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Student Showcase
 SOPTV HONORS EXCEPTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH "STUDENT SHOWCASE" PRODUCTION
SOPTV has produced a series of local short segments that showcase exceptionally gifted students from Jackson County. Ralph Bowman, a retired Drama and Video Production Teacher has joined SOPTV to videotape the segments for airing between regularly scheduled programming on channel 8 and channel 21. The segments are not intended to be a 'talent' show, but demonstrate the efforts of the local teachers to enhance the talents of the students. Schools are chosen with outstanding programs in Music, Drama, Dance, Debate, Creative Writing, and other disciplines that warrant a carefully crafted presentation. The teachers in these departments suggest students who have shown outstanding talent and then help with the venue, microphones, and accompanying needs. Each child is allowed to perform for approximately two minutes.
Peter Sage, a long-time supporter and previous board member of SOPTV, provided initial funding for the series. It is hoped that funding will be found to feature students from the other counties that SOPTV serves, Josephine, Douglas, Klamath, and Curry counties.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Kirk Albachten
Trumpet (North Medford High School)
Trumpet Medley
Kirk Albachten is a junior at North Medford where he currently plays trumpet in Jazz Band I, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. Kirk is presently playing in the Ashland City Band and Rogue Valley Symphonic Band. He has also played in the Rogue Community College Jazz Band, area musicals, and other community venues. Kirk presently studies under Stan Mark. Kirk's goal is to continue his music education after high school and play professional lead trumpet. Awards: 2007 Outstanding Musicianship from the University of Oregon Jazz Festival and 2007 Outstanding Soloist in the Oregon State University High School Band Festival.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Dan Daly
Composer (Phoenix High School)
Oregon Spring: An original composition
Dan Daly, a senior at Phoenix High School, has enjoyed music through the various mediums of voice, violin, guitar, keyboards, and composition for the last eleven years. As an avid lover of jazz and impressionism, he would like to credit his band instructor, Mike DeRoest, for his invaluable tutelage in chord structure and his parents, both piano teachers, for their impartation of musical cultivation and self-confidence. Currently, Dan is pursuing his passion for drama together with music as he composes, directs, and performs the score of an original musical at PHS.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Spenser Doran
Artist (Eagle Point High School)
The Alley Catz
A senior at Eagle Point, Spenser has been amusing teachers and students by combining his fertile imagination with his gift for cartooning -- especially creating unusual characters quickly. Spenser's influences are Dr. Seuss and old concert posters from the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Spenser is also involved with wrestling (since age seven) and placed sixth in the state last year. Spenser also just achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and plans to continue his career in scouting hoping to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art next year and work towards a degree in fine arts.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Mary Struckmeier
Flutist (North Medford High School)
The Cadenza from Mozart's 1st Concert in G Minor
Mary, a senior at North Medford High School, plays several instruments in various school bands as well as Southern Oregon University's Symphonic band and Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon. She was selected to Western International Bands the past three years and won the District Solo Competition on flute the past two years. Mary enjoys helping others learn music. She volunteers with 6th grade band, teaches flute privately, and is an academic tutor. Mary's hobby is creative writing, and she is working on a novel. Mary will major in music and English in college as she hopes to teach both subjects.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Gina Eilertson
Equestrian (North Medford High School)
Equestrian Show
Gina Eilertson is in her fourth year as a member of the Southern Oregon High School Equestrian Team. Gina attends North Medford High School where she is a senior and her favorite class is calculus. Gina has only been riding since eighth grade and competing since her freshman year. Gina is also in her fourth year in the 4-H Horse Project program and is representing the State of Oregon in January 2008 in Colorado on the Jackson County 4-H judging team. She has owned her horse, Smokey Robin Bandit, since April 2005.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Taylor Sharpe
Actor (Ashland High School)
Monologue from Amadeus
Taylor Sharpe is a young actor, musician, and writer currently residing in Ashland, Oregon. He recently graduated from Ashland High where he participated in five plays over his two-year enrollment and began his foray into film with My Name is Bruce, a film starring cult film star Bruce Campbell. He is also an accomplished musician, having recorded two albums featuring his piano, violin, and voice. He is currently working in Ashland but plans to attend a university next year to continue his career in the Arts.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Camilla Whitney
Piano and Voice (North Medford High School)
An original composition
Camilla Whitney was born singing! She has also learned to play guitar, clarinet, and piano. She graduated from North Medford High School in 2007 where she received many honors and awards in both the music and drama departments. Camilla's passion is Music, Dance, and Theatre, which she is currently pursuing at Brigham Young University.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Andy Kautz
Jazz Saxaphone (South Medford High School)
Improvisation on "The Flintstones Theme"
Andy Kautz is going to be a senior at South Medford High School. He participates in the South Medford SuitZ, the Big Band, and the Wind Ensemble. He is also the Drum Major for the SMHS Marching Band. Andy started playing the saxophone in the 5th grade and also plays the piano, flute, and is currently learning the clarinet. He is also a member of the SMHS Varsity Soccer team, and he plans to continue his music education after high school.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Scott Murray
Opera Singer (Crater High School)
Selection from The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Scott Murray will be attending his senior year at Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon. He enjoys playing guitar, video games, and hanging out with his friends. Scott likes to sing opera and plans to major in music in college. He also has expressed a desire to possibly become a music teacher.
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STUDENT SHOWCASE: Aaron Moffatt
Violinist (Ashland High School)
Paganini's Violin Concerto (excerpt)
Seventeen year old Ashland violinist Aaron played a three-concerto marathon from memory at the Southern Oregon University Recital Hall in 2005, when he had just turned 16. That same year, Aaron played two hour-long concerts in the Black Swan Theatre. In 2006 at the Bowmer Theatre, after only playing the violin for six years, Aaron played the nearly impossible Paganini Concerto # 4 and several other pieces as part of a spectacular performance, Great Works for the Violin II. Aaron has performed at many other spectacular venues and has an impressive list of credits for someone so young.
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