Kristina Headrick, 15, daughter of Kathy and Aaron Headrick of
Bartlett, earned the Five Year National Award from the National Guild
of Piano Teachers.

She performed 10 memorized pieces each year for five years in
Germantown's Piano Guild Auditions where she earned superior ratings.
She received the Guild's five-year pin and a porcelain bust of
Beethoven from her teacher, Benita Pepper of Lakeland.

Kristina is a 10th-grade student at St. Benedict at Auburndale
School, and she serves as a volunteer at local retirement homes during
the school year. She played soccer for two years, but her primary
athletic interest is volleyball. She plays on the Memphis Metro 16 All Star National team and also the St. Benedict varsity volleyball team, where
she was honored as Rookie of the Year.

Kristina has studied piano for eight years and performed in five piano recitals, and she is learning to play the guitar.

Her hobbies are playing volleyball, singing and spending time with
her friends. After high school, she would like to study photography at
the University of Michigan or Xavier University and continue playing
volleyball on the college level. She plans a career as a professional
photographer.