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