Mireille Fehler, Fine Arts Center Dancer, Selected for National Award
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) has announced that Mireille Fehler, a junior at Eastside High School and The Fine Arts Center, has been selected by the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) as a national winner of the 2013 NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award.
Mireille received the recognition based on the following criteria:
- Artistic Merit: The candidate demonstrates technical and artistic excellence in dance as evidenced by performing original choreography and a choreography essay.
- Leadership: The candidate demonstrates outstanding leadership in and outside the field of dance at the school, community, state, and/or national level as evidenced by a strong resume, recommendation letter and leadership essay.
- Academic Achievement: The candidate demonstrates academic excellence with a high cumulative grade point average and two essays detailing future plans and the impact of dance.
In addition, NDEO recognized Jan Woodward, Dance Instructor at The Fine Arts Center, for outstanding teaching, leadership, and guidance.