![]() The workshops were held in the library, and students wrote their own adventure scenes, and some were read aloud for the group. In addition to sharing his writing experiences and offering advice, Korman led workshops for each grade level. Students also had the opportunity to ask Korman questions. He earned a B+, but he sent his manuscript to Scholastic, and in 9 th grade, Korman was a published author.ĭuring his talk, Korman shared with students how he has continued to write for three-quarters of his life – he constantly asks himself, “What if?” Korman encouraged them to ask themselves this very question if they ever have writer’s block. As a 7 th grader, Korman wrote, This Can’t be Happening at MacDonald Hall, for a school assignment. Most Chaminade middle school students have read at least one Gordon Korman book, but until his visit, they probably didn’t know that he wrote his first book when he was just about their age. Today was the second day of his two-day visit. Instead of a usual Thursday in school, students attended their classes on a modified schedule because Gordon Korman, an author of 80 children and young adult books, visited Chaminade to give a talk and lead a workshop. Shout out for Audition Monologue went to Charlotte Powers ’17 Theme Collage Musical directed by and featuring Brianna Bryan ’15, Lily Khalighi ’16, with Amanda Drewes ’17, Ian Home ’16, Alejandro Navarro ’16, Zoie Tannous ’16, Dominic Torquato ’15 and Large Open Comedy directed by and featuring Matt Masino ’15, with Mark Diaz ’18, Lauren Nwajei ’16, Mary Reynosa ’17, Natalie Rowland ’17, and Sam Yu ’16 – our semi-finalists!Ĭhaminade Players stage management team members Lindsay Holcomb ’15, Rebecca Gerny ’16, and Thomas Martin ’17 served as room chairs for the competition, maintaining rules and timing scenes.Īsking your child, “How was school today?” often elicits, “Fine,” or, “Good.” Today, however, parents of Chaminade’s middle school students might get a different answer.Honorable Mention plaque in the More Than a Narrator category for a scene from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland directed by and featuring Daisy Bishop ’17, with Gracie Jurczyk ’17, Nora Rose-Hines ’18, Bella Torres ’17.Honorable Mention in the Play of Social Conscience category for a scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest directed by and featuring Maeve Martinez ’16, with Joe Gutesha ’17, William Rose-Hines ’18, Ryan Town ’16.Second place trophy in the Large Open Drama category for a scene from Warhorse directed by and featuring Hannah Ponturo ’15 and Thomas Kuklenski ’16, with Samantha Bloomfield ’18, Brandon Marsh ’16, Christian Puente-Ortiz ’17, Jonah Warschaw ’16. ![]() Chaminade’s high school drama students from performed in six out of a possible eight categories. DTASC is a student driven competition, with the drama director serving as coach/advisor as students direct their fellow students in timed scenes following specific guidelines.Īll students perform their scenes for judges in two rounds before cuts begin. All of Chaminade’s scenes moved on to semi-finals, three of which moved on to the final round receiving the following awards: Last weekend, more than 2,000 students from 70 schools participated in the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) Fall Festival at Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, California. ![]()
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