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by Dr. Nicholas Popper, investigated how and why Ralegh embraced the roles of soldier, poet, pirate, sailor, courtier, parliamentarian, historian and penitent. The series continued with a special presentation by alumnus David Krohn ’02 on Valentine’s Day, “If Music be the Food of Love, Play on–Songs & Arias Inspired by The Great Bard.” The series concluded with Professor Andrew Quicke, who presented “Shakespeare on the Silver Screen,” in which he discussed some of the memorable moments from Shakespeare in film.
TURF, LIGHTS AND FIELD EXHIBIT Shortly after the grand opening of our turf fields on Sept. 25, introductory photography students began a project titled “Photography & Photoshop I.” Learning to control the focus, aperture settings and shutter speeds on digital cameras, students grew to understand the technical elements of capturing an image to highlight elements of sports and the new athletic complex. Our students’ photography was on display in the exhibit “Turf, Lights and Fields,” a collection of images by Collegiate’s freshmen, sophomores and juniors at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum from Jan. 17-March 27. “My photography was inspired through my love of sports,” said Ashby Larkin ’18. “It prompted me to want to show different aspects of sports, not just the athletics being played, but the objects in sports.” ON THE STAGE Throughout the year, students performed in several school plays held in the Hackney Theater and the lower school auditorium. The productions included: • “The Uninvited” • “Joust! A Mighty Medieval Musical” • “Swamped!” • “Hats!” • “Once Upon a Wolf” • “High School Musical” • Middle and upper school band, strings and chorus concerts WWW.NORFOLKCOLLEGIATE.ORG
Our fourth- and fifth-grade students present “Joust! A Mighty Medieval Musical.”
POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION Twelve upper school students participated in Collegiate’s inaugural Poetry Out Loud contest on Dec. 3 in the Hackney Theater. The competition is part of a national oratory contest that encourages high school students to learn about poetry through memorization and recitation. Clare Harbin ’19 earned first place with her performance of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron to advance to the regional competition at the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center. “I love reading and reciting poems,” said Clare. “When Mr. Benedict told me about this, I knew I wanted to try it out and that it would be fun. And it was fun.” PUBLIC RECOGNITION James Cooper ’16 sang his way across the state. With more than 1,700 students auditioning for All-State Chorus, James was selected as a Bass II top delegate with high honors and earned first place at the choral competition in February. James represented Norfolk Collegiate in the All-State Chorus of Virginia in April. It was his second year participating in All-State Chorus, a rare accomplishment for musicians. OFF CAMPUS Many of our students graced the stage outside of school, including: • Lila Spurgeon ’19 in “The Wizard of Oz” • Elizabeth Hughes ’20 in “The Diary of Anne Frank” • James Cooper ’16 in “The Little Mermaid” • Ellie Walden ’22 in “The Tempest” 25