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Winter One-Acts
e Winter One-Acts have become a tradition for Padua espians. is season, more than 35 students, along with two faculty members and four alumni, performed eight di erent plays under the direction of student, alumni, and sta directors. Stagecra students were involved in set design and construction.
espians Recognized at Cleveland eatre Conference
eatre students attended the Cleveland eatre Conference on March 11. Several thespians won awards:
Cole Hine ’17: Best Stage Presence Izaak Whisler ’17: Beck eatre Award Katie Sutton ’19: Bronze in Performance
CFO Concert
e Christmas For Others (CFO) Concert has become a traditional performance for the school community every year on the Friday before Christmas Break. Padua Performing Arts includes ve choirs and six instrumental ensembles.
Choir Performs with Parma Symphony
Padua Choirs performed with the Parma Symphony, along with Normandy High School, Parma High School, Valley Forge High School, and Tri-C West’s Choirs.
Awards and Achievements
- Grant Bell ’20 -- Junior Division Finalist in the Teen Actors National Competition
- Andrew Smeader ’18 -- violinist with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
- Donovan Rivera ’17 -- trombonist in the Cleveland Wind Symphony - Nicole Rongone ’18 -- OMEA Choir All Star (Mezzo-Soprano Solo)
OMEA Honors Band
Martin McConnell ’17, Donovan Rivera ’17, Alex Koler ’18, Terrin Akstens ’19, Natalie Prusovic ’18, Rachel George ’18, Summer (Yuhan) Xia ’17, Hallie Ward ’18
OMEA Honors Choir
Tommy Margevicious ’18, Devin Pfei er ’18, Greg Prusovik ’18, Cole Hine ’17, Meghan Crowley ’18, Kimberly Plasterer ’18
String Quartet
Padua’s String Quartet performed for students and families at an elementary orchestra concert featuring musicians from St. Albert the Great, St. Columbkille, and Incarnate Word Academy.
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