An unofficial list of the winners of the 2009 Caribana Junior Parade, which took place on
Saturday, July 18.
2009 Junior Band of the Year
RANK - 2009 MAS BAND THEME/NAME - MAS BAND
1st: THE GANGES MEETS THE NILE - Callaloo
2nd: IN FULL BLOOM - Carnival Nationz
3rd (tie): BIRDS OF PARADISE - Tribal Knights
3rd (tie): DIS-NEE ON THE STREETS OF BRAZIL - Toronto Revellers
2009 Junior King of the Bands
RANK - MAS PORTRAYER, AGE - COSTUME'S NAME - 2009 MAS BAND THEME
1st: Demeko Minott, 13 - Aladdin and the Magic Carpet - DIS-NEE ON THE STREETS OF BRAZIL
2nd: Shane Vincent, 13 - Altamira Oriole - BIRDS OF PARADISE
3rd: Fabian Lee, 8 - Jewel of the Ganges - THE GANGES MEETS THE NILE
2009 Junior Queen of the Bands
RANK - MAS PORTRAYER, AGE - COSTUME'S NAME - 2009 MAS BAND THEME
1st: Paige Lewis, 13 - Botanica - IN FULL BLOOM
2nd: Destynee Charles, 10 - The Guardian of Luxor - THE GANGES MEETS THE NILE
3rd (tie): Celena Seusahai, 10 - Lesser Birds of Paradise - BIRDS OF PARADISE
3rd (tie): Akelah Willis, 14 - Cinderella & The Pumpkin Carriage - DIS-NEE ON THE STREETS OF BRAZIL
2009 Junior Male Individual of the Year
RANK - MAS PORTRAYER, AGE - COSTUME'S NAME - 2009 MAS BAND THEME/NAME
1st: Malik Adams, 9 - Cayman Parrot - BIRDS OF PARADISE
2nd: Marvin Lee, 7 - Snake Charmer - THE GANGES MEETS THE NILE
3rd: Jamal James, 14 - The Beast (Beauty & The Beast) - DIS-NEE ON THE STREETS OF BRAZIL
2009 Junior Female Individual of the Year
RANK - MAS PORTRAYER, AGE - COSTUME'S NAME - 2009 MAS BAND THEME/NAME
1st: Shania Cunningham, 10 - Yaruba - DIS IS AFRICA
2nd: Caneisha Edwards, 10 - The Superb Lovebird - BIRDS OF PARADISE
3rd: Anastasia Burton, 12 - Ariel, The Little Mermaid - DIS-NEE ON THE STREETS OF BRAZIL
NOTES:
A panel of volunteer judges adjudicated all contestants/bands using the following criteria: Visual impact (max. 20 marks); Authenticity (10); Creativity (20); Mas on the Move (10); Clarity of Theme (10); Presentation (20); and Craftsmanship (10) for a total of 100 marks. The order of merit is determined by discarding the highest and lowest score per participant.
All junior King, Queen, Male Individual and Female Individual costumes traditionally participate in the (adult) Caribana Parade in their respective parent bands; to be held this year on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009.
