Gabrielle Monachino performed at the Monroe County School
Music Association (MCSMA) High School Instrumental Solo
Festival on Saturday, January, 16th and earned a perfect score on a level 6
violin solo. Level 6 is the highest level in the rating system, and her
performance earned her the solo chair in the MCSMA All-County
Orchestra. The orchestra will perform at Eastman Theater on
Saturday March 13th.
Children's author and artist Dave Mancini Sr., and dancer
Brittany Monachino visited Aleendale Columbia School and read Mr Mancini's children's
books to pre school and kindergarten classes.
Gigi Monachino, 12th grade, was selected as a member
of the 2010 Honor Orchestra of America. The Honor Orchestra of
America will perform two shared concerts with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
on their subscription series in 2010 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Gigi will also work with members of the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in master classes during her visit.
Additionally, Gigi was recently asked to perform
the National Anthem for a Philadelphia 76ers home game at the Wachovia Center and in the coming
weeks she will perform concerts at the
National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and St. Bonaventure University. Gigi will be performing Baroque music with
Harpsicord for these concerts.
John Balderston, 12th grade, recently performed with the Rochester City Ballet in the production of The Nutcracker. John played the role of a father. Six performances took place during Thanksgiving weekend with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and were held at the historic Eastman Theatre.
John Phillips, 3rd grade,
will be competing at the AAU Karate Tournament being held at Allendale Columbia
School on November 15. John will be
competing at the Novice level for the first time in both Kata (karate routines)
and Kumata (sparring). John earned a 1st
place in Kata and a 2nd place in Kumata at his last tournament.
John also will be performing at the Black Belt Graduation later that
afternoon. He is the youngest member of
the 8-person Demonstration Team that will be performing their originally
choreographed karate presentation during the Graduation.
All are welcome to watch as over 50 candidates perform dynamic
demonstrations including katas, board breaking, weapons, and much more.
The Competition Tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. The Black Belt
Graduation begins at 3:00 p.m.
Gregory Matos, 10th grade, graduated from Greek school this summer
completing the required Kindergarten through seventh grade, and successfully
took his Regents examination this summer which included a written and an oral
exam. Gregory attended classes every Saturday 9:30-1 p.m. September to
June. Gregory also won an achievement award for Greek School for
"outstanding effort and academic excellence."
Peter Matos and Paul Matos,7th grade, have played baseball every summer for the last 5
years for Brighton Baseball League and won first place this summer in the
Majors Division. They are currently playing Fall Baseball for Brighton Town
League.
Congratulations to the following
students on excellent performances of the Star Spangled Banner at HAC
Homecoming sporting events on Saturday, October 10, 2009:
Singing the anthem for the Girls
Varsity Volleyball match were John Queenan, Mikey Jarrell, and Kieran Healey.
Playing the anthem on instruments
for the Boys Varsity Soccer game were Todd Elliott, Nick Peckham, Chauncey
Pringle, Jacob Koslow, Suk Kyue Han, Russell Hegedorn, Ben Frenett, Jillian
Oddo, John Queenan, and Morgan Broberg.
These students went above and beyond
the expectations of their school performing ensembles, came in on a Saturday,
remained focused throughout rehearsals, and did an amazing job honoring the
players and keeping spirits high through their music performances.
Katie Harmer, 11th grade, has been selected to participate in this
years's Zone 2 Senior High Area All-State Music Festival to be held on November
20th and 21st, 2009 at Letchworth Central School. Katie was chosen based upon
her perfect score of 100 in the spring NYSSMA vocal solo festival. She
performed the French aria "Les Filles de Cadix."
Gabriella Perez, 12th grade, has been chosen as a Scholastic Arts
winner. Channel 8 News will be on campus next Wednesday, October 14, 2009
to interview Gabriella and Mrs. Clinton.
For the third year in a row, the HAC
Soccer team - Girls, Boys, Varsity and JV - lit it up at this year's Light
the Night Walk on Friday, October 2. In 2008, HAC Soccer placed fourth among
Rochester fundraising teams, and will likely place higher on the list for
2009. Light the Night is a benefit walk for the Western NY Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society, with all proceeds going to support services in our region.
It's not too late to help them reach
their $5000 goal - they are so close! So far, they have raised over $4600
this year, more than $13,000 the last three years. That's some very
impressive Wolf Power! To make a secure online donation, click here.
Congratulations to all for this
great team effort!
Abby Lindsey is a member of the 2009-2010 Hochstein Youth Symphony
Orchestra, the highest level youth orchestra in the Hochstein School of Music
and Dane's five-tier youth orchestra program.
The following students participated
in the following University of Rochester's Scholars Jr. summer sessions:
Curtis Wilson, 8th grade, Build a Mobile Robot Aaron Jones, 7th grade, Science Explorers: CSI.
John Queenan, class of 2013, completed the 2009 Summer Academy program
of the Geva Theatre Center Conservatory. Students from all around the
Greater Rochester area auditioned for the opportunity to participate as one of
only thirty students in this year's program.
The Summer Academy is a rigorous
five-week professional theatre training program intended to share working
artists' professional experience with students, to offer the higest caliber
training for young actors, and to encourage participating students to call Geva
Theare Center their artistic home.
Gigi Monachino,12th grade, recently performed in a cancer research benefit
concert in Buffalo.
Gavin Flood, 6th grade, is playing Ralphie Parker in Geva's upcoming
production of A Christmas Story.
