It was a busy week…so busy, that I haven’t had a chance to post in a bit. But here are the highlights!
On October 30th, Mr. Thurow’s orchestra and jazz band put on a joint Halloween concert. They were amazing! Orchestra played some timeless classics, like Vivaldi’s Winter movement from The Four Seasons, and some more modern works, including This is Halloween by Danny Elfman. Jazz band rocked the stage, including some favorites like Watermelon Man and Sing, Sing, Sing in their set. Nice job to all the musicians – really well done!
This weekend was a busy one for VAPA – three competitions all on Saturday! Our choral and instrumental programs worked together to time their performance slots in order to allow 5 members to make it from the Hart Rampage Field Tournament in the morning to the Choral Magic Choir Competition in the afternoon, and back again! Thanks to the determination of those 5 students and a kindhearted mom who drove them, neither group had to compromise. We do our best to let our VAPA students participate in more than one emphasis whenever we can.
Marching Band and Dance Guard had competitions two weekends in a row! At Hart Rampage at College of the Canyons, they got their highest scores yet and placed 2nd in their division. And the previous weekend at the Simi Valley HS Band Spectacular, Percussion won 1st place in their division, Band won Sweepstakes in their division and Dance Guard won Overall Sweepstakes!
Camerata and Women’s Choir also performed well at the Choral Magic Choir Competition at Magic Mountain. They both placed 3rd in their categories. Women’s Choir rated Excellent, and Camerata rated Superior! And their amazing accompanist, Charlotte Knorzer, won a special Outstanding Accompanist award…nice job to all!
Finally, a huge congratulations to the Drama Department for winning seven…yes, SEVEN trophies at the JV DTASC Fall Festival on Saturday! They left school before dawn and arrived back after sunset with huge smiles on their faces! The awards are listed below:
WINNER – SPIRIT AWARD!
2nd place – small group comedy
2nd place – large group comedy
3rd place – SWEEPSTAKES!
3rd place – student original
5th place – large dramatic scene
5th place – musical
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