Upper School Class Day - Achievements in the Arts Congratulations to Upper School award winners! Art - Ms. Wilke Carolyn Oscar Memorial Award:  RICHELLE GEWERTZ Rhode Island School of Design Award: MARGIT JOHNSON Fackenthal Award in Fine Arts at Baldwin:  CAROLINE WOODS Romelle Pethick Jewelry Award:  HANNA ELMONGY Art Department Award for Two-Dimensional Media: HILARY GRAY, ADRIENNE SCOTT Jan Pethick Award for Three-Dimensional Media:  TESSA LOGAN   Music - Mrs. Schulte Music Department Vocal Arts Award:  WENDY MORRISON, TRAIANNE PEEK Music Department Instrumental Award:  BROOKE SIMONE, MADELINE TAGGART Theater - Ms. Angst, Ms. Hoffman   Cornelia Otis Skinner Award:  SAMANTHA SISLER

Nominations for the Prestigious CAPPIES Theater Awards   Baldwin's CAPPIES show, Rumors, had several nominees including:      - Creativity (use of technology): Amelia Bowen, Paige Tobin, Sydney Sisler      - Featured Actress in a play: Savanna Stanton-Ameisen      - Lead Actress in a Play: Samantha Sisler      - Lead Actor in a Play: Taylor Mansmann      - Best Vocal Performance: Charlotte Morris      - Supporting Actor in a Play: Mike Cain   The Baldwin ladies involved in The Haverford School's CAPPIES show, Urine town, were also nominated:      - Supporting Actress in a Musical: Julia Hopkins      - Lead Actress in a Musical: Michaela Shuchman The CAPPIES awards gala will be held on May 15th.

Mrs. Moorhatch's Voice and Piano Recital - May 5

Upper School Concert & Art Show - April 27

The Baldwin Maskers Present: FAME! - April 14 & 15 See more images from FAME!

Baldwin's December Angel This month Baldwin's Olivia Hiester ('20) plays an angel in the Pennsylvania Ballet's production of the Balanchine Nutcracker. To see a sneak peak of the angels in action, visit http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/yorg-homepage/item/8509-02pcnutcracker

May 26, 2010 – Michaela Shuchman ’12 starred as Chava, daughter of Tevye, in the Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Fiddler on the Roof.

May 18, 2010 – Flautist June Han’14                                                                     won First Place in the Junior Winds division of the Tri-County Concerts Association’s 68th Annual Youth Festival competition.

Baldwin Music Groups Receive Honors May 15, 2010 – Baldwin musical groups were awarded three trophies for their performances at Music in the Parks at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The Baldwin Sinfonietta (M.S. & U.S. ensembles-combined) received a First Place Trophy. The Baldwin M.S. Chorus received a 1st Place Trophy in the Women's Chorus, A division. And, the Baldwin B-Naturals (Grade VIII singers in M.S. Chorus) were awarded the 2nd place Trophy in that same division.

The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival Four Baldwin Upper School students have been recognized recently for their outstanding work by the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival. Winning prizes in the 2009 Young Playwrights Festival were seniors, (in photo, left to right) Caroline Durlacher, Jessica Cook and Erin O’Donnell. Cook and O’Donnell took second place awards for their plays, A Nursery and Under the Tracks, respectively. Durlacher won a third place award for her work, Knowing. Nearly 1,000 students in the Philadelphia region submitted their plays in the 2009 competition. Baldwin junior Kelsey Veno was one of 16 winners in the Philadelphia Young Playwrights’ 2010 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival. Her winning monologue, “Colorful,” was among those performed by professional actors Feb. 3-6 as part of the Festival at the Adrienne Theatre Mainstage, home of the InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia. This year the Festival received a record-breaking 411 monologue entries from students across the region.

Christmas Idol Contest Baldwin’s First through Third Grade Chorus made it to the semifinals of the B101 Christmas Idol Contest in December 2009. Congratulations to our talented little singers their teacher, Angela Bensinger, and Music Department Chair Cathie Schulte.