A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPALS
Dear Friends and Families,
We are thrilled to welcome you to Season Finale 2025, hosted by the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) Foundation! We have been so inspired by the resilience and dedication our incredible students and faculty have demonstrated this year. When faced with the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires, our students not only looked out for one another, but also banded together to help the greater community. We are very proud of the generosity, compassion, and collaboration displayed by our CSArts-SGV family, more so than we ever could be of any award or accomplishment.
That said, CSArts-SGV has had an accomplished year in spite of these circumstances. In the 20242025 school year, we welcomed 6th grade students to our Middle School program for the very first time! Additionally, Duarte Unified School District (DUSD) renewed our charter at the highest confidence level, allowing us to continue our partnership in providing award-winning arts and academic curriculum for another seven years. We were also awarded an Exemplary School designation by Arts Schools Network, and our counseling team earned the prestigious Recognized ASCA Model Program designation by the American School Counselor Association, making CSArts-SGV the only charter high school in California to hold this title.
Sincerely,
Stephen Cook, D.M.A. Principal of Arts
Nicole Read Principal of Academics
These honors are a reflection of the tremendous efforts of CSArts-SGV’s students, faculty, and staff, as well as the encouragement we have received from our entire school community. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to our 2024-2025 Season Sponsors, Edison International and Max H. Gluck Foundation, as well as to our Board of Trustees, Foundation Board of Directors, President’s Circle, Encore, and Family Action Network. Your commitment to helping shape the lives of our students is commendable. We would also like to express our appreciation to DUSD, the DUSD School Board, and the City of Duarte Council, whose partnership is fundamental to the mission of CSArts-SGV.
Last, but certainly not least, we would like to acknowledge our parents, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff, members of the local community, and most importantly, our students. Their commitment to their craft and community, even in uncertain times, has been nothing short of extraordinary. They deserve to be celebrated, and that’s exactly what we are here to do tonight!
Thank you so much for joining us. Now, let’s enjoy a phenomenal lineup of performances and presentations from each of our arts conservatories!
WE PROVIDE AN UNPARALLELED ARTS AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION IN A CREATIVE, CHALLENGING, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ARTS, PREPARING THEM TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
ACADEMICS +
Established in 2017, California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) offers a dynamic school culture that enables students to flourish as artists and scholars. The school currently serves a diverse student body of approximately 1,200 students in grades 6-12. Students in grades 6-8 receive their academic instruction through the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD) and their arts classes through the CSArts-SGV conservatory program. Beginning in grade 9, students attend classes full-time on the CSArts-SGV campus.
In addition to offering a challenging college-preparatory academic program that produces high-achieving, motivated scholars, CSArts-SGV provides aspiring young artists with the opportunity to refine their skills and flourish in one of 11 arts conservatories. Each year, students participate in more than 60 concerts, recitals, staged performances, and exhibitions at a variety of venues, providing students with the unique experience of entertaining and inspiring hundreds of audience members.
CSArts-SGV is a donation-dependent public charter school; no student is offered or denied admission based on financial capacity. The school’s rigorous academic education coupled with advanced arts training impacts many students, molding creative thinkers, leaders, artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
#5 BEST HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS IN AMERICA
Niche, 2025
PROGRAM OF THE EVENING
Act One
ALL-SCHOOL MUSICAL 2025 CROSS-CONSERVATORY COLLABORATION
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Book by MARSHALL BARER, DEAN FULLER, and JAY THOMPSON
Music and Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER and MARY RODGERS
Director — JUD WILLIFORD
Choreographer — ALISON HENNESSEY Music Director — GRAHAM JACKSON
Conductor — DR. MATHEW WARD
Assistant Director — RYAN DIETZ
Assistant Choreographers — AYESHA CORTINAS and RYAN DIETZ
Student Assistant Director — INES ARROYO
Featuring: LUKE ADKINS, GIBSON ALFIERI, ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ, KARINA ALVAREZ, TEIGEN ANG-HOROWITZ, RYAN BACKSTROM, ZOE BATREZ, MAKENNA BEAR, MADELEINE BERTSCH, MAISIE BROWN, MATTIE CALLAWAY, MISALI CHIGOJI, MEILEE CONDRON, EV CULLEN, KENADIE DANIELS, LUIZA DE ARAUJO DA CUNHA, CAMILA DEL ROSAL GUZMAN, CADIJA DEPAEPE, GRACE DOMINGUEZ, MADELINE DOMINGUEZ, FREDDY ELIZONDO, KARYN FARRELL, FRANKIE FONTANA, JOCELYN GUZMAN, SARAYA GUZMAN, ALYSSA HARDLEY, ZAKAI HAYNES, CLEMENTINE HUSTON, RILEY JENNINGS, OLIVIA KIM, AVA LEONES, JAMES LOPEZ, OLIVIA MANGAHIS, DONNA FLINT MAVROS, VIVIENNE PABLEO, BRYAN PADILLA, AMELIA PANELLI, VAUGHN PARKS, JOSIE PEARCE, RAFAEL PEREZ, AARON RAMIREZ, NALANI REAL, MATT RIVAS, VIVIANA RODRIGUEZ, SOPHIA TEYOLIA, FARA VORASETAKARNKIJ, MAX WANG, LILYHOPE WILLIAMS, MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS, and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
VISUAL ARTS CONSERVATORY
Tiffany Ma, Visual Arts Conservatory Director
MAKING ART MOVE
Videographer and Editor — LAUREN BLAZEY
Featuring: EMMA ANDERSON, JASEE CAI, DANICA CHEN, CLOE CHEUNG, ALYSSA CHO, NOLA CHRISLOCK, CRISTIANO COSTA, KAYDEN HICKS, KRISTY KO, MIA LAFROMBOISE, VIVIANA MAYDEN, CLOUD-BEE MCMILLAN, LIA MEEKS, KIRSTEN ORTIZ,
ELIJAH PARK-ROSSER, MOSES PEOPLES, MAYA QUINONEZ, VIVIANA RODRIGUEZ, OREN STODDARD, and CHERISSE WILKINS
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY PIANIST PROGRAM
Tyler McGeough, Instrumental Music Conservatory Director
GALOP-MARCHE FOR ONE PIANO, EIGHT HANDS
Music by ALBERT LAVIGNAC
Directors — DR. RUBY WANG and DR. ESTHER YUNE
Featuring: MIA JI, YILIN KANG, TIMOTHY YIP, and DAVID ZHANG
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY WIND & JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
Tyler McGeough, Instrumental Music Conservatory Director
ZHIVAGO
Music by KURT ROSENWINKEL and ORQUESTRA JAZZ DE MATOSINHOS
Director — TYLER MCGEOUGH
Featuring: ZAIRE FRANKLIN and the JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Alto
SEAN CULLEN*
TALYN REASIN
Tenor
FLYNN MILLSTEIN*
MIRANDA GAO
Baritone Saxophone
CHRISTOPHER RAPPAPORT
Trumpet
JOSE SEGNINI*
SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO
LIAM PLATT
EMMANUEL RICKARDS-RUIZ
HARRY OSTRANDER**
Bass
CAYLEE RUBIO
Trombone
PENELOPE BERGSTROM*
HAYDEN WALENTA
AXEL ARJUNAN
MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS
Guitar
ZAIRE FRANKLIN*
AARON MATTHEWS
Piano
AUDEN WONG*
JUAN GABRIEL CABARDO
Drums / Vibes
SANTIAGO HAYDEL
RAY ZHAO
*Principal Player
**CSArts-SGV Faculty
POPULAR MUSIC & VOCAL ARTS CONSERVATORIES
Kirk Averitt, Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director & Vocal Arts Conservatory Director
Tyler McGough, Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director
APT.
Music by ROSÉ and BRUNO MARS
Arranged by VJ ROSALES Director — VJ ROSALES
Featuring: XENITH
IZZY ALONZO
ABI ALTRUZ
NAOMI CATCHPOLE
KHAI DIMACULANGAN
ENZO EMERSON
SIENA FANTINI
JONAH HASHIM
SOFIA SILVA
ERIK STAFFORD
JAYLIN TILLMAN
ADAM URIARTE
VENICE WONG
INTEGRATED ARTS CONSERVATORY
Joey Ancona, Integrated Arts Conservatory Director
INTO THE WOODS
Book by JAMES LIPINE
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Director — HALEY RUBIN
Musical Director — NOEL KATZ
Choreographer — CASSANDRA CAVANAUGH Producer— JOEY ANCONA
Featuring: MONZERRAT AQUINO, BELA AYALA, SYDNEY BENTON-BAGLIA, PENELOPE CASTRO, ELLA CAYATTE, JULIETTE CORDERO, ZOE COX, PALOMA LUCY DABATOS, FRANCES FARNAM, TIFFANY FINK, SARA FITZRANDOLPH, KYRA FLETCHER, GISELLE GARCIA, ASPEN HARTIGAN, LUCY HUNT, AME JOHNSON, MARA KINS, MAGGIE LE, ISABELLA LOERA, CAMI MACIAS, SKYLAH MURRAY, AREN OSHAGAN, SHAHAN OSHAGAN, TALULA PAULSON, HAZEL RAMOS, CHARLIE RENK, ALEXIS REYES, ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ, KAIA RYAN-COYNE, MAJOR SALGADO, ASHE SILVER, ASH SMITH, SHANE TAYLOR, LAUREN ZAVALA, and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
CREATIVE WRITING CONSERVATORY
Timothy Gomez, Creative Writing Conservatory Director
JACARANDA READING SERIES
Videographer and Editor — LAUREN BLAZEY
Featuring: INDIE H. BUTLER and MIRANDA CERVANTES
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY STRINGS & ORCHESTRA PROGRAM
Tyler McGeough, Instrumental Music Conservatory Director
DANZON NO. 2
Music by ARTURO MARQUEZ Director — DR. MATHEW WARD
Featuring: PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Violin 1
CONNOR HUSSAIN*
CHLOE FILBECK^
KEVIN SI
DONOVAN UMAGUING
MICAH CHOI
EMMA STELZRIED
Violin 2
SCARLETT MALEKIAN*
SOPHIA MALEKIAN**
MATTHEW TANG
CORDELIA RACHBACH
AZUCENA ALMEDA
Viola
CYAN LE*
JOSHUA CHAE^
Bass
MAUI RUIZ
MILA TAMBAOAN
LISA PERRUSI SILVA DE PAULA
Cello
NOAH CHOI*
SANTIAGO HAYDEL**
ELIJAH TSHING
EUNA LEE
MILA MORALES
CELINE ZENG
EVAN IM
Flute
MARALL TAHANIAN*
GRACE BOTERO
CATALINA TSAO
Clarinet
EVA WOLFE*
JADE JIMENEZ
Bassoon
RILEY RODRIGUEZ*
Oboe
SEAN CULLEN*
French Horn
CAYLEE RUBIO*
JOSE SEGNINI
EMMANUEL RICKARDS-RUIZ
Trumpet
SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO*
Trombone
PENELOPE BERGSTROM*
Tuba Percussion
MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS*
RAY ZHAO*
ANGELO ALVAREZ
RAUL CORREA
*Principal Player
^Co-Principal Player
**Assistant Principal Player
Nutrition?
BALLET & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONSERVATORY
Bridget McNally, Director of Dance
THE KIDS ARE OUT
Music by BIRDY NAM NAM
Choreographer — ERIKA BANDY
Featuring: JUNIPER BLANCO-GOMEZ, KATELYN CHIU, AUREA CORONA, CADIJA DEPAEPE, MADISON FERREN, JOLIN JI, LACY KONG, EILEEN MALL, CAMILA O’BRIEN QUIROZ, ELENI RODRIGUEZ, ISABEL SAENZ DE MATURANA, MARLOWE SHEPPARD, and JESSIE ZHANG
GALA 2025 CROSS-CONSERVATORY COLLABORATION
SHOWTIME AT THE STARDUST
Arranged by MARK BRYMER
Additional Orchestration by DR. JULES PEGRAM Producer — DR. STEPHEN COOK
Creative Director — BRIDGET MCNALLY
Choreographers — JIA HUANG and BRIDGET MCNALLY
Music Directors — GRAHAM JACKSON and TYLER MCGEOUGH
Featured Instrumentalists: SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
Featured Dancers: BROOKLYN AHRENS, KIANA ALVAREZ, BRIELLE ARAIZA, MADELEINE BERTSCH, KENADIE DANIELS, GRACE DOMINGUEZ, MADELINE DOMINGUEZ, SARAH GONZALEZ, ALYSSA HARDLEY, ALYSSA MARQUEZ, KINGSTON MCKOY, AYELEM OSUNA, JOSIE PEARCE, SEBASTIAN RILEY, JADE SANDOVAL, SOFIA SCHULTZ, DELILAH VIRGEN, OLIVIA WIDMAN, LILYHOPE WILLIAMS, and TIFFANY ZHEN
Featured Vocalists: ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ, MAKENNA BEAR, MAISIE BROWN, AVA CASTANEDA, ENZO CHAVEZ, MEILEE CONDRON, KHAI DIMACULANGAN, FRANKIE FONTANA, CAMILA GUZMAN, CLEMENTINE HUSTON, EDWARDS JONES, MARLEY LEMAIRE, JAMES LOPEZ, FLINT MAVROS, ADELE NELSON-DAHL, BRYAN PADILLA, DELANEY POLITO, CITLALY REYES, DEVIN RISKIN, HOLDEN SALING, JAYLIN TILLMAN, and MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS
Act Two
POPULAR MUSIC CONSERVATORY
Kirk Averitt, Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director
Tyler McGough, Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director
DIE WITH A SMILE, I’M THE ONE
Music by LADY GAGA, BRUNO MARS, and VAN HALEN
Director — DANNY ANAYA
Featuring: STARSTRUCK
Vocals
LUCIE JOHNSON
STELLA MALDONADO
AMARIE VELARDE
Guitar
AVALON DURAND
ZAIRE FRANKLIN
Keys
GIFANA MISA KARENZA
Drums
CHASE TIMMONS
Bass OTIS VERGOW
PRODUCTION & DESIGN CONSERVATORY
Adam Roy, Production & Design Conservatory Director
CREW-LYMPICS
Director — POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Videographer & Editor — ZACK STOFF, RED BRICK PRODUCTIONS
Graphic Designer — OCTAVIA ROBERTS
Featuring: SAM BREJCHA, IVY DAVIDGE, HAILEY HARRISON, NINA IBRAHIM, ROWAN KEENE, NATALIE LARA, M. LAWRENCE, EVAN MACINTOSH, AKIRA MACK, CHARLOTTE MANY, ZEKE MCKAY, DOMINIC POOLE, LLOYD TYLER, and IAN WILLIAMS
MUSICAL THEATRE CONSERVATORY
Jud Williford, Chair of Theatre
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
Story and Book by KEYTHE FARLEY and BRIAN FLEMMING
Music and Lyrics by LAURENCE O’KEEFE Director — WILL LAGOS
Music Director — JOHN GILMORE
Choreographer — ORLANDO ALEXANDER
Student Assistant Director — DELANEY POLITO
Featuring: ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ, RYAN BACKSTROM, MAISIE BROWN, JUKE CAPEDA-CINTRON, GRACE DOMINGUEZ,
FREDDY ELIZANDO, DANIELLA ENRIQUEZ-VALENTIN, FRANKIE FONTANA, ZAKAI HAYNES, JULIET HUBBARD, CLEMENTINE HUSTON, ELLA LOEST,
JAMES LOPEZ, DEVIN RISKIN, MATT RIVAS, HOLDEN SALING, FIONA SVASTICS, OMAR-SOL TEYOLIA, SOPHIA TEYOLIA, and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY WIND & JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM
Tyler McGeough, Instrumental Music Conservatory Director
CHORALE AND ALLELUIA
Music by HOWARD HANSON Director — DR. JULES PEGRAM
Featuring: WIND ENSEMBLE
Flute
MARALL TAHANIAN*
GRACE BOTERO
CATALINA TSAO
AYCEN REYES
MADDIE TATEOSIAN
Clarinet
EVA WOLFE*
JADE JIMENEZ
NIKKI TATEOSIAN
Bass Clarinet
TALYN REASIN
Bassoon
RILEY RODRIGUEZ
Alto Saxophone
SEAN CULLEN*
TINAH WHITNEY
JACK BOVIA
Tenor Saxophone
MIRANDA GAO*
FLYNN MILLSTEIN
LOGAN PHILLIPS
Baritone Saxophone
CHRISTOPHER RAPPAPORT
Trumpet
SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO*
LIAM PLATT
French Horn
JOSE SEGNINI*
CAYLEE RUBIO
EMMANNUEL RICKARDS-RUIZ
HAYDEN WALENTA
Trombone
PENELOPE BERGSTROM*
AXEL ARJUNAN
Tuba
MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS
Percussion
CHASE TIMMONS*
RAY ZHAO
RAUL CORREA
JULIEN FIORE
KAI CHUNG
JEI YONEZAWA
CASTLE SNIDER
AMOS DICKINSON
CYRUS ARRIETA
ANGELO ALVAREZ
*Principal Player
ACTING CONSERVATORY
Jud Williford, Chair of Theatre
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Written by JOSEPH KESSLERING Director — CHRISTINA HARRIS
Featuring: KARINA ALVARAZ, MAKENNA BEAR, SEVAN CASH, NICHOLAS ECHEVERRIA, MATTHEW GUTHRIE, DANNY LEVINSON-DALY, JORDAN MARTINEZ, PARKER MCNULTY, MASON MOORE, LACH MORRISON, ALISE SMITH, PFEIFFER STRATFORD, LUCIAN TALAMANTEZ, and EMMA YNIGUEZ
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY GUITAR PROGRAM
Tyler McGeough, Instrumental Music Conservatory Director
CREPÚSCULO RÍTMICO (RHYTHMIC DUSK)
Music by DANNY ANAYA, SCOTT JOHNSON, and MIGUEL MARTINEZ Director — SCOTT JOHNSON
Featuring: LAYNE BRISBOIS, LUCAS CABRA, JOAQUIN CARDENAS, GAEL FLORES, MICHAEL GARLAND, KRISTINA GHAZARYAN, XANDER GREEN, ANDREW GUTIERREZ, LAHRA HEVOYAN, OLLIE HUSTON, FELIX JACONI-BIERY, JAKE KIM, ANTHONY LARRY, MAXIME LE VEEL-SERRANO, NICHOLAS LOPEZ-MORENO, SHEPHERD MCLAUGHLIN, HAZEL MILLER, BENJAMIN MORALES, RAVEL PAREK, RHYTHM PARKER, KAYLA RIGO, HENRY SODERLIND, JOEL SOTO, MATTHEW VARGAS, and ALEXANDER WONG
COMMERCIAL DANCE CONSERVATORY
Bridget McNally, Director of Dance
DIOR
Music by MEGAN THEE STALLION, TYLER, THE CREATOR, and AZEALIA BANKS
Choreographer — SHELBY HENDERSON
Featuring: BROOKLYN AHRENS, KIANA ALVAREZ, MADELEINE BERTSCH, MELISSA CHEN, JADE CHUSTZ, KENADIE DANIELS, SARAH GONZALEZ, ALYSSA HARDLEY, ALYSSA MARQUEZ, MADISON MARSH,
KINGSTON MCKOY, KAYLIE MEJIA, AYELEM OSUNA, JOSIE PEARCE, SEBASTIAN RILEY, JADE SANDOVAL, SOFIA SCHULTZ, DELILAH VIRGEN, OLIVIA WIDMAN, and TIFFANY ZHEN
VOCAL ARTS CONSERVATORY
Kirk Averitt, Vocal Arts Conservatory Director
COLOR THEORY
Directors — KIRK AVERITT and JOANNA WALLFISCH
Featuring: LUKE ADKINS, ABI ALTRUZ, SIRI BALDRICA, BRIDGETTE BERGMAN, ABIGAIL CHASSLER, ENZO CHAVEZ, KHAI DIMACULANGAN, CYRIS GOVEA, JONAH HASHIM, MAYA PROULX, SOFIA SILVA, ERIK STAFFORD, and ADAM URIARTE
FUSION CROSS-CONSERVATORY PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
LIKE BREATHING
Music and Lyrics by BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL
Arranged by ANITA CRACAUER
Additional Orchestration by ERIC HIRSCHHORN
Creative Director — BRIDGET MCNALLY
Music Director — GRAHAM JACKSON
Choreographer — BRIDGET MCNALLY
Featuring: BROOKLYN AHRENS, KIANA ALVAREZ, RYAN BACKSTROM, ZOE BATREZ, MADELEINE BERTSCH, MAISIE BROWN,
MISALI CHIGOJI, GIOVANNA CHUI, MEILEE CONDRON, EV CULLEN, KENADIE DANIELS, GRACE DOMINGUEZ, DANIELLA ENRIQUEZ-VALENTIN, KARYN FARRELL, SARAH GONZALEZ, CAMILA GUZMAN, ALYSSA HARDLEY, CLEMENTINE HUSTON, RILEY JENNINGS, EDWARD JONES, MARLEY LEMAIRE, EVIE LINCHANGCO, KAYLIE MAJIA, ADELE NELSON-DAHL, BRYAN PADILLA, JOSIE PEARCE, DELANEY POLITO, IVY PRITCHARD, NALANI REAL, CITALY REYES, DEVIN RISKIN, JADE SANDOVAL, SHANE TAYLOR, FARA VORASETAKARNKIJ, OLIVIA WIDMAN, LILYHOPE WILLIANS, MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS, LAUREN ZAVALA, and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
ADDITIONAL CAST SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA
Conductor — TYLER MCGEOUGH
Strings
Violin I
Violin I
Violin II
Violin II
Viola
Viola
Cello
Cello
Cello
CONNOR HUSSAIN
KEVIN SI
DONOVAN UMAGUING
SCARLETT MALEKIAN
CYAN LE
JOSHUA CHAE
ELIJAH TSHING
EUNA LEE
MILA MORALES
Reeds
Alto/Soprano/Oboe
Alto/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Tenor/Alto
Tenor
Baritone Saxophone
Flute/Piccolo
Flute/Piccolo
Clarinet
Clarinet
Bassoon
SEAN CULLEN
TALYN REASIN
FLYNN MILLSTEIN
MIRANDA GAO
CHRIS RAPPAPORT
MARALL TAHANIAN
GRACE BOTERO
EVA WOLFE
JADE JIMENEZ
RILEY RODRIGUEZ
Brass
Trumpet I
Trumpet II
Horn I
Horn II
Trombone
Trombone/Tuba
HARRY OSTRANDER*
SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO
JOSE SEGNINI
EMMANUEL RICKARDS-RUIZ
PENELOPE BERGSTROM
MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS
Rhythm
Keyboard I
Keyboard II
Guitar
Bass
Drum Set
GRAHAM JACKSON*
TIMOTHY YIP
AARON MATTHEWS
CAYLEE RUBIO
SANTIAGO HAYDEL
Auxiliary Percussion / Drums
AMOS DICKINSON
STUDENT HOSTS
MAY ACERO
BROOKLYN AHRENS
KIANA ALVAREZ
HARPER AMMANN
MAISIE BROWN
INDIE H. BUTLER
MISALI CHIGOJI
MEILEE CONDRON
GRACE DOMINGUEZ
SARA FITZRANDOLPH
CHERISH GARVEY
SANTIAGO HAYDEL
CLEMENTINE HUSTON
VIVIANA MAYDEN
COLETTE MCCANN
KINGSTON MCKOY
GIFANA KARENZA MISA
LACHLAN MORRISON
BRYAN PADILLA
CHARLIE POKASKI
MAYA PROULX
CITLALY REYES
KAYLA RIGO
ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ
VIVIANA RODRIGUEZ
JADE SANDOVAL
PFEIFFER STRATFORD
CHLOE TUBBS
SARAH ULLERICH
VICTORIA VILLALOBOS
TIMOTHY YIP
MILLIE YOCAM SURFAS
LAUREN ZAVALA
JESSIE ZHANG
LOBBY ARTWORK DISPLAY
Selected Work from the Visual Arts Conservatory Senior Class of 2025
HARPER AMMANN
ELLA BATISTA
LANI DUONG
DYLLAN EDGE
BEAU GARCIA
ASHER GLAWE
YARETZI GRACIA-LOPEZ
IVY KIM
CHLOE MAYO
CHARLIE POKASKI
FRANCESCA SANCHEZ RAMIREZ
VIVIANA RODRIGUEZ
CHERISSE WILKINS
WEBBER WU
PRODUCTION TEAM & STUDENT CREW PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer .............................................. DR. STEPHEN COOK
Creative Director ........................................ BRIDGET MCNALLY
Technical Director ............................... POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Production Managers ................... SAVANNAH HARROW and ADAM ROY
Production Stage Manager .............................. SAVANNAH HARROW
Music Director of Special Events .......................... GRAHAM JACKSON
Music Director & Conductor .............................. TYLER MCGEOUGH
Creative Team ........................................ ALISON HENNESSEY JIA HUANG NICOLE SLESSOR (CMD, ‘19) JUD WILLIFORD
Production Coordinator ........................... POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Lighting Designer & Operator ...................... DAKOTA ROBLEDO (PD, ‘22)
Audio Engineer & Console Operator ............................... ERIC HURY
Foundation Support
STACI BERREY
AMANDA BLAZEY
MATTHEW CADIZ
AUTUMN DIXON
JULIA GUTIERREZ
RICARDO MESINA JULIA RUDGE
JAMIE SCHOFIELD
HAYLEY VASQUEZ
AMANDA WARNER
STUDENT CREW
Assistant Stage Managers ..................... MAY ACERO, SAVANNAH MANY
Sound & Projection Cue Operator .......... FEDERICO SCARPELLINI MARTINEZ
Deck Crew ................................
BETTINA FAZEKAS, JACK HAGAN
ELIANNA OROZCO, DOMINIC POOLE
Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Leads ....... ANGELINDA VENTURA, ALIQUE ZADOIAN
Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Crew ................
VESPER ACOBA, NATALIE LARA
Audio Crew ............................. GIOVANNI HUANG, AIDEN MEDRANO BEAR POLLOCK, OCTAVIA ROBERTS
LEADERSHIP BOARDS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GENEVIEVE SPINELLA, President
MARCY ULRICH, Treasurer
FRANCISCO FIGUEROA, Secretary
CAROL GREEN
DANIEL VOLONTE
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARCY ULRICH, Co-Chair
CARRIE WALKER, Co-Chair
JEFFREY RUDERMAN, Vice Chair
DONALD FIFE, Treasurer
TAMI MORAN, Secretary
MICHELLE ALFONSO
JULIANNA EDWARDS
NICHOLE MCCLAM
CHRIS THAYER
KRISTI WAWRO
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION
Principal of Arts ........................ STEPHEN COOK, D.M.A.
Principal of Academics ........................... NICOLE READ
Assistant Principal ................................. SEAN KERR
Assistant Principal ............................ LEON METOYER
Learning Specialist ................................. ANN KANG
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Founder & Strategic Consultant ................. STEVEN WAGNER
Strategic Consultant ............... GREGORY ENDELMAN, ED.D.
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
President..................................... TEREN SHAFFER
Vice President of Communications .............. KELLY ANDREWS
Vice President of Development .................. ELIZABETH TON
CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Director of Dance
BRIDGET MCNALLY
SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS
Director of Creative Writing
TIMOTHY GOMEZ
Director of Integrated Arts
JOEY ANCONA
Director of Visual Arts
TIFFANY MA
Middle School Coordinator, Royal Oaks STEAM Academy
STEPHANIE MALETZ
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Director of Instrumental Music
TYLER MCGEOUGH
Co-Directors of Popular Music
KIRK AVERITT
TYLER MCGEOUGH
Director of Vocal Arts
KIRK AVERITT
SCHOOL OF THEATRE
Chair of Theatre
JUD WILLIFORD
Director of Production & Design
ADAM ROY
Middle School Coordinator, Maxwell IB Academy
MARC LECLERC
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 SEASON SPONSORS: THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON FINALE SPONSOR:
The CSArts-SGV Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing financial support to the school.
Thank you to the following individuals who have generously contributed to the CSArts-SGV Foundation. All Foundation gifts and membership contributions provide invaluable support toward important schoolwide initiatives that directly benefit our talented students.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
President’s Circle is the CSArts-SGV Foundation’s parent leadership group, which provides guidance and resources to administrative and executive leadership to help shape the future of the school.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE MEMBERS:
Heather & Armand Adkins
Mike & Christa Backstrom
The Beam Family
Lisa Brand & Jack Green
Rebecca & Nick Costantino
The Daniels Family
The Dominguez Family
The Gallivan Family
The Gomez Rico Family
Patricia Jazmines & Nicholas Rodriguez
The Jennings Family
The Jones Family
The Killeen Family
Bradley McGavin
Vaibhav & Urvashi Narang
The Pokaski Family
Elizabeth & Mark Power Robison
JoEllen & Andrew Skinner
Kim & Don Tovar
Edenn & Henry Vidrio
Lindsey & Gerard Way
The Zuker-Brunzell Family
List current as of September 1, 2024
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Encore is a social membership group that provides special engagement opportunities for our CSArts-SGV families. This close-knit community of parents enjoys exciting benefits and fun social events, all while supporting our incredible student artists.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 ENCORE MEMBERS:
Dan & Myleen Altruz
Familia Alvarez-Vázquez
The Arias-Torres Family
Rachelle & Mark Arredondo
Dahlia & Ken Bagnis
Kristin & John Baldrica
Miranda & Rhet Bear
The Bohlman Family
Dan & Nicole Boland
Tricia & Biff Butler
Jessica Cardenas
Rosemary Carrillo
The Cassell Family
Betsy Chapman & Russell Edge
Cintia & Onnie
The Cobian Family
Jen & Jeff Cohen
The Condron Family
The Cooper & Aranda Family
Rebecca & Hector Corona
Austin Davis
The Del Castillo Family
Audrey Espie
Holly & Marc Fantini
The James & Megan Finlay Family
The Fitzgibbons Family
The FitzRandolph Family
The Flores Ortiz Family
Alec Fredericks
The Galvez Family
The Glawe Hartman Family
Bridget Goodbody & Steve Suminski
The Gracia-Lopez Family
Mary Grant & Douglas Harvey
Stefani Greenwood & Serge Monkewitz
Duane & Christina Hardley
The Heintz Family
The Howe Family
The Ketkar Family
Sunny Kim
Erik & Aija Kins
Craig & Laura Kistner
Joshua & Mikell Klinman
The Kyllo Family
Meizi Lin & Justice Lam
The Loera Family
The Lopez-Wang Family
The Mavros-Petty Family
The Morris Family
The Nieberg Family
Nancy Noe
The Noonchesters
Optometry Offices of Dr. Nancy Wang, OD
Amy & Steven Potts
Pierce Powers
Maria Rappaport
The Recalde Family
The Regaert Family
Mary Reichert
The Rubio Family
Saenz de Maturana Family
Bronte & Federico Scarpellini
Sena Serna & Nick Lynch
The Silber Family
Vanessa Silberman & Joe Widman
The Sindelar Family
The Sparks Family
The Stokes Family
The Stratford Family
Teri and Jerred Sullivan
The Surfas Family
The Tallmon-Sandoval Family
The Timothy Husom Family
The Tubbs Family
The Ullerich Family
Roberto & Mariana Valdivia
The Vickrey Family
Carrie & Scott Walker
Catriona & Simon Waters
Williamson Family
Workforce Equity, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Zavala
List current as of September 27, 2024
RECOGNITION FAMILIES
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FAMILIES
Thank you to all of our CSArts-SGV families who have contributed this year to their Conservatory Funding Agreement (CFA) in support of their child’s arts conservatory experience. Your contributions specifically support conservatory salaries, facilities, equipment and supplies, performance opportunities, guest artist master teachers, and field trips.
CSArts-SGV families (CFA) experience. contributions conservatory performance opportunities, artist field
If you would like to make a contribution to the CSArts-SGV Foundation in support of our talented student artists, please visit sgv.csarts.net/Donate.
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“They taught me respect, discipline, teamwork, and always to have fun. Without being a part of Theatre 360, I don’t know who I would be today. ”
- Lucy, age 14
Congratulations
C L A S S O F 2 0 2 5
T o m y t a l e n t e d b e s t f r i e n d s ,
T h a n k y o u f o r m a k i n g e v e r y m o m e n t a t C S A r t s a n
a b s o l u t e j o y . E a c h a n d e v e r y o n e o f y o u a r e s o
s p e c i a l t o m e a n d I a m b e y o n d t h a n k f u l t o h a v e
s p e n t m y h i g h s c h o o l y e a r s m a k i n g m e m o r i e s w i t h
y o u a l l . Y o u h a v e m a d e e v e r y l u n c h , c l a s s , l a t e
r e h e a r s a l , a n d s t r e s s f u l t i m e w o r t h i t ! ! I k n o w
w e ’ r e a l l g o i n g t o d o a m a z i n g t h i n g s a f t e r h i g h
s c h o o l a n d I ’ m s o e x c i t e d t o c h e e r f o r e v e r y o n e ,
n o m a t t e r h o w f a r a w a y w e g o . I ’ m h o n o r e d t o
s h a r e m y f i n a l C S A r t s c u r t a i n c a l l w i t h y o u !
Love, Grace Dominguez
