The Arts - Lake Highland Preparatory School

2014-2015
Artwork by Simone Benscher ’14
LAKE HIGHLAND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Arts League • Arts Faculty • Patrons
The Art of the Deal
begins with
A Love of Art
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Take a walk around the Lake Highland
campus. You can’t help being touched
by our thriving arts. You might hear
the new Highlander Philharmonic; you
may see stellar student artwork and
photography displayed in one of the three
campus “galleries;” or you might catch a
performance of Project Magic at a pep rally
in between their work in the hospitals. We
are Cultivating Creativity!
Membership in the Arts League allows
our school to enhance all of the arts. For
example, membership funds provided
state-of-the-art headphones for Academy
rehearsals and funded an exciting new
drum curriculum for Lower School. The Arts
League Board of Directors discusses and
approves grant requests using membership
funds. We also conducted a fundraiser
last year to “Light up the Blackbox” and,
thanks to generous donations, we are proud
to announce the new Skydeck with special
lighting is now installed in our Johnny
Holloway Blackbox Theatre.
I am honored to be President of the
Arts League as my passion is for the arts.
My favorite week at Lake Highland is The
Arts Festival when a palette of colorful
flags and banners adorn the campus and
the artistic theme of the festival is unveiled
in decor and festival t-shirts. The Arts
League is instrumental in helping create
a creative atmosphere, a synergy between
all three campuses and an energetic vibe
during the week. The tradition will continue
with Lake Highland’s third projectART,
our community outreach program where
students from Pre-K through 12th grade
collaborate on an art piece for a deserving
organization such as past recipients Arnold
Palmer Hospital for Children and the
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Watch for this year’s arts theme, the
iconic Pop Art, the art of everyday popular
culture, and join us as we celebrate the arts!
Sabrina Sane
2014-15 Arts League President
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Sabrina Sane
President
The Arts Festival Co-Chair
Holly Hatcher
Past President
Sally Sharpe
DIRECTORS
Shana Small
Volunteer Coordinator
Saima Qureshi
Denise Allen
Vivian Boone
Theatre Posters
Kim Fogel
Box Office Coordinator
Vice President/Special
Projects
Michelle Grossman
Grace Bryden
Jay Martinez
Secretary
Jerri Lamm
Treasurer
Stacey Madden
Asst. Treasurer
Trudy Bruner
Arts Administrator
Newsletter
Asst. Membership Director
Communications Chair,
projectART
Linda Midkiff
The Arts Festival Co-Chair
Terry Nardozzi
Special Projects
Kim Pride
Membership Director
projectART
LS Arts Liaison
Andrea Brown
Ex-Officio
COMMITTEE
CHAIRS
(Non-Board Positions)
ArtStamps
Leonides Villalon
Box Office
Monica Lochmandy
Amanda Wilson
Applause
Managing Editor
Holly Hatcher
Art Director
Eric Sly
Michael Pirie
LightUp
the
Blackbox
ARTIST OF THE
Thanks to YOU,
We’ve Lit Up the Blackbox!
The Rambsy Family Skydeck provides improved lighting, new opportunities for set design and décor, and
new audio availability. Funded through an Arts League
campaign called “Light Up the Blackbox” chaired by
Holly Hatcher and Kim Pride, the Skydeck was made
possible through the generosity of many LHPS families.
Thank you!
Ramsby Family Skydeck
Major Donors ($5,000+)
Greg ’85 & Lisa Ramsby
Bailey ’17 • Macy ‘19
LHPS Arts League
2013-14
The LaRuffa Family
In Memory of
Antoinette B. LaRuffa
Morgan ’12 • Lauren ’15 Anna Grace ‘19
Alan & Kay Forbes
Erica ’17 • Ian ‘22
Jill D. Pittman
Lauren ‘22
Jeanne Davis Hatcher
In Memory of
Marion F. Hatcher
The Pride Family
Isabelle ’18 • Fletcher ‘20
The Michael Pirie Artist of the Year
Awards annually recognize outstanding
Visual and Performing Artists. Since
2008, award winners have been elected
by the Upper School Arts Faculty,
honoring students who demonstrate
a commitment to the arts at Lake
Highland, participate in community
arts, and encourage other students to
develop their talents. The awards are in
memory of Michael Pirie, an outstanding
Highlander who exemplified the
ultimate sacrifice in the service of others.
Each winner receives a scholarship from
the LHPS Arts League.
Mike & Holly Hatcher
Troy • Abby ’13 • Duke ‘16
Our thanks to all our other generous donors:
Andrea & Stephen Baron
Anonymous Donors
Melissa & Charles Barrus
Sylvia & Patrick Bozeman
Andrea & Steve Brown
Grace & Pete Bryden
Stephanie & Scott Bunn
Bettie-Ann & Joe Candelora
Andrea & Nick Collins
Janie & Dan Drummond
Jacqueline Freyre-Cubano
& Antonio Cubano
Sarah Schott-Gabel
& Jason Gabel
Michelle & Scott Grossman
Amanda & Charles Gufford
Clare & Warren Hudson
Valerie & Edgardo Insignares
Nicole & Joe JeBailey
Jeanette & Doug Koegler
Julie & Kenneth Kronhaus
Stacey & Ray Madden
Jay & Joaquin Martinez
Amy & Jeff McKenna
Linda & James Midkiff
Jean & Arun Moorjani
Ashley & Mark Petzold
Elizabeth & Toby Phillips
Gwen & Scott Popaditch
Sabrina & Rick Sane
Fleda Shearer
Jennifer & Jeffrey Smith
Kay & John Stanney
Radhika & Vikas Verma
The 2014 Performing Artist of the Year,
Chrissy Schreiber, was involved with
Lake Highland arts since Lower School.
Growing up in a family of musicians,
music was a part of her childhood and
a part of who she is today. Chrissy
performed in eight Upper School drama
productions and served as Vice President
of Chorus and President of the Thespian
Troupe in her Senior year. She helped lead
the Thespian Large Group Musical to a
Superior ranking at the District and State
levels. Chrissy sang with the prestigious
Florida All State Choirs for 7 years, a
Lake Highland record. She will pursue a
double major of Biology and Music at the
University of South Florida in Tampa.
Cover mixed media artwork “Creative Success” by Simone Benscher ’14.
Original image created with a background ink wash and slices of magazines and newspapers.
YEAR AWARDS 2013-14
Wishes Granted
2013-2014
$82,000 in Grants and Thousands of
Volunteer Hours
Euphoniums for Band • Box Office Microphone
• HCCA Seat Covers • String Instrument Bows •
Drum Set and Curriculum for Lower School • Dance
Floor Renovation & Completion • Mystery Dessert
Theatre Funding • Drama Masks for Upper and
Lower Schools • Bose Speaker Systems for US, MS
and LS • Anatomical Man Sculpture for Upper School
Art • SALT ARTS Reception Funding • The Arts
Madeline Levey, the 2014 Visual
Artist of the Year, believes that art
allows us to create something bigger
than ourselves. When she sees paint,
charcoal or paper, she sees the ability to
change the world. At LHPS, Madeline
served as Vice President of SALT Arts,
Student Arts Leadership Training, and
tutored sixth grade artists.
Her activities extend beyond
the Lake Highland classroom. She
volunteered for Cultivating Community
and has created numerous paintings for
the Community Food and Outreach
Center. Madeline is attending Eckerd
College as an Environmental Studies
Major with a Fine Arts Minor.
Festival Awards, Décor, Promotions • projectART
supplies and implementation • Upper School Choir
Rehearsal Risers • Applause Playbill Production •
Cast Dinners for Upper, Middle and Lower School
Drama • Video Lab Equipment • Video Monitor
with Cart • Video Production Cameras, hardware
and software • Lower School Drama Hoop Skirts
• Art Grids and Easles • Art Shelving and Frames
• Michael Pirie Artists of the Year Awards • Lower
School Art World Globe • Speech Scripts and Books
• Project Magic Sword Illusion • CAAP This!
Brown Bag Luncheon • CAAP This! College Reps
Panel • CAAP This! Student/Professionals Rap •
Lower School Ukeleles • Middle School Entryway
Refurbishing • Middle, Lower and Upper School Art
Since its founding in 2003, the
Galleries • Academy One Headset Sound System
LHPS Arts League has donated
more than $682,000 through
• Highlander Marching Band Banner • Lower
member support for Lake Highland
School Wireless Mic System • Speech Jump Drive •
arts, including raising nearly
Dance Sound System • Theatre Posters and Frames
Skydeck in 2014. Give to the
Hammerstep, Casting Director
$100,000 for the Ramsby Family
• Master Class Series – FX Makeup, Wiffenpoofs,
arts! Support your Arts League!
Back cover photograph “Trippy 2.0” by Kaleigh Bornstein ’14,
shot from a sideview at an Orlando hotel and created by double flipping the image.
Arts Faculty Bios
TARA BORK
was born in Illinois and
has been teaching at
LHPS since 1985. She
has produced the American Scholastic Press
award-winning Lakhischan Yearbook since
1992. Ms. Bork teaches Humanities, History
of the Motion Picture and Journalism/Yearbook. An avid history and art enthusiast, the
humanities are her passion. Ms. Bork holds a
Master’s degree in education and an undergraduate degree in English Literature with
specialized work in theatre and visual arts.
Ms. Bork is a member of the Florida Council of Teachers of English and The Humanities Interdisciplinary Association, as well as
The Byron Society of America. In her free
time, she creates mixed media paintings and
writes.
TRUDY BRUNER
is a native Floridian and
has worked in theatre in
Georgia, Pennsylvania
and Florida. She holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Drama, Speech and English from Georgia
Southern University and an MFA in Acting/
Directing from the University of Georgia.
Ms. Bruner served as Director of Theatre for
Young People and the Acting Studio at the
Civic Theatres of Central Florida and has
directed theatre at The Civic Theatres, Seminole State College, Orlando Repertory Theatre and Mad Cow Theatre Company where
she was a founding member and Co-Artistic
Director. She came to LHPS in 2001 where
she teaches Speech and Drama, directs the
Upper School theatre productions and serves
as Sponsor for Thespian Troupe #2449. In
2014, Ms. Bruner became the LHPS Arts
Administrator.
Ginger Bryant
is a Lake Highland
graduate (‘90) and
began teaching 11th
grade English, Shakespeare Honors, and
Upper School newspaper in 1996. She is the
sponsor of the Upper School newspaper, the
literary magazine, and the club David Copperfield’s Project Magic. Ms. Bryant received
a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rollins College and a Master of Science in English Education from Nova Southeastern University.
Additionally, she has a Gifted Endorsement
and wrote a book entitled Orlando Firefighting. Ms. Bryant worked and studied at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, and is
the Vice President for The English-Speaking
Union and Shakespeare Competition Coordinator for Florida. She serves on the Advisory
Committee for Shakespeare With Heart and
is a freelance writer for the international Miniature Collector magazine.
George Clemens
is the LHPS Head Coach
for Speech and Debate.
He was born in Albany, NY and received his Bachelor’s degree in History from Marquette University,
a Master of Arts in History from Ball State
University and a Master in Education in Social Science Education from UCF. He has
taught AP European History, World His-
tory, and US History at LHPS since 1995.
Since Mr. Clemens took over the speech and
debate program in 2001, Lake Highland’s
speech students have been in final rounds
of both CFL and NFL Nationals, have won
numerous varsity and novice state championships, and have won championships at every
national invitational tournament they have
attended, including Harvard, Yale, Wake
Forest, Emory, the Glenbrooks Invitational
(Chicago), the University of Pennsylvania,
Florida Blue Key, and the Crestian Classic.
Elizabeth Cortelyou
(Elizabeth Anne Smith)
hails from Los Angeles
where she worked as a
professional actress since 1989. Her numerous theatrical performances include Light Up
the Sky directed by David Lee at the historic
Pasadena Playhouse. Television credits include series regular and recurring roles on
Good Company, According to Jim, Almost Perfect, and Thanks. Guest starring roles include
appearances on The Shield, Third Rock From
the Sun, Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond, Lois and Clark, and
Bob with Bob Newhart. She can be seen in the
Steven Spielberg productions of Little Giants and Young Indiana Jones and is a member
of Screen Actors Guild (SAG/AFTRA) and
Actors Equity Association (AEA). Mrs. Cortelyou is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine and joined the Lake Highland
faculty in 2008 where she teaches Drama in
the Lower and Middle Schools and directs
two Middle School drama performances.
Natalie Deen
Director of Orchestras,
joined the LHPS faculty
in 2007. She teaches Lower School Strings 4-6th Grade classes, Middle
School String Orchestra and Upper School
Symphony. She is the Co-Director of the
Highlander Philharmonic, Lake Highland’s
full symphony orchestra. Ms. Deen holds
a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education
from The University of Mount Union and a
Master of Music degree in Music Education
from Columbus State University. She was a
member of the Alliance Symphony Orchestra, Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra and
the University of Central Florida Symphony
Orchestra. As an active Alumnae of Alpha
Xi Delta Sorority, Ms. Deen is very involved
with the national philanthropy “Walk Now
for Autism Speaks” and is an active member
at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church.
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Cris “Cheez” Denard
grew up in Texas and
attended Texas A&M
University. He interned
in St. Louis with a para-church ministry focused on discipleship and came to Orlando
to join the staff of the local chapter of K-Life.
At Lake Highland, he teaches Middle School
Video Production along with his athletic
coaching responsibilities. Mr. Denard has
become an internet sensation with students
making entertaining videos on YouTube at
Cheez54, where he also hosts student sports
highlight tapes for college recruiters to view.
Coach Cheez can be found most Sundays at
Summit Church, playing the role of Marshall
in Summit’s family production, Base Camp
Live!
Kathleen Forster
a California native,
obtained a Fine Arts
and Humanities in
Education BA from San
Diego State University, and an MA in Fine
Arts from Academy of Art University, San
Francisco. Her teaching experiences include
the Peace Corps, Fiji Islands, teaching art in
California Community Colleges, and at the
San Francisco Academy of Art University. In
1987, Ms. Forster directed Lalapalooza Chil-
dren’s Art Discovery Workshop in Utah and
taught at The Waterford School. In 2001, Ms.
Forster joined LHPS, teaching US Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and AP Studio Arts. She
produces her art work at the White
Heron Studios in Orlando and participates
in Orlando’s Artist Registry. In 2012, Ms.
Forster earned the Clause Noble Educator of
the Year distinction and in 2013, the LHPS
President’s Award for Teacher of the Year.
Chris Greening
is Director of Bands and
earned his Bachelor’s
degree in Instrumental
Music Education from Millikin University in
Decatur, IL. He came to Orlando in 1993 and
began his teaching career with Orange County Public Schools as an interim elementary
music teacher. He then taught instrumental music at the middle school level for nine
years and was named Teacher of the Year for
his school. At Lake Highland, Mr. Greening
teaches all band classes including the Marching Highlanders and Lake Highland Jazz. He
also teaches AP Music Theory and Introduction to Recording Studio. He has received
Lake Highland’s President’s Service Award.
Mr. Greening is a working trombonist and
pianist. He also leads worship at First United
Methodist Church in downtown Orlando.
Pamela Greening
is the Visual Arts
teacher for the primary
grades. She joined
LHPS in 2005 teaching first grade and prekindergarten. She previously taught in Orange
County Public Schools for 10 years where
she assisted in writing curriculum and mentored beginning teachers county-wide. Mrs.
Greening earned her Bachelor’s degree in
Elementary Education at Millikin University
in Illinois where she focused on art. She is
currently studying graphic design with an
emphasis in digital art. Mrs. Greening is a
National Board Certified Teacher as an Early
Childhood Generalist, and the author of a
series of three teacher resource books entitled Critical Thinking Glyphs. An independent
educational consultant, she also speaks to
teachers across the country for Staff Development for Educators.
DENISE HECKBERT
is the Visual Arts
teacher
for
Lower
School, grades 3-6,
and was formerly the Primary Art teacher
for LHPS grades Pre-K - 2. She attended the
University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA
earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic
Design. During her extensive career as a
design consultant and art director, Mrs.
Heckbert provided design services for Walt
Disney World, Nickelodeon Studios, Merrill
Lynch and Chase Manhattan Bank. Her goal
as an art teacher is to educate and inspire students while guiding them in advancing their
creative skills and goals. She believes learning is a life-long process and aspires to provide children with artistic tools to help them
grow, evolve, and succeed in their lives.
Shalisa James
started her full-time
performing career singing and directing at
Universal Studios Florida in 1990. While she
continues her position there as Vocal Director, Mrs. James is proud to have been a member of the LHPS Lower School Music facul-
ty since 2010. When she is not directing or
teaching, she can be seen on stage performing
with her award-winning theatrical a cappella
group, Toxic Audio. Mrs. James is also an accomplished pianist and arranger, and can occasionally be seen at Walt Disney World playing piano and singing at Epcot Center’s UK.
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Bianca Khoury
grew up dancing in
Orlando since the age
of four. Her passion
for dance continued through high school at
Lake Highland, where she graduated in 2000.
While earning her degree in International
Business at Rollins College, she was actively
involved as a dance teacher of all styles to
students of all ages. Ms. Khoury owned and
operated Turning Pointe-A Dance Studio for
nine years and incorporated yoga poses and
postures to better train dancers. After the sale
of her studio, Ms. Khoury taught yoga, barre
fitness and Pilates classes. She joined Lake
Highland in 2014 as the Dance teacher and
Coach of the Advanced Dance Troupe that
earned first place honors in the 2014 Florida
Regional Dance Championships.
Devon Kincaid
holds a Master’s degree
in Music Education
from UCF and a Bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance from Florida Southern College. She has taught voice, piano, chorus and general music at LHPS since
1988, leading her youth choirs to a level of excellence rarely found at the elementary level.
Many of her students have sung in ACDA
Honors’ Choirs, Florida All-State Choirs and
in the National Festival Children’s Choir in
Carnegie Hall. Ms. Kincaid performed with
the Bach Festival Society and taught voice
at Rollins College. She is the director of the
Bach Festival Youth Choir and has attended
summer workshops at Juilliard, The Eastman School of Music, and Central Connecticut State University. She holds professional
member­ships to ACDA, FVA, MENC, FMEA,
and FEMEA.
Joseph Kostura
has been the Upper
School Digital Video
Production teacher since
2007. He is a native of Florida, and received
his Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television Production in 1993 from the University of Central
Florida. His professional experience includes
production work in corporate and non-profit
broadcast television, primarily focusing on
video editing. Past production experiences include working with Disney, Sea World, Court
TV, LMG, and other national companies. His
production experience also includes extensive travel both abroad and domestically.
Mr. Kostura has taught at the college level and
with the Private Industry Council.
Robbie Lee
earned his Bachelor of
Arts in Education from
the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Mr. Lee has worked as
a freelance muralist and
illustrator, with work ranging from book illustrations to video game character design.
Recently, he has been most active in the world
of graphic T-shirt design, where his work
has been featured in books, magazines, and
online apparel stores such as Threadless and
Shirt.woot. More than 60 of his designs have
printed, generating sales of 100,000+ shirts.
In 2003, he joined LHPS as the Middle School
Visual Arts teacher and Coach of the awardwinning FLL Robotics Team.
Kimberly Miles
initiated and developed
Lake Highland’s AP
Art History curriculum.
She also teaches English
9 Honors. Mrs. Miles
holds a Master’s degree
in English Education from the University of
Georgia and a Bachelor’s degree in Humani-
ties with a concentration in art history from
Stetson University. Mrs. Miles also has a
special interest in music; she has sung professionally and taught elementary school music.
She is a member of the National Council of
Teachers of English and sponsors the Highlander Chapter of the National Honor Society. Mrs. Miles enjoys reading and traveling.
Lucinda Nichols
says she is fortunate
to have found her way
to Lake Highland as
Production Manager for
the Harriett Coleman
Center for the Arts in
2008. A working Theatre Professional since the
1980s, Ms. Nichols’ work has taken her from
California to the mid-west, the Carolinas to
Florida. Locally, she has been involved in
multiple productions for the Civic Theatres
of Central Florida, Mad Cow Theatre, The
Ice House Theatre, Bob Carr Performing
Arts Center and Orlando Repertory Theatre.
Both of Ms. Nichols’ children are graduates
of LHPS.
Betsy briley Pavlovich
was born in North Car­
olina and spent time
overseas in the Philip­
pines and Pakistan. She
earned B.A. degrees in
Dramatic Arts and in
International Relations at the University of
Mary Washington, and a Master of Arts in
Teaching from Rollins College. Ms. Pav has
worked professionally as an actress, director,
stage manager, and as tech di­rector for Clubhouse Kids, a children’s the­atre group. She
came to LHPS in 1984 and became a full time
dra­ma teacher in 1999. She now directs Lower School Drama for 4-6th grades. Ms. Pav
has performed with American Young Actors’
Theatre at Valencia, Mt. Dora’s Ice House
Theatre, and at Theatre Downtown, and is a
Board member for FATE, Florida Association
for Theatre Education.
Brent Pirie
joined the Upper School
staff in 1998, teaching
computers and then
developed the video/
multimedia and graphics programs. He currently teaches video/computers/robotics in
the Lower School and produces video programs across campus for live and on-demand
content. Mr. Pirie has an Associate’s degree
in Computers, a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Telecommunications and an MBA in
Computer Education/Business Economics.
He also worked as a director/producer for
CBS, ESPN, ABC, Disney, Christian broadcasts, music videos, children’s programming
and reality shows. Mr. Pirie is an Apple certified Adobe educator, an advisory board
member for SIGCSE and a member of CSTA,
FACE and ITSE.
Leslie Reese
is a UCF graduate and
a Florida-born artist.
Before coming to LHPS
where he teaches Upper
School Ceramics, Photography and Graphic
Design, he was active in the space industry
as an illustrator during the early years of
the shuttle program. Mr. Reese is one of the
founding members of the Alternative Photographic International Symposium (APIS)
formed to preserve the original and early processes of photography, and of the Digital Photographers Group advising manufacturers
and producers of digital cameras, equipment
and software, specifically Adobe Photoshop.
He participates in art shows in the Brevard
County area displaying his larger-than-life
photos printed on canvas. Mr. Reese is a consultant with local artists and prints many of
their editions for art shows and galleries.
Pamela Reynolds
has been a choreographer, musician and
theatrical director since
1973. She spent 20 years
teaching and travelling
throughout the US with
her own dance and theater companies and
is now a 20-year faculty member in Lower
School. Ms. Reynolds teaches Computer
Education and works with all groups within the Academy Singers organization as
choreographer and creative consultant. For a
decade, Ms. Reynolds has played the White
House Steinway piano to accompany the
Academy Singers. She has a Bachelor of Arts
from the University of Texas Theater Department. Her extensive experience in the arts
includes productions with schools and theaters, dance and summer stock companies,
TV production, convention production, pageants, teaching, and talent development.
Cheryl Sims
has taught and produced special events
for more than 30 years.
After graduating from
Samford
University
in Birmingham, AL in
Early Childhood Education and Music, Mrs.
Sims went on to receive her CMP certification
from Meeting Professionals International. As
an accomplished meeting planner and the
founding Director of the Academy Singers
Organization, which includes the Academy
Singers, Legacy Singers, Highland, Academy
K, and 901 North, she writes, composes, and
produces original scripts and programs. She
has taught primary music at Lake Highland
since 1997. Mrs. Sims seeks to inspire young
performers to reach for excellence through
opportunities that showcase their enthusiastic gifts of singing, performing, and embracing the arts.
Matt Smith
has an A.A. degree from
Florida State University and a B.A. degree in
Technical Theatre from
the University of Central Florida. Since 1992,
he has worked in the entertainment industry
in Orlando on projects that include rigging,
scenic, lighting, audio, and video for Civic
Theatre, Orlando Rep, Nickelodeon Studios,
Disney, Universal Studios, Rollins College
and more. His set design work includes Salt
and Pepper, Sideways Stories from the Wayside
School, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Go Dog
Go, Zarafa and many others. Mr. Smith teaches Stagecraft I – IV at Lake Highland and is
excited to pass on his experience to the next
generation of theatre professionals. He is also
the HCCA Operations Manager, Technical
Director and Set Designer.
Terry Thomas
joined the LHPS arts
faculty in 2014 after
serving as a contract
Music Director for Upper
School
Theater
and Thespians since
2009. He co-teaches Upper School AP Music
Theory, Drama I and is Director of the Highland Singers. He also teaches Middle School
Conservatory and Highlander Chorus. Mr.
Thomas has a Master’s degree in Music Education from Indiana State University and has
taught and performed in Indiana, Florida
and Kuwait, where he served as Performing
Director for the American School. He also
worked as Walt Disney World’s Entertainment Business Manager for Hollywood Studios, a Performance Coach for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and a Training Manager for
Disney University.
adjunct Arts Faculty
Alex Adkins (Extemp) • Angela Brant (Private Lesson Coordinator) • Kimberly Davis (Speech)
Linda Hardy (US Drama & Academy Singers) • Terri Sanders (Oratory) • Chris Sprouse (Debate)
Mike Wascher (Debate)
Arts Benefactors
The Ramsby Family
Lisa & Greg ‘85 Ramsby
Producer ($1,000+)
Denise & Evan Allen
Soni & Carl Atkinson
Lorri & Shawn Barrow
The Blunk Family
Karen & Lawrence Blunk
Patrick Tubbs
Tara Bouzianis
Janice and Robert Cohen
Nema Oriel-Comenencia &
Edsel Comenencia
Andrea & Deryl Couch
Holly & Mike Hatcher
Johnny Holloway & Diana
Croslyn
Clare & Warren Hudson
Christine & Michael Jablonski
Julie & Kenneth Kronhaus
Rene & Julio Martinez
Linda & James Midkiff
Lee, Louis & Zack’12 Nimkoff
Cindy & Ben Patz
The Pride Family
Saima & Tabarak Qureshi
Allison & Dexter Richardson
Holly & Eric Saunders
Grace & Geoffrey Stewart
Stacy & Harkley Thornton
Becky & Barry Watson
Shannon & Patrick White
Amanda & Michael Wilson
Conductor ($500+)
Catherine & Stephen Bacot
Brigitta & Hartmuth Bittner
Grace & Pete Bryden
Suzanne & Paul Byron
Susan & Chip Caray
Arts League
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April & Tyler Doggett
Layne & Michael Fess
Kimberly & Michael Fogle
Kay & Alan Forbes
Jeanne & William Fravel
The Gifford Family
Amy Greene
Susana & Jeremy Havas
Valerie & Edgardo Insignares
Debra & Daniel Kitts
Monica & Michael Kott
Jennifer & Vince LaRuffa
Molly & Doug McMahon
Jeannie & Arun Moorjani
Sejal & Rajul Patel
Michelle &
Stephen Robertson
Sabrina & Richard Sane
Erica & Christopher Savage
Linda Schwichtenberg &
Bill Staiger
Sally-Anne &
Herbert Sharpe
Halla Shami –Sher &
Andrew Sher
Bethany Vickers
Robert Vickers
Erika & Johnny Wright
Artist ($250+)
Shireen & Waseem Ansari
Omar & Rania Ata
Mary Ellen & A. David Bates
Vivian & Jamie Boone
Lesley & Chuck Boynton
Andrea & Steve Brown
Dede & John Caron
Susan & Roger Chapin
Lauren & Geo Chico
Gale & Albert Chiodi
Susan & Freddy Clayton
Elizabeth & Robert Cortelyou
Allison & Javier Delgado
Sibyl & Joseph Doremus
Janie & Dan Drummond
Dennise & Tom Durkee
Wendy & Charles Fogg
Carole & Jim Forquer
Melissa & Mark Gibson
Michelle & Scott Grossman
Kathleen Halldin-New
Medea & Bruce Harris
Frank Ioppolo
Nancy & Donald Jablonski
Nicole & Joseph JeBailey
Susanna & Oji Joseph
Camille & Martin Kaiser
Carla & Hassan Kamal
Sheila & Jeffrey Keiner
Susan & Craig Keogh
Liesl & Joe Kolb
Diana & George Kurtz
Jerri & David Lamm
Monica & Keith Lochmandy
Carlos Luengo &
Magda Vignali
Rosemarie &
Charles McMenamin
Kalani & Dom Meffe
Donna & Charles Meltz
Jen & John Moran
Terry & Ronald Nardozzi
Sejal & Vipul Patel
Sunita & Gargey Patil
Dawn & Chris Peterson
Brett & Steven Petty
Kim & Tyler Piercy
Betsy & John Pokorny
Miriam Rafferty
Farah & Nizam Razack
Kerri Malett & Sergio Rivera
Mary Anne Runnalls
Suzanne & Gary Salzman
Margie & David Schreiber
Cheryl & Joe Sims
2013-14 Membership
To join the Arts League, use the enclosed form or join online.
Kelly & Armand Soto
Kay & John Stanney
Jennifer & Jason Taggart
Aparna & Raj Toleti
Amara & Christopher Walker
Mary Lynn & Robert Weaver
Mary & John White
Barbara & David Yergey, Jr.
Lauren & Scott Zimmerman
Chorus ($150+)
Stacey & Glenn Adams
Maggie & Paul Baekey
Katherine & Chad Barbay
Sujatha &
Soundapandian Baskar
Maggi & David Beamish
Leslie Becker
Khyati & Azad Bhatt
Jenny & Haley Bronson
Jane Callahan
Bettie-Ann & Joe Candelora
Misha & Gary Cardamone
Robin Cohen
Cheryl & Jeff Cotter
Becky & Devon Crowley
Susan & Joshua D’Amaro
Donna & Charlie Doyle
Whitney & Ray Easler
Marie & Don Felix
Dorothy & John Gabriel
Pam & Chris Greening
Ingrid & Mike Grenci
Barbara & Karl Hagen
Lori & William Heichel
Bailey Hurlburt ‘09
Patrick Hurlburt ‘08
Jennifer & Timothy Jones
Linda & Malcolm Jones
Shelley & Jim Kasch
Jeanette & Douglas Koegler
Rebekah & Doug Langford
Erin & Chad Lawrence
Betsey & Doug Leckie
Jasmine & Wentao Lyou
Alka & Atul Madan
Stacey & Raymond Madden
Mary Ann & Michael Magee
Jay & Quino Martinez
Catherine & Jeff McFadden
Jackie McFadden &
Hunt Sparra
Irma Moreno & Matt Durfee
Melissa & Jeffrey Moskowitz
Brooke & Frank Myers
Adina & Brian Noble
Meade & Gordon Owens
Anna & Mark Peet
Gwen & R. Scott Popaditch
Kaki & Bob Rawls
Traies Roe
Mary & Mark Roh
Salli & Gregory Setta
Sarita & Devang Shah
Amy & Pete Sinelli
Sarah Sourour & Hani Seifein
Michelle & Anthony Stepney
Anne Stokes
Diane & John Winograd
Karen & Scott Witter
Felecia & Brent Ziegler
Apprentice ($50+)
Tracy & Bruce Bessire
Tara Bork
Trudy Bruner
Mary Lynn & Glenn Clark
Mylene & William Dally
Debbie & Bob DeLoach
Sondra & Cody Fitzgerald
Amanda & Charles Gufford
Jenny & Max Hanson
Bryan Hardy ‘07
Kristin Hardy ‘09
Abby Hatcher ‘13
Denise & Thomas Heckbert
Stacia & Alex Hujik
Sandra & George Jackson
Shalisa & Jeremy James
Mary & R. Cash Kaschai
Devon Kincaid
Kristen & Charles Letchworth
Leslie Macaulay
Kim & Rick Machado
Rosali Morris
Betsy Pavlovich
Melissa & Tony Phillips
Brent Pirie
Pamela Reynolds
Rita & Greg Schroeder
Shana & Brian Small
Kathy & Craig Taylor
Tammy & Don Wacker
Candace & Michael Watson
Lani & Martin Yungmann
Mission
Statement
The LHPS Arts League
is a parent organization
created to provide the Arts
at Lake Highland with
volunteer support and
financial assistance.
LHPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations to the LHPS Arts League are tax deductible as
prescribed by law. All Arts League donations will apply toward “Top of the Dome” status and other donor recognition
levels. Corporate donations and matching gifts are also welcome.
“
Always be on the lookout
for the presence of wonder.
- E.B. White
At the end of last year we were very sorry
to bid farewell to our Arts Administrator, BettieAnn Candelora, as she left Lake Highland and
Florida to be closer to her family. I was honored
to be asked to take her place. I have been in
the Upper School Drama program since 2001
and it is a genuine pleasure to become an even
closer collaborator with the Arts Faculty, LHPS
Administration and the Arts League. Also new
in their teaching positions this year are Mrs. Pam
Greening in primary art and Mrs. Denise Heckbert
in elementary art. New to the LHPS faculty are
Terry Thomas in Middle School and Upper School
Chorus and Drama, and Bianca Khoury as the
new Dance teacher and Coach. Our extraordinary
arts faculty continues to grow in their art and in
the art of teaching.
“I loved doing the outer space adventure
because I liked making up stuff. We made up a
planet,” said Steven Sombeck in Mrs. Heckbert’s
4th grade art class.
We have the privilege at Lake Highland to lead
these elementary, adolescent and teenage artists
as they express, explore, collaborate and create
big things like a whole planet and small things
like the wings of a butterfly. Whether starting
early or later, the student considers how to take
what’s inside and send it out to others who in turn
bring meaning to the expression. Communication,
empathy and art is born.
The following capacities for imaginative
learning from “Aesthetic Education, Inquiry and
the Imagination” developed by the Lincoln Center
Institute in 2007 are listed as keys to the artistic
experience: noticing deeply, questioning, making
connections, identifying patterns, exhibiting
empathy, creating meaning and taking action.
As our students paint, sing, play music, act,
dance, debate, march, mold clay, make magic,
photograph, video and sculpt, they become
proficient in these capacities essential to their
future and the future of their favorite planet.
Thank you for being part of the arts at Lake
Highland and being on the lookout for wonder!
Trudy Bruner
LHPS Arts Administrator
Arts League Board of Directors 2014-2015
(Back, L-R) Michelle Grossman, Secretary Grace Bryden, Kim Fogel, Shana Small,Treasurer Jerri Lamm.
(Center, L-R) Kim Pride, Andrea Brown, Saima Qureshi, Asst.Treasurer Stacey Madden, Linda Midkiff, Denise Allen,
Terry Nardozzi. (Front, L-R) Past President Holly Hatcher, President Sabrina Sane,Vice President Sally-Anne Sharpe,
Arts Administrator Trudy Bruner. (Not Pictured) Vivian Boone, Jay Martinez.
Stage Shows
2014-15
The Radium Girls
October 2-5, 7-9, 2014
Upper School Drama
Johnny Holloway Blackbox Theatre
JUNIOR THESPIAN SHOWCASE
October 23, 2014
Middle School Musical Theatre
Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts Main Stage
Tom Sawyer
January 30 – February 1, 2015
Lower School Drama
Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts Main Stage
Footloose
March 19-22, 2015
Upper School Drama
Harriett Coleman Center for the Arts Main Stage
Once On This Island
April 23-25, 2015
Middle School Musical Theatre
Johnny Holloway Blackbox Theatre
visit www.lhps.org/artsleague for up-to-the-minute
schedule details, arts news and photo gallery.
The arts are thriving at LHPS!
SCHOOL WIDE
The Arts Festival
ArtStamps
Highland Masters Series
projectART
Veterans Day Salute
LOWER SCHOOL
901 North
Academy Singers
Artists in Action
Band
Chorus
Drama
Grandparent’s Day
Legacy Singers
Music
Piano
Strings
Talent Show
Video Production
Visual Arts
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Art
Chorus
Concert Band
Dance
Highlander Philharmonic
Jazz Ensemble
Marching Band
Musical Theatre
Strings
Video Production
Visual Arts
Vocal Adrenaline
UPPER SCHOOL
AP Art History
Art & AP Art
Art & Literary Magazine
By Any Other Name
Ceramics
Choir
Dance Team
Drama
Graphic Design
Highlander Philharmonic
La’ Cappella
Lakhischan Yearbook
Marching Band
Michael Pirie Artist of the Year Awards
Music Theory (Intro & AP)
Mystery Dessert Theatre
Photography
Project Magic
Recording Studio
Shakespeare Class I & II
Speech & Debate Team
Stagecraft
Strings
Symphonic Band
Talent Show
Thespian Troupe #2449
Those Guys (Male Ensemble)
Video Production
Visual Arts
Video Showcase
Campus & Community Arts
The LHPS campus is transformed for a week into a festival atmosphere during The Arts Festival. Students
participate in special themed arts projects and attend a wide variety of arts performances by classmates
and professional special guests. In 2014, Surrealism was the theme with floating umbrellas in the Rex and
melting clocks adorning fences and balconies. Our community art outreach program, projectART, annually
links Lake Highland with an important community partner. The 2014 surreal piece “L’enfant Miro” is
installed in the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Mark Your Calendar!
The Arts Festival
Pop Art Rocks!
April 13-17, 2015
Photos of The Arts Festival by Glenn Clark
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The Arts
at Lake Highland Preparatory School
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