Students earn musical honors
BEAVER FALLS - Two Butler County school districts received awards Wednesday evening at the 11th annual Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awards at Geneva College.
Under Noteworthy Performance by a Group, Lindsay Agle, Jennifer Brill, Erin Crawshaw and Marie Watson of Seneca Valley High School were acknowledged for their role as narrators in the school's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Seneca Valley also was recognized in the Outstanding Dance Performance category. It received a Louise School of Dance/Studio Baden Dance Performance Award as part of this category, which includes a $350 cash prize to support the dance program at the school.
Seneca Valley received awards in the Outstanding Costumes category, as well as the Outstanding Sets category.
Portersville Christian School received an award in the category of Outstanding Student Orchestra. The school also performed "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," under the direction of conductor Bruce Smith.
The awards are presented annually for musical theater productions in high schools in Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties. Participating musicals are judged by an independent panel of six people, all specialists in music, dance or theatre arts and drawn from the three counties.
For a list of all the winners, visit www.geneva.edu.
