January 2009
13th Annual Golden Wreath Awards Marca A. Daley Academy Activities Coordinator On Friday, January 16th, an audience of more than two hundred was privileged to watch the 13th annual ACS Academy talent show, otherwise known as the Golden Wreath Awards. Twenty-five Academy students worked on the production which featured talented students singing, dancing, juggling, and acting, as well as playing piano, guitar, and drums. "Behind the scenes" students acted as stage crew, technical crew, and cameramen, while others worked the "front of house" with programs and refreshments. Holding the show together were the Mistresses of Ceremonies, seniors Christina Mitropoulos and Lydia Makariades. The evening began with a Faculty Act of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall and then moved on to the real talent of the evening: the students. Rami Mehio and Artemis Kakaris played original compositions on Piano, and Joo Yeon Kim performed Chopin's Scherzo #2. Vocalists for the evening were Agnes Toth singing Vermilion Pt. 2, Alaina Boukedes with Fever, and Angelique Coulouris with Gravity. Dancers were Zacharo Gialamas (No Air) and Katerina Chaida & Nefeli Tsiouti who performed to a mix of 5 hip hop songs. Ioanna Kyrtatou and Venetia Molin performed a Duet Act entitled Random and Luis Maly wowed us with his juggling skill - even on a unicycle! Peter Hovenier performed a drum solo, and seniors Stefan Cocorelis, Johannes Husten and Rene Schemschat showed us what their band, Flashback, is all about with vocal harmonies as well as acrobatics!
Johannes sings and plays for Flashback
The evening ended with presentations to the winners: 3rd Place – Flashback (Stefan, Johannes and Rene) 2nd Place - Angelique Coulouris 1st Place - Katerina and Nefeli with their amazing hip hop Faculty and Staff who helped with the production: Marca Daley, Athina Mitsopoulou, Sofia Thanopoulou, Margarita Gournaris, Brian Kelly, Jim Koulyras, and of course, our faculty performers!
Nefeli and Katerina with their winning hip hop dance
Thank you to all who helped to make it such an enjoyable evening! 49