Season Finale 2024

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Friends and Families,

I am thrilled to welcome you to Season Finale 2024, hosted by the California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) Foundation! We are honored to have you join us as we recognize our incredible students and faculty for the hard work they have put into this year’s performances.

As many of you are aware, this is my last Season Finale as CSArts-SGV’s Principal. As I reflect back on my time in this role, I can’t help but feel moved by how far we have come.

This past year alone, our school has celebrated two exceptional accomplishments. 2023-2024 marked the debut year for our Popular Music Conservatory, allowing us to welcome an even broader scope of talented students to our campus. This year, CSArts-SGV was also named the #1 Best Charter High School in California by Niche! This honor is a reflection of the tremendous dedication of CSArts-SGV’s students, faculty, and staff, as well as the encouragement we have received from our entire school community through their positive Niche reviews. Thank you all for your overwhelming support!

While I will remain close to the CSArts-SGV family through my new role as Interim Chief Operations Officer at our sister school, Orange County School of the Arts, I am grateful to be able to leave our school in the very capable hands of our new Principal of Arts, Dr. Stephen Cook, and Principal of Academics, Nicole Read. Dr. Cook and Ms. Read have both played instrumental roles at CSArts-SGV since its founding. I truly believe that they are the ideal team to lead CSArts-SGV into its next chapter, which will include our 20242025 middle school expansion! I know they are excited to welcome 6th grade students to CSArts-SGV for the first time this fall.

I would like to take this final opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to our 2023-2024 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. Your commitment to helping shape the lives of our students each and every day is admirable. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Duarte Unified School District (DUSD), the DUSD School Board, and the City of Duarte Council Members, whose partnership is fundamental to the mission of CSArts-SGV. Last, but certainly not least, I would like to acknowledge our parents, alumni, administrators, faculty and staff, members of the local community, and most importantly, our students, who are the biggest inspiration behind everything we do. I know they have been my inspiration for the three years I have had the honor of serving as their Principal.

Now, let’s revel in tonight’s phenomenal lineup of performances and presentations from each of our arts conservatories. Please enjoy all of the magic CSArts-SGV has to offer!

Shine brightly,

Gregory B. Endelman, Ed.D. Principal California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley

PROGRAM OF THE EVENING Act One

CROSS-CONSERVATORY COLLABORATION

From All-School Musical 2024

FLOYD COLLINS

B ook by TINA LANDAU

M usic and Lyrics by ADAM GUETTEL

Director — JUD WILLIFORD

Choreographer — ALISON HENNESSEY

Music Director — GRAHAM JACKSON

Conductor — TYLER MCGEOUGH

Assistant Director — RYAN DIETZ

Assistant Choreographer — SIMON HARRISON

Student Assistant Director — ANALEAH DEKOWSKI

BROOKLYN AHRENS

MAYA ALFARO

GIBSON ALFIERI

RILEY ARCE-RIOLO

RYAN BACKSTROM

JAILEN BATES

ZOE BATREZ

DYLAN BEAM

MAKENNA BEAR

JUNIPER BLANCO-GOMEZ

MAISIE BROWN

JACOB BULIGAN

MISALI CHIGOJI

EV CULLEN

CADIJA DEPAEPE

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

Featuring:

MADELINE DOMINGUEZ

FRANKIE FONTANA

JOCELYN GUZMAN

ELIZÉ HERNANDEZ

ARIA HOPE

CLEMENTINE HUSTON

RILEY JENNINGS

AVA LEONES

RIVER LEONES

JAMES LOPEZ

MACY LUNDE

AVA LUTERO

TRACE MACIAS

LUCIA MUELLER

BRYAN PADILLA

JOSIE PEARCE

DELANEY POLITO

DAPHNE PUCCINELLI

HANNAH PUNG

MATT RIVAS

VIVIANA RODRIGUEZ

ISABEL SAENZ DE MATURANA

HOLDEN SALING

CHARLOTTE STRATFORD

OMAR-SOL TEYOLIA

SOPHIA TEYOLIA

MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS

ELLA YOUNGSTROM

and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA

VISUAL ARTS CONSERVATORY

TIFFANY MA , Visual Arts Conservatory Director

ANIMATION REEL COLLECTION

Producer — ANTONE AXTEN

Featuring Selected Work from:

YARETZI GRACIA-LOPEZ

JASPER GREEN

AUTUMN HARDIN

LAILA MANDEL

MARKO PERINE

CHARLIE POKASKI

JERI SABALA

EVAN SCHROEDER

LUCY STEWART

POPULAR MUSIC CONSERVATORY

KIRK AVERITT, Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Popular Music Conservatory Co-Director

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE & SWEET SOUR

“How Deep Is Your Love” Music by the BEE GEES

“Sweet Sour” Music by BAND OF SKULLS

Arranged by PJ MORTON Starstruck Director — DANIEL ANAYA

Featuring CSArts-SGV’s Starstruck:

Vocals

MAYA ALFARO

VANESSA EDWARDS

LENA EMBRY

BELLA WILLIAMS

Guitar

ELIJAH EISENBERG

NICHOLAS LEACH

Keys

GIFANA MISA KARENZA

AARON PITTMAN

Featuring the CSArts-SGV String Quartet:

Drums CHASE TIMMONS

Bass OTIS VERGOW

KEILANI BOLHUIS ( Violin ), CONNOR HUSSAIN ( Violin ), CYAN LE ( Viola ), and VINCENT STRIVINGS ( Cello )

CREATIVE WRITING CONSERVATORY

TIMOTHY GOMEZ , Creative Writing Conservatory Director

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A WRITER

Spoken Word Coach — aman k. batra

Season Finale Advisors — INDIE H. BUTLER, LEELA NARAYAN, SAM NIEVES, JULIA PILCH, GRIFFIN STENZEL, and ALEXANDRA WANG

Featuring:

ALEGRIA MARTINEZ-GRANILLO, SADIE KELLERMAN, and SAMANTHA THOMAS

MUSICAL THEATRE CONSERVATORY

JUD WILLIFORD , Chair of Theatre

A “FANTASTICKS” CYCLONE

From The Fantasticks and Ride the Cyclone Directors — AYESHA CORTINAS, GRAHAM JACKSON, and WILL LAGOS

Music Directors — JOHN GILMORE and GRAHAM JACKSON

Choreographers — ORLANDO ALEXANDER and AYESHA CORTINAS

Featuring:

RYAN BACKSTROM

ZOE BATREZ

ROXANA CUE

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

FRANCIS FONTANA

KELSIE GILLESPIE

MARLEY LEMAIRE

TRACE MACIAS

LACHLAN MORRISON

APPLE OWENS

BRYAN PADILLA

JOHN PASZKIEWICZ

DAPHNE PUCCINELLI

MAE RYNESS

HOLDEN SALING

CHRISTINE SHIN

SYD WACKER

ELLA YOUNGSTROM

and the SEASON FINALE

PIT ORCHESTRA

VOCAL ARTS CONSERVATORY

KIRK AVERITT, Vocal Arts Conservatory Director

DESERT SONG

Music and Lyrics by säje

Arranged by ERIN BENTLAGE

Vocal Arts Ensemble Directors — KIRK AVERITT and JOANNA WALLFISCH

Featuring:

KAYLAH ALBARRAN

CERA BATISTA

RYLEE BIRTJA

CESSIE FORERO

MADISON KIM

RIVER LEONES

CLARISSA LEE BALADEJO

ABBEY MILLER

ADRI PERKINS FELICITY ROBLES

SOPHIA THOMPSON

ZAIRE FRANKLIN ( guitar )

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY GUITAR PROGRAM

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Instrumental Music Conservatory Director

KALIMBA

Music by JÜRG KINDLE Director — SCOTT JOHNSON

Featuring:

AIDAN ACUNA

ANTONIO ALDANA

MICHAEL GARLAND

KRISTINA GHAZARYAN

ANDREW GUTIERREZ

JAKE KIM

NICHOLAS LOPEZ-MORENO

BENJAMIN MORALES

KAYLA RIGO

LEAH RUIZ

HENRY SOLDERLIND

MATTHEW VARGAS

GABRIEL WONG

FUSION

CROSS-CONSERVATORY PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE

BRIDGET MCNALLY, Creative Director

PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART

“Love Train” Words and Music by KENNETH GAMBLE and LEON HUFF

“Put a Little Love in Your Heart” Words and Music by JACKIE DE SHANNON, JIMMY HOLIDAY, and RANDY MYERS

Arranged by GREG GILPIN

Additional Orchestration by DR. WALTER SIMONSEN

Music Director — GRAHAM JACKSON

Choreographers — JIA HUANG and BRIDGET MCNALLY

Featuring:

BROOKLYN AHRENS

MAYA ALFARO

RYAN BACKSTROM

MAISIE BROWN

JACOB BULLIGAN

MISALI CHIGOJI

MEILEE CONDRON

ROXANA CUE

EV CULLEN

KHAI DIMACULANGAN

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

DANIELLA ENRIQUEZ-VALENTIN

FRANCIS FONTANA

KELSIE GILLESPIE

SARAH GONZALEZ

CLEMENTINE HUSTON

RILEY JENNINGS

EDWARD JONES

ALYSSA MARQUEZ

KINGSTON MCKOY

BRYAN PADILLA

JOSIE PEARCE

DELANEY POLITO

CITALY REYES

SEBASTIAN RILEY

DEVIN RISKIN

HOLDEN SALING

CHARLOTTE STRATFORD

ZAMANTHA WOODRUFF

CARLYN YANAGI

MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS

ELLA YOUNGSTROM

and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA

Intermission

Act Two

BALLET & CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONSERVATORY + INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY STRINGS & ORCHESTRA PROGRAM + VOCAL ARTS CONSERVATORY

BRIDGET MCNALLY, Director of Dance

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Instrumental Music Conservatory Director

KIRK AVERITT, Vocal Arts Conservatory Director

CHORAL FANTASY

F antasia in C Minor, Op. 80

M usic by LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Conductor — DR. MATHEW WARD

Choreographers — ERIKA BANDY, MINDY KRASNER, and EMMA LAWES

Featured Dancers:

MAELEE ACOSTA

GIBSON ALFIERI

JUNIPER BLANCO-GOMEZ

LILIA COSTANTINO

ELAINE KANG

NICOLE LEBARON

LUKE ADKINS

KAYLAH ALBARRAN

MAYA ALFARO

IZZY ALONZO

ABIGAIL ALTRUZ

AZUL ALVARADO

RILEY ARCE-RIOLO

SIRI BALDRICA

CERA BATISTA

RYLEE BIRTJA

ABIGAIL CHASSLER

ENZO CHAVEZ

SAMANTHA CHIANG

ALEX CLIFFT

MARISA DELGADO

MARY ELIZABETH DESEVILLA

KHAI DIMACULANGAN

VANESSA EDWARDS

LENA EMBRY

ENZO EMERSON

DYLAN ESCOBEDO

CADIJA DEPAEPE

ELISE DUNN

SARAH GONZALEZ

TESSA KIRKE

Featured Pianists:

CHLOE LEE TIMOTHY YIP

Featured Vocalists:

RIVER LEONES

FELICITY ROBLES

Ensemble Vocalists:

CESSIE FORERO

LUCI FORESTER

CYRIS GOVEA

JONAH HASHIM

GABBY HERNANDEZ

EDWARD JONES

CHLOE KENDALL-GURZI

MADI KIM

ZORA KUZMA

BAILEY LAZARO

CLARISSA LEE BALADEJO

SHARONLEN MA

STELLA MALDONADO

SOFIA MCDUGLE

ELIZABETH MENDOLO

ABBEY MILLER

GIFANA MISA

PRANAMYA NAGESH

SAM PASSALAQUA

AVA LUTERO

EILEEN MALL

ISABEL SAENZ DE MATURANA

HANNAH PUNG

DAVID ZHANG

SOPHIA THOMPSON ADAM URIARTE

ADRI PERKINS

AMAYA PHILLIPS

HANS PULICE

PAULINA RAMOS

LISSA RANEY

CITLALY REYES

LAURA RODRIGUEZ

SCARLETT ROMERO

JOSE SEGNINI

SOFIA SILVA

ERIK STAFFORD

TEMPELE STEWART

JAYLIN TILLMAN

AMARIE VELARDE

VICTORIA VILLALOBOS

RUBY WHITWORTH

BELLA WILLIAMS

Violin 1

Featuring the CSArts-SGV Philharmonic Orchestra:

KEILANI BOLHUIS*

CONNOR HUSSAIN**

KEVIN SI

EMMA STELZRIED

DONOVAN UMAGUING

SOPHIA FOGEL

Violin 2

SCARLETT MALEKIAN*

DREW KIM**

MATTHEW TANG

SARAH RAMIREZ

CORDELIA RACHBACH

DONOVAN COX

SAMYUKTHA PARVATINI

AZUCENA ALMEDA

Viola

CYAN LE*

JOSHUA CHAE**

BIANCA CENTENO

Cello

VINCENT STRIVINGS*

PALLAS KIM**

SANTIAGO HAYDEL

MALEYNA ALCISTO

Bass

JAXON-MILES JACKSON

OTIS VERGOW

Flute

GRACE BOTERO

MARALL TAHANIAN

Clarinet

EZRA PERGAKES

OLIVIA HIRSCH

Bassoon

ELIAS VALLE

Oboe

AARON SERGILE (IM, ‘23)

SEAN CULLEN

French Horn

JOSE SEGNINI

CAYLEE RUBIO

Trumpet

RONALD GERACI

SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO

Percussion

LUCAS VOLCEKA RAY ZHAO

*PRINCIPAL PLAYER

**ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PLAYER

PRODUCTION & DESIGN CONSERVATORY

ADAM ROY, Production & Design Conservatory Director

SENIOR PRACTICUM PROCESS

Technical Director — POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA

FIlm Director — ANTONE AXTEN

Videographer — ETHAN CHU

Featuring:

IVY DAVIDGE

M. LAWRENCE

EVAN MACINTOSH

IAN WILLIAMS

INTEGRATED ARTS CONSERVATORY

JOEY ANCONA , Integrated Arts Conservatory Director

MEAN GIRLS

Book by TINA FEY

Music by JEFF RICHMOND

Lyrics by NELL BENJAMIN

Director — HALEY RUBIN

Musical Director — NOEL KATZ

Choreographer — CASSANDRA CAVANAUGH

Producer — JOEY ANCONA

Featuring:

ARIZONA ALEXAKIS

HANSEN AO

BELLA AYALA

GREG BARASORDA

MARLOW BARKLEY

MELODY BERNHOFT

ELLA CAYATTE

NICOLE CHENG

MAX CHUI

CAMILLE COWAN

SOMI DAY

KIRA DEMELLO

CHESKA DIZON

FRANCIA FARNAM

TIFFANY FINK

SARA FITZRANDOLPH

COLIN GASPARRE

BEN GOWRON

ARDEN HUGHES

LAUREN KONG

MAGGIE LE

SOPHIA LEE

AINSLEY MANUS

TALULA PAULSON

JACOB PEDEVILLIANO

ALANA PORRAS

CONELL POWERS

SAMANTHA RILY

ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ

MAJOR SALGADO

ASHE SILVER

ASH SMITH

JULIET TACHERA

SHANE TAYLOR

ZAMANTHA WOODRUFF

ASA YEE

LAUREN ZAVALA

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY PIANIST PROGRAM

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Instrumental Music Conservatory Director

6 MORCEAUX, OP. 11 (VI. GLORY)

Music by SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Directors — DR. RUBY WANG and DR. ESTHER YUNE

Featuring:

MICHELLE JI (Primo)

JULIE CHIANG ( Secondo )

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY WIND &

JAZZ

STUDIES PROGRAM

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Instrumental Music Conservatory Director

BIG YELLOW TAXI

Music by JONI MITCHELL

Arranged by ALAN FERBER

Director — TYLER MCGEOUGH

Featuring the CSArts-SGV Jazz Orchestra:

Alto

SEAN CULLEN*

TALYN REASIN

Tenor

OLIVIA HIRSCH*

FLYNN MILLSTEIN

Baritone Saxophone

EZRA PERGAKES

Trumpet

RONNIE GERACI*

CAYLEE RUBIO

JOSE SEGNINI

SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO

Trombone

RENJIE LI*

PENELOPE BERGSTROM

MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS

Bass Trombone

NIKO SPINELLA

Guitar

ZAIRE FRANKLIN*

Piano

AUDEN WONG

Bass

JAXON-MILES JACKSON*

BARUK FRANCO

Drums

LUCAS VOCELKA*

RAY ZHAO

Vocals

MAYA PROULX

*PRINCIPAL PLAYER

ACTING CONSERVATORY

JUD WILLIFORD , Chair of Theatre

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (THE LOVERS’ QUARREL)

Written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Director — CHRISTINA HARRIS

Featuring:

KARINA ALVAREZ

MAKENNA BEAR

ANALEAH DEKOWSKI

ZAKAI HAYNES

MARA IRMAKESEN

BRAYLEN JONES

MAELEE ACOSTA

SAMIR ALKHOURI

ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ

KIANA ALVAREZ

BRIELLE ARAIZA

AUGUST BHATTACHARYA

JACOB BULIGAN

DECLAN CHAMBERS

KENADIE DANIELS

ELISE DUNN

DANNY LEVINSON-DALY

SYD LOZANO

PARKER MCNULTY

CHARLOTTE MITCHELL

JESSICA PANTALEON

MAISIE SKINNER

Original Cast Also Included:

NICHOLAS ECHEVERRIA

ARACELI GASTELUM

MATTHEW GUTHRIE

ANALEAH HOPE

OLIVER KERWATH

TESSA KIRKE

SOPHIA LU

AVA LUTERO

JORDAN MARTINEZ

LACH MORRISON

PFEIFFER STRATFORD

OMAR-SOL TEYOLIA

CASSANDRA TITTLE

SARAH ULLERICH

ESA WANG

EMMA YNIGUEZ

AYELEM OSUNA

BRIGHITTA PLATT

SOFIA SCHULTZ

CHARLOTTE STRATFORD

DELILAH VIRGEN

CARLYN YANAGI

JOLENE YOUNG

VIOLET ZUKER-BRUNZELL

COMMERCIAL DANCE CONSERVATORY

BRIDGET MCNALLY, Director of Dance

RAIN

Music by WHILK & MISKY Choreographer — JIA HUANG

Featuring:

KIANA ALVAREZ

JADE CHUSTZ

KENADIE DANIELS

ANABELLA FLORES

ARACELI GASTELUM

TONI GASTELUM

OLIVIA LAMPEL

ALYSSA MARQUEZ

MADISON MARSH

KINGSTON MCKOY

AYELEM OSUNA

JOSIE PEARCE

SEBASTIAN RILEY

HAYLIE RIVERA

JADE SANDOVAL

SOFIA SCHULTZ

CHARLOTTE STRATFORD

DELILAH VIRGEN

CARLYN YANAGI

JOLENE YOUNG

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONSERVATORY WIND & JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM

TYLER MCGEOUGH , Instrumental Music Conservatory Director

MAVERICK

Music by JAY BOCOOK Director — DR. WALTER SIMONSEN

Featuring the CSArts-SGV Wind Ensemble:

Flute

MARALL TAHANIAN*

GRACE BOTERO

BARUK FRANCO

CATALINA TSAO

MADDIE TATEOSIAN

Clarinet

EZRA PERGAKES*

OLIVIA HIRSCH

EVA WOLFE

JADE JIMENEZ

NIKKI TATEOSIAN

Bass Clarinet

TALYN REASIN

Alto Saxophone

SEAN CULLEN*

JACK BOVIA

Tenor Saxophone

MIRANDA GAO

FLYNN MILLSTEIN

Trumpet

RONNIE GERACI*

SOPHIA ALTAMIRANO

French Horn

JOSE SEGNINI*

CAYLEE RUBIO

EMMANNUEL RICKARDS-RUIZ

NICHOLAS LOPEZ-MORENO

HAYDEN WALENTA

Trombone

RENJIE LI*

PENELOPE BERGSTROM

Tuba

MERILYN DELGADO-GAMEROS

NIKO SPINELLA

Percussion

LUCAS VOCELKA*

RAY ZHAO

RAUL CORREA

JULIEN FIORE

KAI CHUNG

JEI YONEZAWA

CHASE TIMMONS

*PRINCIPAL PLAYER

CROSS-CONSERVATORY COLLABORATION

From Gala 2024

HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS

Producer — DR. STEPHEN COOK

Creative Director — BRIDGET MCNALLY

Choreographers — JIA HUANG and BRIDGET MCNALLY

Music Directors — GRAHAM JACKSON and TYLER MCGEOUGH

Composer and Arranger — DR. WALTER SIMONSEN

Featured Dancers:

KIANA ALVAREZ

JADE CHUSTZ

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

MADELEINE DOMINGUEZ

ARACELI GASTELUM

ABIGAIL ALTRUZ

DYLAN BEAM

MAISIE BROWN

MEILEE CONDRON

EV CULLEN

KHAI DIMACULANGAN

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

MADELEINE DOMINGUEZ

VANESSA EDWARDS

CHANTEL GARCIA

JONAH HASHIM

CLEMENTINE HUSTON

SARAH GONZALEZ

ALYSSA MARQUEZ

KINGSTON MCKOY

AYELEM OSUNA

SEBASTIAN RILEY

Featured Vocalists:

EDWARDS JONES

MARLEY LEMAIRE

JAMES LOPEZ

STELLA MALDONADO

DONNA MAVROS

APPLE OWENS

BRYAN PADILLA

DELANEY POLITO

DAPH PUCCINELLI

CITLALY REYES

DEVIN RISKIN

KEIRA RODE

Finale

HAYLIE RIVERA

SOFIA SCHULTZ

CARLYN YANAGI

JOLENE YOUNG

SYDNEY RUDERMAN

MAE RYNESS

NADIA SANDOVAL

CHRISTINE SHIN

JAYLIN TILLMAN

NATALIE TRACHES NUNEZ

SYDNEY WACKER

VANESSA YATACO

MILLIE YOCUM SURFAS

and the SEASON FINALE PIT ORCHESTRA

ADDITIONAL CAST

PIT ORCHESTRA

Conductor — TYLER MCGEOUGH

Violin I

CONNOR HUSSAIN

Violin II

DREW KIM

SARAH RAMIREZ

Viola

CYAN LE

Cello

PALLAS KIM

VINCENT STRIVINGS

SANTIAGO HAYDEL

MALEYNA ALCISTO

Flute / Baritone Saxophone

ERIC HIRSCHHORN*

Alto / Soprano Saxophone

SEAN CULLEN

MAY ACERO

GIBSON ALFIERI

RYLEE BIRTJA

LEVVY BUTLER

ROXANA CUE

ANALEAH DEKOWSKI

SIENNA DESANTIS

CHESKA DIZON

GRACE DOMINGUEZ

MICHELLE JI

Tenor Saxophone / Clarinet

OLIVIA HIRSCH

Trumpet I

HARRY OSTRANDER*

Trumpet II

RONALD GERACI

Horn I / Harmonica

CAYLEE RUBIO

Horn II

JOSE SEGNINI

Trombone I

RENJIE LI

Trombone II

PENELOPE BERGSTROM

Tuba / Bass Trombone

NIKOLAS SPINELLA

STUDENT HOSTS

EDWARD JONES

APPLE OWENS

JESSICA PANTALEON

CHARLIE POKASKI

CONELL POWERS

HANNAH PUNG

MAE RYNESS

NIKO SPINELLA

CHARLOTTE STRATFORD

SOPHIA THOMPSON

Guitar

ZAIRE FRANKLIN

Keyboard I

GRAHAM JACKSON*

Keyboard II

JULIE CHIANG

Bass

JAXON MILES-JACKSON

Drum Set

LUCAS VOCELKA

Auxiliary Percussion

DR. WALTER SIMONSEN*

*CSARTS-SGV FACULTY

CASSANDRA TITTLE

CHLOE TUBBS

ELIAS VALLE

BELLA WILLIAMS

IAN WILLIAMS

JOLENE YOUNG

ELLA YOUNGSTROM

VIOLET ZEUG

LOBBY ARTWORK DISPLAY

Selected Work from THE VISUAL ARTS CONSERVATORY SENIOR CLASS OF 2024

ANGELA ARMAZ

TYREE DILLIHAY

EMILY GONZALEZ

EVASOFIA HERNANDEZ

RYAN HORI

ALEEN KOJIKIAN

ABBY LAWES

ADDIE LOMBARDI

KAI MCGEE

MACEY O’KELLEY

RACHEL O’KELLEY

ALVIN WANG

CREATIVE TEAM & STUDENT CREW

CREATIVE TEAM

Producer .....................................................

DR. STEPHEN COOK

Creative Director BRIDGET MCNALLY

Technical Director POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA

Music Director .................................................. TYLER MCGEOUGH

Assistant to Creative Director JIA HUANG

Performance Advisor JUD WILLIFORD

Production Manager .................................................... ADAM ROY

Stage Manager ....................................................... DENISE KHA

Production Coordinator POMAIKAIKEALOHA NAKOA

Lighting Designer / Board Operator ............................... DAKOTA ROBLEDO

Assistant Lighting Designer ........................................ DOMINIC POOLE

Assistant Music Director PALLAS KIM (IM, ‘24)

Foundation Support

KELLY ANDREWS

DARREN BAUTISTA

STACI BERREY

AMANDA BLAZEY

MATTY CADIZ

AUTUMN DIXON

JULIA GUTIERREZ

RICARDO MESINA

JULIA RUDGE

SHELBY SANDBERG

JAMIE SCHOFIELD

ELIZABETH TON

HAYLEY VASQUEZ

AMANDA WARNER

STUDENT CREW

Assistant Stage Managers

MAY ACERO

KIMBERLY LI

SAVANNAH MANY

Sound & Projection Cue Operator

JULIAN CHAGOYA

Audio Crew

GIOVANNI HUANG

AIDEN MEDRANO

SAM RUPPERT

PEYTON THOMAS

Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup Crew

LILA BALACUIT

WILLA CALAME ROBERTS

ANGELINDA VENTURA

ALIQUE ZADOIAN

Deck Crew

JAYDEN ABOGADO

BETTINA FAZEKAS

M. LAWRENCE

COLETTE MCCANN

LEADERSHIP BOARDS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

GENEVIEVE SPINELLA , President

MARCY ULRICH , Treasurer

JOHN VAUGHAN , Secretary

FRANK FIGUEROA

CAROL GREEN RON GREEN

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MICHELLE ALFONSO , Chair

CARRIE WALKER , Secretary

DONALD FIFE , Treasurer

DARRELL BROOKE

JULIANNA EDWARDS

CURT MCCLAM

TAMI MORAN

JEFFREY RUDERMAN

CHRIS THAYER

MARCY ULRICH

KRISTI WAWRO

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

ADMINISTRATION

Principal

GREGORY ENDELMAN, ED.D.

Associate Principal

STEPHEN COOK, D.M.A.

Assistant Principal LEON METOYER

Assistant Principal NICOLE READ

Inclusion Specialist

SEAN KERR

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Founder & Strategic Consultant

STEVEN WAGNER

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

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

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.

2023-2024 SEASON SPONSORS

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 2023-2024 President’s Circle members:

Heather & Armand Adkins

Christa & Michael Backstrom

Nancy & Frank Cho

Rebecca & Nick Costantino

Julianna & Gene Edwards

Margie Gomez

Lisa Brand & Jack Green

The Higgins-Welsh Family

Natalie & Steve Jennings

The Jones Family

The Killeen Family

Nichole & Curt McClam

Jessica & Joe Pokaski

Dr. Elizabeth Singer & David Gallivan

JoEllen & Andrew Skinner

Kim & Don Tovar

Edenn & Henry Vidrio

Gerard & Lindsey Way

Tracy West-Grubb

List current as of January 8, 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 2023-2024 Encore members:

Aidtree, Inc.

Anna & Elias Aguilar

Myleen & Daniel Altruz

Familia Alvarez-Vazquez

Miranda & Rhet Bear

Megan & Eric Bergstrom Bleuet

Nicole & Dan Boland

Butterfly Effect Sierra Madre

Mrs. Cheng

The Cho Family

Jen & Jeff Cohen

The DeVriendt Family

Julie & John Fitzgibbons

LaShawn & Robert Gillespie

Bridget Goodbody & Steven Suminski

Mary Grant & Douglas Harvey

The Harnsberger Family

HopeWella Functional Nutrition

The Hudnall Family

Tina Irmakesen

The Kato Family

The Kins Family

The Kirke Family

David Klotz

Lynn & Donald Kong

The Loera Family

Stefanie & Cyrus Lutero

Dr. Livier Martinez & Alberto

Martinez-Granillo

The Mavros Family

The Moore Family

The Near-Ansari Family

The Nieberg Family

The Nieves Family

Francisco & Camille Owens

The Paszkiewicz Family

The Pedevillano Family

Jenny Puccinelli

The Pung Family

Jessica Raymond

The Rily Family

Laura & Raul Rubio

The Ruderman Family

The Ryness Family

The Silber Family

The Stratford Family

Sofia Tapia & Richard Hirsch

The Tubbs Family

The Vocelka Family

List current as of January 8, 2024

Carrie & Scott Walker

The Waters Family

Alyssa Weiss & Stephen Wacker

Olivia & Griffith Yanagi

Patrice Yocum & Dr. Sean Surfas

The Zuker-Brunzell Family

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.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

The Pick Your Passion campaign provides additional support for arts conservatory needs through specific initiatives chosen by each conservatory director. These initiatives can include special equipment and supplies, taking student artists on field trips to professional arts venues, elevating student performances, and more.

Thank you to the following donors who gave generously and those who have elected to remain anonymous.

The Anderson Family

Carolyn & Matt Almos

Lani Alo

Christa & Michael Backstrom

The Bagnis Family

The Barna Family

The Bergstrom Family

August Bhattacharya’s Family

Leora & Chess Brodnick

Julia & David Brunzell

Juliet Cabigas

The Cepeda Family

Mina & Zach Chassler

Betsy Chapman & Russell Edge

Hailey Chen’s Parents

The Clem-Whiting Family

The Cohen Family

Araceli Cole

The Colvin Family

On behalf of Abe Cooper

The Cooper Family

The Costantino Family

The Daniels Family

Jerry & Ulrike Edge

Fans of Vanessa Edwards

Anna & Greg Eisenberg

The Escobedo Family

Laura & Don Fife

Ling & Mark Fink

The Fitzgibbons Family

The FitzRandolph Family

The Frommer Family

Jill Hartley Fulton

The Gamberg Family

The Gasparre Family

The Ger Family

The Hansen-Pergakes Family

The Hellings Family

Terry & Ray Herrera

Amber Hewitt RN

Hsieh Holdings

The Hsu Family

Cindy & Humberto Jaime

Patricia Jazmines & Nicholas Rodriguez

Steve & Natalie Jennings

The Kerwath Family

The Killeen Family

Sunny Kim

Aija & Erik Kins

Sharon & Neal Knobler

The Knobler-Mann Family

Allison Lee

Justin Lee

The Linchangco Family

Mal’s Family

The Mandella Family

The Manus Family

Donna Mavros

The Mavros-Petty Family

Nichole & Curt McClam

The McDugle Family

Suzanne McGarry

Rebekah & James McMillan

Jamie McNary

The Medina Family

The Mendolo Family

Tami & Jeff Moran

Beth Navarro

The Near-Ansari Family

The Nieberg Family

Parents of Ewan Norton

Nova

42 Speech & Debate Academy

Diana & Kevin O’Leary

Apple Owens’ Family

The Paek Family

The Paszkiewicz Family

The Pedevillano Family

The Poole Family

The Power-Teyolia Family

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Ralston

The Raney Family

The Riskin Family

Robles Family Foundation

Laura & Raul Rubio

Sachiko Studio

The Saenz de Maturana Family

The San Diego Family

The Schmidt Family

Jack Schuster

The Shadrick Family

Holly Sherlock

The Silber Family

JoEllen & Andrew Skinner

Sam Skinner

The Soderlind Family

The Spinella Family

(In honor of Mr. Jefferey de Seriere)

Nancy & Allan Stratford

The Stratford Family

The Suzuki Family

Sofia Tapia & Richard Hirsch

Nancy Tittle

The Thompson Family

The Thorns Family

The Tubbs Family

The Ullerich Family

The Ulrich Family

The Ventura Family

The Vidrio Family

The Vocelka Family

Julie & Todd Wagner

Carrie & Scott Walker

Amanda & John Warner

Alison & Joe Winter

Carol, Edward, Ariana, & Joseph Wong Trust

Maggie Zhang

OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE, IMPACT, AND INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTIST-SCHOLARS

HEARTS FOR THE ARTS CAMPAIGN

This annual campaign provides additional support for arts conservatory needs beyond each conservatory’s annual budget. A Hearts for the Arts donation will help to purchase special equipment and supplies, bring master artists and industry leaders through our Master Artist Series, and provide additional support for student performances. You can give to this important campaign at www.sgv.csarts.net/HeartsForTheArts.

ARTIST SCHOLAR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

This annual program supports economically disadvantaged students who attend CSArts-SGV. Donations not only help to fund the arts conservatory portion of their school day, but also make certain they have access to the full CSArts-SGV experience, including yearbooks, technology, and school supplies. You can give to this meaningful program at www.sgv.csarts.net/ASSP.

How can you get involved?

We would love to talk with you about how you can help the students at CSArts-SGV. Please contact Amanda Warner, Director of Development, at amanda.warner@sgv.csarts.net.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! #WeAreCSArts

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 7-12. Students in grades 7-8 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.

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JANE KACZMAREK

Golden Globe Award-nominated actor; best known for her role as Lois in Malcolm in the Middle

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JEFF TIMMONS

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TOM STERN

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DESI OAKLEY

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IDO TADMOR

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JAMILA GLASS

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KATHY DEITCH

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SYRINX QUINTET

Versatile reed quintet

ANDREW GRAHAM

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MARION DAYRE

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CLASSES AT CSARTS-SGV

JUNE 10 – JUNE 21

Located on the California School of the Arts

CLASSES AT OCSA

JUNE 24 – JULY 26

Located on the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) campus in Santa Ana, CA, these classes include Five-Week Arts Camps and

All classes provide young artists with a chance to develop important fundamentals and/or hone their skills in a specific art form. There are classes for students of all levels, ages 5 through 15, with most classes culminating in a student showcase opportunity.

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