NEWS 4 Sharing our space Symphony performs for elementary students ANIKA ADVANI Page Editor May 26, the Westhill auditori- um was filled with fourth and fifth grade students from all 12 public elementary schools in Stamford. These students took a field trip to Westhill to listen to the Stamford Symphony Orchestra, an annual event that has always taken place at the Palace Theater. This was the first time that Westhill hosted the concert. According to Principal Ms. Figluizzi, the Westhill auditorium was used to host this event, but the school was not directly paid by the Symphony. The Stamford Sym- phony signed a permit to use the auditorium before they held the show, and the money that was paid to use it went directly to the Board of Education. Westhill did not re- ceive any direct funding for the event, and all revenue went to the Stamford Public School System. “The Palace Theater was just too costly,” Ms. Figluizzi said. “And since Westhill had the capac- ity to hold such a large group of kids, we held the event.” Many Westhill musicians participated in the event as well. For the past two years, Stamford High School students played in the Stamford Symphony concert. This was the first year that both Westhill and Stamford High students prepared for the concert and either played or sang with the symphony. “We were all happy to come and work with Westhill students,” Reema Malhotra, a senior and a member of the Stamford High School choir, said. “I loved work- ing with [Westhill choir director] Mr. Curri. It was just such a differ- ent, great experience.” Westhill students volunteered to help orchestrate the whole event. Students were informed about the event through the bulletin, the an- nouncements, and teachers. Soph- omores, juniors, and seniors gave up their class time to help the el- ementary school teachers and stu- dents find their way to and from the auditorium with ease. It was important to make sure the students remained safe al- though many precautions had been taken before hand. A few days ear- lier when the fire department had come to inspect the auditorium for the school play, the administration had also confirmed that it would be okay for the young students to sit in the balconies. The student volunteers helped guide the students from various schools off of the buses and into the auditorium through specific en- trances, helped take children to the bathrooms, and made sure that no child was lost and that the teachers knew where they were seated. Tessa Dunster, a junior volun- teer, even spent time helping out a special needs child. “It was one of the best experiences I’ve had,” Dunster said. “The whole thing went beau- tifully. We couldn’t have done it without the help of the student vol- unteers,” Ms. Figluizzi said. With two shows and children constantly coming and leaving the school, it was not an easy process. tenth Grade Administrator Mr. Manka, Ms. Figluizzi, and Art De- partment Head Mr. Volano helped run the event and organize the stu- dent volunteers. The Stamford Symphony’s performance had the kids singing along with the orchestra and inter- acting with each other. “The students were really able to incorporate what they learned in school into the event,” senior Sukriti Toteja, a student volunteer at the show, said. “It showed them a different, integrated perspective of music.” Songs that the orchestra played included a march from the Revolutionary War, “Ol’ Man Riv- er”, which is a song from the Civil War era about slave life, “Simple Gifts”, and even “Yankee Doodle Dandy” in which the students in the audience were encouraged to join in and sing along. “I’m glad that all the fourth and fifth graders in Stamford were able to see the Stamford Sympho- ny perform,” senior Nicole Del- Mazio said. “I think they really enjoyed the performance because the songs were upbeat and they tried to get the kid s involved in the show. I’m happy to have con- tributed to such a successful per- formance.” Ms. Figluizzi also said she wouldn’t mind holding the event again in the future. “We don’t have many opportunities to ex- pose kids to the arts, and this was a great way to get more children to enjoy music when the school curriculum is so heavily focused on other things,” she said. “The kids’ attention was awesome and they loved it.” STACEY RUPOLO / MANAGING EDITOR CONCERT FOR KIDS Students in fourth and fifth grade from all 12 public elementary schools in Stamford filed into Westhill to attend the Stamford Symphony Orchestra performance on May 26. Student volunteers, such as sophomore Zach Kaplove, helped the visitors find their way to their seats in the auditorium. This was the first time students from both Westhill and Stamford high have participated in the concert as well. “The students were really able to incorporate what they learned in school into the event,” senior Sukriti Toteja said. “It showed them a different, integrated perspective of music.”
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ANIKA ADVANI Page Editor Many Westhill musicians participated in the event as well. For the past two years, Stamford High School students played in the Stamford Symphony concert. This was the first year that both Westhill and Stamford High students prepared for the
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Sharing our spaceSymphony performs for elementary students
ANIKA ADVANIPage Editor
May 26, the Westhill auditori-um was filled with fourth and fifth grade students from all 12 public elementary schools in Stamford. These students took a field trip to Westhill to listen to the Stamford Symphony Orchestra, an annual event that has always taken place at the Palace Theater. This was the first time that Westhill hosted the concert.
According to Principal Ms. Figluizzi, the Westhill auditorium was used to host this event, but the school was not directly paid by the Symphony. The Stamford Sym-phony signed a permit to use the auditorium before they held the show, and the money that was paid to use it went directly to the Board of Education. Westhill did not re-ceive any direct funding for the event, and all revenue went to the Stamford Public School System.
“The Palace Theater was just too costly,” Ms. Figluizzi said. “And since Westhill had the capac-ity to hold such a large group of
kids, we held the event.”Many Westhill musicians
participated in the event as well. For the past two years, Stamford High School students played in the Stamford Symphony concert.
This was the first year that both Westhill and Stamford High students prepared for the
concert and either played or sang with the symphony.
“We were all happy to come and work with Westhill students,” Reema Malhotra, a senior and a member of the Stamford High School choir, said. “I loved work-ing with [Westhill choir director] Mr. Curri. It was just such a differ-ent, great experience.”
Westhill students volunteered to help orchestrate the whole event. Students were informed about the event through the bulletin, the an-nouncements, and teachers. Soph-omores, juniors, and seniors gave
up their class time to help the el-ementary school teachers and stu-dents find their way to and from the auditorium with ease.
It was important to make sure the students remained safe al-though many precautions had been taken before hand. A few days ear-lier when the fire department had
come to inspect the auditorium for the school play, the administration had also confirmed that it would be okay for the young students to sit in the balconies.
The student volunteers helped guide the students from various schools off of the buses and into the auditorium through specific en-trances, helped take children to the bathrooms, and made sure that no child was lost and that the teachers knew where they were seated.
Tessa Dunster, a junior volun-teer, even spent time helping out a special needs child. “It was one
of the best experiences I’ve had,” Dunster said.
“The whole thing went beau-tifully. We couldn’t have done it without the help of the student vol-unteers,” Ms. Figluizzi said.
With two shows and children constantly coming and leaving the school, it was not an easy process.
tenth Grade Administrator Mr. Manka, Ms. Figluizzi, and Art De-partment Head Mr. Volano helped run the event and organize the stu-dent volunteers.
The Stamford Symphony’s performance had the kids singing along with the orchestra and inter-acting with each other.
“The students were really able to incorporate what they learned in school into the event,” senior Sukriti Toteja, a student volunteer at the show, said. “It showed them a different, integrated perspective of music.”
Songs that the orchestra played included a march from the Revolutionary War, “Ol’ Man Riv-er”, which is a song from the Civil War era about slave life, “Simple Gifts”, and even “Yankee Doodle Dandy” in which the students in the audience were encouraged to join in and sing along.
“I’m glad that all the fourth and fifth graders in Stamford were able to see the Stamford Sympho-ny perform,” senior Nicole Del-Mazio said. “I think they really enjoyed the performance because the songs were upbeat and they tried to get the kid s involved in the show. I’m happy to have con-tributed to such a successful per-formance.”
Ms. Figluizzi also said she wouldn’t mind holding the event again in the future. “We don’t have many opportunities to ex-pose kids to the arts, and this was a great way to get more children to enjoy music when the school curriculum is so heavily focused on other things,” she said. “The kids’ attention was awesome and they loved it.”
Stacey Rupolo / Managing EditorCONCERT FOR KIDS Students in fourth and fifth grade from all 12 public elementary schools in Stamford filed into Westhill to attend the Stamford Symphony Orchestra performance on May 26. Student volunteers, such as sophomore Zach Kaplove, helped the visitors find their way to their seats in the auditorium. This was the first time students from both Westhill and Stamford high have participated in the concert as well.
“The students were really able to incorporate what they learned in school into the event,” senior Sukriti Toteja said. “It showed them adifferent, integrated perspective of music.”