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Going above and beyond this summer, three Prep School students won the prestigious New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) 2021 Creator Competition in the songwriting category for composing original contemporary-style songs.
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Matthew Hoek
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Susan Mann
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Nancy Roth
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Melanie Royster
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Irene Ryjova
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Olivia Salzano
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Evelyn Sanchez
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Katelyn Savage
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Ann Sayari
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Renita Shivnauth
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Wendy Urena
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Melissa Vanacore
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Altoveli Velez
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Nicholas Verga
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David Vitale
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Sharonah Volkowitz
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Maureen Wade
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Brooke Waldman
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Rachel Waltman
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David Warshawski
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Keith Waskowitz
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Dawn Weiner
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Carol Weiss
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Evan Weissman
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Jacqueline Wertzer
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Jeremy White
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Landon Wickham
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Scott Wilson
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Kimberly Witkowich
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Jillian Wolf
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Nina Wolf
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Christina Wood
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Ilya Yashin
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Anne Young
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Edgar Zambrano
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