Sadies makes a comeback January 27, 2009 — by Annie Lee This year, the Sadie Hawkins dance, themed "Opposites Attract," will be held in the Small Gym on Friday, Feb. 27. The dance has been separated from its traditional partner, Spring Fling week, which will be held April 13-17. Each weekend in March had already been booked for other events such as Bombay in the Bay, and because April is too late and too close to Junior and Senior prom, ASB was forced to put the dance in February. read more » Lack of early admits opens door for regular decisions January 27, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper 14%; 15%; 18%; 20%; 23%. Those are the percent increases of current high school seniors applying early to Yale University, Northwestern University, Stanford Univeristy, Pomona College and Duke University, respectively. read more » Tutorial center to undergo changes January 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath and Uma Sambasivam In an effort to boost attendance, the Tutorial Center has switched both its location and increased its hours. read more » Series: Leave your rights at the school gate January 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang and Karthik Annaamalai The girl’s bag contained marijuana, a pipe, empty plastic bags, a large quantity of money in $1 bills, an index card that appeared to list students who owed her money, and two letters that implicated the girl in dealing marijuana. Tracy Lois Odem, a freshman at Piscataway High School in New Jersey was having her bag searched by her principal for cigarettes but was instead caught for illegal drug use in 1985. read more » SHS Alum graduates to Broadway January 27, 2009 — by Emily Chen and Mabel Hsu On Monday, Dec. 15, the school welcomed a guest speaker, 1995 alumni Kyle Barisich, who plays the lead role of Raul in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” He spoke to the fine arts program about his experience as a musician and actor. read more » Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Lack of early admits opens door for regular decisions January 27, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper 14%; 15%; 18%; 20%; 23%. Those are the percent increases of current high school seniors applying early to Yale University, Northwestern University, Stanford Univeristy, Pomona College and Duke University, respectively. read more » Tutorial center to undergo changes January 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath and Uma Sambasivam In an effort to boost attendance, the Tutorial Center has switched both its location and increased its hours. read more » Series: Leave your rights at the school gate January 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang and Karthik Annaamalai The girl’s bag contained marijuana, a pipe, empty plastic bags, a large quantity of money in $1 bills, an index card that appeared to list students who owed her money, and two letters that implicated the girl in dealing marijuana. Tracy Lois Odem, a freshman at Piscataway High School in New Jersey was having her bag searched by her principal for cigarettes but was instead caught for illegal drug use in 1985. read more » SHS Alum graduates to Broadway January 27, 2009 — by Emily Chen and Mabel Hsu On Monday, Dec. 15, the school welcomed a guest speaker, 1995 alumni Kyle Barisich, who plays the lead role of Raul in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” He spoke to the fine arts program about his experience as a musician and actor. read more » Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Tutorial center to undergo changes January 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath and Uma Sambasivam In an effort to boost attendance, the Tutorial Center has switched both its location and increased its hours. read more » Series: Leave your rights at the school gate January 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang and Karthik Annaamalai The girl’s bag contained marijuana, a pipe, empty plastic bags, a large quantity of money in $1 bills, an index card that appeared to list students who owed her money, and two letters that implicated the girl in dealing marijuana. Tracy Lois Odem, a freshman at Piscataway High School in New Jersey was having her bag searched by her principal for cigarettes but was instead caught for illegal drug use in 1985. read more » SHS Alum graduates to Broadway January 27, 2009 — by Emily Chen and Mabel Hsu On Monday, Dec. 15, the school welcomed a guest speaker, 1995 alumni Kyle Barisich, who plays the lead role of Raul in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” He spoke to the fine arts program about his experience as a musician and actor. read more » Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Series: Leave your rights at the school gate January 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang and Karthik Annaamalai The girl’s bag contained marijuana, a pipe, empty plastic bags, a large quantity of money in $1 bills, an index card that appeared to list students who owed her money, and two letters that implicated the girl in dealing marijuana. Tracy Lois Odem, a freshman at Piscataway High School in New Jersey was having her bag searched by her principal for cigarettes but was instead caught for illegal drug use in 1985. read more » SHS Alum graduates to Broadway January 27, 2009 — by Emily Chen and Mabel Hsu On Monday, Dec. 15, the school welcomed a guest speaker, 1995 alumni Kyle Barisich, who plays the lead role of Raul in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” He spoke to the fine arts program about his experience as a musician and actor. read more » Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
SHS Alum graduates to Broadway January 27, 2009 — by Emily Chen and Mabel Hsu On Monday, Dec. 15, the school welcomed a guest speaker, 1995 alumni Kyle Barisich, who plays the lead role of Raul in the national tour of the Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” He spoke to the fine arts program about his experience as a musician and actor. read more » Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Robotics Club kicks off their season January 27, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung After being unable to find sponsors for the first three months of the school year, the Robotics Club began its activities following the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition Kick-off on Jan. 3. read more » Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Saratoga Falcon nominated for Crown award January 26, 2009 — by Kavya Nagarajan and Andy Tsao For the first time since 2007, The Saratoga Falcon student newspaper has been nominated for a Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. read more » Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Junior converts to christianity January 26, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Gazing through the stained glass window of the Saratoga Federated Cathedral, junior Kirin Kumar recounted the day he left his native Hinduism and converted to Christianity. “[The Christian community] just consists of really friendly people, good friends and something that really just spoke to me,” said Kumar. “I found something to believe in that wasn’t only interesting, but it really meant something to me.” read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Students qualify for regional, state, national choir January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Students qualify for regional, state, national choirs January 23, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Pia Mishra Senior Christina Lauro looked at the faces of the two judges staring at her. She took a deep breath before she sang the first note of the Italian art song she had rehearsed for months. After finishing the song with a perfect pitch, she had to sight-sing 10 measures of music that she had never seen before. Following that, she listened to notes randomly played on the piano and sang them back. Finally she sang a major, minor, augmented and diminished triad, as well as a major and chromatic scale. This long process is what Lauro and many other students went through for their audition for the Regional Honor Choir in early fall. Juniors Josh Liu, Thomas Denq, Bryant Bae, and seniors Jennifer Hansen and Lauro made it through the audition and earned a spot in the Regional Honor Choir. The Regional Honor Choir is the first level of prestigious choirs followed by State, then National Honor choir, that takes in between 800 to 900 students. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast