Wednesday, May 23, 2012 3:52 pm
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Junior Gabe Koempel rocks out with a band formed specifically to perform in Magnet Arts Night.1
Junior Gabe Koempel rocks out with a band formed specifically to perform in Magnet Arts Night.2
Junior Julian Lofton shreds on the guitar while performing a song of technical mastery with his band.3
Juniors Ittai Baum, Shiv Kaul, Julian Lofton and Gabe Koempel enjoy the applause from the
audience at the end of their performance.4
Senior Grace Wang performs a traditional Chinese dance in customary garb.5
Silhouetted against a red scrim, Junior Kevin Chaing manipulated his diabolo into high speed tricks.6
Act I ended with a group tribute to Michael Jackson's hit Thriller. The troupe was dressed as zombies.7
Act I ended with a group tribute to Michael Jackson's hit Thriller. The troupe was dressed as zombies.8
Senior Savannah Cheo dances a modern ballet to Chris Brown's Superhuman.9
The view from backstage as seniors Billy Griffis and Savannah Cheo strike a final pose in a modern ballet interpretation of Heartless by Chris Brown.10
Master of Ceremonies Quinn Shen, announce the next two scheduled acts for the night which
include “SSM Indian Dance”, “Neverending Medley” and “Diabolo”.11
Senior emcees Theresa Regan and Quinn Shen stage a mock battle during one of the short skits interspersed between acts at the talent show.12
Emcee Theresa Regan comes onstage to find her co-host Quinn Shen all tied up after an aparent yoyo experiment gone wrong during a sketch.13
“SSM Indian Dance” was a performance of Indian dances by magnet students. These students
were Swapnika Bhagvatula, Aanchal Johri, Madhura Mahajan, Janvi Raichura, Manesha Ramantha,
Millie Shah, Neha Soni, and Tripti Soni.14
Despite not originally being planned in the program, Magnet Computer Science teacher
Ms.Collins got to sing a song to the audience. Outside from teaching, plays and sings in two bands.15
Sophomore Eva Albalghiti performs a short ballet routine inspired by the Russian ballet “Paquita.”16
Senior Monica Ly entertains the crowd during a performance of several recognizable covers.
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Senior Louise Gretchel and Junior Adam Maisto, though not Magnet students, perform at Magnet Arts Night with Blair's jazz combo. All acts had to consist of 50% Magnet students in order to perform.18
Members of the magnet class of 2011 hold up signs as they sing and dance in a short original musical version of four years in the magnet program, The Magnet Was Meant for Me.19
Magnet Arts Night
Magnet Arts Night, held Friday at 7:30 PM, is a chance for students in the Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program to showcase their skills in areas outside of their program. Acts included dance performances, musical performances, and displays of martial arts. Before the performances an arts show was help to showcase the visual arts skills of students in the Magnet program.
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Junior Gabe Koempel rocks out with a band formed specifically to perform in Magnet Arts Night.
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