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The Review
The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
This year, 23 SJS students from across the music department qualified for All State—a record high in the School’s history.

Students set records at TPSMEA All State

Aila Jiang and Jennifer Lin • February 15, 2023
This year, 23 SJS students from across the music department qualified for All State—a record high in the School’s history. On Jan. 26, these students traveled to Richardson, Texas for a three-day convention.
Senior Hailey Jane Frank explains the history of Middletown as Librarian.

Photo Gallery: Middletown

Katie Czelusta, Staff Writer • February 6, 2023
On Jan. 26, 27 and 28, Upper School students performed Will Eno's "Middletown."
Sophomores Eli Hay and Skylar Gross prepare for the One Acts.

Students perform in annual One Acts production

Lulu Flores and Jennifer Lin • October 6, 2022
Every year, the St. John's Fine Arts department hosts the One Acts, a student-led production of short skits, which premiered in the black box theater on the first weekend of October.
For actors, theater is worth sacrificing school and free time. Many view theater as a recreational pastime rather than a burden. 

The life of a St. John’s performer

Richard Liang, Staff Writer • March 10, 2022
Preparations for both the play and the musical “Newsies” began months before their opening nights, starting with auditions. Actors devoted many hours memorizing lines, rehearsing and perfecting the scenes. The end of production is often met with mixed reactions.
The Playwriting Festival will feature nine plays written and performed by students.

Playwriting Festival features nine plays written, performed by students

Aleena Gilani and Katharine Yao • October 21, 2021
On Oct. 22 and 23, the Student Playwriting Festival will return for a second year, featuring nine plays written and performed by students.
Katina Christensen played Jack's Mother in "Into the Woods." Because the show took place indoors, all actors wore large, clear face masks.

Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” brought to Lowe stage

Mia Hong, Lillian Poag, and Yasmin Stein • April 7, 2021
"Into the Woods" seemed like the perfect musical to perform amid a pandemic: small cast and minimal choreography. Little did Director Jamie Stires-Hardin know how complicated staging a musical during a pandemic would turn out to be.
To produce some of the plays, actors filmed their individual performances from home, and the videos will be arranged on the screen, similar to a Zoom call.

Johnnycake hosts first-ever Student Playwriting Festival

Abigail Hindman and Ella Piper Claffy • November 18, 2020
Johnnycake and fine arts directors decided to hold the first-ever Student Playwriting Festival this year.
Band Director Darrell Parrish is retiring after teaching at SJS for 26 years. Students held a car parade for Parrish on April 15 to bid him farewell.

Band members hold car parade, say farewell to Darrell Parrish

Indrani Maitra, Copy Editor • April 24, 2020
Band Director Darrell Parrish is retiring after teaching at SJS for 26 years. Students held a car parade for Parrish on April 15 to bid him farewell.
Terpsichore member Yuki Chevray dances from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students participate in fine arts ensembles from home

Edward Chen, Staff Writer • April 16, 2020
Students continue to participate in fine arts ensembles at home through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The cast of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" has been attending regular rehearsals in the Black Box leading up to the play.

‘Cripple of Inishmaan’ cast prepares for performance, explores Irish dialect

Gabrielle Solymosy, Cameron Ederle, and Ryan Doughty • January 29, 2020
The cast of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" used unique methods to learn the Irish dialect used in the play.
To give choreographers more time to hone their dances and reduce dancers’ workload at the end of the first semester, STUCHO will take place on Jan. 17 rather than the middle of December. As the performance date approaches, Gidi’s choreographers are scheduling more rehearsals to finalize details.

Behind the scenes: dancers prepare for choreography showcase

Edward Chen, Bailey Maierson, Olivia Doan, and Fareen Dhuka • January 17, 2020
Go behind the scenes of the Student Choreography Showcase with editors Fareen Dhuka and Celine Huang and learn about STUCHO's new guidelines with our staff!
Terpsichore and Caprice III rehearse D-Hall, a hip-hop piece choreographed by guest choreographer T’Noya Thompson-Gonzales.

Dance concert features flashback performances

Ashley Yen, Staff Writer • April 25, 2019
The Upper School Dance Concert, Flashbacks and Favorites, will be performed on April 26 and 27 at 7:30 pm in the Lowe Theater.
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