History
The Boca Raton/South Florida Chapter
of NSAL was established in 1983. We are a non-profit, volunteer organization,
dedicated to creating opportunities for gifted young artists through national and local
rotating competitions in Art, Dance, Drama, Literature, Music and Musical Theatre. The
Boca Raton/ South Florida Chapter holds two major competitions per year.
National 1st place Boca Raton/South Florida Chapter winners:
2006 Dance: Krista Ettlinger
1997 Voice: Jeffery Buchman
1995 Dance: Gelan Lambert Jr.
National 2nd place Boca Raton/South Florida Chapter winner:
2009 Drama: Jose R. Luaces
2008 Voice (opera): Nadine Sierra
1998 Literature: Charles Radke.
CHAPTER FIRST-PLACE AWARD WINNERS
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1983 Alexander Barenboim
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Piano
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1984 Julie Prosser
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Drama
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1985 Palema Pietro
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Ballet
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1986 John A. Watson
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Oil Painting
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1987 Julie Schmidt/Gregory Rahming
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Voice
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1987 Gregory Rahming, National Competition
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7th Place
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1988 Robert Paul
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Piano
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1989 Ivonne Palaez
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Drama
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1990 Audra Leigh Dare
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Ballet
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1990 Audra Leigh Dare, National Competition
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4th Place
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1991 Cheryl Lore
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Photography
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1991 Cheryl Lore, National Competition
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5th Place
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1992 Steven Sigurdson
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Cello
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1992 Cheryl Ann Rowley
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Dance
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1993 Wendy Yun Chen
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Violin
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1993 Adam Sydney
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Literature
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1994 Terace Yeats
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Drama
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1994 Alice Lewitzke
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Dance
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1995 Gelan Lambert, Jr
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Dance
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1995 Gelan Lambert, Jr, National competition
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1st Place
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1995 Nicholas Larin
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Piano
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1995 Tao Lin
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Piano
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1996 Victoria Rose Martin
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Ceramics
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1996 Jeehoon Kim
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Cello
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1996 Marianne Dugal
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Violin
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1997 Oliver Halkowich
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Dance
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1997 Jeffrey Buchman
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Voice
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1997 Jeffrey Buchman, National Competition
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1st Place
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1998 Shuang Wu, Yun Chen, Guang Wang and Yinzi Kong
Harid Conservatory String Quartet
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1998 Charles Radke
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Literature
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1998 Charles Radke, National Competition
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2nd Place
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1998 Zoe Smith
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H.S.Literature
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1999 Catherine K. Morris
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Clarinet
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1999 Richard Wilkenson
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Literature
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2000 Elaine Chang
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H.S.Literature
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2000 Rachel Kathleen Coats
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Ballet
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2000 Ying Huang
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Piano
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2000 Michael Vitenson
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Violin
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2000 James Adrover
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Art
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2001 Talia Forbes
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Sculpture
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2001 Paul Mow
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Voice
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2001 David Cochran
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Marimba
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2001 Victor Coo
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Cello
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2002 Cristina Vaszilcsin
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Violin
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2002 Betty Lee
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Piano
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2003 Raymond Gibson
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Poetry
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2003 Daniel Khalikov
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Strad/Violin
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2004 Chloe Dolandis
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Musical Theatre
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2005 Danielle Comerford
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Comedy Drama
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2005 Dimitri Pogorolov
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Violin
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2006 Krista Ettlinger
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Ballet/Dance
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2006 Krista Ettlinger, National Competition
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1st Place
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2006 Marko Pavlovi
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Piano
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2007 Daniela Shtereva
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Violin
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2007 Vanessa Monot
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Water Media on Paper
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2008 Nadine Christine Sierra
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Voice
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2008 Nadine Christine Sierra, National Competition
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2nd Place
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2008 Kacey Shap
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Photography
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2009 Jose R. Luaces
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Drama
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2009 Jose R. Luaces, National Competition
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2nd Place
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2010 Mary Ruth Sheffield
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Literature
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