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Lily Emitaz was awarded $40,000 from Pratt Institute Alan Klug was awarded $12,000 from Art Center College of Design Val Karuskevich was awarded a $106,000 from the Maryland Institute College of Art for his outstanding portfolio in photography. There are also several students in the art program who are attending universities and also received academic scholarships: Marilyn Areceo received $36,000to California Lutheran University Sophie Rivera was awarded a $40,000 Emerging Artist Scholarship from Notre Dame de Namur University Julia Gullotti was awarded a $40,000 academic scholarship from Loyola University in New Orleans Tara Raoufi was awarded a $46,000 scholarship from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA We are very proud of their accomplishments and wish them well! DRAMA DEPARTMENT NEWS DRAMA DEPARTMENT SWEEPS DTASC FESTIVAL Palisades Charter High School Drama Students, under the direction of Lisa Kraus, won the annual Shakespeare Competition held by the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) on April 24, 2010 in Sherman Oaks, California. 80 Pali students joined 50 other schools at the festival. Not only did the Pali Thespians win 1 st place in two divisions of the competition, but they swept four of the large group categories: Theme Collage, Julius Caesar and the Comedy of Errors. Large group scenes last up to eight minutes and require 4 to 10 actors. The productions are timed and are judged on technique, characterization, group interaction, staging and overall effectiveness. In C Division, (grades 9-12) Theme Collage, directed by Katie Lantz and Elena Loper, wove together scenes from Hamlet, Othello, and Measure for Measure. The scene featured Madeline Packer, Tehmina Dinshah, Eli Shavalian, Alana Best, Nick Giggins-Hill, Katie Lantz, Elena Loper, and Ryan Steinberg. Large Group Drama, Julius Caesar, directed by Gabby Bonder and Hannah Gross, featured Sean Pinto, Travis Fearing, Mark McGowan, Tasha Solomita, Gabby Bonder, and Hannah Gross. Gross composed an original score, sung a capella by the actors. Finally, Large Group Comedy, featuring Julian Schwartzman, Alessandra Varsano, Vivien Huba, Peter Atkinson, Amy Mahoney, and Brandon Papo, captured the veteran directing talent of Mariel Redlin and Vivien Huba in a bold scene
that brought out hilarity of Shakespeare's characters and writing. Congratulations also to Pali students Mia Canter and Devon Baur for their 3 rd place Disguises scene. Actors in this scene included Dylan Palladino and Igor Schvartser in addition to the two directors. Working Class, awarded 4 th place, was directed by Jesse Roth and included actors Jeremy Warfel, Carmen Rosales, Tucker Best and Jesse Roth. Honorable Mentions went to Neda Dallal for her monologue entry and Romantic Couples directed by Missy Jamieson with actors Austin Williams, Riley Kershaw, Romi Messer, and Lucy Pogoriler. In addition to C-Division festival, freshman actors worked with upperclassmen directors to compete in B division. The Large Group Drama scene Julius Caesar earned a 1 st place trophy for directors Jazmine Rivera-Hackley and Menasha McNeal. Actors included Rachel Kermani, Leor Tehrani, Maddy Price, Niki Bina, and Ashley Nobel. The Romantic Couples scene earned a 3 rd place trophy for director Casey Swanson and actors Ryan Cronin, Caitlin Blake, Perry Rubin, and Mary McGowan. Working Class, directed by Shelby Walker, earned a 5 th place award. The scene included actors MollyAnn Davis, Sky Young, Chynna Wyrgatsch, and Sophie Hall. Disguises, directed by Katie Takakjian, featured actors Nura Ferdowsi and Julia Levitan. The large group Comedy of Errors scene directed by Lisette Piette, received 5 th place and featured actors Helia Bidad, Katie Strachan, Nia Wahl, Sanam Enyati, Bailey Higgins, and Maddie Travis. Anastasia Rivera-Hackley and Alex Cogbill both received Honorable Mentions for their monologues and were directed by Sarah Etaat and Mila Feldsher. Large group theme collage also received an Honorable Mention. The award went to directors Neda Dallal and Kiona Parker with actors DJ Smith, Rinako Matzuzawa, Sarah Freedland, Rebecca Yadegari, Maayan Kraus, and Melissa Pinion. These award-winning scenes were invited to perform in the 47 th Annual Salute to the Winners on Sunday, May 2 at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, in West Hollywood. It has been a stunning year for the Pali Drama department with numerous other critical accolades. The California Educational Theater Association (CETA) previously awarded Pali's fall production of The Diviners, which ran in December, second place from among all fall high school productions in Los Angeles County. Lexi Rubaum and Katie Lantz received technical scholarships at the CETA festival and Sean Pinto was awarded Best Actor for his performance at the festival. Pali's next production will be its spring musical, City of Angels. The production will run June 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12. FROM THE PARENT LIAISON Dear Parents,
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