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The Double
"Performing their piece 'Le Festin' from the film Ratatouille, piano senior Alice Chong and string senior Ruby Moore returned to the stage last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for Impromptu in the Black Box Theater after a two year hiatus. Impromptu allows students to opt for trendier songs rather than classical pieces.
'It feels so nice to come back on the stage,' Chong said. 'As it is the 10th anniversary, I think it is also nice to have it be one of the first concerts to return with.'
Impromptu also featured music such as Wake Me Up by Avicii, The Avengers theme song, and Don't Stop Believing by Journey."
The First Jazz Concert of the Year
"The Jazz Concert on Sept. 17 allowed students, staff, and families to come together; breathing life back into Meyer Hall. The performance was the earliest concert the department has ever put on.
'It's been great to establish something steady, and be able to see all of them and start to get that energy [and] that bonding that a band usually has together,' Jazz Band Director Christopher De Leon said. 'The kids are closer already. They've been playing together consistently since the beginning of the school year.'
In 2020, the Jazz Band was only allowed to do small or virtual concerts with only half of the students participating. Now, the full band is finally able to play together for the first time since then.
'Being able to actually play together is really good [...] compared to last year where it didn't really feel like I was there at all,' band senior Ethan Sanchez said. 'Even if we're just improvising together, like having each other do solos, it's very good.'"
Humans of Dreyfoos
“Every year I go to Italy for at least two or three months and I go sometimes during the winter. This year I went to Sicily, Florence and Milan. It's a very big part of my life[...]it's kind of my second home there. Italian was my first language, so it's kind of more natural for me. My grandparents live in Venice, and usually we rent an apartment there and we usually stay in Venice for the first month, and then kind of travel around Italy for the second or the third month. [We go to] the beach at my grandparents house and then[to] the mountains for some time.” #HumansOfDreyfoos
Senior Night
Both the boys and girls soccer teams celebrated their Senior Night at Seminole Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Even with the girls tying their opponents and the boys losing to Seminole Ridge, both teams still decorated their senior players with posters, cards, sweet treats, and flowers to commemorate their time on the team.
“It's so nostalgic. I can't even believe it. It’s been four years and it went by so fast,” visual senior Amber Hansen said. “I remember being a sophomore and now I’m a senior and it's crazy to think about it. I remember seeing four years of seniors go through this and I never thought I would have made it here.”
This caption is very important to me because it reflects what I like to do in my free time. As a school soccer player, writing this caption was very fun and entertaining. I wanted to include this because Senior Night is such a special event for all Seniors and writing this is a chance for them to look back at the wonderful time they had during soccer season.
Over 400 students performed holiday music, such as “Hanerot Halalu” sung by the fifth-hour chorus, “Rockin’ Holidays” played by the girls chorus, and “Imani” played by the symphonic band and four vocalists to their fellow classmates and teachers.
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“The energy of the students this year, because last year (with) the Covid restriction, was way more fun and exciting,” band sophomore David Aloni said.
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Students walked from campus to the Kravis Center for the Prism Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 6 during school. This is the first time in two years students got to see the concert live during the school day, having been broadcast online last year. Students from Bak Middle School of the Arts, the Conservatory School, Allamanda Elementary School, and Plumosa Elementary School were also in attendance.
“It was more impactful than it was last year because we were watching it virtually,” communications sophomore Mia Alonso said. “It’s more exciting to be in the crowd and watching everyone perform.”
Prism 2022
Prism 2022 was such an important event that I wanted to cover because it was the first time students were able to come and watch the concert during school since Covid-19. This post went up and it was one of the first times I had multiple pictures included and I really love how it shows the players expressions while playing. I found that many people found this post very entertaining because they were able to relate.
Figure of Speech
From slam poetry to dramatic interpretations, the communications department held their annual Figure of Speech showcase where students were able to perform various types of written work.
“My favorite part of this event is the collaboration between everyone throughout the days of rehearsal,” communications freshman Emily Ramirez said. “It’s very fun to be able to know everyone’s piece and to see them in their artistic form, which is something we don’t get to see very often.”
After starting Figure of Speech rehearsals on Feb. 27, performers worked diligently to refine artistic pieces that convey deeper meanings, whether it be feminism or hate crimes.
Figure of speech was important to cover because it showed what the communications department held and showed the rest of the student body what this major consists of. This was one of the first times using a quote on the picture and I really liked the idea.
Social media has impacted me tremendously and being able to take part in something I love during a publication is so amazing. In the beginning, I was not sure how to write a caption for The Muse, but through help and practice, I learned how to write very thorough pieces. These are important to me because I am able to get the whole school partake in the posts.