Congratulations to our Upper School Arts awards recipients. A big round of applause for this talented bunch.
STAR AWARDS 2015-2016
* = more than one recognition
Dance:
Michelle Geller
Bailey Woods
Jessica Van Slyck
Visual Art & Filmmaking:
Ethan Lee
Giana Mitchell
Andrew Levine
Lindsay Newland
Talia Mereles
Vocal Music:
Sophie Ausmus
Bryan King
Nicole Koman
Rhys Osborne
Luigi Race
Marina Romero
Sabina Schaffer
Kristine Simon
Katarina Trifunovic*
Clara Valenzuela*
Cameron Wirtz*
Leila Bagheri
Josh Jacobs
Musical Theatre:
Alexander Heyman
Cheyenne Weiss
Orchestra:
Cameron Wirtz*
Ashley Xu
Brandon Camp
Molly Feher
Zia Rady
Leila Bitarafan
Selina Rubio
Band/Honors Band:
Elaine Chen
Arya Massarat
Mathilde Oberle
Swetha Pola
Aidan Turek
Clara Valenzuela*
Andrew Yoon
Percussion/World Drumming:
Cassidy Eiler
Rachael Mow
Remy Reya*
Drama:
Jackson Daugherty
Caitlin Keane
George Little
Jackie Gladden
Graphic Design:
Max Benning
Photography:
Talia Soalt
Ceramics:
Joshua Reyes
Bruno Dotson
Alaysia Styles
Danielle Stroh
Katarina Trifunovic*
Haochen Xie
Meghan Cahalin
Technical Theatre:
Emi Fukumura
Alyssa Jaffe
Michael Taylor
Colin Lippman
Andrew Beran
Architecture:
Tony Yang
Landon Duke
Spencer Dee
Arthur Huang
Newland Zhang
MUSIC DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Choral Awards: Outstanding Leadership & Contribution to the Vocal Music Program
Sophie Ausmus
Bryan King
Nicole Koman
Rhys Osborne
Luigi Race
Marina Romero
Sabina Schaffer
Katarina Trifunovic
Choir Lifer Award: Recognizes students who have devoted six years to the LJCDS choral program. Sophie Ausmus Nicole Koman Marina Romero Sabina Schaffer
Fred Waring Directors Award:
Leila Bagheri Joshua Jacobs
National School Choral Award: Kristine Simon Bryan King
Orchestral Awards: Outstanding Orchestral Achievement & Leadership in the Instrumental Program.
Cameron Wirtz
Ashley Xu
Brandon Camp
Zia Rady
Molly Feher
Leila Bitarafan
Selina Rubio
Orchestra Lifer Award: Recognizes students who have devoted six or more consecutive years to the LJCDS Instrumental program. Cameron Wirtz (12 years) Zia Rady (11 years) Leila Bitarafan (10 years) Brandon Camp (9 years) Molly Feher (9 years)
Band Awards:Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the Band and Percussion Program.
Arya Massarat
Mathilde Oberle
Swetha Pola
Aidan Turek
Clara Valenzuela
Andrew Yoon
Rachael Mow
Remy Reya
Elaine Chen
Cassidy Eiler
Band Lifer Award: Recognizes students who have devoted six or more years to the LJCDS Instrumental program. Arya Massarat Aidan Turek Clara Valenzuela
Varsity Letters are awarded to students who have participated in a music ensemble for two years.
Spencer Camp
Helen Day
David Diaz
Truman Fogler
India Glazer
Josh Howe
Skylar Hyat
Eric Kennedy
Soo Jin Kim
Laine Koman
David Kritzik
Dean Ladrido
Jared Mindel
Rachael Mow
Swetha Pola
Morgan Reed
Syd Schlafman
Sarah Suttner
Gabrielle Stryker
Natalie Taylor
Service Bars are awarded to students for each additional year of participation in a music ensemble after earning a varsity letter.
Sophie Ausmus
Leila Bagheri
Leila Bitarafan
Natalie Boyer
Gabriela Casagrande
Brandon Camp
Elaine Chen
AJ Dhus
Cassidy Eiler
Neda Fashandi
Molly Feher
Liam Hosey
Josh Jacobs
Bryan King
Nicole Koman
Arya Massarat
Mathilde Oberle
Rhys Osborne
Luigi Race
Zia Rady
Remy Reya (choir and band)
Marina Romero
Selina Rubio
Schaffer
Kristine Simon
Katarina Trifunovic
Cameron Wirtz (choir and orchestra)
Aidan Turek
Clara Valenzuela (band and choir)
Ashley Xu
Andrew Yoon
Tri-M Music Honor Societyis designed to recognize students for their academic and musical achievements, reward them for their accomplishments and service activities, and to inspire other students to excel at music and leadership.