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TheOakwoodRegisterMarch 17, 2009Vol. 18, No. 11

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OHS students readying for ‘Fiddler’ opening nightBy Lauren Beach

Fifty Oakwood students com-prise the cast of the Oakwood HighSchool spring musical, Fiddler onthe Roof. Set in 1905, the storytakes place in Anatevka, a smallJewish village in Russia. The plotrevolves around the dairymanTevye and his attempts to preservehis family’s traditions in a changingworld.

This year’s musical is directedby 27-year-old University ofDayton graduate, Michael Wadham.He says the choice of “Fiddler” asthis year’s musical was not hardbecause of the number of actorsneeded to play main roles. Anotherreason for choosing “Fiddler” wasthat both the students and audiencecould relate to the musical’s themes.Cami Brewer is the stage manager,and senior Michelle Lynch is assis-tant stage manager.

One of the things Wadham did inpreparation for the musical was setaside one day of rehearsal, called‘History Day’, to allow the studentsto learn about the background andhistory of the musical. Wadhamsays ‘History Day’ enable the castto emotionally connect and under-stand their roles.

“Fiddler on the Roof” is a musi-cal written by Jerry Bock andSheldon Harnick as well as a bookwritten by Joseph Stein, both adapt-ed from the 1894 tales written bySholem Aleichem. Wadham

describes the musical as “funny,heartwarming, and heartbreaking”and says “Fiddler” is a musical thatruns “the emotional gamut.”

Sophomore Noah Berry asTevye and junior Katie Mauch asGolde head up the family and tal-ented cast. The daughters areplayed by seniors Krista Weltner(Tzeitel) and Nora Murphy (Hodel),sophomore Joanna Draper (Chava),junior Audrey Maney (Sprintze),and Vivian Raab (Bielke) fromHarman Elementary. Senior JakeBasnett and juniors Tyler Rife and

Dillon Corrigan play the suitors.Other roles are played by: sen-

iors Hannah Berry (Yente), SarahHanselman (Shaindel), StephanieHemmelgarn (Rifka), MeredithHollingsworth (Avram), KyleKissock (Sasha); LindsayMcWilliams (Mendel), LauraSchaeffer (Nachum) and SiobhanTellez (Mordcha); juniors DanDresher (Constable) and GabrielRobinson (Lazar Wolfe); sopho-mores Alana D’Agostino (Yussel),Chelsea Bolger (Fruma Sarah),Clara Hofeldt (Fiddler) and Rob

Mitchell (Rabbi); and freshmanHaley Penchoff (Grandma Tzeitel).

High school members of theensemble are: Haley Basnett,Valencia Bruno, Alyssa Coyle,Kristen Foos, Anna Johnsen,Tiffany Loftus, Alexandra Morris,Cara Mumford, Sarah Oda,Catherine Ordeman, CarolinePaule, Madison Reger, AbbyScharrer, Mary Snider, SamanthaSwift, Katie Taylor, Kaitlynn Trent,and Melanie Ward. Harman andSmith students Max Diodoardo,Erin Donnelly, Madelynn Einhorn,

Trent Gould, Noelle Kipp, CalliaTellez, and Ben Wilson completethe cast.

“Fiddler on the Roof” will beshowing this Friday, March 20 andSaturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. andSunday March 22 at 3 p.m. in theOakwood High School Auditorium.Admission is $7 for students and$10 for adults. Donations are alsobeing accepted to support theOakwood High School MusicalDepartment. For questions aboutdonations and purchasing ticketsbefore the show call 297-5325.

Oakwood High School Academic Decathlon team places first in stateBy Lori Kavanagh

The Oakwood High SchoolAcademic Decathlon team placedfirst in the small school division atthe Ohio Academic Decathlon StateCompetition on March 13 and 14,2009. The competition was held atLake Erie College in Painesville,Ohio.

The students diligently preparedfor the competition through exten-sive study in ten different subjectareas including mathematics, eco-nomics, art, music, evolutionarybiology, language and literature,social science, speech, interview, andessay. This year’s focus of study inthese areas was Latin America. Theteam is uniquely composed of stu-dents from the “A”, “B”, and “C”GPA category levels.

In addition to winning first in thesmall school division, the followingstudents received individual medalsfor high scores in select subjectareas: Jeremiah Johnson (languageand literature, social science, art,mathematics, super quiz, andspeech), Chris Mudry (language andliterature, social science, art, eco-nomics, and mathematics), DavidHoldren (essay, music, mathematics,and super quiz), Ethan Kissock(social science, economics, andspeech), Jonathan Pearson (art, eco-nomics, and mathematics), NickGrilliot (social science and mathe-matics), Sterre ter Haar (interviewand speech), and Ian George (essayand social science),

Also recognized were ChrisMudry and Jeremiah Johnson for

earning the prestigious Golden Eagleaward for the highest score in theirindividual categories. Mudry, grade12, achieved the highest score in thescholastic category and Johnson,grade 10, achieved the highest scorein the varsity category. Each receiveda $500 cash reward for his achieve-ment.

The following students competedon the OHS team this year: JonathanPearson (11), Nick Grilliot (10), IanGeorge (10), Chris Mudry (12),Sterre ter Haar (11), David Holdren(11), Ethan Kissock (10), andJeremiah Johnson (10). Competingat-large were Steven Hix (9) andNoah Faust (9).

Lori Kavanagh, an Englishteacher at Oakwood High School,coaches the team.

Bottom Row (left to right): Jeremiah Johnson, Coach LoriKavanagh, Noah Faust, and Chris Mudry. Middle Row Row (left toright): Ian George, Ethan Kissock, Nick Grilliot, and Sterre ter Haar.Top Row: Steven Hix, Jonathan Pearson, and David Holdren.

Cast members of OHS production Fiddler On The Roof.

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