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Novato girl is runner-up in Beach Blanket Babylon contest

Jerrilee Geist of Novato was a runner-up, and two Santa Rosa students were winners, in a recent Beach Blanket Babylon scholarship competition.

 

By WOODY WEINGARTEN

Jerrilee Geist of Novato was a runner-up, and two Santa Rosa students were winners, in a recent Beach Blanket Babylon scholarship competition.

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Geist, who attends Marin School of the Arts, was one of nine Bay Area high school senior finalists in the Steve Silver Foundation/Beach Blanket “scholarship for the arts” contest.

Nicholas Chuba of Santa Rosa High and Jake Brinskele of Sonoma Academy each won $10,000 cash scholarships toward their college tuition, Chuba in the acting category, Brinskele for voice.

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Judges included rapper-actor M.C. Hammer, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, KGO-TV’s Don Sanchez and cabaret singer Paula West. 

 

This is the 10th year the scholarships were awarded. 

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