They are creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky . . . and talented and successful! A May 12 press release (re-posted below) by Omaha Performing Arts affirms that hard work pays off. Congratulations to our 2022 WHS Addams Family cast, crew, and volunteers : recipients of four 2 022 Nebraska High School Theater Awards , sponsored by Omaha Performing Arts! From the Omaha Performing Arts website: "The Nebraska High School Theater Awards support and celebrate musical theater education in Nebraska high schools. Culminating in a Tony Awards -inspired showcase, the program offers free master classes with Broadway teaching artists, feedback from . . .
The National Association of Teachers of Singing ( NATS ) announced on Sunday, May 15, 2022 that Sydney Barnes has advanced through four levels of competition to be named one of the top 14 students in the nation selected from all high school junior and senior treble voices! Barnes is a member of the newly-graduated Wahoo High School Class of 2022. She currently studies voice with Professor Alisa Belflower of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln's School of Music . The final rounds of competition in NATS' National Student Auditions will be held July 1-6 at the 57th NATS National Conference in Chicago. "Sydney's advancement to . . .
WAHOO – The Memorial Day program and a performance at Worlds of Fun by the Wahoo High School band will cap a school year full of great accomplishments for the band program and its director, Jason Smith. The 2021-22 school year began with a stellar season for the high school marching band, which earned superior awards in all five of the competitions in which it was entered, including the State Marching Band Contest. “It was the first superior at state since I restarted field marching nine years ago,” Smith said. The school music program also received recognition from the Nebraska Music Education Association for a . . .
SEASON SCHEDULE Date Event Results 03/17/2022 Concordia University Invitational Boys 5th / Girls 13th 03/25/2022 Ashland-Greenwood Invite @ Waverly Boys CHAMPIONS / Girls 9th 04/01/2022 Platteview Invitational Boys RUNNER-UP / Girls 11th 04/11/2022 Waverly Invitational Boys 5th / Girls 12th 04/14/2022 WAHOO INVITATIONAL . . .
"The community of Wahoo and Wahoo Public Schools are extremely proud of our fine arts programs," commented WPS Superintendent Brandon Lavaley. "The time invested by staff and students is reflected in the quality of the performances, individually and collectively, within our music department. We are proud of our musicians and look forward to continued growth of this essential part of the educational experience." These well-earned words of praise come on the heels of a recent press release from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation, which has once again named the Wahoo Public Schools among the nation's "Best Communities . . .