NAtioNAl Merit AchieveMeNt - Westmont Hilltop School District

performing ArtS
rotary
World Peace Art contest
Westmont Hilltop Middle School
students Kasey Helmick (Grade 7) and
Monica Lough (Grade 6) won first and
second place awards respectively for
their entries in the Rotary World Peace
Art Contest in April. The students, along
with family members, were invited to the
Rotary Recognition Breakfast to receive
their awards.
Kasey’s entry depicts a flower where
each of the leaves on the stem represents
one of the continents with all of them
coming together to form one world in
peace. Each leaf/continent has the word
“Peace” written in a different language.
Monica’s entry shows the world in
puzzle pieces. The caption underneath
the puzzle states: “World Peace: It’s No
Puzzle.”
Kasey’s painting was selected as
one of the top four in the Rotary district,
making her eligible to win the top prize
at the District Awards Banquet.
A Few More Musical “Notes!”
The Chamber Singers secured First
Place in the Madrigal Singing Competition
of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire…a
first for Westmont Hilltop!
Ten of our students qualified for
District Chorus this year at the high
school. They are as follows: Kim Carney,
Marissa Ghantous, Julie Kittka, Julie
Mercik, Sara Rogerson, Annie Rummell,
Ashley Schafer, Keegan Terek, Christine
Weidner, and Luke Young.
At District Chorus in Hollidaysburg,
five WHHS students qualified to attend
Regional Chorus: Kim Carney, Julie
Mercik, Annie Rummell, Ashley Schafer
and Luke Young.
Participating in All-County Band at
the middle school were Grade 7: Sadie
Carney, Jenna Kutchman, and Heaven
Wiley. Grade 8: Aaron Marko, Rachel
Mural, Matthew Wehner, and Robert
Samuel Whitlow.
Congratulations to the Indoor Color
Guard for taking home 1st place out of 8
groups at the Windber Competition!
In the middle school, Georgann
Carnevali, Bryan Mock, Jenna Paratore,
Jarod Shark, Jenna Toth, Erik Wehner,
and Hunter Williams were selected
for an elite Grade 6 concert band called
6 “Performing Arts”
Musical
Anything Goes
Westmont Hilltop went full steam
ahead with the musical production
of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes. Each
year, it is difficult to imagine a musical
being any better than the show of the
year at WHSD. The musical of 2010
was no exception. It was spectacular!
With talented students in the cast, and
Ms. Beth Good in charge of pulling
it all together, how can the musical
fail to live up to expectations as a
premier production? Congratulations
to Ms. Good, who was recognized as
the Pennsylvania Music Educators’
Association honoree for District VI in
2010.
Pictured is the cast of Anything Goes. Each and every member of the cast and crew provided the perfect
ingredient for an amazing production, resulting from teamwork and collaboration!
theatre club
The Theatre Club experienced well-deserved applause and ovations this
year for entertaining the community with inspiring and enjoyable theatrical
performances. In the fall, the group attended Western Division of the
Pennsylvania High School Speech League Competition located in Pittsburgh, and
performed The Sandbox by Edward Albee. The performers were Edward Dreikorn
as the lifeguard, Annabeth Faucher as Grandma, Christine Weidner as Mother,
and Andrew Kilpatrick as Father. Under the direction of Mrs. Jacqueline Flack,
the Club performs three one-act plays and one full-length play annually. The fulllength
play of 2010 was American Daughter by Wendy Wasserstein.
The cast of American Daughter.
“BandFest.” These students rehearsed with
students from 25 other school districts
and performed in a concert.
The Westmont Hilltop Chamber
Singers were invited to perform with
the American Idol Holiday Tour at the
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
on the UPJ campus in December. It
was a terrific performance as well as a
wonderful experience for our students
who performed two a cappella numbers
on their own and also backed vocals with
the stars who were selected for the finale
of American Idol.