Celebrating the Arts at TCS!

By Samantha DePriest

If you have been around Trinity Christian School for any length of time, you likely have seen the exponential growth in our Performing Arts department. Our student participation is steadily climbing, new programs are being added each year, and along with that come new talented staff investing in and training up the next generation of performers. As the school year comes to a close, our students are given numerous opportunities to showcase their gifts and talents in more than a dozen shows, recitals, and awards presentations. Just this past week, several of our Musical Theatre students attended and participated in the Shuler’s Awards show in Atlanta. our Performing Arts students celebrated another incredible year and received recognition at the TCS Performing Arts Awards Night, and this weekend our 1st - 5th grade Lion Cub Performers put on the most amazing production of The Lion King JR. Over the next two weeks, there are many more opportunities to enjoy the sights and sounds of our talented Performing Arts students in the 2024 Spring Concert Series and The Spongebob Musical.

Shuler's Awards

This year two of our high school students and one staff member recieved Shuler Awards Nominations out of 75 public and private high schools last Saturday night.

Isabelle Johnson - Nominated, Best Featured Actress (Top 6)

Keira Moore - Honorable Mention, Best Leading Actress (Top 12)

Stacie Moore - Honorable Mention, Best Musical Director (Top 12)

Not only did several of our musical theatre students attend the Shuler Awards, but some even participated in the show on stage in both the opening and closing acts as well as assisting with technical. The program “celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre. The awards are named in honor of actor/singer and Georgia native, Shuler Hensley, winner of the prestigious Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award.” The ArtsBridge Foundation provides arts education opportunities and is responsible to hosting the Shuler Awards as well as many other events through the school year.

Performing Arts Awards Night

This past week the Performing Arts department gathered together to celebrate the many accomplishments of our students. Awards included:

Outstanding Female: Lila Chitwood Outstanding Musician: Anna Manwaring

Outstanding Male: Kenneth Russell Leadership Award: Kylee Beckman

2023-2024 Lion Award: Kaitlyn Robinson. Outstanding Engineer Award: Autumn Chitwood

Practice Competition: Jane Jung. Athletics Media Excellence: Christian Smith

Outstanding Musician: Asher Griffin Excellence in Film: Roman Arcadia

Director’s Award: Joshua Schatzberg Rising Team Member: Ethan Pruiksma

Director’s Award: Mia Moreno Outstanding Band Member: Josh Harper

Director’s Award: Isaiah Ware Outstanding Vocal Member: Elly Dallas

Excellence in Broadcasting: Brett Rogers Rising Tech Star: Addison Davis

Outstanding Vocal Leaders: Keira Moore Best Actress: Alina Cola

2024 Rising Star: Lila Chitwood Best Actor: Gage Torning

2024 Standout Performer: Henry Cook Outstanding Actor: Stephen Nussbaum

Outstanding Technical Theatre: Noah Williams Outstanding Actress: Keira Moore

Oustanding Set Design: Chloe Cook 2024 Roaring Ovation: Isaiah Ware

Outstanding Costume Design: Charlotte Osterhage 2024 Spotlight Leadership: Lilla Wise

Outstanding Technical Theatre: Brett Rogers 2024 Starving Artist: Kasara Haynes

The Lion King JR 

Also this week, our Lion Cub Performers put on an unforgetttable production of The Lion King JR that received standing ovations at every performance. Putting on a production of The Lion King JR with a almost 100 students in 1st - 5th grade is not small feat. If you were blessed enough to catch one of the 4 incredible shows this past weekend, you likely saw the incredible talent of our Lion Cub Performers.

A very special thanks goes to the many TCS parents and student leaders who assisted Mrs. Perez in the production. Mrs. Perez shared these supporters were instrumental in the success of the show., Tim Hurt, Amber Poelman, Megan Dixon, Grace Kanja, Mark Cannon, Paige Curtis, Rose Russo, and AB Perez. She also praised the many performing arts servant leaders who took the lead in everything from technical to dance and beyond in grades 9 - 12.

The Spongebob Musical

This coming week our ManeStage and Roaring Dramatics 6th - 12th grade students will be performing The Spongebob Musical this week as they take us all the way to Bikini Bottom! There are two casts for this show. Casts can be found on the description of each GoFan Link.

CAST 1:

Thursday, May 2nd at 7pm: https://gofan.co/event/1479804?schoolId=GA72962

Friday, May 3rd at 7pm: https://gofan.co/event/1479805?schoolId=GA72962

CAST 2:

Saturday, May 4th at 2pm: https://gofan.co/event/1479806?schoolId=GA72962

Saturday, May 4th at 7pm: https://gofan.co/event/1479807?schoolId=GA72962