Congratulations to the members of the DGN A Cappella Choir and the DGN Wind Ensemble for wonderful performances at the 2023 Graduation Concert.
The DGN Wind Ensemble presented the world premiere of True North, under the baton of Los Angeles based composer and conductor Jermaine Stegall.
A special "bravo" is extended to Cameron Hejny for his solo performance of Concertino, by Carl Maria von Weber.
Congratulations to the members of the DGN Choirs for a wonderful performance at the 2023 DGN Spring Choral Showcase: The Music of Pasek & Paul, held Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the Clarence Johnson Auditorium of North High.
Best of Show Awards
DGN BEST OF SHOW (2d) Azrael Robinson - “Meet the OC”
DGN BEST OF SHOW (3d) Nathan Klasen - “Black Listed Aviator”
DGS BEST OF SHOW (3d) Sofia Storrs- “Ocean Waves”
DGS BEST OF SHOW (2d) Tsegerda Melkie - “Growth”
Ceramics - Functional
North High
1st Place Abbey Rosenberg - “P(L)ANTS
2nd Place Aiden Musso - “Preservation”
3rd Place Charlie Michaels - “Abyssopelagic Bewilderment”
South High
1st Place Rachel Rodi - “Peace Garden”
2nd Place Alex Hernandez - “Pharaohs Flower Holder”
3rd Place Jennifer Nacianceno “Falling Leaves”
Ceramics - Sculptural
North High
1st Place Cammie Crowson - “Bundle”
2nd Place Aiden Dougherty - “House”
3rd Place Natasha Fugate - “Party Possum”
South High
1st Place Maya Kolakowski - “Flower Child”
2nd Place Lindsay Spear - “Gifts of the Sea”
3rd Place Delaney Walls - “The Secrets Within”
Digital Art
North High
1st Place Payton Hubbs-Plumley - “Surrounded / Ignorance / Secrets”
2nd Place Lennart Strempfer - “untitled”
3rd Place Adi Hernandez - “The Status Quo Hurts”
South High
1st Place Camille Pagaduan - “9 to 5”
2nd Place Sophia Martincic - “Tivoli Bowl”
3rd Place Dar Samosadnaia - “Reachable Clouds”
Drawing & Realistic Drawing
North High (Realistic Drawing)
1st Place Tamara Vlaskovic - “Vengeance”
2nd Place Jeremiah Washington - “Self Portrait”
3rd Place Avery Musso - “Tea Time”
South High (Drawing)
1st Place Kellar LamBeau - “Into The Woods”
2nd Place Hannah Tolomeo - “A True Facade”
3rd Place Emma Reiter - “Pulling”
Drawing & Painting - Imaginative
North High (Imaginative Drawing & Painting)
1st Place Eve Giesler - “The Vile Divines”
2nd Place Lee Kelly - “untitled”
3rd Place Amelia Kolalek - “Kitty Kitty Meow Meow”
South High (Painting)
1st Place Alexi Newsome - “Olivia”
2nd Place Shamari Reed - “The People’s Voice”
3rd Place Maritza Ruiz - “Through The Looking Glass”
Jewelry & Metalwork
North High
1st Place Aiden Robinson - “Memories”
2nd Place Hannah Wyssman “Save the Barrier”
3rd Place Furyaal Ahmad - “Emergence”
South High
1st Place Adela Kowalski - “Jelly Fish”
2nd Place Aili B. Flannery - “June”
3rd Place Addison Weinstein - “Color Pop”
Mixed Media (2d & 3d)
North High
1st Place Natalie DiBartolo - “Starvation for Beauty”
2nd Place Henry Gwozdz - “Making Something I Cannot See”
3rd Place Amelia Paserro - “Is It Painful”
South High
1st Place Keller Lambeau “Silence”
2nd Place Shamari Reed - “In Memory Of”
3rd Place Emma Reiter - “Giving or Taking”
Photography
North High
1st Place Mattew Poe - “The End of Time”
2nd Place Sarah Woods - “Familial Scenes”
3rd Place Jonah Sutton - “Abandon”
South High
1st Place Catherine Liceaga - “Num Bun”
2nd Place Martyn Halashchuk - “Stillness of Speed”
3rd Place Vajna Bogdanovic - “Effect of Addiction”