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Posted April 3, 2023

Plymouth High School Choirs excelled at a choral festival at Queens College and performed on the Carnegie Hall stage during a recent trip to New York City.

At the choral festival, students performed three songs: “Let the River Run” by Craig Hella Johnson, “Salmo 150” by Ernani Aguilar, and “Unclouded Day” by Shawn Kirchner. They were evaluated on vocal technique, diction, technical preparation, and musical effect and scored 21-23 out of 25 points in every category for a total of 88/100 from one judge and a 91/100 from another.

Also during the trip, held March 22-26, students participated in a one-hour clinic with renowned choral conductor Jason Max Ferdinad and a Broadway 101 workshop with the former lead of "The Book of Mormon."

At Carnegie Hall, they performed three songs with 250 students from other invited choirs, the only Wisconsin representative at the event.  This massed choir worked under renowned choral composer and conductor Andre Thomas. 

PHS received a spotlight moment alone, singing “Let the River Run” by Craig Hella Johnson under the direction of PHS choral director Amanda Smith and accompanied by PHS choral assistant Zach Holden.

Finally, 800 students in three massed choirs joined together to sing the world premiere of “Song of Revolution,” composed and conducted by Rollo Dilworth.  This piece was commissioned specifically for the festival, and performed publicly for the first time at it.

“Chaperones said it gave them goosebumps,” Mrs. Smith said. “To sing on that stage, work with these composers, and premiere a song is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Students also had time to see New York sights, including Radio City Music Hall, Top of the Rock, the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, and the Broadway show “Moulin Rogue!”

Learn more:
• Explore The Arts section of our interactive, award-winning District Report Card to learn more about how our music program is recognized as one of the best in the state.

Posted April 3, 2023

RoboRiot 3418 was selected to be part of the fifth-seeded alliance at the FIRST Robotics Wisconsin Regional held March 23-25 in Milwaukee, and mentor Peter Fox won the regional Woodie Flowers Award.

The Woodie Flowers Award celebrates effective communication in the art and science of engineering and design. Dr. William Murphy founded this prestigious award in 1996 to recognize mentors who lead, inspire, and empower using excellent communication skills.

RoboRiot includes Plymouth High School students Elizabeth Manthey, Ethan Kawa, and Marcus Gerlach, along with students from five other local schools.

FIRST Robotics provides an opportunity for high school teams to design, program, and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and common set of rules to play in a themed competition.

Learn more:

• Explore the Extracurriculars section of our interactive, award-winning District Report Card to learn more about our history of success in academic activities.