Mustang Fine Arts Update #2

Mustang Theatre did it again! This past weekend our State One Act play, Blue Stockings, received:

• 1--Superior rating
• Outstanding Company
• Best Costumes
• Best Set (Yay, James Grigsby!)
• Best Direction

Additionally, we had 6 All-Star state cast members!!!

• Leia Eads
• Jonathan Mezagallo
• Quinn Jones
• Henry Abt
• Jimmy Gonzalez
• Hazel Vincent

And our very own Leia Eads got the Top Female Actress of the event, again!

Additionally, all of our students networked with colleges in between shows, helped host the event, and received incredible feedback from all the judges about how professional they were, their acting & tech, fight choreography (shout out to MHS teacher, Joshua Henry!) and their accents for the show...They did a very difficult show (beyond college level material and skills) VERY well.

You really would've been proud of how they acted both on and off the stage. Hope you can come see the shows this week:

• Oct. 3-5 at 7pm (PAC, Door #1)
• Free to staff and faculty
• $7.00 at the door for all others
• Donations encouraged since all proceeds will go to Positive Tomorrows:

The Mustang High School Marching Band attended Yukon Marching Invitational this past Saturday, September 28th. They were named 6A Champions in prelims and Grand Champions in finals with a score of 79.30 (almost 5 points beyond their closest competitor). They won captions for high visual performance, and high general effect. Their next show is this Saturday at the Mustang Marching Invitational.

This past weekend students from around central Oklahoma auditioned for the Central Oklahoma Choir Directors Association (COCDA) honor choir. Ninety-two students from Mustang were selected for membership in these ensembles. Congratulations to these students and their teachers Sohailah Stout & Stephanie Easley - MHS, Sarah Green - MMS, Megan Deister - MNMS, and Holly Sheargold - MCMS.

Brantley Stoop, 6th grade student of Breanne George at Canyon Ridge Intermediate, received a judges choice award for a mixed medium work. This work is now on display in the Mustang Performing Arts Center east lobby gallery. This is high honors for this young artist!

MHS inducted a record member of students to their Tri M Music Honor Society chapter. Tri-M Music Honor Society opens up a world of opportunities for students who have already shown themselves to be academically capable and musically gifted. Through performance and community service, they develop confidence, creativity, critical thinking, compassion, and a host of other leadership skills sure to serve them well in school and beyond.

High school teachers Sierra Machado, Greg Osborne, Emily Odom, Sarah Carnes, and Rachel Tilley all had student works accepted into the Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition (OSAE) this year. These works were on display at the Oklahoma State Fair in September. This is a juried show, so just making it into the show is an accomplishment with awards being an even greater honor. The total awards received were:

• Students of Sierra Machado earned a Top 10 Merit School with 1 Exceptional Merit, 8 Merits and 22 total works in the Show.
• Students of Emily Odom had 2 Exceptional Merits and 1 Merit with 18 total works in the show.
• Students of Sarah Carnes had 2 Merits and 6 total works in the show
• Students of Rachel Tilley had 4 Merits with 13 total works in the show.
• Students of Greg Osborne and 3 Merits with 14 total works on the show.

There were over 60 works from Mustang accepted to the show!

Below are just a few of the works that were in this show. Click the button below to see all the works from Mustang in the show.

Members of the Mustang High School Brass Quintet performed at the last Chamber of Commerce meeting. They were excited to share the great things happening in the band program with community leaders in Mustang.

Three of Tina Fruit's visual art students from Centennial Elementary School received awards at the Western Days Art Show. They are:

JUDGES CHOICE:

(Elementary Bracket)

1st Place: Melody Gaston (3rd grader)

3rd Place: Riley Morin (2nd grader)

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

(Elementary Bracket)

1st Place: Olivia Fisher