 scholarship
2nd Runner-up – Janna Katherine Wandzilak – Weddington High School - $1,600 scholarship
3rd Runner-up – Maddisson Elizabeth Sheppard – Hopewell High School - $800 scholarship
4th Runner-up – Lauren Caddick – Forestview High School - $700 scholarship

Miss Congeniality – Lindsay Alexa Gowan – Chase High School

Bill and Mary Ann York Community Service Award – Brittany Nicole Southard – Burns High School

Community Service Trophy – Elizabeth Rebecca Davis – South Iredell High School

Second Harvest Food Drive Award - Brooke Leigh-Ann McAbee - Bessemer City High School (collected 6,968 pounds of food)

See past years' winners.