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

This month, we’re excited to recognize a dedicated and passionate musician as our December Student of the Month, sophomore cellist Derek Wang from Premier Orchestra! Derek is a hardworking orchestra student, who joined because of his love for music, and as he puts it, “I didn’t really enjoy the idea of spitting into an instrument for a band, so I chose orchestra.” The decision led him to pick up the cello, an instrument he chose at a young age because his aunt played it and h

This month, we’re excited to highlight a musician who is heavily dedicated and a great role model in orchestra. Our November Student of the Month is sophomore Isabella Budasz, the principal cellist for Symphony Orchestra! Isabella began playing the cello at just four years old, guided by her music teacher parents. When her mom asked her to choose between piano, violin, or cello, she picked the cello because “it just looked the prettiest,” a choice that led to more than 12 yea

This October, the students of orchestra have nominated a hardworking, talented violinist to be recognized for her dedication and passion for music. Please join us in congratulating freshman Isabelle (Izzy) Teng for being chosen as this school year’s second Student of the Month! Izzy started playing violin when she was three years old, before beginning piano at age seven. She was inspired to join orchestra by her sister’s friends, from whom she first learned the joy of music,

The beginning of the school year marks the revival of another fun orchestra tradition: Student of the Month. Each month, a musician is...

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Through this year’s spring dew, this March's Orchestra Student of the Month goes to a dedicated, senior violist, Serena Chin. As this...

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As everyone settles in for the start of the school year, orchestra once again begins to nominate a Student of the Month, someone whose...

For the month of April, orchestra students have nominated a dedicated, outstanding leader whom they view as a role model. With his...

Another month has passed, which means another star music student gets to shine for the month! Congratulations to junior violinist Juliana...

For the month of February, orchestra students have nominated a passionate, outstanding student who is frequently described as...

Among all the positive traits that this student embodies, perhaps the most common word that describes him is ‘dedicated’. As one who...