Marié Morshita Rossano of Bellevue won top honors at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Junior String Competition.

Rossano, 14, is an eigth-grade student at Woodinville Montessori School and the daughter of Kit and Eriko Rossano. She has studied the violin for more than 10 years and is currently a student of Simon James.

The MTNA Junior String Competition took place Friday, March 28 during the 2008 MTNA National Conference in Denver. As a national competition winner, Rossano received $1,000, provided by the Yamaha Corporation of America, Orchestral Strings Division.