Seventy-two local piano pupils from the Class of Margaret Daily Ambassador Square, Manassas have registered as candidates for membership in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians, sponsored by the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Teacher Division of the American College of Musicians, of which their teacher is a member.

This group of young piano hobbyists will play in the National Piano Playing Auditions, Daily Piano Studio, (369-2469) and strive for Pledges, Local, District, State, National or even International honors which the Mother organization will confer according to the number of standard baroque, classic, romantic and modern pieces chosen from the Masters of pianoforte literature each student can creditably perform in the presence of an imported examiner of note.

From coast to coast over 119,931 enthusiastic piano pupils of the nation will participate in this annual national piano-playing event being held in 843 music centers of the country and every entrant worth his salt will be certified, given a gold or bronze embossed pin, a year's Membership in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians and Piano Hobbyists of the World.

Begun at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, in 1929, national headquarters are still maintained in Texas, where Rules and Regulations are available on request free of charge by addressing Piano Guild, Box 1807, Austin, Texas 78767-1807. (Manassas Journal Messenger, July 3, 1998)

The names of Mrs. Daily's entrants are:

(Row 1, left to right): Katie Lynch, Naralie King, Hunter Buchanan, Sharyll Alegrado, Melissa McManus, Loren Jewell, Jennifer Sheets, Hiley Sheets, Emily Perdue;
(Row 2): Whitney Lomas, Amanda Gallo, Amanda Sains, Michelle Williams, Maria Zenishek, Melissa Shaver, Miranda Shaver, Carlina Gorgone, Courtney Jones, Andrew Jacobsmeyer, Daniel Trouesdale, Brando Cho, Kayleigh Thomas;
(Row 3): Thomas Greene, Will Tebbenhoff, Megan Malkowski, Kevin Horwath, Josheph Thomas Kaitlin Rivenburg, Taylor Hurst, Jessica Langhorne, Jason Richardson, Trixie Beyer, Alison Malkowski, Catherine Teskin, Leala Ritchie, Lindsay Hunter;
(Row 4): Eileen Huang, Samantha Ball, Brittany Bobbitt, Sarah Woods, Nicholas Rich, Lily Chu, Katherine King, Jackie Rice, Katherine King, Jackie Rice, Kathryn Murphy, Jesse Ferguson, Bhargav Samavedam;
(Row 5): Jenna Lomas, Eric Powell, Andrea Duckett, Yoo Mee Shin, Sarah Overcash;
(Row 6): Alex Teskin, Christine Malkowski, Alexandra Rodriguez, Katie Bloxton, Donny Sauer, Weslee Carter, Micheal Scott;
(Row 7): Brian Scott, Kristin Gaddy, Kourtnei Barr, Astin Alexander, Lindsey Wilson.
Not in picture: Maggie Cashell, Molly Cashell, Tashina Gorgone, Emily Mark, Merri Sutor, Sara Swaney, Justin Walker, and Miranda Walker.

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