Parkway School District
Recognized for music education in the “100 Best Communities for Music Education in America” by the
American Music Conference

Central High Music Department
Named a Grammy Foundation Signature School by 7UP and the Grammy Foundation

CHOIR

North High Choir
Mens Room Acapella ensemble won the Midwest Regional of the National Championship of High School A Cappella.

North High Choir Festival ratings
Concert Choir Mixed 1 rating
Chamber Choir 1 rating

Spark Plugs Vocal Jazz Ensemble presented a session at the Missouri Choral Director's Association Summer Convention.

All State Choir
Julie Kavanagh, Lindsay Keller, Alison Matsunaga, Dan Geigerman, Brian Parrish, Trenton Hull

West High Choir
Concert Choir received a 1 rating at Six Flags Heritage Festival in Dallas

South High Choir
Festival Ratings:
Concert Choir 1
Girls Choir 1
Men's Choir 1
Chamber Choir 1

World's of Fun choral competition
Concert choir 1 rating
Girls Choir 1 rating
Men's Choir 1 rating
Chamber Choir 1 rating

Showstoppers Show Choir
2nd place 5A Nevada and Lindbergh Competitions
2nd Runner-up finals Nevada and Lindbergh Competitions

Central High Choir
Festival ratings:
Mixed Choir #1 (Concert Choir) Straight I's
Mixed Choir #2 (combined Chamber and Concert Chorale) Straight I's
Chamber Choir (show jazz choir) Straight I's
Concert Choir performance at State Music Educators Conference

All State Choir
Julie Bosworth, Melissa Alper, Kate Pfizenmaier, alternate

Pizzazz Show Choir
Columbia Rockbridge Show Choir Festival - 2nd Place Prelims 2nd Place Finals
Pleasant Hill Show Choir Festival - 2nd place Prelims 2nd Place Finals
special awards - Best Vocals, Best Ballad, Best Diction, Best Combo
NWMSU Show Choir Festival - 1st place Prelims 2nd Place Finals

District Solo and Ensemble /rating I
Vocal Solos Kate Pfizenmaier
Libby Burkhardt
Melissa Alper
Jenny Cahill
Julie Bosworth
Mallory Gnaegy
Abby Green

Boys Quartet Damon Cooper, Charles Greathouse, Calvin Johnson, Brandon Wyatt

Girls Vocal Solo Mallory Gnaegy
Melissa Alper
Jenny Cahil
Nikki Poslosky
Libby Burkhardt
Kate Pfizenmaier
Abby Green
Jessie Hu
Julie Bosworth

District Solo and Ensemble /rating II
Girls Vocal Solo Meaghen Linn
Girls Vocal Solo Leah Lanzon
Boys Vocal Solo Broderick Sargent
Boys Vocal Solo Andrew Weiser
Boys Vocal Solo Calvin Johnson
Mixed Double Quartet Julie Bosworth, Calvin Johnson, Kate Pfizenmaier, Nikki Poslosky, David Rosenfeld, Kristin Shuler, Cas Stillwell, Andrew Weiser
Girls Vocal Solo Jamie Anderson
Boys Vocal Solo Barry Goldenberg
Girls Vocal Solo Jessie Hu
Nikki Poslosky

State Solo and Ensemble - rating I
Vocal Solo Kate Pfizenmaier
Libby Burkhardt
Melissa Alper
Jenny Cahill
Julie Bosworth
Mallory Gnaegy
Abby Green
Central Middle Choir
Festival Ratings:
7th grade Concert Choir and 8th grade Concert Choir received a "1"

West Middle Choir
8th grade Concert Choir received 1's from all judges
8th Choir had 12 entries at Solo Ensemble Festival. 11 received 1's and 1 received a II
4 students who sang in the SWACDA 6/8 choir in March in St. Louis
3 6th grade students selected to sing in the ACDA 6/8 choir and one 8th grader who is 1st. alternate in the 7/8 choir this summer in Jeff City

Southwest Middle Choir
Eighth grade girls received a 2
Seventh grade choir received a one
two seventh grade students that participated in SWACDA regional honor choir
Choir won 1st place in our division at St. Louis Music in the Parks and we won 1st place among all the middle school choirs
Wendy Liu, seventh grader, won the award for best student accompanist

South Middle Choir
8th grade Concert Choir - I rating
Treble Choir - I rating

Northeast Middle Choir
7th Grade Mixed Choir received a I rating at festival.
Concert and Treble Choirs performed (by invitation) for the Missouri Kodaly Music Educators' Conference
Choirs sang at the Field Museum in Chicago

BAND

Central High Band
Band #1 (Wind Ensemble)    I rating
Band #2 (Symphonic Band)  II rating
Band #3 (Freshman Concert Band)  II rating

All three Bands got a II rating in sight reading
Jazz Band 3rd place Lindbergh Jazz Festival
Jazz Combo 3rd place Lindbergh Jazz Festival
Jazz Band UMSL Jazz Festival Rating 1
All State Band - Hang Gao, Andrew George, Hannah Lee, Inae Jo

All State Jazz Band
Andrew Linn, Max Holter

District Solo & Ensemble - I rating

Clarinet Solo Nicole Walsh
Andrew George
Hannah Lee
Saxophone Solo Hang Gao
Baritone Solo Andy Gross
Flute Solo Sandra Kang
Meaghen Linn
Trombone Solo Max Holter
Saxophone Quartet Pat Berry, Hang Gao, Erik Piszar, Page Robinson
Woodwind Trio Andrew George, Sandra Kang, Elizabeth Unal

Piano Solo Hannah Lee
Hanna Choi
Carrie Park

District Solo and Ensemble- II ratings
Baritone Horn Solo Andrew Gross
Trombone Solo Camron Mehrsheikh
B flat Clarinet Page Robinson
Trumpet Trio Will Hack, Tom Morrell, Luke Oglesby

State Solo & Ensemble I rating
Flute Solo Meaghan Linn
Woodwind Trio Andrew George, Sandra Kang, Elizabeth Unal
Clarinet Solo Andrew George
Saxophone Solo Hang Gao
Saxophone Quartet Pat Berry, Hang Gao, Erik Piszar, Page Robinson

Piano Solo Hannah Lee
Hanna Choi
Carrie Park

State Solo & Ensemble II rating
Flute Solo Sandra Kang
Clarinet Solo Nicole Walsh
Trombone Solo Max Holter

North High Band
Heritage Music Festival Toronto Ontario - Silver Medal, 2nd place, Spirit of Toronto Award
Pride Classic - Missouri State University - Symphonic Band 1- rating, and Outstanding Woodwind Section

Our three 2006 John Baker Memorial Jazz Scholarship recipients this year are:
Max Holter, Central High School
Sam Mogerman, North High School
Samson Mangsteab, South High School

South High Band
All State Band
Jim Pecher, Paul McCain -Honorable Mention

West High Band
All State Band
Rowan Karvas

Central Middle Band
8th grade band received a 1 rating at Festival

South Middle Band
Four 6th graders, Nadia Dawod, Allison Borawski, Colin Geoghegan, and Kim Ehrhard,
won the Granting Dreams essay contest and were awarded money towards the purchase of SmartMusic.

Northeast Middle Band
Junior Band (7th grade) rating 2
5 students in the All Suburban Band (3 tpts, 1 alto sax, 1 oboe)
8th grade bands made a II Excellent ratings at Band Festival
2 band students received I ratings at Solo/Ensemble Festival

Southwest Middle Band
Junior Band (7th grade) to SLSMEA Large Ensemble Festival We received a III. The judges scores were III, III, & II
Jazz Band performed in Branson MO at the Legends Theater as the warm up act to Legends in Concert.
UMSL Jazz Festival - Jazz Combo received an Outstanding Performance certificate
SLSMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival - 3 performing groups received a "1" rating
SLSMEA Solo & Ensemble Festival - 17 students participated
Matt Lyons (guitar) was selected in to the SLSMEA Honors Middle School Jazz Band

West Middle Band

ORCHESTRA

Shenandoah Elementary Honors Orchestra - performed at National Suzuki Association meeting

Central High Orchestra
Chicago Heritage Music Festival
Concert Strings First in Class
Symphonic Strings First in Class
Symphonic Strings Outstanding Orchestra
Symphonic Strings Adjudicators Award

PCHS Orchestra Student Honors 2005-2006
St. Louis Youth Symphony
Raymond Chen, violin
J.J. Lee, violin
Joseph Kim, violin
Lawrence Lin, violin

Webster University Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra
Kristina Park, violin
Ching Ting Huang, violin
Ryan Wang, violin
Max Geissler, principal cello
Harrison Holtzinger, principal bass

WYPSO Concerto Competition Winner
Max Geissler, Cello

St. Louis All-Suburban Orchestra
Michael MacGregor, Violin
Julia Kang, Violin
Andrew Liu, Violin
Carrie Park, Violin
Elizabeth Qin, Violin
Christina Li, Violin
Jessi Scully, Viola
Zachary Adams, Cello
William Sun, Cello
John Frischer, Bass

Missouri All State Orchestra
Jame Lee, Violin
Raymond Chen, Violin
Lawrence Lin, Violin
Kristina Park, Violin
Michael MacGregor, Violin
Ryan Wang, Violin
Max Geissler, Cello

Parkway Central High TRI M Honors Society Members
First Year Sophomore
Raymond Chen
Max Geissler
Andrew George
Ching Ting Hwang
Sandra Kang
Hannah Lee
Meaghan Linn
Lawrence Lin
Eilzabeth Qin
Andrew Liu

First Year Juniors
Stephanie Adzima
Calvin Johnson
Hannah Johnson
Wei Liu
Jessi Scully
Alli Scully
Barry Goldenberg
Mallory Gnaegy
Megan Lovato
David Rosenfeld
Suzanne Robison
2nd Year Junior Receive certificate
Melissa Alper
Page Robinson
Julia Kang
Max Holter
Ryan Wang
David Gao
Hang Gao

1st Year Senior
Michelle Asperheim
Aaron Coblitz
Yue Du
Angela Lee
Julie Silver
Jake Storch
James Struthers
Kimberly Tsui
2nd Year Senior
Emily Bates
Pat Berry
Libby Burkhardt
Salvador Cruz
Charles Greathouse
Abby Green
Camran Mehrsheikh
Kate Neumann
Nikki Poslosky
Anna Ruman
Brian Schlansky
Kristin Shuler
Benjamin Singer
Lauren Singman
Cas Stillwell
Matt Streeter
Nicole Walsh
Emily Wasserman
Lindsey Weinberg
Andrew Wieser
Kevin Yuan

3rd Yr Senior Members
Julie Bosworth
Jessie Hu
Jun H. Joseph Kim
James Lee
Christina Li
Kristina Park
Stephanie Sanders
Tiffany Teng

District Solo & Ensemble - I rating
Violin Solo Julia Kang
Michael MacGregor
Lawrence Lin
Carrie Park
Jamie Brady
Andrew Liu
Raymond Chen
Cello Solo Max Geissler
Piano Trio Max Geissler, Joseph Kim, Hannah Lee
String Duet Ching-Ting Hwang Elizabeth Qin

District Solo & Ensemble - II rating
Orchestra
Viola Solo Nick Protopsaltis
Violin Solo Molly McBride
Viola Solo Jessi Scully
Violin Solo Wei Liu
Violin Solo Joseph Kim
Violin Solo Jeffrey Huang
Violin Solo Christina Li
Violin Solo Elizabeth Qin
Violin Solo James Lee
Violin Solo Ryan Wang
Violin Solo Suzanne Robinson
Violin Solo Kristina Park
Violin Solo Julie Silver
Cello Solo Zachary Adams
String Duet Anna Ruman
String Duet Alli and Jessi Scully

State Solo & Ensemble I rating
Cello Solo Max Geissler
Piano Trio Max Geissler, Joseph Kim, Hannah Lee
Violin Solo Lawrence Lin

State Solo & Ensemble II rating
Violin Solo Carrie Park
Andrew Liu
String Duet `Ching-Ting Hwang Elizabeth Qin

All Orchestra Honors
Heritage Festival Chicago May 06
Symphonic Orchestra
Adjudicator Award
Best Orchestra
Gold Rating
Concert Orchestra
Silver Rating
1st in class

All State Orchestra
James Lee, Raymond Chen, Lawrence Lin, Kristina Park Michael MacGregor, Max Geissler, Ryan Wang
West High Orchestra

Symphonic Orchestra - State Large Ensemble Festival - received 'I' ratings from all 3 judges in our performance and a I+ rating from the sight-reading judge.

West High Orchestra

All State Orchestra
Kathryn Dawson, Elliott Perko, Madison Pietrowski (alternate)

South High Orchestra
All State Orchestra
David Huang, Libby Swanger, Scott Strathman

North High Orchestra
All State Orchestra
Michelle Godbee, David Kang, Sonia Emmons, Monica Godbee

Northeast Middle Orchestra
7th grade to contest - 1 rating
8th grade orchestra -2 at festival

West Middle Orchestra
8th Grade Concert Orchestra. ..72 members
we received I's from all three judges

South Middle Orchestra
Sinfonia got a "1" rating at All Suburban large Ensemble Festival.

Central Middle Orchestra
We had a large number of "1" ratings at solo and ensemble festival.
An 8th grade violinist participated in youth symphony. We had a large number of participants in all-suburban orchestra. A 6th grade violinist performed a solo with the Town&Country Symphony.

ART

North High School

30 th annual 2006 Young Artists Showcase Art Competition at the St. Louis Artists Guild.
Thirty-nine students had thirty-one works selected to be in the show.
Those students with works selected were:
Adee Heiman, Sarah Kiser, Rita Boychenko, Jared Winston, Brandon Cornell, Heather Pierce, Leslie Song, Cary Gray, Lottie Barker, Maggie Evans, Tiya Tiyasirichokcha, Katy Benedict, Eva Erge, Christopher Hite, Shalla Yudelevich, Elizabeth Marcus, Rachael Platt, Meagan Walker, Greg Townsend, Rachel Fischer, Lexi Cleveland, Jeanette Ling, Uri Valkov, Tracie Patterson, Samantha Brick, Greg Lindsey, and Joe Farinella.

Three North students received special recognition for their work.
Cary Gray received $100 for his larger than life size self portrait Feceo Ergo Sum,
Jared Winston also received $100 for his relief print Inner Torment
Eva Erge received $100 for her mixed media piece Snowdens SecretI

North High Photography
"RU Jewish" photo. competition
Youth photography contest fall 2005
Amanda Packman

38th Annual University City Photo. Competition
Maxi Powers
3rd Place Youth Black and White

21st annual Olivette photography show :
56 entries
2nd place in student black and white - Rachel Fischer
Honorable mention black and white - Nikki Kobrin, Courtney Sturguess, Leslie Song

Annual High School Exhibition at S.I.U. Edwardsville
Fourteen Parkway North Students had work entered in the from February 23 through March 2, 2006 Of those fourteen, ten were selected for the show: Jennette Ling, Alexis Cleveland, Tim Eshing, Hilary Biggar, Ben Wells, Cary Gray, Sarah Kiser, Jared Winston, Leslie Song, and Lottie Barker.

Jared Winston won $75 for his relief print Inner Torment
Leslie Song who received a top prize of $100 for her pastel Foundations of Wisdom

2005 Congressional Show for District 2 represented by Todd Akin.
Kathleen Mack won the first place award for her photograph titled “Slice”
Kathleen will receive three tickets from Southwest Airlines to fly to Washington D.C. for the opening of the show in June. Kathleen’s piece will hang in Washington D.C., along with work from the other congressional districts around the country, over the next year.

Zac Hartley and Katie Lawson also received honorable mention for their photographs “In this sleep of death what dreams may come” and “Smith-Corona”.

2006 Todd Akin 2nd Congressional District Art Competition
Katy Benedict won second place
Cary Gray won third place

2006 Lacy Clay 1st Congressional District Art Competition
Ten students submitted work representing North

Central High School
Young Artist's Showcase sponsored by the St. Louis Artists' Guild
19 of our students had pieces accepted into the show with 4 award winners!

$100. awards went to:
Yoon Choi
Le'ad Rosenblith
Katie Wendt
Honorable Mention:
Josh McKune

Work also selected to be in the show:
Elizabeth Belew Edo Rosenblith
Colin Chen Courtney Silverstein
Steffini Bunsick Sam Tilson
Rebecca Hendin Kim Tsui
Drew Jones
Emmeline Kuo
Louis Lee
Lindsay Martorana
Lindsey Mielziner
Yonit Olshan
George Ressler

Louis Lee selected to attend The Missouri Fine Arts Academy.

St. Louis Arts and Education Council poster contest - Laura Smith received an award from the "Isn't it Grand, Art Season Never Ends" She was awarded a savings bond for her digital design

South High School
Lindenwood University High School Show
Lindsey Kitsis First place
Kelly Moulton Honor Mention
Mallory Bell 2nd place sculpture
Ryan Ketsenburg 3rd place ceramics
Erin Toebe
Austin Stanley
Josh Perry

Craft Alliance Teapot Show
Matt Roeleveld

SIUE High School Art Exhibition
Nick Schnelle $75 Friends of Art Award
Matt Roeleveld $50 Friends of Art Award
Austin Stanley
Ryan Ketsenburg
Josh Perry
Julia Li

Kruger Pottery High School Ceramics Exhibition
Brandon Evenson Award of Merit
Ryan Ketsenburg Award of Commendation
Josh Perry Award of Commendation
Paul Jamboretz

St Louis Artist Guild
Kristina Hopper
Julia Li
Josh Perry
Sarah Owens

Pasta House contest
Kelly Moulton
Erin Menolascino

Budd Schalarship
Matt Roeleveld $500
Jeff Haddock $75
Katie Cox $25

Art Mart Scholarship
Matt Roeleveld $1000

University city Photo Contest
Leila Conway "Best fo Show" also 1st for Youth Innovative
Dana Pomeroy 1st for Youth Color also 3rd for Youth Color
Nick Schnelle 3rd Youth Innovative and also Honorable Mention
Mark Carvallo's photo was selected for the 2006-2007 U City Photo Calendar.

Repertory Theatre poster contest - Sarah Owens recieved honorable mention for the production of "Witness for the Prosecution".

West High School
The following students participated in the St. Louis Artist's Guild High School Exhibition:
Bailey Nakashima - Moran, Paul Jarvis, Kaitlin Davidson, Samiyah Munchi, Ha Yeong Kim & Aaron Fowler.

Paul Jarvis, Sarah Masalskis, Dan Phillips, and Virginia Ablan were accepted into the Krueger Pottery High School Ceramics Show.

Allison Schuman, Dana Barry, and Brent Barrett have shown their work at the Chesterfield Library this spring.

Margaret Hardy has won the Missouri Fine Art Academy for this summer. She has also won the prestigious Marie Walsh Scharpe Summer Scholarship for a three week intensive seminar this summer.

Central Middle School
7th grader, Kay Min won 1st place and a $500.00 savings bond in Artmart's art contest. Her artwork will be framed and is currently hanging up in Artmart.

8th grader Mina Park receiving a 2nd place and an honorable mention in the 2006 Olivette City Art Show for her drawings in the Works on Paper category

Northeast Middle School
RAMS MEDIA GUIDE 2005 -
Jamie Choe & Samantha Wolff finalist . Dinner & Awards ceremony at Rams Park, art supplies and Rams goodie bag, field passes and seats to game.

Missouri Recycles Day Poster Contest
Anya Zuyeva - Grand Prize -Calendar Cover, $200, Honored at Gov. Open House and Mo. Recycles Day Conference- Jefferson City.
Amanda Manchek - Honorable Mention
Darryl Rockfield - First Place 6th grade , published in calendar and honored at the Mo. Recycles Day Conf.- Jefferson City

Lions Clubs Peace Poster Contest - Creve Coeur
Daniel Frumholl 1st Place St. Louis Area
Kevin Cochran - 2nd place
Amanda Machnik - 3rd Place
Simona Koleva - Honorable Mention

Martin Luther King Essay & Poster Contest
PNEA - 1st Place Daniel Frumhoff
State Level 3rd Place Daniel Frumhoff

Missouri Waste Control Coalition greeting Card Contest
Grand Prize & 1st Place 8th Grade - Hira Yousef $100 & Published Card
6th Grade 1st Place Abby O'Rourke
Honorable Mention Amanda Machnik, Mimi Hiebert , Alex Franzer

ArtMart "Favorite thing to do" art contest
Jessica Rue 6th grade - 2nd place - $50 gift card to ARTMART
Shelby Hoog-Deroussse - 8th grade -2nd place- $50 gift card to ARTMART
ED Fujiki - 8th grade - 3rd place - $25 gift card to ARTMART

DRAMA

55 students from Parkway Central, South, West and North participated in the Missouri State Thespian Conference, Jan. 5, 6, 7 2006 in Joplin, MO. (held at Missouri Southern State University).

Scholarships auditions: Out of 8 scholaships awarded, Parkway won 2!!!!

Parkway South High School - production of THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA, a One Act, chosen to present at the 2006 ITS State Conference
2 students selected to work on the All State Show, and 1 student admitted int MoFAA

Central High School - Margaret Christie from won a $1,000.00 scholarship in THEATRE EDUCATION

West High School - Alice Stanley from won a $1,000.00 scholarship in PERFORMANCE.

Students also auditioned for next year's ALL STATE SHOW - Parkway South had 2 students choosen for the technical staff..... Lisa Fahey got stage manager and Chris Porcelli got pianist.

South High School
(MSHSSA results)
District 1st place in One Act Play Competition
District 1st place in Poetry Reading
District 3rd Place in Storytelling
State 6th place in Poetry Reading

selected for 2006 Fine Arts Academy / Drama - Michael Zucker

Dance

30 Dance II-IV students from West & Central High represented Parkway's Fine Arts at the State Capitol in February where they performed for legislators and arts advocates from throughout Missouri.

Following the May All District Dance Concert, Three North High Dance students received scholarships to COCA Dance for their prestigious summer institute: Celeste Stewart, Octavia Hall and Tyler Boyer.

North High Dance Student, Kim Ross, was selected to perform with the COCA Dance pre-professional company

West High Dance IV student and 06 graduate, Mari Watson not only performs with the COCA Dance pre-professional company, she also dances professionally with the African Dance Company, Afriky LoLo and with the Slaughter Project, directed by Washington University faculty member, Cecil Slaughter

Parkway Dance Students perform with Ballet, Modern and Jazz Dance Companies throughout the St. Louis area at venues such as Washington University's Edison Theatre.

North High Dancer, Octavia Hall, participated in the June 2005 Missouri Fine Arts Academy.