Back row, from left: Maria Youskevitch, Chelsea PeBenito, Jacopo Janelli, Ellen Lou, Kyryk Pavlovsky, Nora Bradley, Mary Pat Robertson, Director of the Princeton Ballet School; Caroline DiSimoni, Marian Farrell, Douglas Martin, Artistic Director of American Repertory Ballet; Morgan Heiser, Abigail Parker, Lindsay Jorgensen, Mizuki Sato, Allison Piccone. Front row from left: Tejasvi Naganathan, Annika Kuo, Melissa Kropf. (Photo by George Jones.) The Princeton Ballet School, the official school of
announced the merit award recipients for the 2014-2015 academic year and honored its graduating seniors. Among the local award winners are Lindsay Jorgensen of Lawrenceville, the recipient of the Audrée Estey Award; Caroline DiSimoni, Marian Farrell and Morgan Heiser, all of Princeton, who were awarded the Ruth Pettit Award; Kyryk Pavlovsky of Ewing who received the Philip Jerry Award; and Hannah-Yael Apedo of Mercercille who won the Edwards Award. On June 13, the Princeton Ballet School will host its first annual fashion show, “Turn Out for Fashion.” The event will run from noon until 3 p.m. at the Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman. All proceeds of the event support the Princeton Ballet School Scholarship Fund, including these annual merit-based awards.
