SPIRIT OF SISTERHOOD TRIBUTE PAGE

Catie Nickoli

A note from our Spirit of Sisterhood 2022 Recipient, Catie Nickoli (Class of 2023), on what Spring Sing means to her… Spring Sing, to me, transcends generations and creates a true bond that is hard to find anywhere else. My first encounter with Spring Sing was different than most. My mom (Chrissy Poole ‘95) was an avid “spring singer,” winning her junior year spirit of sisterhood award and overall spring sing title as director in 1994. In my eighth-grade year, she took me to see Spring Sing’s “A Night at the Museum,” From there, I realized how deep the love of Spring Sing runs in my family. Along with my mom, my three aunts (Jennifer Poole ‘92, Sarah Poole ‘98, and Teresa Poole ‘01) were also participants in Spring Sing. At first, when they talked about it, I didn’t get the fuss, but I would soon understand as I took up the daunting task of being a musical director during my freshmen year. I was excited to take up a leadership Spring Sing role like my mom but learned it wasn’t for me and that I wanted to try acting. I told my mom; she was incredibly supportive and excited for me to pursue this passion. Since then, I have acted in every Spring Sing production, and my love for it has skyrocketed, especially in my role as Freddie Mercury ‘22! This unique experience has made my relationship with my mom all the more potent because we can talk about it for hours and hours on end. At this point, I think my love for spring sing is genetic because it’s uncanny how similar our passion is for it. Despite our different roles, I cannot ignore the overlap in our Spring Sing experiences. Therefore, I can proudly say that I have lived up to my mom’s Spring Sing name by winning the Spirit of Sisterhood award and the overall Spring Sing title in my Junior year, just as she did. I hope you enjoy the show and go, Seniors!!

Faculty Production Team

Production Supervisor: Mrs. Kelly Culver

Music Advisor: Dr. Anne-Marie Dicce

Stage and Theatrical Advisor: Mr. Justin Tracy

Emcee Advisor: Ms. Lindsey Robles-Whitehead

Student Production Team

Stage Manager: Maggie Holcomb ’24

Props Managers: Cassie Mayberry ’24 & Adelaide Tureson ’26

General Emcees: Lily Nock and Abigail Miner

Senior Presenters: Jacquelyn Dang and Kaelyn Lemley

Junior Presenters: Grace Sheena and Iliana Mariano

Sophomore Presenters: Sofia Spencer and Yuridia Ortega

Frosh Presenters: Pryor Holmes and Regina Martinez

Save the Date

SHOW TIMES:

Thursday, April 27

Friday, April 28

Saturday, April 29

OLP AMPHITHEATER

4860 Oregon Street

San Diego, CA 92116

Parking available in garage and surrounding streets

JUSTIN TRACY, DIRECTOR

TICKETS

$20 adults

$15 students, seniors, & military

Judges

Amanda Ahearn ‘11

Karla Arana ‘90

Marna (Bernasconi) Burdine ‘03

Krysi Diaz ‘97

Marsha Long ‘69

Judi Putnam ‘66

Michele Schiele ‘85

Seanna Thompson ‘93

The judges have the difficult task of rating the four classes. Decisions are based on the following criteria:

STORYLINE/SCRIPT: Originality; songs appropriate to script; clear and logical plot structure; adherence to theme

ACTING: Actors are fully committed to character; characters are specific and well developed; actors’ voices are projected and articulate; full use of stage to support story

DANCING: Choreography is creative and original; each dance supports the story; dancers know steps and are together on timing; different dance styles incorporated to support story

SINGING: Projection; pitch; enunciation

CHORUS PARTICIPATION:

Chorus is fully integrated into story; knows movement and stage positions for each song; creative use and movement of full stage

COSTUMES:

Actors’ costumes are creative and appropriate to character; dancers’costumes are creative and to character; chorus’ costumes are creative and appropriate to character; costumes portray cohesiveness

PROPS: Relevant to storyline; creative; use of props enhances story

THEMES: Clear; interesting

We are indebted to the judges for performing this task. Each class extends itself to the fullest, presenting to us exemplary performances far in excess of our anticipation.

Congratulations

TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR PERFORMERS!

A Special Thank You to

Dr. Lauren Lek, Head of School

Dr. Brandy Sato, Assistant Head of School

Mrs. Alison Knoll, Assistant Principal for Campus Life

Ms. Sara Osmus, Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction

Mrs. Jamie Flannery, Assistant Principal Associate Director of Campus Life

Mrs. Tiffany Rajski, Assistant Principal for Student Support

Mrs. Christine Wilson, Director of Communications and Marketing

Mr. Gilberto Moreno, PTV Moderator

PTV Students

The OLP Institutional Advancement Office

The OLP Business Office

The Management of the San Diego Civic Theatre

Faculty, parents, students, and friends who supported the cast with their presence

OLP faculty who supervised each and every practice