November '10 Issue - Queen of Peace High School
November '10 Issue - Queen of Peace High School
November '10 Issue - Queen of Peace High School
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N ews Amity<br />
By Samantha Lesniewski<br />
The cafeteria is dark, with only<br />
candles lighting up the room.<br />
The spotlight turns on, and the<br />
audience looks towards the stage.<br />
At that moment anything can<br />
happen. Three. Two. One. Take<br />
a deep breath; it’s your turn to<br />
perform now. Go.<br />
Friday, Oct. 15 2010, was<br />
<strong>Queen</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> high school’s<br />
first ever C<strong>of</strong>fee House event.<br />
Through a joint effort between<br />
senior, BriElle Munizzi, and<br />
the choral teacher, Ms. Bridget<br />
Kancler, this event became a<br />
reality. Working together, BriElle<br />
brought up the idea and Ms. Kancler<br />
figured out how to make the<br />
event happen. The C<strong>of</strong>fee House<br />
event which will occur about every<br />
month, will support the <strong>Peace</strong><br />
Theater Company (PTC). All<br />
money raised by the $2.00 admission<br />
fee will go directly back to<br />
PTC to help support the club and<br />
their activities.<br />
So what exactly is a C<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
House? A c<strong>of</strong>fee house is<br />
a gathering for people to come<br />
and show others their talents.<br />
Whether through music, poetry,<br />
skits, or short stories, the c<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
house gives participants the opportunity<br />
to express themselves<br />
and/or see the talents <strong>of</strong> other<br />
people. All C<strong>of</strong>fee House events<br />
PTC C<strong>of</strong>fee House<br />
Beth Lewis playing the piano at the first C<strong>of</strong>fee House event.<br />
Picture taken by BriElle Munizzi.<br />
are open to everyone to participate<br />
not just those in the Mosaic<br />
(<strong>Queen</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong>’s Literary Magazine)<br />
or in PTC. By looking at the<br />
first C<strong>of</strong>fee House event, it is easy<br />
to see that everyone felt welcome.<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> the 25 people who attended<br />
the event, there were current<br />
<strong>Queen</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peace</strong> and St. Laurence<br />
students, alumni, members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
faculty and their family, along with<br />
a few parents.<br />
Many <strong>of</strong> those who came, just<br />
listened while other individuals<br />
decided to perform. From people<br />
playing the piano, to a man<br />
playing his accordion, many<br />
people participated in the event.<br />
Individuals were singing original<br />
songs, a person picked up<br />
their iPod and performed, short<br />
stories and poems were read,<br />
skits and pieces <strong>of</strong> movies were<br />
acted out…there was a huge<br />
amount <strong>of</strong> talent being shown.<br />
Even Ms. Vorderer decided to<br />
pitch in on stage singing a few<br />
lines from Janis Joplin’s Mercedes<br />
Benz. Ms. Kancler stated<br />
that the event was a “nice mix<br />
<strong>of</strong> things” and that she thought<br />
“it went very well”. The next<br />
c<strong>of</strong>fee house is planned to be<br />
in <strong>November</strong> but there is no set<br />
date as <strong>of</strong> yet.
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