Noelle Kelly, Gavin Schnall, Lucas Ciocan, Anthony Lopez, Owen Anderson, and Emma Herman brought the house down with a stellar performance at the Illinois Music Educators Conference! It was an incredible honor and experience for all of them. Congratulations and thank you for representing South High and District 99!
12 student musicians from Downers Grove South have been selected to participate in the 2023-24 Illinois Music Education Association All-State Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs. Student musicians submitted video auditions, which were evaluated by an esteemed panel of adjudicators. The top placing scores participated in the District Music Festival, held on November 18, 2023! From there, the highest rated students from district festivals across Illinois earned the title of All-State musicians!
To not only complete such a rigorous audition process, but to be placed among the top musicians in the entire state is a testament to the work and dedication these students show. Please join us in celebrating this wonderful accomplishment! The South High School community is proud to have them represent us at the Illinois Music Educators Conference in Peoria (January of 2024). Thank you all for your inspiration!
BAND
Evangeline Selking(10) - Flute
Becca Snouffer(11) - Clarinet
CHORUS
Sebastian Blanco(11) - Bass II
Gianna Caponigro(12) - Soprano I
Scott Conley(12) - Bass II
Jurate Davies(10) - Alto II
Ethan Figueroa(9) - Tenor I
Maija Flannery(12) - Soprano I
Jack Melie(10) - Bass I
JAZZ BAND
Lucas Ciocan(12) - Tenor Sax
ORCHESTRA
Kevin Hernandez(11) - Cello
Matthew Lin(11) - Cello
Its a snowy Monday, so here's some winter cheer from some of our crosstown ILMEA Senior Honor Band Students!
Congratulations to all and season's greeting!
The Art Throwdown is a live, fast-paced, 90 minute head-to-head, interscholastic Visual Arts competition. Within various art disciplines and media, such as drawing, painting, design, sculpture, and digital photography, students put their artistic skills to the test. This is done all while competing against 40+ other area high school art students.
October 17, 2023
Congratulations to the student musicians from Downers Grove South High School who earned placement, by competitive audition, into the 2023 Illinois Music Education Association All-District Band, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, and Jazz Choir. Participating musicians submitted audition videos to the ILMEA, and all videos were adjudicated by a panel of professional musicians. The top placing scores were selected for participation in the District Music Festivals, which will be held in November.
The music faculty, private teachers, and sender school music teachers associated with South High School are proud to congratulate the following students who have earned ILMEA All-District Honors:
Senior Band and Orchestra Winds
Becca Snouffer(11) - Clarinet
Evangeline Selking(10) - FluteSenior Choir
Sebastian Blanco(11) - Bass II
Gianna Caponigro(12) - Sopano I
Scott Conley(12) - Bass II
Ashley Cotner(11) - Alto II
Jurate Davies(10) - Alto II
Siobhan Diaz(9) - Alto I
Ethan Figueroa(9) - Tenor I
Maija Flannery(12) - Soprano I
Abby Heavrin(10) - Soprano II
Grace Krause(12) - Tenor I
Kyle Kuper(11) - Bass I
Jack Melie(10) - Bass I
Natalie Murphy(11) Soprano I
Grace Rerucha(12) - Alto I
Claire Rhoads(12) - Soprano I
Jonathan Robinson(10) - Tenor I
Naomi Yong(12) - Soprano II
Briyana Zeigler(12) - Alto II
Senior Orchestra
Erika Andreshak(11) - Viola
Herbert Eli Dojoles(10) - Viola
Kevin Hernandez(11) - Cello
Matthew Lin(11) - Cello
Sofia Pelayo(9) - Violin
Senior Jazz Combo
Lucas Ciocan(12) - Jazz Tenor Sax
Senior Jazz Band I
Josh Poeshel(12) - Jazz Trumpet
Owen Anderson(12) - Jazz Guitar
Senior Jazz Band II
Anthony Lopez
Senior Vocal Jazz II
Stacia Thames (11) - Vocal Jazz Alto
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Another HUGE shout out to more fantastic local businesses for sponsoring the 2023 Downers Grove South Music Bowl on Saturday, October 7th! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to 12/12 Architects, Capstone Financial Advisors and All Around Reptiles for supporting music in our community!!!
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DGS Friends of Fine Arts Membership Drive!
Greetings Downers Grove South Fine Arts Community Members,
Thank you for your time. I’m happy to announce that today marks the beginning of our 2023 Friends of Fine Arts Membership Drive. This is extra special because it’s a return to action after a couple of years off. On behalf of our president Ms. Ann Andreshak and all involved, we welcome you to FOFA!
The Friends of Fine Arts are a volunteer organization of parents, educators and community members supporting and promoting the Fine Arts at Downers Grove South High School. If you have a student in the Arts, you are automatically a member. However it would be incredible for you to become a contributing member. Your membership and contributions go a long way in ensuring that every students has access to quality experiences in the Arts:
Through gifts and service, DGS FOFA is dedicated to:
Providing private lesson scholarships as well as music and art summer grants to every student we can, to increase access for all.
Enlightening classroom experiences through guest clinicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and conductors.
Purchasing equipment for Fine Arts instruction that extends beyond the district’s financial obligation.
Supporting Fine Arts events with publicity, volunteers, and hospitality.
Advocating and communicating Fine Arts activities and student achievement in the Arts to the broader artistic community.
MEMBERSHIP
Our membership drive begins today with a lofty goal of at least 100 new contributing members. Again the primary purpose is to increase access for EVERY student. We have much to do and your support is greatly appreciated. You can become a contributor by:
Following this link to the Downers Grove Friends of Fine Arts Individual Membership Form.
Submitting contribution as a business, by using the Business Donation Form.
For paper and mailing, attached is a copy of the FOFA Membership Form as a PDF that includes a QR Code to the webstore.
Once completed, please take all of this a big step further by:
Passing this information along to friends and family. All are welcome.
Consider being present and helping at events by filling out this Volunteer Interest Form
If you have questions about membership or about FOFA in general, reach out to me at any time. Thank you again for your consideration and we look forward to an amazing drive.
Sincerely,
Ms. Ann Andreshak - Friends of Fine Arts President
Jerry Lowrey - Fine Arts Department Chair