A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPALS
Dear Friends and Families,
It is our privilege to welcome you to the 2024-2025 performance season at California School of the Arts –San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV)! We are delighted to have you join us for our eighth season of showstopping performances, concerts, events, and more, all showcasing the tireless work and dedication of our exceptionally talented students and faculty.
The inspiring devotion and passion of our CSArts-SGV community has not gone unnoticed. Our school is currently ranked the #1 Best Charter High School in California, the #3 Best Public High School in Los Angeles County, and the #4 Best High School for the Arts in America by Niche. CSArts-SGV also holds the title of Best Charter School in the San Gabriel Valley by Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and Whittier Daily News
We could not be more proud of the many successes of our students, teachers, and staff, and we are thrilled to see what else we can all accomplish together as a CSArts-SGV family this school year. It is our rst year together as joint principals, and there are so many other rsts on this season’s horizon that we are excited to be a part of, including welcoming our very rst group of sixth grade students to CSArts-SGV!
Sincerely,
Stephen Cook, D.M.A. Principal of Arts
Nicole Read Principal of Academics
Of course, all of these incredible accomplishments could not be achieved without the support of our community. We would like to express our 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 members. Their continued support, leadership, and vision help to shape the lives of our students each and every day. Additionally, we would like to express our appreciation to the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD), the DUSD Board of Education, and the City of Duarte Council Members, whose continued partnership is vital to the mission of CSArts-SGV.
Finally, we must honor our parents, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff, members of the local community, and most importantly, our student artists. Our students are the inspiration and driving force behind everything that we do.
We are thrilled to have you join us in celebrating another impressive performance season at CSArts-SGV. Sit back and enjoy as our students Shine Brightly!
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
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7TH GRADE
Who’s on First?
Written by Abbott & Castello Directed by Lauren Sperling
CAST
LOGAN CHUNG KAZUKI CONNESS
LILA GONZALEZ
LILIAN GUTIERREZ
SOLEIL HOWE
ELIZABETH LIESE
EMMA LIM
NIC MURILLO VIENI
ELISE POTTS
NISHA PRAKASH
OSCAR RAMOS
MARLEY SIMS
JAVIER SIXTOS LOPEZ
ELEANOR THORNBERG
CAITLYN TITTLE
JENNIFER WANG
Musical Mashup
From the Start ................................................................... Laufey
Cupid ............................................................................. Fifty Fifty
I Want It That Way ......................................... Backstreet Boys
HOT TO GO! ........................................................ Chappell Roan
Directed by Marlana Dunn
Pianist: Jill Redding
CAST
MAICAH ANG-HOROWITZ
MIA DELUCA
CHAD DIZON
RILEY HAN
BRANDON HIGUERA-REYES
SOLEIL LAURO
ANNEBELLE LIN
MOLLY PERALTA
AMELIA QUIJANO
JULIETTE RUIZ
JULIANA SAN DIEGO
KINLEY SMITH
NATALIE TRAN
ELIA TRIAY
ELIZABETH VIRZI
ISAAC WONG
Ricked Medley
A mashup of “Dear Old Shiz” from ‘Wicked’ by Stephen Schwartz plus a special surprise!
Directed by Lauren Sperling
Pianist: Jill Redding
CAST
DOMINIC BARBA
TRINITY CHEN
IZZY FONG
CONNIE HE
PONY HUSOM
NAN JIANG
ILANA LOPEZ
STELLA LOPEZ-WANG
CATE MALLORD
MILA MATLALCUATZI
ELLIE O’FLAHERTY
GABRIELLE ORGANO
TALIA PEREZ
DESIREE RAMIREZ
WYATT SCHROEDER
OLIVIA SINDELAR
LILAH SPARKS
JOAQUIN TANGONAN
KHLOE WANG
6TH & 8TH GRADE
Charades
Taken from Viola Spolin’s Theater Games
Directed by Emma Estrada
CAST
MARIALICE ALVARADO
EMMA BATEMAN
BRIEANA CHO
CHLOE CHO
NOELLE CORDERO
PARKER D’MARK
PRESTON FINLAY
EVELYN GARCIA
MACKENZIE HARRIS
PAXTON KANE
GEMMA KELLEY
MASON KIM
NATHAN KWON
BROOKLYN MARIN
ZOE MIRAMONTES
JIYA NARANG
BELLA PAN
AYLA RAY
NEA REVERO
KAALIA RODRIGUEZ DE CASAS
PENELOPE SCHIADA
SYLAR SEGOVIA
Scenes from Schitt’s Creek
Family Meeting, Bagel Shop Idea, The Compromise by Dan Levy
Directed by Jamie Zwick CAST
MASON DIEP
MAXWELL FROISTAD GRACIE HACKER
NATASHA LEE
AVA MIYAMOTO
MAXIMILIAN MIYAMOTO
OLIVIA MIYAMOTO
ENZO MORA
BENJAMIN VASQUEZ
CONNOR WEBB
Excerpt from
“In the Forests of the Night”
Written by Del Martin Directed by Michael Lopez
CAST
LUCAS ARREDONDO
ASHLEY BRIZUELA
SOPHIA CHAM
DANIEL CHO
LAWRENCE LAM
HADY MAJANO
ISABEL OSBORN
MICHAEL RIVERA
JACOB RUIZ
ARIAH TAYLOR
DELILAH VASQUEZ
Excerpt from “Welcome to the Rock”
Written by Irene Carl Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Brynn Knickle
Pianist: Richard Mello
CAST
IZARA ANGUIANO
MITRE
LORAINA CORVELO
JAYLYN GONZALEZ
CLARA GREENE
JADEN HAN
MICHAEL HELMS
SUKIE HUERTA
ALINA LIU
SOFIE LIU
DEMPSEY STEPHENSON
JUBILEE SUNG
BRODY VILLA
AUSTIN WONG
Nutrition?
Contributing Student Visual Artists
MARIALICE ALVARADO
MAICAH ANG-HOROWITZ
IZARA ANGUIANO MITRE
LUCAS ARREDONDO
DOMINIC BARBA
EMMA BATEMAN
ASHLEY BRIZUELA
JOMI CAZARES
SOPHIA CHAM
TRINITY CHEN
SAMUEL CHIA
BRIEANA CHO
CHLOE CHO
DANIEL CHO
LOGAN CHUNG
KAZUKI CONNESS
NOELLE CORDERO
LORAINA CORVELO
PARKER D’MARK
MIA DELUCA
MASON DIEP
CHAD DIZON
SAMANTHA ERNEST
PRESTON FINLAY
IZZY FONG
MAXWELL FROISTAD
EVELYN GARCIA
JAYLYN GONZALEZ
CLARA GREENE
LILIAN GUTIERREZ
JUNIPER HACKER
GRACIE HACKER
RILEY HAN
JADEN HAN
MACKENZIE HARRIS
CONNIE HE
MICHAEL HELMS
BRANDON HIGUERA-REYES
SOLEIL HOWE
SUKIE HUERTA
PONY HUSOM
PAXTON KANE
THEO KANG
NILS KARDOS
GEMMA KELLEY
MASON KIM
MONTSERRAT KRTIKASHYAN
NATHAN KWON
LAWRENCE LAM
AVA LAM
SOLEIL LAURO
ELIZABETH LIESE
EMMA LIM
ANNEBELLE LIN
ALINA LIU
SOFIE LIU
ILANA LOPEZ
STELLA LOPEZ-WANG
MINA MAJANO
HADY MAJANO
CATE MALLORD
BROOKLYN MARIN
MILA MATLALCUATZI
ZOE MIRAMONTES
OLIVIA MIYAMOTO
AVA MIYAMOTO
MAXIMILIAN MIYAMOTO
AMILA MONKEWITZ
ENZO MORA
JIYA NARANG
MORGAN NOONCHESTER
ELLIE O’FLAHERTY
GABRIELLE ORGANO
ISABEL OSBORN
BELLA PAN
MOLLY PERALTA
TALIA PEREZ
ELISE POTTS
AMELIA QUIJANO
DESIREE RAMIREZ
AYLA RAY
NEA REVERO
MICHAEL RIVERA
KAALIA RODRIGUEZ DE CASAS
JACOB RUIZ
MEGAN RUIZ
JULIETTE RUIZ
JULIANA SAN DIEGO
PENELOPE SCHIADA
WYATT SCHROEDER
EMERICK SCHULTZ
SYLAR SEGOVIA
MARLEY SIMS
OLIVIA SINDELAR
JAVIER SIXTOS LOPEZ
KINLEY SMITH
SHIDO SOMA
LILAH SPARKS
DEMPSEY STEPHENSON
JUBILEE SUNG
ASHLYNN TAI
AUDY TANG
JOAQUIN TANGONAN
ARIAH TAYLOR
ELEANOR THORNBERG
CAITLYN TITTLE
NATALIE TRAN
ELIA TRIAY
BENJAMIN VASQUEZ
DELILAH VASQUEZ
BRODY VILLA
SUMMER VILLAVERDE
ELIZABETH VIRZI
KHLOE WANG
JENNIFER WANG
CONNOR WEBB
ISAAC WONG
AUSTIN WONG
ARIA WREN
ADMINISTRATION & LEADERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION
Principal of Arts
STEPHEN COOK, D.M.A.
Principal of Academics
NICOLE READ
Assistant Principal SEAN KERR
Assistant Principal LEON METOYER
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Founder & Strategic Consultant
STEVEN WAGNER
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
President TEREN SHAFFER
Vice President of Communications
KELLY ANDREWS
Vice President of Development
ELIZABETH TON
Director of Development
AMANDA WARNER
THANK YOU TO FACULTYCSARTS-SGVALL AND STAFF!
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
Co-Director of Popular Music
TYLER MCGEOUGH
Director of Vocal Arts
Co-Director of Popular Music
KIRK AVERITT
SCHOOL OF THEATRE
Chair of Theatre
JUD WILLIFORD
Director of Production & Design
ADAM ROY
Technical Director
POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Middle School Coordinator, Maxwell IB Academy
MARC LECLERC
Contributing Student Writers
LUCAS ARREDONDO
ASHLEY BRIZUELA
JOMI CAZARES
SOPHIA CHAM
SAMUEL CHIA
DANIEL CHO
LOGAN CHUNG
KAZUKI CONNESS
MASON DIEP
SAMANTHA ERNEST
MAXWELL FROISTAD
LILA GONZALEZ
LILIAN GUTIERREZ
JUNIPER HACKER
GRACIE HACKER
SOLEIL HOWE
NILS KARDOS
MONTSERRAT KRTIKASHYAN
LAWRENCE LAM
AVA LAM
NATASHA LEE
ELIZABETH LIESE
EMMA LIM
HADY MAJANO
MINA MAJANO
ZOE MIRAMONTES
OLIVIA MIYAMOTO
AVA MIYAMOTO
MAXIMILIAN MIYAMOTO
AMILA MONKEWITZ
ENZO MORA
NIC MURILLO VIENI
MORGAN NOONCHESTER
ISABEL OSBORN
ELISE POTTS
NISHA PRAKASH
OSCAR RAMOS
JACOB RUIZ
MEGAN RUIZ
EMERICK SCHULTZ
MARLEY SIMS
JAVIER SIXTOS LOPEZ
SHIDO SOMA
ASHLYNN TAI
AUDY TANG
ARIAH TAYLOR
ELEANOR THORNBERG
CAITLYN TITTLE
BENJAMIN VASQUEZ
DELILAH VASQUEZ
SUMMER VILLAVERDE
JENNIFER WANG
CONNOR WEBB
MASON WILLOUGHBY
ARIA WREN
BOARDS & PARTNERSHIPS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GENEVIEVE SPINELLA, President
JOHN VAUGHAN, Secretary
MARCY ULRICH, Treasurer
FRANCISCO FIGUEROA
CAROL GREEN
RON GREEN
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
PARTNERSHIPS
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
ArtCenter College of Design
ArtNight Pasadena
Azusa Pacific University School of Music
Citrus College
City of Duarte
City of Hope
Descanso Gardens
Duarte Chamber of Commerce
Duarte Kiwanis Club
Duarte Rotary Club
Duarte Teen Center
Duarte Unified School District
Enchanted Dancewear
Grand Park LA
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Laguna College of Art and Design
Los Angeles College of Music
Los Angeles Opera
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
MUSE/IQUE
Otis College of Art and Design
Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Whittier College
With Gratitude
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the following individuals and teams for their invaluable support and contributions to the success of this event:
SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS COORDINATOR
STEPHANIE MALETZ
DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE WRITING
TIMOTHY GOMEZ
DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED ARTS
JOEY ANCONA
DIRECTOR OF VISUAL ARTS TIFFANY MA
PRODUCTION MANAGER ADAM ROY
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA
Special thanks to our administrative teams for their ongoing leadership and dedication:
CSARTS-SGV ADMINISTRATION:
DR. STEPHEN COOK,
NICOLE READ, LEON METOYER, SEAN KERR, ANN KANG
ROYAL OAKS ADMINISTRATION: DR. JULIA CASTILLO, THOMAS MAYER
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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.
A Special Thanks from Our Coordinator
We deeply appreciate the love, encouragement, and support from our School of Fine & Media Arts families with our inaugural performance as the School of Fine & Media Arts Conservatory. Your commitment to fostering a creative and nurturing environment has made this a special place for our students and staff to thrive and experience the arts. This showcase represents not only their hard work and dedication but also the collaboration and passion that makes our school such a special place. It is an honor to share this journey with you. Thank you for being part of this occasion – your continued support makes all the difference!
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
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.
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.
CSArts Academy offers extracurricular arts training to student artists in the community, ages 8-15. Join us for fun and rewarding summer classes!
Join us on our beautiful San Gabriel Valley campus to try a new art form and break out of your comfort zone! Each summer, CSArts Academy offers One-Week Arts Intensives, which provide young artists with a chance to discover new talents, study innovative techniques, or hone their skills in a specific medium.
These week-long summer intensives provide specialized arts training in a multitude of disciplines, including creative writing, dance, theatre, visual arts, and more. Under the guidance of CSArts-SGV’s renowned educators, there are both half-day and full-day class opportunities for students of various levels. Select two different half-day intensives for a week full of creativity, or try a different class each week to form two weeks of fun!
There are even more class options available on the campus of our sister school, Orange County School of the Arts!
To learn more, visit
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS – SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
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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
