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SOA Accolades Last updated January 2006

Founding Literary Arts instructor Jean Fripp put it best when she said SOA is a place for students with interests in all areas, both within and outside of the literary and performing arts. SOA students are varsity athletes, Honor Roll members, team captains, Junior Olympians, Honor Society members, volunteer sports coaches, science fair winners, 4-H members, JROTC members, camp counselors, National Leadership Conference award winners, art show winners, lifeguards, Girls and Boys State participants, volunteers, interns at VIMS, National Merit Scholars, and baby sitters.

Our students also perform and participate throughout the community in their home school theatre productions, shows with Backstage Productions, church musicals, EVSPA, music and dance recitals, music concerts, band and orchestra festivals and competitions, fife and drum corps, talent shows, and programs at Colonial Williamsburg.

Below, you'll find just a few of our students' specific achievements.

Student Awards and Contests

LA II Jennie O., Alyssa K., and Jennifer D. won first, second, and third places respectively in this year's BHS PTSA Reflections literature contest.

LA students Teresa C., Ruben B., and Leah P. won first place, second place, and honorable mention  respectively in the Daily Press Heart of the Holidays writing contest.

LA III students Jessica H. and Courtney B. are published in A Celebration of Young Writers.

LA III student Bridget C. is published at both Poetry.com and by The American Poet's Society.

LA III student Meganne L. is published in Reflections of Youth.

TA III students Laura H., Megan P., and Regina N. are in Who's Who Among American High School Students.

Summer Workshops, Performances, and Internships

Stacey N., Emily R., Jenny T., David G., Emma R., Jessica W., Mike S., and Kelsey P. were all invited to participate in Theatre IV of Richmond 's New Voices workshop for playwrights this summer.

Addison H., Rebecca U., Sara G., Samantha R., Melissa P., Nick S., Katrina M., Kaitlynn M., Kelly M., and Briana S. are among the SOA students who will participate in the Busch Gardens Entertainment Internship program this summer.

Grants and Community Outreach

A fabulous pairing between two magnet programs, SOA's Reading Ambassador Program (click here for images) allows Literary Arts IV students the opportunity to work with students at Waller Mill Fine Arts Magnet Elementary School. These seniors in high school encourage K-5 students to further their reading abilities through oral reading, accelerated reading tests, phonics, and general reading skills.

SOA received a grant from the York Foundation for Public Education to fund the Artist in Residence program which will bring in local artists as guest instructors both in the visual arts and in music.

Alumni

SOA graduate Laura H. (2004) performed in "Irish Thunder" this summer at Busch Gardens. Sam B. (2004) was a dresser for the same show.  Samantha B.(2003) danced in "American Jukebox," and Gabriel P. (2005) and Teana C. (2004) danced in "This is Oktoberfest."

SOA alumnus Ben F. (2005) created the design for this year's First Night Celebration for New Year's Eve in Williamsburg.  Click here to see his design.

Read about SOA alumnus Jerome Hairston's success as a playwright in an article from the JMU Montpelier.

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