As the end of the school year approaches, we have one last dedicated, hard-working orchestra member to celebrate. Please join us in congratulating sophomore Symphony Orchestra violinist Jennifer Liu as this year’s final Student Of The Month (SOTM)! Fun Fact: Jennifer wants to be a lawyer in the future! Before joining orchestra, Jennifer’s parents noticed her passion for music, especially in the vocal field, and decided to enroll her in a piano class. Her natural talent for pi

As the end of the school year creeps ever closer, it’s fitting to honor one of the Arcadia High School (AHS) Orchestra program’s most notable seniors! For the month of April, Symphony Orchestra violinist Sean Wu was nominated to be Student Of The Month (SOTM), both for his talent as a musician and dedication towards contributing to the program as a whole. Though Sean initially started playing violin in fourth grade, he didn’t fully focus on it right away. In fact, after tryi

Every month, the orchestra students nominate a peer that showcases outstanding musicianship, commitment, and leadership within the orchestra community. Freshman violinist Clinton Wan has been named March’s Student of the Month in recognition of his dedication, enthusiasm, and the positive energy he brings to the orchestra. Despite it being his first year in orchestra, Clinton stands out for his commitment to music and his ability to connect with those around him. Clinton’s in

Freshman cellist Celina Wang has been chosen as the February Student of the Month. Let’s put our hands together for our hardworking and charismatic section leader! Celina first began her musical journey back when she was just six years old. She started with piano, then began playing cello when she was nine years old. She started cello because of her elementary orchestra, and she chose cello because her sister already played violin, and she didn’t want to repeat the same inst

For the month of January, Symphony Orchestra violinist Suryateja (Surya) Telidevarapalli has been nominated as Student Of The Month. Come and join us in honoring Surya’s hard work as a part of the orchestra program and for being nominated by his peers! Surya began his violin journey eight years ago in 3rd grade. He felt as if he needed to fit in with everyone else, and playing a musical instrument was something many of his peers were doing in elementary school. However, as