Arts Day 2020: Let there be Light

Let there be LIGHT

Unaware it would be one of the last major events on campus for the school year, Dock students let their lights shine during Arts Day 2020—and memories were made.

Every Arts Day has its signature performances, and seniors Jonathan Anderson, Adam Berry, Evan Mong, Jesse Mong, Dalton Moore, and Jacob Schimek delivered one of the most memorable acts of 2020—and captured the People’s Choice Award—with their cover of Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4.” The spotlight was directly on Megan Wenzel (left) and Haley Harper as they covered Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on cello and violin. The word hallelujah means “God be praised!” Junior Bella Liang captured the blue first place ribbon in the Visual Art category for this stunning charcoal sketch.

Sydney Putera (opposite page) executes a graceful leap during the junior dance number,

“Leave a Light On,” by Tom Walker. She was joined by classmates Tabitha Bennefield, Mirabel

Fizzano, and Sara Kennel.

This skit was a late addition to the Arts Day 2020 program—and maybe that’s why our faculty actors just couldn’t seem to get this scene right. If you haven’t already watched this on our YouTube channel, you owe it

to yourself to check it out!

Juniors Songheon Kang and Laura

Frederick

performed a piano duet that was a mashup of two songs: Jon McLaughlin’s “Beautiful Disaster,” and “Brand New,” by Ben Rector.

Both the 9 th grade vocal, “Fireflies,” and the 12 th grade vocal, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” had the cell phone flashlights out in force.

Seniors Jenna Dragone and Ralph Saint-Fleur used light and shadow to re-envision the song, “I See the Light” from the Disney movie, Tangled. Sophomore Tomir Johnson brought down the house with his rendition of Andra Day’s “Rise Up.” Be sure to see the video in the Arts Day playlist on Dock’s YouTube channel!

The incredible lightness of lemon was a theme running through the Culinary Arts category, with this luscious Lemon Chiffon Cake by sophomore Lydia Longacre taking the top prize.

See additional Arts Day 2020 content on our website, including photos, videos, and more.

Senior Hannah Landis received a well-deserved blue first place ribbon in the Creative Writing category for her piece, “5 Years Failed.” You have to publish this, Hannah!

Sophomore Alex Yoo sang “Streetcar” by Daniel Caesar, accompanied by Ben Lare on drums and David Michel on piano.

The most amazing performance on Arts Day may just be Dock’s Audio-Visual crew, who never get enough credit for managing stage changes, lighting and microphone settings, and myriad other details—and making it look easy. We are grateful to Technology Director Mr. Darwin Zehr and students Maggie Dowell, Valerie Lieginger, and many others for all your hard work! Senior Evelyn Elliott’s crocheted mobile for a baby’s crib took a blue first place ribbon in the Fabric Arts category, while her Lemon Pudding Cake tickled the judge’s tastebuds and was awarded second place in the Culinary Arts competition.

Juniors Laura Frederick (at the piano) and Mirabel Fizzano sang the Kacey Musgraves song, “Rainbow.”

Ninth grade students Steven Liu, Bruce Sun, Jenifer Xie, Owen Yuan, and Lisa Zhang sing the G.E.M. song, “Light Years Away” which was the theme song for the 2016 science fiction film Passengers, and the fastest music video by a female Chinese singer to reach 100 million YouTube views.