ESU Kansas City Branch Photo Gallery

2020 Shakespeare Competition

Dan Bukovac, president of ESU Kansas City Branch, introduces the 2020 Competition to audience

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Deborah McArdle gives history of Competition to audience

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Ashley Schwach, Paola High School

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Matthew Grigoratos, Blue Valley High School

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Nadia Battle, Shawnee Mission North High School

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Lynnaya McClure, Olathe Northwest High School

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Jaden Gallagher, Spring Hill High School

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Alice Newell, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

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Nathan Ayala, Garden City High School

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Michael Sanchez, St. Thomas Aquinas High School

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Damon Marley, Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts

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Sheridan Mirador, Center High School

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Hannah Helms, Summit Christian Academy

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Peyton Wade, Notre Dame de Sion High School for Girls

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Michael Schuhler, Harrisonville High School

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Naomi Kriege, Lincoln College Preparatory Academy

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Natalie Rovello, St. Teresa's Academy

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Guyon Grant, Olathe South High School

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Emery Downs, Blue Springs South High School

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17 students on stage as three judges comment on their performance

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Dan Bukovac, president of ESU Kansas City Branch, awards each sponsoring teacher with a Certificate of Achievement for their important role in the 2020 ESU Shakespeare Competition in Kansas City

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Dan Bukovac awarding 3rd Place to Matthew Grigoratos

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Dan Bukovac awards 2nd place medallion to Ashley Schwach

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Dan Bukovac awards 1st Place to Sheridan Mirador

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Winners in the 2020 Shakespeare Competition in Kansas City. L to R Matthew Grigoratos, Third Place; Ashley Schwach, Second Place; Sheridan Mirador, First Place.

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2020 Shakespeare Competition Winners with Kansas City Officials

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Our three distinguished judges: L to R: Mark Robbins, Melinda McCrary, Sidonie Garrett; Deborah McArdle, V.P. and Competition Coordinator; Dan Bukovac, president, ESU KC Branch

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Other Photo Albums

ESU Kansas City Branch Welcomes Andrew Lownie Album posted Sep 27, 2023 Dr. Andrew Lownie, acclaimed author and biographer, arrived in Kansas City for a lecture program co-hosted by the English-Speaking Union Kansas City Branch (ESU) and the International Relations Council (IRC).	2020 Shakespeare Competition Album posted Feb 20, 2020	2nd Annual “Your Global Future” for High School Students and Teachers Album posted Nov 5, 2019
2018 Kansas City Branch Shakespeare Competition Album posted Feb 28, 2018	2017 Kansas City Shakespeare Competition Album posted Feb 22, 2017	Teaching Shakespeare Workshop Album posted Aug 9, 2016
Grace Goheen, Blue Valley High School Senior, Wins First Place in 2016 ESU Kansas City Finals Album posted Mar 4, 2016	Photos from the KC Branch’s “Tea for Two: ESU Celebrates a Queen and a Princess” on September 19, 2015 Album posted Sep 29, 2015	Fine Arts Education Day Album posted Mar 19, 2015
2015 Kansas City Shakespeare Competition: Olivia Sloan, homeschool teen, wins first place Album posted Mar 4, 2015	2014 British Faire, KC Branch Album posted Dec 1, 2014	Tea For Two: Celebrating Two of England’s Greats Album posted Oct 2, 2014 Photos from ESU Kansas City Branch's Tea For Two: Celebrating Two of England's Greats, July 26, 2014
KC Branch hosts Prof. Jonathan Rose, Author & Historian, Sept. 24, 2014 Album posted Sep 26, 2014	Taking Tea with Shakespeare Album posted May 1, 2014 Members and guests of the ESU Kansas City Branch attended a Sunday afternoon fundraiser "Taking Tea with Shakespeare". This was the 8^th Annual fundraiser for two chapters of the Daughters of the British Empire—The Magna Carta Chapter and the Royal Arms Chapter.	2014 Kansas City Shakespeare Competition Album posted Mar 11, 2014
Speaker Dr. Victor Bailey Album posted Jan 2, 2014 KU Professor of Modern British History Examines Margaret Thatcher's Political Career	ESU Group Evening Concert Album posted Nov 27, 2013 Two theatrical and musical giants in Kansas City presented a remarkable and unique concert—free to the public on Saturday, November 23, 2013. The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and The Bach Aria Soloists combined the evocative music of the great classic composers Bach, Vivaldi, Dowland and Handel with the poetry of the greatest playwright William Shakespeare.	28th Annual British Faire Album posted Nov 27, 2013 The Kansas City Branch participated in the 28^th Annual British Faire held in Lenexa, Kansas, on Saturday, November 16, 2013. It was again sponsored by the Daughters of the British Empire in Kansas. This annual fundraising event benefits retirement communities and local charities.
Martin Bell Lecture Album posted Nov 12, 2013	Queen’s Birthday Tea and 60th Coronation Album posted Jun 18, 2013 Scenes from the June 15, 2013 Queen's Birthday Afternoon Tea and 60th Coronation Celebration at Anna Marie's Teas	Wrench Speaker, Julia Boyd Album posted Apr 26, 2013 Kansas City ESU Hosts Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series Guest Speaker, Julia Boyd, on April 17, 2013 at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.
2013 National Shakespeare Competition Album posted Feb 25, 2013	2012 Kansas City Branch Queen's Birthday Tea & Diamond Jubilee Celebration Album posted Aug 15, 2012 Kansas City ESU members and guests had a wonderful English Afternoon Tea at Anna Marie's Teas in Liberty on Saturday afternoon, July 28, 2012.	Elizabeth Hix Performing at the 2012 ESU National Shakespeare Competition Semi Finals Album posted Jun 28, 2012 Elizabeth Hix represented the Kansas City Branch in this year's ESU National Shakespeare Competition held at Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2012.
Diana Preston Lecture Photos Album posted May 11, 2015	ESU Group Night: Shakespeare’s Classic Tragedy King Lear--A Night to Remember Album posted Jul 10, 2015	Shakespeare Visits the Rotary Club Album posted May 20, 2015