FEBRUARY 15, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
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Whiteaker choirs prep for
annual cabaret bonanza
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Ken Collins Theatre at Mc-
Nary High School has been the
host of numerous great local
productions by students in the
Keizer community.
They’ll have one more to
add to the list next week.
The Whiteaker Middle
School choir program will be
performing their annual cab-
aret concert on Thursday, Feb.
21 and Friday, Feb. 22 with each
show beginning at 7 p.m.
The concert will feature
more than 200 singers and fi ve
different choirs.
“We plan to put on a highly
entertaining, high energy show
that will keep the audience en-
tertained throughout the night,”
said co-director Andy Thomas.
“People will be blown away
with the quality of our produc-
tion.”
Thomas has been the direc-
tor the Whiteaker cabaret for
Angelina
Fajer
said.
A lot of mid-
dle school choirs
might just stand
on the risers
and sing in their
robes that match
school colors. But
Whiteaker’s per-
formances
not
only involve 70’s
themed
neon
costumes, but re-
hearsed choreog-
raphy as well.
“The choreog-
raphy is very fun
Submitted and active,” said
Whiteaker Middle School choir students a sing a medley from Annie during Whiteaker
sev-
the 2017 cabaret performances.
enth-grader Lo-
gan James.
each of the last 12 years. But son. She is just great to have in
Eighth-grader Cristian Gar-
since he has also taken a choir our program.”
cia also added: “The audience
The concert will feature mu- should expect a lot of lights and
teaching job at McNary High
School this year, he will be re- sical numbers from four Broad- a lot of dance moves.”
ceiving some assistance in the way shows.
While everyone involved
Whiteaker’s boys and girls hopes audience members are
form of Rebecca Hollen, the
sixth-grade choirs, otherwise throughly entertained by the
show’s other co-director.
“It’s been a little bit of an known as Wolverine and Bella show, they also encourage the
adjustment for Andy and I to Voce, will be performing songs crowd to get involved with the
work together to make this pro- from Oliver. The seventh and music.
gram go, but it has been so great eighth-grade girls group, which
“We really want our au-
being here so far,” Hollen said. is an intermediate group called dience to be pumped up,”
“The kids are so excited and it’s Audacity, will be singing num- eighth-grader Maddie Kurz
fun to work with excited kids. bers from Motown.
said. “We’re going to want them
The seventh and eighth- to dance and we’re going to
This is one of their favorite
grade advanced concert choir want them to sing along. It’s go-
parts of the year.”
Hollen, who is in her fi rst (viva voce) get the opportunity ing to be one awesome party.”
year as a choir teacher at White- to sing songs from Mamma Mia!
Tickets will be $10 at the
aker, spent the last eight years K-Town, which is the choir’s door, but can also be pur-
teaching at Walker Middle most advanced group, will be chased online at McNary-The-
School and even won a Crystal performing the melodies of atre.Ticketleap.com or at the
Hairspray.
Apple Award in 2015.
Whiteaker Middle School main
“This is my fi rst year in the offi ce. Dessert will be served af-
“It’s been absolutely amaz-
ing to have her,” Thomas said of viva voce choir, so I’m just real- ter the show.
Hollen. “She is a phenomenal ly excited for our fi rst really big
The money will be used as
director and a phenomenal per- performance,” seventh-grader a fundraiser for the Whiteaker
choir program.
MHS students show off
at Keizer art gallery
The Keizer Art Association
presented awards for its current
student show at a ceremony the
fi rst weekend in February. The
show features work by McNary
High School’s budding artists.
Laura Gillespie took home
the Best of Show Award for her
piece Do Titles Really Matter?
In photography, Alexa Cepe-
da took fi rst for Thicket; Mari-
sa Ortiz took second for Ferris
Wheel; and Tamalynn Harris
took third for On the Lookout.
Juror’s awards were presented to
Bailey Treu, Amy Cox and Sofi a
Zielinski. Honorable mentions
were Tyler Covalt, Elena Ville-
gas and Elizabeth Fischer.
In two-dimensional art, Ka-
tie Beebe was fi rst for Hydrate;
Sydney Snapp was second for
Nike; and Veronica Johnson was
third for St. Basil’s Cathedral.
Serena Marino, Naia Faulkner
and Karla Santa took home
honorable mentions. A Juror’s
Award were presented to Katie
Simons.
First place for three-dimen-
sional art went to Emma John
for Parthenon; second place
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
TOP: Hydrate by Katie Beebe
won fi rst place for two-di-
mensional art. ABOVE: Alexa
Cepeda won fi rst place in
photography for Thicket.
went to Faith Danner for Wood-
land Fairy Home; and Makayla
Gates took third place for Alice.
Honorable mentions went
to: McKinsey Jarnagin, Ashley
Doerfl er, Marlinda Domni-
ck, Elizabeth Shore, Tamalynn
Postma, Trinity Kampstra and
Michael Flores. Destiny Black-
lock and Veronica Johnson were
presented Juror’s Awards.
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