Klein Forest High School

January/February/March 2013
Fine Arts
Klein ISD
newsletter
Fine Arts
Klein ISD
newsletter
what’s inside...
calendar.....3
this month’s feature.....4
band.....12
orchestra.....12
dance.....12
choir.....13
theatre.....14
Fine Arts Contact Information
Monte Mast
Director of Fine Arts
832-249-4305
[email protected]
visual arts...16
art winners...17
on the scene...20
Karri Clark
Fine Arts Coordinator
832-249-4366
[email protected]
Kimberly Johnson
Fine Arts Secretary
832-249-4306
[email protected]
An online version of this newsletter can be found on kleinisd.net/
finearts/newsletter
on the cover...
The art featured on the cover of this
month’s newsletter was created by
Klein Collins’ student Jennifer Padilla.
The piece won a Scholastic Gold Key as
part of Padilla’s portfolio submission.
what’s coming up...
Klein ISD voted...
March
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Region Jazz Concert
KOHS Band Concert
KFHS Band Concert
Krimmel Choir Cluster Concert
April
Theiss Fifth Grade
Copper Art Exhibition
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Int. Orchestra Galveston Isle Festival
All Region HS Orchestra UIL
All Region HS Orchestra UIL
Int. Orchestra UIL Concert & Sight
Reading Contest
Int. Choir 6th Gr Choir Festival
Krimmel Symphonic Band UIL
UIL Band Concert & Senior Contest
KFHS Choir Concert
Doerre to South Coast Music Festival
Wunderlich Spring Concert
Ongoing
March 2 -29
Theiss Elementary 5th Grade Copper Art
Exhibit at the Barbara Bush Library
March 2 - 29
Barbara Bush Librabry
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Two
names
to keep
an eye
on...
Director of Fine Arts Monte Mast sat down with two students who he
thinks may join the people on the surrounding pages. Seniors Ryne
Nardecchia and Morgan Starr recently finished their run as Sweeney
Todd and Mrs. Lovett in Klein Oak High School’s production of Sweeney
Todd. If you were fortunate to see the production, you know how strong
their performances were, but it would come as no surprise to anyone
involved in Klein Oak’s theatre department. See how some of Klein’s
finest aspire to become Broadway’s finest.
Monte Mast: When did you come to Klein ISD or are you lifelong Klein
residents?
Ryne Nardecchia: I technically came to Klein midway through Kindergarten. I started in the Heights and moved to Hassler and eventually
Doerre.
Morgan Starr: I’ve always lived in Klein. I started at Haude Elementary
and moved to Strack and because of the International Baccalaureate
(IB) program, I transferred to Klein Oak instead of attending Klein Collins.
MM: What was your first theatrical experience?
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RN: I did a fifteen minute adaptation of Annie where I
was the only boy in the entire show. I played Rooster and
there was a Mama Warbucks instead of a Daddy Warbucks at Applause Theatre. I think I was twelve at the
time. I saw my sister in a production of You’re a Good
Man Charlie Brown and thought “This looks like fun so
I’ll try that.” I had also seen some comedy sketches on
a cruise ship. I got pulled up on stage for one of the bits
and thought it was fun being in front of an audience.
MS: My start was a little different. My start came from
my elementary music teacher Joan Howey at Haude.
She told me that I should audition at Klein Collins as
they were looking for an elementary-aged girl to fill the
role of the young Cosette in their production of Les Miserables. She always saw me taking everything in my
music class so seriously and told me to go for it. She
came back to see me in Sweeney Todd and that was the
first time I had seen her in a really long time. She reminded me of how I took my solfege so seriously in the
third grade. I got the role as young Cosette and I haven’t
stopped doing shows since.
MM: Tying into that, when did it click to you that this was
something you wanted to do as a career?”
RN: When I was younger, I wanted to do everything. At
one time I wanted to be a baseball catcher and another
time I wanted to be a ski bum. My dad always said it
was because I wanted to “wear the gear.” That was a
cool thing and it’s kind of cool because my mom is a
costumer so if I became an actor I would get to wear all
of the gear she made. But the first time I really knew
was when I went down and performed in The Sound of
Music at the Hobby Center. That was the biggest stage
I ever performed on. It was one of the scariest experiences, but also one of the most rewarding because I was
performing with all of the professionals. That’s when it
clicked for me.
MS: My experience was similar. I always woke up wanting to be something or someone different. I guess performing is just my medium to do that and to do that for
the rest of my life. I remember when I was in seventh
grade, I played Peter Pan in Peter Pan at Miller Outdoor
Theatre. I was flying above the stage and looking down
on the crowd and hearing them clapping for me, and
that became that pinnacle moment that this is the only
thing I can do for the rest of my life. There’s something
about being on stage and being in front of people that
is indescribable as an artist. It fuels you. The audience
fuels you and you feel like you are giving back to them.
MM: I can relate. In my former position as a band director here at Klein Oak, I would have those times where
everything falls into place and that synthesis creates a
clarity where everything either falls or is pushed away so
that you can go for something even better.
RN: Like when you get going show after show and you
get tired so you take a break and two days later you are
like, lets do another show.
MS: Exactly.
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Notable Klein Oak High School Actors Alumni.....
Jim Parsons
Actor
Big Bang Theory
Graduated in 1991.
Jim is best known for his role
of Sheldon Cooper in the CBS
sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
He has won two consecutive
Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series and a Golden Globe.
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Eddie Steeples
Actor
My Name is Earl
Graduated in 1992.
Played the dancing office
supply delivery person in
the OfficeMax “Rubberband
Man” commercial, which received an Emmy nomination
for Outstanding Commercial
in 2004 and as Darnell
“Crabman” Turner on the
NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl.
going to be sick for the first show. My director came up
to me and said, “Hey buddy. This is what life is in the
theatre. Some nights your going to have it and some
nights you’re going to be faking it, but you have to make
it happen every night.” That was very eye opening. If I
can make it through something like this, nothing is going to get me down. I do love it and that was what got
me through it. My mom was running back and forth between the local corner store getting me tea and stuff to
help me get through it physically.
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MM: Did both of you go through your Intermediate
school theater programs?
RN: I didn’t go into a theatre program in my middle
school but I did outside theatre. Actually I played oboe
for three years in my middle school band.
MS: I went through my middle school theatre program
at Strack. There was a teacher there; Robin Welch and
she put all she could into that program. We did the
speech tournaments where we went to the high schools
and competed. That was so much fun.
MS: To me that is what part of the draw is. No matter
what is happening in life, you have to step on stage and
leave it all behind. It strips you down. Doing all of the
high school theatre Ryan and I have done with all of the
outside theatre productions, it can get crazy. As young
actors, we have had to juggle not just academic school
but school theatre on top of doing things outside.
MM: Both of you have talked about other experiences
like the Hobby Center and Miller Outdoor Theatre. What
are some of the other experiences you have had outside
of Klein ISD?
MM: The amount of time involved in theatre is immense. When you have outside projects in addition it
becomes a matter of how many plates can you keep
spinning in the air. It really is a challenge.
RN: The first full-length show I did was Beauty and the
Beast. I was a small, kind of goofy kid and I was Lefou
and had the ponytail and everything. Being with those
older kids was an inspiration. I always wanted to be like
them. There was always someone I was looking up to in
every show I did, and somewhere along the way there
were kids telling me they wanted to be like me. That
was kind of weird.
MS: I agree
RN: My mom says that she has no worries about me
going to college and managing time and my own schedule. That is something that this experience has taught
me.
MS: I did lessons at Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS).
Both Ryan and I are alumni of the Humphreys School of
Musical Theatre (TUTS continuing education program)
and I remember doing that and meeting all of those
people. Through that, you hear about all of the events
that are going on in Houston as far as theatre. I did a lot
at HITS Theatre where I did Little Women and gained
experience. Through that connection was where I got
my role as Peter in Peter Pan.
MM: Its funny you say that. In my experience as a band
director, we had more eligibility issues in the six weeks
we didn’t ask as much time from the students and our
fewest issues in the six weeks when marching band
was in full production. You don’t develop the ability to
manage your own time unless you are forced to do it.
MS: Exactly
MM: Speaking of college, when people hear the phrase
college and career readiness, they usually think of doctors, lawyers and business professions leaving out the
arts. What is the next step for each of you and how did
your experience at Klein Oak help you toward that goal?
RN: Two summers ago I got to be part of this show called
Kissless, which was written by Houstonian Chance McClain. I was part of the creation of it in the original form
where I was recording demos in the studio. Eventually
I got to audition for the role I had been preparing for.
It was very interesting to be part of a project from the
ground up. I got the role I wanted when the show was
entered into a contest called NYMF (New York Musical
Theatre Festival). Shows are selected to perform in New
York in an off-Broadway theatre. We were getting closer
and closer to the performances and we were about to
fly up there and I began showing signs of laryngitis. I
was so stressed from putting in all of the time and effort. I was so connected to the part. It looked like I was
RN: Mr. Robinson, when teaching us, he always emphasizes the process and how to make choices. He is very
aware that not all of us are going to go into theatre as
a career. He calls it cross-curricular teaching. He jokes
about it but he takes what we learn in our theatre classes and shows us how it relates to non-theatre things we
would do in the real world. Many of the theatre students
worked on the Relay for Life and we were the ones who
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Other Notable Klein ISD Acting Alumni....
stayed to clean up after the event because that is what is expected in our
class. The other teachers in the school
know that they can rely on us to finish
the job. He talks with us about being a
good person before you can become a
good actor. I got off on a tangent there,
what was the original question?
MS: What are your college plans?
Matt Bomer
Actor
KHS graduate in 1996.
Matt Bomer can currently be seen playing Neal
Caffrey on the series White Collar. He has also
worked on Guiding Light, North Shore, Chuck
and Magic Mike. He was a classmate of actor Lee
Pace.
RN: Oh yes. I am going to Texas State. I
got accepted into their musical theatre
program with Kaitlin Hopkins. Then I
assume that I will go off to New York
and work with some band of actors of
some sort. I would like to write a show
with somebody but I’m going to focus
on acting in college before I go off and
chase that.
MS: Next year I will be attending the
University of Texas at Austin in their
BFA Acting Program headed by Dr. Lucien Douglas. What is really interesting
is that our UIL One Act plays always
have a clinician. I met Dr. Douglas
when I was a freshman and he cliniced
our production. Ryan and I have been
eating, sleeping and breathing college
since we were freshmen because the
programs are so highly competitive.
We have been flying all over the country auditioning. This fall semester was
awful because we were always auditioning and not performing as much. I
had always liked Dr. Douglas and what
he had to say and it just so happened
that they started a BFA program at UT
starting the fall of 2013 so I get to be
part of the inaugural program.
MM: That is very cool. What did your
parents say when you wanted to go into
acting as a career?
RN: My parents never forced anything
onto me. My dad is a huge baseball fan
and I’m actually named after a famous
baseball player, Ryne Sandberg. He
never forced baseball onto me. He was
always like “Whatever you want to do,
Lynn Collins
Actress
KHS graduate in 1995.
Lynn Collins starred along Hugh Jackman in X-Men
Origins: Wolverine and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter.
She was also seen in The Number 23, The Lake
House, 13 Going On 30, Law and Order: SVU, True
Blood, 50 FIrst Dates and many others.
Lee Pace
Actor
KHS graduate in 1996.
Lee Pace’s breakthrough role was Ned on the
ABC Series Pushing Dasies. He has appeared as
Garrett in Twilight:Breaking Dawn and Fernando
Wood in Lincoln. He is currently filming the role of
Thranduil in The Hobbit.
Kristolyn Lloyd
Actress
KHS graduate in 1995.
Kristolyn graduated from Klein High school where
she ran track and was an active member of the
Drama Dept. She studied at Carnegie Mellon University where she received her Bachelor’s Degree
in Drama. She was in 112 episodes of The Bold
and the Beautiful between 2010-2012.
Shane Coffey
Actor
KCHS graduate in 2005.
Shane can currently be seen in the ABC Family
Series, Pretty Little Liars. He has written, directed
and produced several works. Coffey is set to star
in a short film called Exiles with fellow Pretty Little
Liars actor Troian Bellisario.
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Other Notable Klein ISD Acting Alumni....
TWO Continued from page 7
Sherry Stringfield
Actress
KHS graduate in 1985.
Sherry Stringfield is best known as “Dr. Susan
Lewis” on NBC’s hit medical drama, ER , a role
which has garnered her three Emmy nominations
for Outstanding Lead Actress on a Drama Series,
a Golden Globe nomination and a People’s Choice
Award nomination for Favorite Female Performer.
Guru Singh
Actor
KFHS graduate in 1998.
After he graduatef from high school, Guru SIngh
graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Acting and a
Bachelors in Business Administration in MIS from
the University of Houston. He was seen on the NBC
show Outsourced with Klein High School graduate
Ben Rappaport.
Alison Luff
Actress
KCHS graduate in 2007.
Allison won a Tommy Tune award her junior year
for her role as Annabel Glick in Lucky Stiff. Alison
has appeared on Broadway in Mamma Mia, Ghost
The Musical and Scandalous.
Rayn Doom
Actor
KHS graduate in 1998.
In 2005, Ryan made the jump to Los Angeles
where he found work, appearing in many popular
TV shows such as CSI: Miami, Castle and 90210.
In 2010, Ryan landed the recurring role of “Wyatt”
on Greg Garcia’s hit comedy, Raising Hope for Fox.
Tracy Jai Edwards
Actress
KFHS graduate in 1997.
Tracy Jai Edwards went to Sam Houston State
University where she studied Musical Theater with
an emphasis in Dance. She later was seen in such
shows as Law and Order: SVU, Curb Your Enthusiasm and White Collar. She has also been seen on
stage in Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search
For Elle Woods.
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we are behind you.” For example when I
was very young I told my mom I wanted
to be in ballet. I was 2. My dad walked up
to my mom and said, “When he turns 4
and he still wants to be in ballet, we’ll put
him in ballet.” So eventually we did that.
My mom is more excited than me about
it sometimes. She schedules auditions
for me and finds interesting projects. My
dad always has tears in his eyes at the
end of shows and is telling me how proud
he is of what I’ve done and that is such
a cool feeling. I’ve always had the most
support I could have possibly had from
my parents. And from Morgan’s parents.
I call Morgan’s mom “Other Mother” or
“OME.”
MS: Mine is exactly the same. I started
out in competitive gymnastics when I
was little. Then I switched to ballet, tap
and jazz. I tried to juggle gymnastics and
dance at the same time and then I wanted to do theatre too. My mom said to
slow down and we needed to pick what
I really wanted to do. I shifted into theatre. My parents are the same as Ryne’s
where they could not possibly be more
supportive. Especially in high school
where I can’t begin to thank my parents
enough for what they have done to support my aspirations.
MM: I feel fortunate that my parents
were the same way. Every new thing I
wanted to join, my dad would ask the
same questions, “Can you add this and
still fulfill your obligations to everything
else you are already doing? If not, who
will you let down by not being there?”
Two pretty powerful questions I still think
about today.
RN: You are right. Sometimes we have
had to make choices. My mom was always letting me learn from my own mistakes. There was this one time I was doing three shows at once. She never said
I couldn’t do them because I told her I
wanted to do them but once I finished I
don’t think I would ever try that again.
MS: This is something really interesting. I’m really involved in school. I love learning. So when I told my
mom I wanted to apply for the IB program she was like
“That’s really cool but what about your theatre?” since
she knew how much time it took and she knew the IB
program was pretty intense as well. She said go ahead
and see what happens and we’ll make it work. IB has
been the most trying thing I’ve done in my life so far
but it has made me manage time so well. Now that I’m
coming out of the program from the other side can look
back and realize how much I have learned from it. I am
just so happy I am in a district where I am not only able
to achieve performing excellence but academic excellence too.
parts I’ll get to do.
RN: Your want to do it is enough drive to push everything else aside.
MM: I’m impressed that both of you have such a good
grasp on the idea of networking. Especially in an industry like the arts where people are looking for intangibles, you are looking for any way to move your 8 ½” x
11” piece of paper from one stack to the next.
MM: As if you would decline either, but if you had a
choice would you rather win an Emmy or a Tony?
MS: A Tony.
MM: Making a career out of acting is like being an astronaut or an NBA player, there are a whole lot more
people with that as a goal than will ever have the opportunity. How have you prepared for that challenge?
RN: Wow that’s hard.
MM: It’s two different worlds.
RN: One thing I have been told and I think I heard it
from Tommy Tune is “If you can see yourself doing anything else, do that.” I hear people saying that they have
backup plans. Why do you have a backup plan? It just
means that you are planning on not being successful.
There is no guarantee that I’ll even get work but I got
into a college that I very much wanted to get into. But
that is a first step. It will give me the roots I need behind
me. I’ll be able to meet a whole lot of really great people
in college. They say it is such a small world so I plan on
making as many connections as I can while I am there.
My roommate might turn out to be the next great producer who casts me as the lead. I’m going to survive on
my art. I’ll write and sell a show that will help me pay
the rent.
MS: That’s why I said the Tony because I haven’t explored the other world yet. That’s why I might want an
Emmy but I don’t even know that world yet.
RN: I don’t know about that world either.
MS: Right now in my life I’m focused on theatre
RN: I guess it depends on the project. If I’m super proud
of the work and I was fortunate enough to be nominated, of course I would want to win but at this point in my
life I would want to win a Tony. It would establish me in
the world of musical theatre, which I’m majoring in.
MM: Klein ISD has a strong legacy in both television
and theatre with Klein Oak grad Jim Parsons winning an
Emmy and Klein High graduate Kevin Adams winning a
third Tony for lighting design. Does this strong heritage
influence you in any way or does it mean you’ll have connections in NYC and LA once you move there?
MS: I like to plan my future. I’m very methodical with
things like that. At first I was scared to go into a career where you can’t map out a plan. Actors live project
to project. College is the last big thing I can plan. After
that I’ll be very excited to see where I’m going to end
up. I know I’ll be standing in casting line waiting for my
one or two minute audition where I get to beg someone
to cast me in something. There is something so exciting about knowing I’m not going to have to sit behind a
desk. I’m going to get to meet all of these different, creative people. My career choice involves interacting with
people all of the time and human relationships.
RN: Maybe we could become one of those people. I hope
so. It is entirely possible that we will run into someone
that knows the Klein programs or worked with someone
that graduated from here. Since Jim Parsons graduated
from here, it would be great if we could meet or even
help with a connection.
MS: The Klein name holds a lot of weight with a lot of
people. Especially in the arts because people know that
MM: In your work, no day will ever be the same.
MS: That’s it. I’m excited for al of the odd jobs and bit
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in Klein ISD we choose to take the arts seriously. We are
in a district where we care about the arts. At Klein Oak,
the dance department, the theatre department and all
of the music departments work together on so many
collaborative projects throughout the year. It’s not just
the musical. It’s great that all of our directors have such
a great relationship around here so we benefit from
their collective expertise.
MM: Last year Ryne, you were nominated for Best Lead
Actor and Morgan you won the Best Supporting Actress
role at the Tommy Tune Awards. Talk about that experience.
RN: It as the coolest on the first day when everyone
walked in to do the rehearsal for the leading men’s medley where there definitely was a sizing up of everybody
else. I was fun to see as time passed there was less of
wondering who was going to win and more of seeing
that people were really good. Complements were given
that weren’t backhanded and I was thinking, “ I would
be really happy if this person one or that person won.”
When we were finished and everyone was congratulating Billy (Cohen of Episcopal High) who won, we were all
very happy with the result. It was a blast to be up there
with all of those guys.
Ryne Nardecchia, senior, Klein Oak High School
and hour and I wanted to talk faster. When you get up
there you realize that yes, you won the award, but you
are winning the award for so many more people. It was
something a lot greater than just myself.
MS: I remember walking in for the first rehearsal as
well but with the supporting actors it was different. The
supporting and leading actors do the opening number
for the whole awards show. It was so interesting to see
all of these other talented students who are heavily
involved in their high school theatre programs and to
work with Shay Rodgers who teaches dance at the Humphreys School and has choreographed so many things.
She really taught me how to dance because before that
I was lost without her.
RN: You were representing everyone out there. You
were doing it for them.
MS: Exactly. All of my teachers and anyone who ever
spent any time trying to help me or influenced me.
That’s why I got emotional when I was up there. I realized the weight that it held was more than the award. It
was about everyone and everything that impacted me.
Mr. Robinson had us submit a speech in case we won.
I didn’t think I was going to win but I would submit my
speech anyway. So I wrote it and submitted it and he
printed it out the day of the awards. I read it again and
thought I won’t be needing this. I’m sitting in the audience and they are reading off all of the names of the
best supporting actresses that were nominated. I remember when they called my name, I was just sitting
there and Alex Shrode, who was nominated for best
supporting actor turned to me and said, “They called
your name. They called your name. You need to get up
and go.” I just walked onto the stage and started giving my speech and was already talking a hundred miles
RN: I had to write a speech too in case I needed it and
I realized I have a lot of people to thank and a lot of
people to be grateful for. In my very first show ever I
had this director Cathy Elder who made the simple comment, “Wow Ryan, you’re a good singer.” That gave me
a little more confidence and I started to believe I could
do it. She believed in me and there were many people
like her along the way who were supportive including
our parents.
MM: That’s part of the art of teaching. You have to help
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MS: There is such a beauty to it the way he writes with
such rich lyrics. He makes a lot of character choices for
you with the music and the lyrics. He really hands the
actor a giant book but he gives it all to you. You get to
make these discoveries in rehearsals.
RN: You get to go through it in rehearsal and realize,
“Oh. That’s what he meant.”
MM: Is there a role that would be your dream role?
RN: I have two. My first would be Frankie Valli in Jersey
Boys. We just did the Mr. Debonair contest here at Klein
Oak and I got to sing Dawn Go Away by Frankie Valli
and the Four Seasons. I’ve wanted to sing that since my
freshman year. My second one is because I just love the
show but I would have to learn how to play guitar a little
better than I can but Guy from Once the Musical. It’s
just the style of the show and how it’s told. It’s set in
an Irish pub so it follows that storytelling tradition. It’s
beautiful and that would probably be my number one if
I could choose.
MS: My number one would be Jo in Little Women. I’ve
done Little Women at HITS where I played young Amy
and Alison Luff was Jo. Alison is from Klein Collins and
she is on Broadway now. I remember when she did Belle
in Beauty and the Beast there. She was my mentor and
seeing her in the role of Jo made me think that I wanted
to be just like her. She was always so gracious and nice
to me. I love the show Little Women and the original
story behind it with the journey that Jo takes from the
beginning to the end of the show. And also Elphaba in
Wicked but that is a little cliché but it is definitely on my
list because I would love to fly again.
Morgan Starr, senior, Klein Oak High School
students be able to do things they don’t think are possible and you do that by building up students step by
step along the way.
MS: Ryan and I had a lot of those moments in Sweeney
Todd. We just kept rehearsing. The music of Sondheim
is incredibly difficult. Speaking of people who helped
us out, Mr. Goede the choir director and Mr. Clearwater
who conducted us, they spent hours with us, going over
that music, and encouraging us to keep going.
MM: When you come back for your 10th high school reunion in 2023, what do you have hoped to accomplish?
RN: The life would be in a perfect world that I would
have moved to New York and I would have been in at
least one Broadway show of some sort and maybe even
had a show of my own. I want to be a part of original
works because they are so interesting to me. I did Kissless and I got to write a show with playwright Hunter
Bell who did Title of Show. I did a summer camp with
him and ever since then it has become something I
would like to do. I’m excited for next year because I’ll be
in a new community of actors but many of my friends
will still only be a drive away so I think I’ll be able to
keep in touch with a good many of them. I don’t think
I’ll be going in cold to the reunion and saying, “Wow,
you lost your hair” or those type of things you get to be
RN: There became a thing where we were afraid for
a while that when we would sing it we would have to
come to the front of the stage get help on the cues and
pitches. But the kept running it enough with us that it
became almost second nature. They wanted to make
sure it was comfortable with us.
MM: With Sondheim, there are so many times where
you are picking up a pitch that is relatively buried in the
texture of the music or its where you have to hear that
one note and if you don’t its “Help!” That’s so different
than Rogers and Hammerstein where somebody in the
orchestra has your part so you can almost sing along.
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BAND
The Klein Collins Indoor Colorguard under the direction of Tiffany Quinones placed first and won the Scholastic A class
at the Winter Guard International Regional contest held on March 2nd. Their winning score of 82.01 would place them
among the top for groups nationally in their classification. Good luck to all of our colorguards at TCGC Championships.
Congratulations to those Klein ISD All-State Participants
Since 1977, 714 students from Klein ISD have been selected to one of
the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Ensembles.
Chris Clark - Trombone - KOHS
Hayley Helton - Oboe - KHS
Michael Hentrich - Jazz Drumset - KHS
Reagan Hermsdorf - French Horn - KHS
Andy Xu - Clarinet - KHS
Andrew Ma - Cello - KHS
Josh Thaver - Viola - KHS
Rebecca Wang - Violin - KHS
Kathy Wei - Violin - KHS
Peter Yu - String Bass - KHS
Ricky Tatum - String Bass - KCHS
Kimberly Lai - Cello - KOHS
Alanna Vollands - Violin - KOHS
This year junior Chris Clark was first chair tenor trombone for the entire
state of Texas. Congratulations Chris!
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2013 All-State
CHOIR
The Krimmel Advanced Treble Choir, under the direction of Tescille Riser, is an invited performing choir for the 2013 convention of the
Texas Music Educators Association. The group will perform on February 14 in San Antonio, TX at the TMEA Convention.
A World of Song
Students from Klein, Klein Collins & Klein Oak high
schools joined to perform the 13th annual “A World
of Song,” with conductor, Craig Jessop, Dean for the
Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.
Dr. Craig Jessop, Professor of Music, is the founding
Dean for the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State
University. This appointment follows Dr. Jessop’s distinguished tenure as music director of the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Head of the Department of Music at Utah State. He is the founder
and Music Director of the American Festival Chorus
and Orchestra and has served as the music director of
the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival
sponsored by the Weill Institute of Music at Carnegie
Hall. Prior to his appointment with the Tabernacle
Choir, Dr. Jessop was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.
Air Force music programs.
The Krimmel Advanced Treble Choir got a special tour of
the State Capitol and their picture on the House floor
with State Representative Debbi Riddle.
Congratulations to those Klein
ISD Choir All-State Participants
Jared Hardy - Bass - KCHS
Nathaniel Eggen - Bass - KHS
Gray Leiper - Bass - KHS
Nathaniel Abuhamad - Bass - KOHS
Natalia Alamdari - Soprano - KCHS
Lauren Lestage - Soprano - KCHS
Sarah Holevinski - Soprano - KOHS
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THEATER
KCHS presents “The Actor’s Nightmare”, A One-Act Play
Contest Date: March 22, 2013, 4 p.m., Atascocita H.S.
Synopsis: Having casually wandered onstage, George is informed that one of the actors, Eddie, has been in an auto
accident and he must replace him immediately. Apparently no one is sure of what play is being performed but
George (costumed as Hamlet). As he fumbles through one missed cue after another the other actors shift to Hamlet,
then a play by Samuel Beckett, and then a climactic scene from what might well be A Man for All Seasons—by which
time the disconcerted George has lost all sense of contact with his fellow performers. Yet, in the closing moments
of the play, he rises to the occasion and finally says the right lines, whereupon make-believe suddenly gives way to
reality as the executioner’s axe (meant for Sir Thomas Moore) instead sends poor George to oblivion—denying him
a well-earned curtain call.
Krimmel Theater getting creative
The Krimmel Advanced Theatre Arts Class recently performed Super Hero Monologues and made their own Masks
and accessories…
The Krimmel Theatre Department is in rehearsals for Peter Pan for the Klein Intermediate One Act Play Festival
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RN: I did musical theatre and I am happy with my decision.
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surprised about. I would also like to be in a place where
I don’t have to worry about being an actor any more so
I’m not coming home to my mom saying I don’t have an
income. I think I would be in a group of people I know
and am comfortable with. New York is a lonely place.
It has one of the densest populations in the world but I
would love to know that I have a home there.
MS: Exactly
MM: It reminds me of something that Sir Kenneth Robinson says. The happy people of the world are those people who are doing a job that they love. Everybody else is
simply working as a way to provide a means for them to
do what they really want in the evenings and weekends
and on vacations. One of the great things about being in
the arts is you get to do what you truly love.
MS: I will be planning our ten-year reunion because I’m
class president. I’ll have to keep up with all of these
people and figure out where we are going to be. I don’t
know if I want to live in LA or New York. I think I’m going
to discover a lot about that because the program I’m entering into does a lot with stage and film. I’ll see where
I find my niche. Right now I see my self in New York and
see myself working with a steady income meaning that
I will be able to move from project to project without to
many gaps in between them. That’s the thing. I want to
work and perfect my craft and put on art. That’s what
makes me happy, not the money. I’m going to come
back and see most of my friends who have become doctors and lawyers but …
MS: We get to play every day and that is what I want to
do.
RN: We are reaping in all of the benefits of the work
that we do.
MM: It’s obvious that you have prepared yourselves well
for the road ahead and I wish you luck with the remainder of the year and in college and beyond.
RN & MS: Thank you so much for meeting with us.
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ART
Klein Art Students Win Golden Keys at HCDE Scholastic Art Competition
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Artwork by Jennifer Padilla, Silence
he Harris County Department of Education announced the 2012-2013 Scholastic Art Key Award
Recipients. Klein ISD represented with more than
170 entries from across the district.
Students from the district who won Gold Keys included:
Erica Ables, Gina Frey, Kulsoom Syeda, Jennifer Padilla,
Jeremy Hsu, Julia Gregory, Theresa Tram, Haylee Duke,
Reshmi Joseph and Britney Reynolds.
Students from the district who won Silver Keys included:
Ryan Seto, Quratulain Shekoh, McKenna Pouwer, Jennifer Padilla, Jaylind Hamilton, Logan Wudi, Lynna Luu, Victoria Othold, Jordan Anderson, Arbee Arceo, Katri Clay,
Samah Khan, Jessica Dennison, Maggie Shirley, Atrayia
Montgomery, Meliya Leavitt and Megan Pham.
Students who won at the regional level were honored at
a local ceremony.
Each fall, area schools and districts submit students’
best artwork and writing through www.artandwriting.
org to compete at the regional level. These entries are
judged by panels of highly qualified professionals who
select Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention recipients.
Gold Key works are included in national-level judging.
Gold Key works are automatically entered into the National Judging. In New York City, panels of nationally
renowned artists, art professionals, and arts educators
review Gold Key works from across the country. The artwork is judged in the digital format. Jurors select work
for national recognition based on three criteria, originality, technique, and emergence of a Personal Vision.
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Artwork by Jaylind Hamilton, The Man with the Owl and Tatoos
The Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) has
served as a regional sponsor for The Scholastic Art &
Writing Awards since 1993. Established by Maurice Robinson, founder of Scholastic Books Inc., it is the largest
and most prestigious recognition program and source of
scholarships for creative teens in the U.S.
Art Contest Winners
Approximately 600 Klein ISD students participated in
the 2013 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo School Art
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Best of Show, Gold Medal and Special Merit Award
winning artworks will be showcased during the 2013
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in the Hayloft Gallery
at Reliant Center. Qualified high school artworks are
eligible for the School Art Auction. Participating seniors
are eligible to apply for one of fifteen $16,000 college
scholarships. Western Art Academy Scholarships are
awarded to selected 9th-11th grade students through
an interview process and portfolio review. Students in
grades K-12th are eligible for a Glassell Junior School
of Art Scholarship.
Carissa Hecker, 8th Grade
Ulrich Intermediate
Margo DeHoyos, Instructor
Rachel “R88-CHL”, Colored Pencil Drawing
The Quick Draw contest is held at Reliant Center just
prior to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Selected
high school students draw from a live model. Junior
high students draw from a still life. Four Klein ISD students qualified for the 2013 contest. Participants are
Sara Kathryn Collier, Strack Intermediate; Jennifer Padilla, Klein Collins High School; Alternates Raimi Braun,
Ulrich Intermediate; Ian Danna, Ulrich Intermediate.
Best of Show
Jennifer Padilla, 12th Grade
Klein Collins
Michael Hall, Instructor
Cherokee Dancer, Colored Pencil Drawing
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Special Merit
Mario Castañon
Klein Oak, 11th Grade
Skull and Flowers, Pencil Drawing
Melanie Leslie, Instructor
Gold Medal
Julia Gregory
Klein High School, 12th grade
Chickabee-Bar-Banjo, Watercolor Painting
Dee Burgess, Instructor
Gold Medal
Marie Davidson
Ehrhardt, 5th Grade
A Bird’s Home, Mixed Media
Catherine Loehr, Instructor
Best of Show
Michelle Danna
Frank, 5th Grade
Afternoon in the Desert, Mixed Media
Tim Trammell, Instructor
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STUDENT ARTSHOW WINNERS
Gold Medal
Megan Pham
Doerre, 8th Grade
Spring’s Blessing, Colored Pencil Drawing
Lorraine Millican, Instructor
Gold Medal
Sampson Ma
Klein Oak, 12th Grade
These Boots Are Made For Walking, Pencil Drawing
Jennifer Schiebel, Instructor
Special Merit
Samah Khan
Klein High, 10th Grade
The Chase, Colored Pencil Drawing
Dee Burgess, Instructor
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AROUND THE COMMUNITY
The Pearl Fincher Museum of FIne Arts hosted the second exhibition featuring the work of art teachers in Klein
Independent School District. The show included a wide variety of techniques, from printmaking to digital media to
sculpture.
The participating artists are Catalina Baez (Kaiser Elementary), Jessica Baust (Strack Intermediate), Amy Brawner
(Klein Intermediate), Dee Burgess (Klein High School), Richard Cartaxo (Klein Forest High School), Laura Causer
(Klein Forest High School), Karri Clark (Klein Instructional Center), Amy Creel (Mittelstadt Elementary), V. Denise Davis (Brill Elementary), Megan Dickerson (Lemm Elementary), Amy Dietrich (Roth Elementary), Mike Hall (Klein Collins
High School), Chad Hardin (Klein Collins High School), Michael Ho (Kreinhop Elementary), Freddie Holman (Klein Forest High School), Antonio Hurtado (Klein Intermediate), Melinda Jahn (Strack Intermediate), Kimberly Johnson (Klein
Instructional Center), Sarah Kelly (Mueller Elementary), Melanie Leslie (Klein Oak High School), Molly McFee (Nitsch
Elementary ), Laura Menegaz (Klein High School), Lorraine Millican (Doerre Intermediate), Kay Munger (Schindewolf
Intermediate), Marie Grace Nguyen (Kuehnle Elementary), Chau Nguyen (Klein High School),Leigh Peek (Hildebrandt
Intermediate), Tu-Anh Pham (Klein Intermediate), Mario Rivera (Krimmel Intermediate), Sonia Rodriguez (Krahn Elementary), Michael Tucker (Hildebrandt/Kleb Intermediate), Meredith Waggoner (Schindewolf Intermediate), Dana
Walton (Vistas High School Program), and Daniel Yager (Eiland Elementary).
Amy Brawner (Klein Inter.)
Kimberly Johnson (KIC)
Dee Burgess (Klein High)
Richard Cartaxo (Klein Forest)
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Tu-Anh Pham (Klein Inter.)
Antonio Hurtado (Klein Inter.)
Leigh Peek (Hildebrandt Inter.)
Marie Grace Nguyen (Kuehnle)
Mike Hall (Klein Collins)
Laura Menegaz (Klein High)
Catalina Baez (Kaiser Elem.)
Melinda Jahn (Strack Inter.)
Karri Clark (KIC)
Meredith Waggoner (Schindewolf)
Michael Tucker (Hildebrandt Inter.)
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AROUND THE COMMUNITY
Molly McFee (Nitsch Elementary)
Chad Hardin (Klein Collins)
Freddie Holman (Klein Forest)
Lorraine Millican (Doerre Inter.)
Michael Ho (Kreinhop Elem.)
Laura Causer (Klein Forest)
Chau Nguyen (Klein High)
Daniel Yager (Eiland Elementary)
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V. Denise Davis (Brill Elementary)
Strack Intermediate Student Kristis Marler Had The Winning Artwork For The Lions Club
Kirstie Marler, a seventh grader at Strack Intermediate, created the 2012 winning artwork for the
Klein Lions Club annual Peace Poster contest. This
year’s theme was “Imagine Peace”. Kirstie was
presented with a certificate and award by Mr. William R. Hughes in a special ceremony. Also present at the ceremony were other members of the
Lions Club, Ms. Lynn Harrison and Ms. Kay Hughes,
Kirstie’s art teacher, Ms. Melinda Jahn, Kirstie’s
parents and the principal of Strack Intermediate,
Mr. Steve Owen.
Klein Collins’ Student Jennifer Padilla and Strack Student Sara Collier Win Big At Rodeo
Jenn Padilla, senior at Klein Collins High School (pictured left), won the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Full Figure
Class Champion. She received $750. Her instructor is Mike Hall.
Strack Intermediate seventh grade student, Sara Collier (pictured right), won fourth place in Junior High Still Life
Class. She received $100.00. Her instructor is Melinda Jahn.
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We are updating our website.
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Fine Arts
website on
www.kleinisd.net
Klein Fine Arts Department
4411 Louetta Road
Spring, Texas 77388