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Volume 6 Issue 5 • April 2023
NEWS
Young rockers enter AllStar finals By Kaila Mellos
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monumental achievement was reached recently by certain students from School of Rock Scripps Ranch. The School of Rock AllStars Competition kicked off a few weeks ago, and the Scripps Ranch team advanced six of its strongest musicians, including drummers, guitarists and vocalists. “It’s an international competition with over 300 locations eligible to participate in the auditions. Only the top students from each school audition, and there are three rounds,” said Steve Peterson, owner of the School of Rock Scripps Ranch and Del Mar locations. “We were lucky enough to have had all six students audition and make it past the first two rounds into the third and final round.” The AllStars competition puts students at the school through
PAGE 3 Youngster raises over $5,000
LEISURE
PAGE 10 Honey at the Farmer’s Market
SPORTS
Local School of Rock AllStars include (from left) vocalist Tiffany Enering, guitarist Liad Shaphir, drummer Jameson Powell-Espiritu and guitarist Melanie Peterson. Those not pictures are drummer Ronin Cianciosi and vocalist Jamie Fusaro-Mobley. (photo by Lisa Shadburn)
three rounds of intensive auditions and playing live. The competitors hope to be chosen in the final round to go on a country-wide summer tour across the United States. Less than 1 percent of
School of Rock students are selected each year to represent the School of Rock as an AllStar. Students in the Performance Program and House Band can auSee YOUNG ROCKERS, Page 13
Symphony in the Park concerts return
for all four concerts and face painting (for children); and we want to thank our sponsors who make this event possible.” Having the event sponsored didn’t happen overnight. Jed Petty originated the idea of having concert hosts when he was on the Symphony
in the Park committee when it began planning for the event debut. At first it was thought that nobody would pay the amount for the concert sponsorship. Petty’s vision required a lot of hard work and support from the business community, which took time, but eventually his plan came to fruition. The nonprofit Symphony in the Park organization still depends on tax-deductible donations to keep the music playing and to fund its program benefitting the high school music department, helping buy additional instruments, music books and even uniforms. “Tommy Boyd is the drummer and manager for the group The Heroes. See SYMPHONY, Page 13
SPORTS, Pages 16-20
HEALTH, Pages 21-22
By Terry L Wilson
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t’s almost time to break out the beach chairs and picnic baskets for another season of fun and music at Hoyt Park with the Scripps Ranch Symphony in the Park free concert series. “We were down for two years because of COVID, and last year we were just thrilled that more than 2,000 people came out for our first concert,” said Steve Fiorina, a member of the Symphony in the Park committee. “Our largest crowd to that point was about 1,200, but last year’s opener was at full capacity, and everyone was excited to be there, and just had a wonderful time.”
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The Heroes, a crowd favorite at the Scripps Ranch Symphony in the Park concert series, will rock Hoyt Park on July 9. (courtesy of The Heroes)
The 2023 concerts are in place with many crowd favorites returning with their unique musical and entertainment stylings. “This year we have four summer concerts, everything is in place and ready to go,” Fiorina said. “All the concerts are free. We have major sponsors •
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