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'I like to win trophies'
Diné youth showcase talent at 41st annual Song and Dance Festival
By Shondiin Silversmith
Navajo Times
WINDOW ROCK, Feb. 6, 2014
(Special to the Times – Erick Johnson)
TOP: Fifth grader from Pinon Elementary School Ian Meade stands at the mic and sings a song during the 41st annual Song and Dance Festival.
MIDDLE: Twins Ashley and Destiney Deswood, both from the Lukachukai Community School, perform last Thursday in the duet-singing category.
BOTTOM: Jillian Denny and Vanessa Gene, both from Pinon Elementary School perform in the duet-singing category last Thursday. They took first place for their performance.
Rock Point, Pinon, San Juan earn highest points at Festival
The results of the 41st annual Rock Point Community School Song & Dance Festival held Jan. 29-30 are as follows:
Primary Division
Highest Point Award: Rough Rock Community School
Solo
1. Bluff Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Rock Point Community School
Duet
1. Bluff Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Pinon Elementary School
Group
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Aneth Community School
Nidaa'
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Aneth Community School
Fire Dance
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Bluff Elementary School
Shoe Game
1. Bluff Elementary School
2. Aneth Community School
3. Rock Point Community School
Corn Grinding
1. Rough Rock Community School
Ye'ii Bicheii
1. Bluff Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Lukachukai Community School
Intermediate Division
Highest Point Award: Pinon Elementary School
Solo
1. Rock Point Community School
2. Lukachukai Community School
3. Pinon Elementary School
Duet
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Pinon Elementary School
3. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
Group
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
3. Rock Point Community School
Nidaa'
1. Rock Point Community School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
3. Bluff Elementary School
Fire Dance
1. Pinon Elementary School
2. Bluff Elementary School
3. Rock Point Community School
Song Act (Shoe Game/Corn Grinding)
1. Rock Point Community School
2. Pinon Elementary School
3. Bluff Elementary School
Ye'ii Bicheii
1. Bluff Elementary School
2. Rough Rock Community School
3. Lukachukai Community School
Secondary Division
Highest Point Award: San Juan High School
Solo
1. San Juan High School
2. Pinon Accelerated Middle School
3. Rough Rock Community School
Duet
1. Rough Rock Community School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
3. San Juan High School
Group
1. San Juan High School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
3. Pinon Accelerated Middle School
Nidaa'
1. San Juan High School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
Fire Dance
1. Pinon Accelerated Middle School
2. San Juan High School
3. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
Song Act (Shoe Game/Corn Grinding)
1. San Juan High School
2. Albert R. Lyman Middle School
Ye'ii Bicheii
1. San Juan High School
The paid off for them as they walked away with hardware – six second-place trophies and a first-place trophy– in the primary division of the 41st annual Song and Dance Festival, held at the Rock Point Community School from Jan. 29 to 30.
"We try our hardest every year," said Christina Jones, a teacher at the Rough Rock school and sponsor of the group. "So we were proud of it this year because we placed in every event and this is the first time we've won the highest point award."
In addition to the seven trophies, they group took home a plaque for the highest-points category. Jones took 28 students from kindergarten to fifth-grade to compete.
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