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Warren
Central World Class Winterguard Presents
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Warren
Performing
Arts
Center
Named
'Top Performing-Arts Organization of
2009'
by the Indianapolis Business Journal
Indiana Business
Journal
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2010 Technical Theater
State Champions
This past
weekend, our technical theatre students attended the annual Indiana
State Thespian Conference at Vincennes University presented by the
International Thespian Society. This conference consisted of
25 high schools and over 700 students from across the state of
Indiana! During the weekend students participated in theatre
workshops, met with dozens of colleges, watched other high school
productions, mingled with fellow theatre students, and competed in
acting and technical theatre competitions. One competition in
particular was the highlight of our weekend.
The Technical
Theatre Olympics is THE state competition for technical theatre
students. 44 students from 12 different schools (Including 4
students from Warren Central) competed this year. The team
competed against many intimidating teams such as
Merrillville High School, Carmel High School, and Logansport HS.
The competition included five separate events that each student had
to compete in separately. These events tested the students
endurance, knowledge of technical theatre, and agility. These
events are timed, calculated at the end of the competition, and
added up to give each team a final time score. For the past 5
years Carmel High School has placed 1st in the Technical
Theatre Olympics while Warren Central remained absent from the
conference during that time. This year we returned after our 5
year hiatus to bring the honor back to Warren Central High School.
After a rigorous afternoon of competition the games were over.
Saturday evening it was announced that
Warren Central High School finished 1st
in the Technical Theatre
Olympics making us the new 2010 Technical Theatre State Champions.
Our trophy is a brand new ETC Source 4 Ellipsoidal. This
“trophy” is a lighting instrument that is a top of the line hanging
spot light that will be put to great use in our different theatre
spaces.
The students on
the team were Seniors Kirsten Jackley, Kevin Martin, Tyler Hinojosa,
and Junior Jessica Newman. In addition to our prestigious
state championship title, Kirsten Jackely placed 3rd in
the Lighting competition and Jessica Newman placed 4th.
Kevin Martin placed 4th in the Stage Knot competition. These
students’ times were milliseconds away from placing 1st
in the individual competitions. All of the students who
participated are the most talented, gifted, honorable, and respected
students in our department. They truly bring a high level of
prestige and honor back to WCHS with this State Championship!
We are so grateful for all of the support MSDWT has given WCHS
Theatre, the Warren Performing Arts Center, and all of the WCHS
Performing Arts. We look forward to continuing our legacy of
high quality technical theatre, performance theatre, and performing
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Warren Township Middle School
Jazz Ensemble
Middle school students, your
chance to play in a jazz band is coming! Jazz band will give
you the opportunity to play different music, learn new skills,
and play solos on your instrument. Download the brochure or get
a copy from your middle school band director. Seventh and
eighth grade saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion, bass, and
piano players from Creston, Raymond Park, and
Stonybrook are all eligible for
membership. Rehearsals will begin after Winter Break. Please
contact Mr. Verplaetse at
mverplae@warren.k12.in.us if you have any questions.
Click HERE to get
more information
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Warren Central
High School Music Program Named
2010 GRAMMY
Signature Schools Finalist
The GRAMMY Foundation has selected
Warren Central High School’s Music Department as a 2010 GRAMMY
Signature Schools Finalist for the fifth consecutive year. As the
GRAMMY Award signifies excellence in recording, the GRAMMY Signature
Schools program
 annually
honors exceptional public high school music programs across the
country. Music programs are awarded Signature School status based
on the following Benchmarks for Evaluation:
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Excellent instrumental
and choral performance ensembles;
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High quality instruction
in multiple musical genres;
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High quality instruction
available to all students in non-performance courses (e.g. music
theory, electronic music, etc.);
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A variety of avenues to
provide music education to a larger segment of the student body.
Warren Central is one of only three
Indiana schools selected as a Signature Schools Finalists, and the
only one to receive five consecutive Finalist honors. The other
Indiana Finalists are Rossville High School (Rossville) and West
Vigo High School (Terre Haute). All finalists must now submit
recorded performance samples and additional information about their
school music program. GRAMMY Signature School Award winners will be
announced in March 2010. For more information about the GRAMMY
Foundation, or to view a complete list of 2010 Signature School
Finalists, log on to
www.grammyintheschools.com.
Warren Central’s Music Department staff includes John
Hilmer, Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair;
Edward Meckes, Jr., Assistant Band Director; Matt Verplaetse,
Assistant Band Director; Daniel Darrough, Choir Director; Dustin
Podgorski, Choir Director; Gradon Emmert, Orchestra Director; and
Jill Wynalda, Piano Teacher and Performing Arts Department
Secretary. |
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The Metropolitan
School District of Warren Township