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Issue #4The PatriotMarch 2005 WTHS Musicians Honored Reuben Gutierrez ‘05 Inside... Wilson Hall of Rowan University was filled with talented young musicians on Sunday, January 9th. A multitude of Acoustic Coffee House musical instrumentalists – percussion, woodwinds, brass, and mostly string Preview p. 3 musicians – from over seventy of southern New Jersey’s public, private and home schools gathered together to perform at the Annual South Jersey Junior and Senior High School Orchestra Concert. Though some people may think of this as just another orchestra concert, young musicians prepare intensely to audition and perform for this highly regarded Editors’ perspectives ensemble. Photo courtesy of Tanisha Northcutt ‘05 on the LiveStrong trend “There is a rigorous audition that WTHS members of the South Jersey orchestra pose proudly takes place in December,” stated with their instruments. p. 5 Norma Meyer, WTHS orchestra director. “Students must prepare scales, a major solo piece, and [are School Orchestra was proclaimed. Finale of Igor Stravinsky’s given a musical composition for] sight- Thirteen musicians from Firebird Suite. reading.” Music students of middle Washington Township High School For Northcutt ‘05, SJ Orchestra is schools and high schools from the were selected. Sajaa Ahmed ‘06, something she delights to take part in: region of the lower third of New Jersey Jeremy Bernardo ‘05, Amy Goldberg “Well this will be my 6th year being are eligible to audition. For the strings ‘08, Dan Rogers ‘08 and James selected and I really enjoy playing in section, about 200 people try out, and Wilson ‘06 were part of the violin the concerts every year and working the competition is very intense. section. The viola section included with the different conductors.” “Many students who audition are Paul LaRaia ‘07, Anna Lee Markano This year’s conductor for the High not accepted,” stated Meyer. The SJ ‘08, Allison Murawski ‘08, Tanisha School Orchestra was Jack Moore, New! Comics section Orchestra only admits approximately Northcutt ‘05, and Melissa Van who is the Ambler (PA) Symphony 90 string students – 48 violins, 16 Thuyver ‘08. Kelly Stinson ‘06 Orchestra’s Music Director as well as p. 7 cellos, 16 violas, and 10 basses. This helped complete the cello section the Program Director and classical year, the orchestra also had a harpist. and Matthew Lemmel ‘06 was music announcer for the Temple Opinions on Myspace In addition to string players, the SJ selected for the F Horns. University Public Radio Network. High School Orchestra also includes a After reveling in being selected, Moore has conducted for many musical p. 10 variety of woodwind, brass, and the lucky students began work in ensembles in Philadelphia and Ocean percussion instruments, to create a full learning and rehearsing the music. City, NJ, but also across the Atlantic in Check out the latest symphony orchestra. First there was a “Reading” at Rowan Bulgaria, Russia, and the Czech Republic. To prepare for her audition, University in December in which the “He’s the best conductor I ever reviews! violinist Amy Goldberg ‘08 began musicians sight-read the classical had. He was so funny,” said Wilson Entertainment p. 11 working on a Viola and Violin music to be performed. They were ‘07. Concerto, practicing scales, and sight- then left to practice and learn the “He really found a way to relate reading all the way back in June with music on their own until the weekend to the kids,” added LaRaia ‘07. her private teacher Ana Tsinabze. rehearsals before the concert. On the The SJ Orchestra is not merely Violist Tanisha Northcutt ‘05 began Friday prior to the concert, students just a prestigious musical ensemble. work on her solo piece in May. In were dismissed from school for an Meyer stated that one of the greatest November, her private teacher, Mrs. eight-hour rehearsal starting at 9 a.m. things about SJ Orchestra is “having the Byrnina Socolofsky, held a master class and ending at 5 p.m. Another experience of meeting people from for all her students in which each rehearsal was held on Saturday at the many other places, sharing a common student performed his or her solo piece same time. interest…People make lifelong and was critiqued by a member of the After all their hard work, the friends.” Meyer even knows of some Philadelphia Orchestra. musicians finally performed on people who have met their future The students had to perform in Sunday. This year’s program included spouses at SJ Orchestra. Township sports heat front of a panel of judges on the Joyeuse Marche by Emmanuel Overall, the hard work of the Saturday audition. Jim Wilson ‘07 Chabrier, Notturno, Op. 40 by members of the SJ Orchestra certainly up the winter. wasn’t nervous, but stated: “The judges Anton Dvorak, Matinees pays off as the students indulge in a Wrap-ups p. 14 were nuts!” After a very long day, the Musicales (No. 1 – 5), by Benjamin fantastic social and musical news of the 2005 South Jersey High Britten, and the Berceuse and experience. WTHS The Patriot Page 1 Teacher, Director, Theater Advocate Senior English Teacher is Triple Threat Darby DeCicco ‘05 they had received at their wedding to finance a show. Senior English teacher Mrs. Abby Since then, they have put on Molotsky is doing more in her spare several shows a year and their small time than just grading papers. community theater has grown into the Molotsky and her husband own and Triple Threat Foundation for the Arts, run the Triple Threat Performing a non-profit organization that Arts Center and the Triple Threat produces both straight shows and Foundation for the Arts, two separate musicals. When the number and size organizations dedicated to of the theater’s productions began to supporting performing arts. grow the Triple Threat Performing The organizations originated Arts Center, a school that gives lessons about fourteen years ago when in singing, dancing, and acting, was Molotsky and her husband, who was created to offset the cost. having trouble finding work as a “It’s a lot of time,” Molotsky director, used some of the money says of being involved in theater productions, “but Photo courtesy of www.triplethreat.net it’s well worth it. The Crucible, which ran in December of 2003, was one of many Theater is one of shows the Triple Threat Foundation for the Arts has put on. those things that can totally change year’s production, How to Eat Like concessions, while other WTHS your life.” a Child, recently wrapped up. students lend their musical or It is this belief “I think being on stage for kids technical talents to the production. in the power of the is so rewarding,” she says. “And And while passing out programs theater that giving that opportunity to a kid might not be a life-changing event, compels Molotsky who’s never done it before really just getting involved, in Molotsky’s to encourage changes their life.” opinion, is the most important part. students of all ages Molotsky emphasizes, “You’re never too old to decide to get involved however, that kids don’t have to be to get involved,” Molotsky says. with various on stage in order to get involved in Information about getting aspects of theater. theater productions. Every year, involved in Triple Threat Once a year, she Molotsky enlists students from her production or taking classes of any Ashley Horan/The Patriot directs Triple English classes to help out with level at the Triple Threat Senior English teacher Mrs. Molotsky has Threat’s children’s Triple Threat’s children’s Performing Arts Center can be found always been involved with the performing arts. show and this production. Some students show up online at www.triplethreat.net. to hand out programs and sell IMC Gets New Database Conference culmination of great Mike Jones ’06 Perhaps the most beneficial element in this new database is the year for Model UN Now is the time of year when fact that it is easily accessible from those dreaded thesis papers tend to home. Providing that a student has Jamie Valentine ‘05 “We get a chance to debate and strike. For anyone who has ever done the passwords to library databases talk about things that matter. It’s a paper on something that didn’t occur listed in our assignment book, and also The Model UN Conference in something everyone should have in our lifetime, finding information available in the library itself, one can Hershey, PA on January 7, 8, and a chance to do.” can be difficult. However, there is access this program and find actual 9 was the culmination of this years The Conference is not only a good news for all procrastinating news stories dating anywhere from Model UN Club at Washington great learning experience for teens: The school library has gained 1850 until 2000. This means no more Township. future diplomats, it is also a fun access to a new database that gives looking through biography after The Conference is held once time. students a look at newspapers, like biography and just not getting what a year at the Hershey Convention According to Jerry Cedrone the New York Times, dating all the way you need. Center. Model UN students from ‘07, “Model UN is absolutely back to the 1850’s. A newspaper is a look at the past three states simulate a real United awesome. It was one of the best “So far, people have been down and should be used to a students benefit Nations conference with students experiences this school year. here using it for projects on the because a society with no news isn’t a representing countries in the There’s no way to describe how fun 1920’s,” says Miss Gaughan, a school society at all.

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