Recent Student Achievements

 Recent Student Achievements
MUSIC STUDENTS
U.S. Commission on Presidential Scholars
• 2013 –Jeremy Corren, named Presidential Scholar (only 20 out of 10,000
win this)
The Los Angeles County Music Center’s Spotlight Awards
• 2013 – Mark Makelian-voice, Max Lesser, saxophone, Winners
• 2013 – Luca Ferrara, Connie han, Sarah Kuo, Max Lesser, Aidan
McDonough, Heatrher Rivas, Kalia Vandever, Patrick Needham, Gabriela
Camp, Elyse Lafontaine, Mark Mekailian, Thomas O’Hara, Semi-finalists in
Instrumental Jazz
• 2013 – Max Lesser, Finalist, Jazz Instrumental
• 2012 - Jacob Shulman and Jeremy Corren (pictured at right—Grand Prize
Finalists, Jazz Instrumental
• 2012 - Shai Golan, Miles Shannon Natanyel Bohm-Levine, Avery
Merritt, Jeremy Corren, Jacob Shulman, Jake Chapman, Harry Terrell,
Adam Goldman, Lake Jiroudek, Max Lesser, Lucas Calvo, Kalia Vandever,
Rachel Flowers, Joel Wenhardt, Eli Brown—Jazz Instrumental Semifinalists
• 2012 - April Cho and Justin Lewis—Grand Prize Finalists, Classical
Voice
• 2012 - Emilio Valdez, Justin Lewis, Sophia Kaminski, Eva Siegel, Shannon
Barry, Kaley Casenhiser, Rebekah Samarin, Gregory Sliskovich, Brett
Schaffer, Julia Springer, April Cho, Nicole Toto, Kerilynn Adams, Alyssa
Detterich, Pollyanna Leung—Classical Voice Semifinalists
American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music • 2012 – Asana Onishi, 2nd Place (pictured at right performing at
Carnegie Hall)
• 2012 – Eri Wong, 2nd Place
Bringin’ Down the House, House of Blues
• 2012 – Phoebe Bridges, First Place Showcase Winner
• 2012 – Charlie Smith, Band Member, Audience Showcase Winner
Los Angeles Philharmonic
• 2012 – Alice Hyoung 1st place in the Young Artist Piano
Los Angeles Philharmonic Composer Fellowship Program
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LACHSA’s 2013 Presidential Scholars pictured at the White House: (left to right) Suzanna Guzman standing in for Music Chair Dan Castro, Musician Jeremy Corren, Dance Chair Gina Buntz and Dancer Andrea Rodriguez, Actress Analisa Gutierrez, Theatre Chair Lois Hunter and filmmaker Cameron Covell. These students were selected from 10,000 young artists who applied for this most prestigious honor and full college tuition. •
2011-2013 – Milo Talwani selected as one of four young composers who will
be mentored and have their works performed by the LA Phil.
• 2009-2011 – Aaron Ishibashi’s composition, “Through These Trials” and “The
Fortress” were performed at Disney Hall by the LA Phil as a part of their
Composer Fellowship Program.
National Grammy Jazz Combo
• 2013 – Adrian Cota, drummer (pictured to right)
Jazz Band of America/Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 2012 – Jasper Dutz, Kalia Vandever and Max Lesser selected as members of
the 2012 Jazz Band of America
Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston
• 2011 – For the second year running, LACHSA’s Combo G, under the
direction of jazz faculty Jason Goldman has been named 1st place winners.
Saxophonist Jasper Dutz received the Judge’s Choice Award. Outstanding
instrumentalist honors went to pianist Jeremy Corren and saxophonist Jacob
Shulman, Drummer Lukas Frank was named the Superior Instrumentalist at the festival.
Monterey Jazz Festival, Next Generation National High School
Jazz Competition
• 2013 – Big Band, Second Place, Vocal Jazz Third Place
• 2013 – Outstanding Soloist Brianna Rancour-Ibarra
• 2013- University of Pacific/Brubeck Institute of Jazz Camp,
Aaron Shaw, Trumpet
• 2012 – Big Band* First Place, Combo and Vocal Jazz
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Second Place *4 year—a new record!
Oklahoma City University’s Project 21 Prize for Music Composition
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2012 - The winning composition, “Eleven,” selected from
dozens of submissions from high school composers from
around the nation, was written by Dallas Howard.
White House Performance
• 2009 – Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Washington DC
selected the LACHSA Jazz Combo members to perform with jazz
legends and outstanding young musicians for First Lady Michelle Obama in
June.
¡Bienvenido Gustavo!, Hollywood Bowl
• 2009 – The Jazz Band was invited by Gustavo Dudamel to perform with
Herbie Hancock and the LA Phil on Oct 3
Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble – GRAMMY Jazz Choir of the
Grammy Awards (out of eight singers selected nationwide)
• 2012 – Mark Mekaillian
• 2011 – Hope Flores
National YoungArts Foundation
• 2012 – Jeremy Corren, Gabby Campo, Liisi La Fontaine, Jazz, Finalists
• 2012 – Luca Ferrara, Honorable Mention, Jazz
• 2012 – Max Lesser, Honorable Mention, Jazz
• 2012 - Bianna Rancour-Ibarra, Honorable Mention, Voice
• 2012 – Fiona Schenkelberg, Honorable Mention, Voice
• 2012 – Kelsey Smith, Honorable Mention, Voice
• 2012 – Lilliana Villines, Honorable Mention, Voice
• 2012 – Harmonie Carr, Merit, Voice
• 2012 – Milo Talwani, Merit, Music
• 2011 – Sophia Kaminski—Honorable Mention, Voice
• 2011– Justin Lewis and Eva Siegel, Merit Award, Voice
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Jazz Peer-to-Peer Informance Tour
• 2012 - Jasper Dutz and Jacob Shulman traveled to Philadelphia and
performed with Christian McBride and 4 other top high school students
• 2012 - Sarah Kuo (junior) went to New Orleans for International Jazz Day and performed with an all-star group of six high
school students from several top arts' high school schools led by Herbie Hancock.
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2012 - In May, LACHSA’s top combo traveled to Boston to do peer-to-peer clinics throughout the city with Antonio
Hart. Performing Arts School All Star Jazz Sextet, Jasper Dutz and Jacob Shulman
Flora L. Thornton Memorial Scholarship in Opera
• 2013 - Kiana Kinley-Safronoff
• 2012- Sophia Kaminski
Henry Mancini Memorial Scholarship in Music Composition
2013 -TBD
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2012 – Mokichi Kawaguchi
Visual Arts Students
Holocaust Art and Writing Contest-Chapman University
• 2013 - Madeline Ocampo- Finalist
• 2012 - Christina Yang, 2nd place
National YoungArts Foundation
• 2012 – Christina Yang, Merit, Visual Arts
• 2012 – Julie Liang, Merit, Visual Arts
• The Los Angeles County Music Center’s Spotlight Awards
• 2013 – Minu Jun, Winner
• 2012 - Chloe Javier and Diane Jamandron, Semi-Finalists
California Open Exhibition at TAG Gallery/Bergamot Station
• 2012 - Featuring Olivia Hill-2002 LACHSA VA alum, August
Regional Scholastic Awards for Art & Writing, Alliance for Young Artists and
Wrilters
• 2012 – Gold Keys: Rachel Arena, Ella de Buck, Carissa Hakman,
Lauren Mutschler, Revel Rosa, Christina Yang
• National Scholastic Awards for Art & Writing, and the Alliance for
Young Artists & Writers
• 2013 – Rachel Arena, Phoebe Lesay, Cole Mercier, Lucia Zezza, Gold
Key, Portfolio
• 2013 – Cole Mercier and Christina Yang, Silver Key, Portfolio
• 2013 - Lillye Dlugach and Madeline Ocampo, Honorabel Mention, Portfolio
• 2013 – Gold Key, Arts Awards, Rachel Arena- Ceramics and Glass, Lillye Dlugach – Drawing, Daisy Faragher
– Painting, Cole Mercier – Digital Art, Soryn Mouton – Drawing, Adam Verdugo – Sculpture, Omar Wiseman –
Printmaking
• 2013 – Silver Key, Arts Awards, Nick Aldrich – Sculpture,
Rachel Arena – Painting, Tulula Brotherton – Mixed Media, Lillye
Dlugach– Painting, Daisy Faragher – Painting, Jack Gray –
Painting, Sachi Lennox – Drawing, Emily Martinez- Animation,
Amy Matsushita-Beal –Digital Art, Madeline Ocampo – Painting,
Omar Wiseman – Painting, Noelle Wong - Painting
• 2012– Gold Key, Portfolio: Tucker Elkins. Silver Key,
Portfolio: Luiza Grigorova, Carissa Hackman
• 2012 – Rachel Arena-Silver Medal/Painting Tucker ElkinsSilver Medal/Art Portfolio
• 2012 - Silver Keys: Alexia Almeida, Rachel Arena,
Audrey Leshay, Phoebe Leshay, Cole Mercier, Soryn Mouton,
Lauren Mutschler, Madeline Ocampo, Revel
Rosa, Emma Rudman
Kathy Beth Kantor Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Photography
• 2013 – Torianne Schiff and Nicholas Orozco (Seniors),
• 2012 – Merlin Vinegradova and Minh Bui (Seniors), Vivian Huang (Junior) and Ella de
Buck (Sophomore)
Theatre Students U.S. Commission on Presidential Scholars
• 2013 – Analisa Gutierrez named Presidential Scholar (only 20 out of 10,000 win this)
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August Wilson Monologue Competition •
2013 – Eliana Piples, Regional Winner who will go to national held at August
Wilson Theatre on Broadway!
National YoungArts Foundation
• 2013 - David Merino and Tony Lorrich Merit Winners!
• 2013 – Elaina Pipes, Merit Winner in Writing
• 2012 – Gabriela Campo, Finalist, Theatre
• 2012 – Analisa Gutierrez, Finalist, Theatre
• 2012 – Timothy Wagner, Honorable Mention, Theatre
• 2012 – Tony Lorrich, Merit, Theatre
• 2012 – David Merino, Merit, Theatre
• 2012 – Eliana Pipes, Merit, Writing
• 2012 – Audrey Young, Merit, Theatre
Drama Teachers of Southern California, C Division Shakespeare Festival • 2012 – LACHSA Theatre Dept—5th Place Sweepstakes Trophy
• 2012 - Keanu Beausier, Tim Wagner, Alejandro Wasserman, and Albert
Muzquiz: Second Place, Small Group Drama,, Romeo & Juliet:
• 2012 - Tony ll Lorrich, Madison Kirkpatrick, Bri-Sche Fair and Scott Thomas:
Third Place, Large Group Drama, Othell
• 2012 - Analisa Gutirrez, Honorable Mention, Monologue
• 2012 - Cameron Covell, Edunn Levy, Celeste Marvin-Strong, Sarah Oberholtzer, Honorable Mention, Large Group
Comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream:
• 2012 - Andrea Ramos and Mario Lopez, Honorable Mentionb, Kings, King
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Lear:
2012 - Allison Andreas and Juniper Woodbury, Semi-Finalists, Small Group
Comedy, Henry VI:
• 2012 - Skylar Kaplan, Semi-Finalist, Monologue
John S. Lesser Invitational Shakespeare Festival at Cal Poly Pomona
• 2012 - Charlie Burg and Natalie Hill, First Place, Single Scene, Richard III:
• 2012 - Aidan McCollough, Eliana Pipes,and Alyssa Lyles, First Place Composite
Scene, Macbeth • 2012 - Tyler Cole, Fletcher Hoffman, Matilda Angle and Isabella Wingate,
Second Place, Composite Scene, Othello:
• 2012 - JT Friedman, Second Place Male Monologue
• 2012 - Chris Haehnel, Honorable Mention, Male Monologue
• 2012 - Victoria Tamez, Second Place, Female Monologue
• 2012 - Madison Dewberry, Third Place, Female Monologue
• 2012 - Emma Bilderback , Honorable Mention, Female Monologue
Chapman University Shakespeare Competition (This is the most prestigious festival in
California.)
• 2012 - Eliana Pipes and Victoria Tamez, Overall Winners
• 2012 - Cameron Covell, Best Actor in a Scene
Music Center Spotlight Awards
• 2012 - Kelsey Smith, Semi-Finalist, Non-Classical Voice
• 2012 - Scott Thomas, Semi-Finalist, Non-Classical Dance
CTG & CETA August Wilson Monologue Competition
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2012 - Kara Royster and Keanu Beausier, Finalists
Drama Teachers of Southern California B Division Fall Festival
• 2012 – LACSHA took home the Second Place Sweepstakes Trophy
• 2012 - Alex Pike, Kai Nugent, Nicole Clarke, Sheldon Donnenberg, First Place,
Classical Comedy, Tartuffe
• 2012 - Jack Samson, Kole Hoffman, Oona Oglesby, Mikaela Barocio, Noah
Herndon, Olivia Haley, Sean McGinnis,
Shelbie Wayne, Zariya Allen, First Place, World Musical, Cabaret
• 2012 - Alex Hardy, Autry Haydon-Wilson, Romann Anderson, Teddy Lake, Second
Place, Dr. Seuss, The Butter Battle Book
• 2012 - Gillian Shumaker, Isaac prestwich, Lily Leatart, Monk Serrell-Freed, Sage
Moloney, Teshley Gallegos, Third Place, Large Group Drama, A Tragedy
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2012 - Belissa Escobedo, Cameron Escalante, Paloma Stark, Honorable Mention, Large Group Comedy,The
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Madwoman of Chaillot
2012 - Amber Barrios, Isabelle Muthaih, Honorable Mention, Audition Monologue
Drama Teachers of Southern California, C Division, Fall Festival
• 2012 – LACHSA took home First Place Sweepstakes Trophy!
• 2012 - Aidan McCollough, Veronica Alvarado, Maxine Schwolsky, Sarah Bebb, First Place, Classical Comedy, A
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Woman of No Importance
2012- Charles Burg, Sophia Gregory, Second Place, Dr. Seuss, The Zax
2012 - Nick Gonzalez, David Merino, J.T. Friedman, Cameron Herbst, Alexa Russo, Aleah Quinones, Arisa Olazabal,
Allison Andreas, Jenny Kaplan, Kelsey Smith, Third Place, World Music, Cabaret
• 2012 - Nikkolas Lopez, Dylan LaRoque, Liam Starzyk, Lana Cosic, Victoria Tamez, Eliana Pipes, Fifth Place, Large
Group Drama, Bang Bang You’re Dead
• 2012 - Blesst Bowden, Yelena Akopian, Maggie Cannan, Edunn Levy, Tyler Cole, Cameron Covell, Honorable Mention,
Large Group Comedy, God: A Play
• 2012 - Pauline Alarcon, Thomas Harmer, Laith Zuaiter, Alicia Hunter, Honorable Mention, Student Written for Social
Change. Please not the scene was written by Miss Alarcon!
• 2012 – Laua Milano, Semi-Finalist, Audition Monologue
American High School Theatre Festival at Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
• August 15-30, 2009 – A troupe of 32 theatre student actors and 2 tech students were invited to perform at the largest
arts festival in the world. LACHSA was selected as the only public school in LA County. Proclamation in 2010 from the
LA County Board of Supervisors for excellence in representing Los Angeles.
National English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition
• 2010 – Simone Recasner, Finalist to compete at national level
Dance
Posse Foundation Scholarship
• 2014 – Bandeja Munir, Winner, Merit Leadership Scholarship valued at $240,000 from Hobart and William
Smith Colleges.
U.S. Commission on Presidential Scholars
• 2013 – Andrea Rodriguez named Presidential Scholar (only 20 out of 10,000 are selected)
Music Center Spotlight Awards
• 2012 - Dominca Greene, Modern Dance, Honorable
Mention
National Young Arts Foundation
• 2013 – Andrea Rodriguez, Finalist, Dance
• 2012 – Adam Bernstein, Finalist, Dance
• 2012 – Andrea Rodriguez, Finalist, Dance
• 2012 – Patrick Needham, Honorable Mention, Dance
• 2012 – Jack Ironstone, Merit, Dance
Dance Company’s Summer Intensives Attended by LACHSA
Dancers:
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre of America Summer Intensive
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American Ballet Theatre Summer Program
Ballent Hispanico, NYC
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Bolshoi Summer School/Washington DC
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Katherine Dunham Summer Intensive/St. Louis
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Hubbard Street Dance Company/Chicago
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Joffrey Ballet School/NYC and Chicago
Kirov Academy of Ballet Summer Intensive
L’Ecole Superieur de Ballet Contemporain (Montreal)
Pasadena Dance Theatre
San Francisco Conservatory Summer Intensive
Perry-Mansfield Summer Program
Lula Washington Dance
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
The Edge in West Hollywood
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2013 – Featured Actor of the Year, Cameron Herbst,
Harry Company
2013 – Supporting Actress of the Year, Allison Andreas,
Amy Company
2013 – Comedian of the Year, J.T. Friedman, Paul,
Company
2013- Comedienne of the Year, Alexa Russo, Sarah,
Company, Winner
2013 – Soloist of the Year Female, Ali Lee, Soprano
Soloist, Company
2013 – Ensemble of the Year, Musical Theatre
Department, Company
2013 – Musical of the Year, LACHSA Musical Theatre
Department, Company, Winner
2013 – Costumes, LACHSA Musical Theatre
Department, Company, Winner
2012 - Supporting Actress of the Year, Audrey Young, Once on This Island
2012 - Male Dancer of the Year, Scott Thomas, Once on This Island
2012 – Choreography, Once on This Island
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