Damariscotta Helm
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Damariscotta "Scottie" Helm is an American competitive whistler. She was selected as the World Whistling Grand Champion in 2011 at the 38th Annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina.[1][2] The whistling competition includes competitors from around the world.[2]
Early life
[edit]Helm was born c. 1986 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[1][3] She is the daughter of Carla and Bernard Helm.[4] She is active in community theater in Rocky Mount.[2]
Helm attended the Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine.[5][4] She attended North Carolina Wesleyan College where she majored in biology.[1]
Whistling
[edit]Helm has no formal training in whistling.[3] Helm is the only known whistler in the world who performs the 'double whistle' where she can whistle two different notes simultaneously.[citation needed]
She first competed in the International Whistlers Convention in 2007, placing second and third in two divisions.[3] In 2009, Helm made it to the finals in the 36th 39th International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina.[6]
She was selected as the World Whistling Grand Champion in 2011 at the 38th Annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina.[7][1] She placed 1st in Popular Female, Classical Female, and Allied Arts Champion Female, making her the International Female Grand Champion.[7][3] She performed "Kung Fu Fighting" for the Allied Arts competition.[3] She also received the highest score overall, making her the World Whistling Grand Champion, winning over contestants from fourteen countries.[1][3]
In 2012 at the 39th International Whistlers Convention, she placed second in the International Female Grand Champions and third in Allied Arts Champion Female.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Student's Rare Talent Recognized Internationally". North Carolina Wesleyan College. 2011-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2023-12-09 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ a b c Henderson, John (2011-04-16). "Local Student Named Whistling Champ". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-12-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Henderson, John (2011-04-16). "Local Student Named Whistling Champ (part 2)". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-12-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Helm earns honors at Hebron". Rocky Mount Telegram. 2002-01-20. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Helm makes honor roll". Rocky Mount Telegram. 2001-07-15. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Winners whistle Way to Victory". The News and Observer. 2009-04-29. p. 63. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ a b "2011 Winners -". International Whistlers Convention. 2011-05-01. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09 – via web.archive.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2012 Winners". International Whistlers Convention. 2016-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2023-12-09 – via web.archive.org.
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