TCS students attend National Fine Arts Festival

And Youth Convention

By Samantha DePriest

Earlier this month twenty seven students from Trinity Fine Arts traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the National Fine Arts Festival & Youth Convention. The event was held from Sunday, August 4th through Saturday, August 10th. In total over 8,000 students participated in the festival from around the nation. Days were filled with performances and competitions in all areas. In the evenings, students attended worship services. Some students participated in college music auditions and were able to to speak to representatives from Christian colleges regarding their schools.

Overall Trinity submitted 45 entries for the festival in Choir, Drama, Readers Theater, Spoken Word, Dramatized Quoting, Short Sermon, Musical Theater, Puppets, Instrumental Groups, Vocal Solo’s, and Vocal.

The Trinity Fine Arts team earned 26 Superior and 19 Excellent ratings, with 6 call backs. Two of those entries made it to round 3 in the competition. Two of the entries earned Merit, the highest possible rating, and took first place in Nation. The Trinity Church Trio in the category of Vocal Ensemble, Small made up of members Tania Anand, TCS sophomore Riley Cook, and TCS senior Keira Moore earned Merit. Keira Moore also earned Merit in the category of Worship Leading Solo. Trinity Fine Arts had a total of 45 total entries and earned 26 Superiors, 19 Excellent, 12 were in Top 10, 3 were in Top 3, and 2 merit award winners. TCS Alumni Class of ‘24 Isaiah Ware won the EA Sports championship in the Exhibit Hall, winning a Nintendo Switch.

Mrs. Stacie Moore shared, “Not only did the students present with excellence in their performances, they grew closer in their walk with Christ during the evening time of worship and message. They also developed deeper friendships and team unity. The encouragement they showed one another was truly amazing. They represented Trinity well!” The Trinity Fine Arts group was led by Stacie Moore, Jason Moore, Tim Hurt. Team leaders and coaches are Jason & Renee St John, Dave Fader and Rachel Wozniak.

If you are interested in Fine Arts 2025, a Launch meeting will be held at Trinity Christian School coming up on September 22nd. To find out how you can get involved as a student (6th to 12th grades) or as a coach, please reach out directly to Mrs. Stacie Moore at stacie.moore@tcslions.org.