Wando Students Recognized at the 2009 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

The Scholastic Art and Writ-

ing Awards offer creative teens

early recognition by local and

national professionals in the arts,

exhibition and publication oppor-

tunities for regional and national

audiences, and scholarship oppor-

tunities for graduating high school

seniors. The program is national

in scope and administered by the

Alliance for Young Artists and

Writers. Notable past winners

include Andy Warhol, Robert

Redford, Sylvia Plath, and

Truman Capote.

Approximately 15,000 young

artists from across the country are

recognized yearly at the regional

level of the Scholastic Art and

Writing Awards. The most out-

standing works of art from each

Regional Affiliate program, the

Gold Keys, are forwarded on to

New York City to be assessed on

a national level.

Nine students from Wando High

School had artwork chosen to be

displayed at the 2009 South Caro-

lina Scholastic Art and Writing

Awards. Dylan Agardy, Meredith

Burwell, Taylor Epps, Erin Skinner,

Marilyn White, Sarah White, and

Summer White all received Honor-

able Mention Awards for their

work. The following students

received Silver Key Awards for

their work: Stephanie Cummins for

her painting All Roads Lead to

Home, Marilyn White for her draw-

ing Purple Skeleton, Derek Riker

for his digital design Diamonds are

Forever, and Taylor Epps for her

drawing 40% of Homeless Men are

United States Veterans and for her

painting Morning Dew.

Seniors Dylan Agardy, Meredith

Burwell, and Marilyn White all

received Gold Key Awards for their

Art Portfolios. In addition, Dylan

also received a Gold Key Award for

her digital Design Organ Harvesting.

These Gold Key winners will now be

sent to the National Scholastic compe-

tition, where the awards include

twelve cash grants of $10,000 for

exemplary work. The students are

taught by Mary Catherine Middleton,

Cheryl Clair and Ashley Webb.

The award reception for the 2009

South Carolina Scholastic Art Awards

will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday,

January 31st in the Cultural Center

Auditorium at Lander University. You

can view the other winning artwork at

http://www.lander.edu/gallery/

scholastic.html

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• School Musical: 42nd Street February 12th-14th @ 7:00 pm February 15th @ 5 pm in PAC*

• PTSO Big Bash (school fundraiser) February 28th @ 7 pm @ Alhambra Hall

• Wando Film Festival March 13th @ 6 pm in PAC*

• Quest Competition March 14th @ Trident Techni-cal College

• Percussion/Jazz Concert April 17th @ 7 pm in PAC*

• Drama Showcase April 29th & 30th @ 7 pm in PAC*

• Chorus Spring Concert May 4th @ 7 pm in PAC*

• Orchestra Spring Concert May 7th @ 7 pm in PAC*

• Band Spring Concert May 14th @ 7 pm in PAC*

* Wando Performing Arts Center (PAC)

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2

JANUARY 29, 2008 School of Arts and Humanities WANDO HIGH SCHOOL

Student Musicians Place in All-County/Region

Each year, the choral and band programs at Wando High School participate in All-County/Region and All-State auditions. The pur-pose of the auditions is to recog-nize outstanding achievements among the students of South Caro-lina, to provide encouragement and guidance for the serious students of music, and to provide a medium through which directors of the state may exhibit their top students.

This year, the Wando High School band placed 51 members

and 19 alternates to the South Caro-lina All-State Band. This represents the ninth year in a row that the band has placed the most students in the band of any high school in South Carolina. The next highest totals were the Charleston School of the Arts with 11 students and Fort Mill High School with 11 students. The band also placed 108 students in the South Carolina Region Four Honor Bands. In addition, our Jazz band also placed 9 members in All-State, representing the most in the state.

Our choral department placed 67 members in All-County and 27 mem-bers in All-State Chorus, which repre-sents the third highest in the state. The department also had five mem-bers place in the American Choral Directors High School Honors Choir.

This accomplishment represents the quality leadership that is provided by our choral and band instructors and the dedication and talent of our stu-dent participants. Congratulations to both the directors and students!

Scholastic Art Awards 1 Student Musicians 1 School Musical Highlight 2 Teacher of the Quarter 2

INS IDE THIS ISSUE:

Marilyn White, Purple Skeleton

the school musical. The pieces create an accurate and eye-popping look for 42nd Street. She has a meticulous eye for detail, and is never satisfied with less than the best.

Ms. Guthrie graduated from DePauw University in 1986 with a BA in English Composition. Following her schooling, she worked for two years in the Peace Corps in Lesotho, Africa, teaching students Science and English in Secondary School. In

1996, she obtained a MAT in Special Education from the College of Charleston. She began teaching at Wando in 2004 and has been a tremen-dous asset in educating stu-dents in their Math and Eng-lish courses. Thanks and con-gratulations Ms. Guthrie!

Teacher of the Quarter: Robbie Guthrie

School Musical To Be Performed in February

It might be hard to find this teacher of the quarter. Stuck behind endless racks of costumes, Ms. Robbie Guthrie prepares for the up-coming school musical, 42nd Street. Ms. Guthrie is a tire-less and dedicated supporter of the arts at Wando. She works on the Student Council Talent Show and performs in Faculty Follies. She teaches music, coaches actors, and has designed and organized costumes for previous school musicals. This year, along with Catherine Lawson, she has helped to gather, buy, and create over 230 costumes for

Get To Know Jodye Carroll

Why did you choose to complete an Arts and Humanities major? This major has given me the opportunity to incorporate music and the arts into my school schedule each day. It has been a challenging course load but given me the opportunity to experience a variety of art forms such as Chorus, Percussion, and Stage Technology. What are your plans for the future? After graduation, I hope to attend a four-year college and major in theatre/musical theatre. I hope to end up in New York City as a working actress.

Wando High School will

present its fourth fully live

musical production, 42nd

Street, in four performances

February 12-15 in the Per-

forming Arts Center. The

curtain rises at 7 p.m. Thurs-

day through Saturday with a

special Sunday matinee at 5

p.m. The production stages a

cast of 50 students and nearly

20 instrumentalists, and show-

cases a school-wide range of

student talent, both on-stage

through student performances

and off-stage through stage

management.

The plot of the musical

takes place in 1933 at the

height of the Great Depres-

sion. Famous director Julian

Marsh is putting on a new

show. Enter Peggy Sawyer, a

small town girl with big

Broadway dreams. This fairy

tale of the Great White Way

features extravagant sets, glit-

tering costumes, and lavish

production numbers with a

cast of 50 singers and tap

dancers, and a fully live or-

chestra, all of which are sure

to make this an evening to

remember.

Lori Carroll, director of the

musical and theatre teacher,

guides students through an

amazing journey about stage

performance and design. Sean

McGrew, Wando assistant

director of bands, and Eric

Wilkinson, assistant chorus

director, teach students to

perform professional musical

scores. Roberta Guthrie and

Catherine Lawson, both fac-

ulty members, have enhanced

the visual design of the pro-

duction through costuming.

Be sure to make plans to

spend a night with the talented

students of Wando High

School and enjoy the glitz and

glamour of the 1930’s Broad-

way show!

Tickets for the evening

performances are $5 per per-

son for students and $10 per

person for adults. All tickets

for the Sunday matinee are $5

per person. For more informa-

tion, visit

www.wandohigh.com/clubs/

musical or call (843) 375-

3537.

Theatre, Practice for 42nd Street

Percussion Ensemble Class