Student of the year 2019-2020

Diego Ramirez Guzman is the Student of the Year 2019-2020. He has been “student of the month” five times last school year. He has been a very dedicated student and an inspiration to all of us. In spite of being born with Duchenne syndrome, he works hard to find solutions that allow him to overcome playing challenging pieces with small hands. He is 15 years old and is in 10th grade.

Congratulations Diego for your big achievement!

Students of the month, December 2020

For the month of December 2020, the studio had three students with the highest preparation points. With a tie of 30 points out of 30, the students of the month for December 2020 were:

Helios Arias


Helios is 9 years old, and he is in the 4th grade at Spencer Center. His favorite things to do are reading, drawing and doing puzzles.

Katie Nguyen

Katie just started lessons in November 2020, she is doing a terrific job being very well-prepared for her piano lessons. She always wanted to learn how to play the piano, in her own words “it is something I always wanted to do.” Katie’s son is also taking lessons at CMA.

Saharsh Stanley

Saharsh is seven years old and in second grade at Sands Montessori. He likes Harry Potter and Legos. He loves watching football and playing any game. 

Congratulations to all three!

Students of the month October and November, 2020

Each month the student or students that are best well-prepared for their lessons of that month get the most points during that month. They are recognized as “student of the month.”

Congratulations for this achievement!

For the month of October, Sofia Arthur earned this award with 49 points out of 50. She had this award for the month of August as well. This is the second time she gets this award this year.

And, for the month of November, Gabriela Santiago earns the title of “Student of the Month” with 44 points out of 50. Gabriela is a very dedicated student—she has been playing the piano for about 3 years.