Council Rock High School South
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Council Rock High School South is a high school
located in Holland
, Bucks County
, Pennsylvania
. It is operated by the Council Rock School District
.
The school was built in 2002 in order to curb the overpopulation at what was then Council Rock High School. Since then, the old high school location has been renamed Council Rock High School North
. Serving grades 9-12, South is currently a home to over 2000 students.
The school colors are blue, white, and gold, and the sports teams are known as The Golden Hawks.
as Thespian Troupe 6463.
Golden Wings is a student run organization with anywhere from 40 to 100 cast and crew members for any given show. The club usually produces two musicals and one play during each school year. Their 2009-2010 show line-up was Zombie Prom
, Anything Goes
, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
. This was the first time Golden Wings performed a piece by Shakespeare
.
In 2008, they were the first high school in the world to perform Frankenstein - A New Musical
, the musical adaption of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. On opening night, two of the three writers of the show were in the audience. Following the performance, they went backstage to congratulate the director, cast, and crew, saying that it was the best high school show they had ever seen and that it far exceeded their expectations.
In past years, many students from Golden Wings have competed in the Pennsylvania State Theatre Conference and have qualified to compete at the International Thespian Festival
in Lincoln, Nebraska; in 2008, all seven students who competed at the state level qualified to move on to Thespian Festival, and one senior won a Technical Theatre Scholarship from the PA Chapter of the International Thespian Society
at the State Conference. In 2009, two seniors won scholarships from the State Conference - one for Technical Theatre and one for Theatre Performance. For the second time since Golden Wings joined the International Thespian Society, Troupe 6463 has been invited to perform a 2-hour musical at the 2010 State Conference.
In 2009, the Orchestra was honored to perform in a "Side-By-Side rehearsal" with the Philadelphia Orchestra
at the Kimmel Center. The combined group was led by Rossen Milanov and played Light Cavalry Overture, "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, and Russian Easter Overture. In 2007, the Orchestra performed in another "Side-By-Side" concert with the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, where they performed the opera overture La Gazza Ladra.
The orchestra’s success in Scotland led to performances at the new United States Constitution Center and at various adjudication festivals where they have consistently earned superior ratings. Since 2004, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Trenton Symphony Orchestra, Ocean City Pops, and Temple University
faculty have given master sectionals four or five times each year in an effort to raise the level of play to new heights. In April 2005, the orchestra traveled to Baltimore
’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to work with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
. Comments by the Baltimore Symphony's members echoed the praises by numerous other professional musicians that Council Rock High School South is unique in its ability to draw so much talent into one school. Later that month, the Orchestra hosted Its First Annual Orchestra Festival. The unique festival featured six high school full orchestras from Eastern Pennsylvania that were adjudicated by a panel of three professional orchestra conductors. Due to its success, Council Rock South hosts the festival every year and will hold the 7th annual festival on May 6, 2011.
On March 1, 2010, the Orchestra announced its upcoming trip to France
during Spring Break 2011, visiting such locations as Paris
, Monte Carlo
, and Nice
. At the time of announcement, the trip included performances at La Salle Gaveau
and a rehearsal with the Nice Conservatory of Music. On April 13, 2010, the Orchestra announced that it would also be the only non-professional Orchestra performing at the Auditorium Rainier III in Monte Carlo, with the proceeds from that concert benefitting the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Holland
Holland, Pennsylvania
Holland is an unincorporated community in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located next to Newtown, Richboro, and Churchville. One of its communities is Village Shires, which has approximately 4,000 residents.-History:...
, Bucks County
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It is operated by the Council Rock School District
Council Rock School District
The Council Rock School District also known as CRSD is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its administrative offices are located in the Borough of Newtown. It spends over US$ 9,000 per secondary student per year...
.
The school was built in 2002 in order to curb the overpopulation at what was then Council Rock High School. Since then, the old high school location has been renamed Council Rock High School North
Council Rock High School North
Council Rock High School North is a high school located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Council Rock School District. The school is located across Swamp Road from Newtown Middle School and Tyler State Park, and down Swamp Road from Bucks County Community College...
. Serving grades 9-12, South is currently a home to over 2000 students.
The school colors are blue, white, and gold, and the sports teams are known as The Golden Hawks.
Wrestling
Led by head coach Brad Silimperi, South's wrestling program has been one of the best in the state for the past decade. In 2005, in only the third year of existence the wrestling team captured a PIAA State team title. They followed up with two 4th place finishes at the PIAA state tournament in 2008 and 2011. As of 2011, in only 9 years Silimperi has crowned 7 individual state champions, 18 Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional champions, 32 District 1 champions, and 42 Section 1 champions. Council Rock South also captured back to back to back S.E. PA regional team titles ('08-'10), six Section 1 team titles ('05,'06,'07,'08,'10,'11) as well as five straight district titles ('07-'11). They have won the SOL league title 7 times in 9 years. Trap McCormack, a 3 time Pennsylvania state champion is the Head Assistant. McCormack was awarded with the 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year award from "Wrestling USA" Magazine. He is only the third Pennsylvanian to earn the honor. Silimperi also is a former PIAA state champion. Both Silimperi and McCormack were Division 1 wrestlers at Lock Haven University.AA Hockey
On March 21, 2011, The Golden Hawks Hockey team won the AA Flyers Cup Championship game by a score of 5-2 over C.B. East. This was the 3rd straight year that they have made it to the AA Flyers Cup Final .Cheerleading
On February 1, 2009, CR South's Varsity Competition Cheerleading Squad competed at the American National Championships in Baltimore, Maryland. The squad placed first in the Large Varsity division.Golden Wings Theatre Company
The drama department of South is known as Golden Wings Theatre Company. Director: Lori Steele Naglak; Assistant Director: Teri Dougherty; Technical Director: Fred Bauer. They are a part of the International Thespian SocietyInternational Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. The International Thespian Society was founded in Fairmont, West Virginia...
as Thespian Troupe 6463.
Golden Wings is a student run organization with anywhere from 40 to 100 cast and crew members for any given show. The club usually produces two musicals and one play during each school year. Their 2009-2010 show line-up was Zombie Prom
Zombie Prom
Zombie Prom is an Off-Broadway musical, also adapted into a short film. It was first produced at the Red Barn Theatre, Key West, Florida in 1993. It opened off-Broadway in New York City at the Variety Arts Theatre in 1996. It opens November 2009 in London with a UK Premiere at the off-west end...
, Anything Goes
Anything Goes
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London...
, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
. This was the first time Golden Wings performed a piece by Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
.
In 2008, they were the first high school in the world to perform Frankenstein - A New Musical
Frankenstein - A New Musical
Frankenstein — A New Musical is a musical with music by Mark Baron, lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson, and a book by Jackson and Gary P. Cohen, based on the Mary Shelley novel of the same name...
, the musical adaption of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. On opening night, two of the three writers of the show were in the audience. Following the performance, they went backstage to congratulate the director, cast, and crew, saying that it was the best high school show they had ever seen and that it far exceeded their expectations.
In past years, many students from Golden Wings have competed in the Pennsylvania State Theatre Conference and have qualified to compete at the International Thespian Festival
International Thespian Festival
The International Thespian Festival is an annual week-long theatre festival that brings together U.S. high school theatre clubs, thespian troupes, and programs...
in Lincoln, Nebraska; in 2008, all seven students who competed at the state level qualified to move on to Thespian Festival, and one senior won a Technical Theatre Scholarship from the PA Chapter of the International Thespian Society
International Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. The International Thespian Society was founded in Fairmont, West Virginia...
at the State Conference. In 2009, two seniors won scholarships from the State Conference - one for Technical Theatre and one for Theatre Performance. For the second time since Golden Wings joined the International Thespian Society, Troupe 6463 has been invited to perform a 2-hour musical at the 2010 State Conference.
Music Programs
Council Rock High School South has several music groups, including a Marching Band, a Symphony Orchestra, and a Symphonic Choir, as well as several smaller groups like the Jazz Band and the South Vocal Ensemble.Marching Band
On January 11, 2011, the Council Rock High School South Marching Band announced their planned trip to San Diego, California over the 2011-2012 winter break. Here, they will perform as part of the Bridgepoint Holiday Bowl Massed Band Halftime Show. They will also perform in the Big Bay Balloon Parade, compete in a marching band competition, and parade down main street in Disneyland.Orchestra
The Council Rock South Orchestra has already performed for over 60 festival, school, neighborhood and overseas concerts.Two of our highlights were performance tours of Scotland and Italy. The Orchestra traveled to Italy in 2007 and performed 4 concerts in Rome, Siena, and Padova and performed with the Orchestre Giovanile del Veneto as part of the Gala Concert in the 17th Annual International Music Meeting. In May 2003, conductor Christopher Simon led his orchestra on a tour of Scotland with his colleague Rick Bogle and the Council Rock High School North Symphony Orchestra, performing in notable halls in Elgin and Edinburgh.In 2009, the Orchestra was honored to perform in a "Side-By-Side rehearsal" with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
at the Kimmel Center. The combined group was led by Rossen Milanov and played Light Cavalry Overture, "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, and Russian Easter Overture. In 2007, the Orchestra performed in another "Side-By-Side" concert with the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, where they performed the opera overture La Gazza Ladra.
The orchestra’s success in Scotland led to performances at the new United States Constitution Center and at various adjudication festivals where they have consistently earned superior ratings. Since 2004, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Trenton Symphony Orchestra, Ocean City Pops, and Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
faculty have given master sectionals four or five times each year in an effort to raise the level of play to new heights. In April 2005, the orchestra traveled to Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to work with members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is a professional American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.In September 2007, Maestra Marin Alsop led her inaugural concerts as the Orchestra’s twelfth music director, making her the first woman to head a major American orchestra.The BSO Board...
. Comments by the Baltimore Symphony's members echoed the praises by numerous other professional musicians that Council Rock High School South is unique in its ability to draw so much talent into one school. Later that month, the Orchestra hosted Its First Annual Orchestra Festival. The unique festival featured six high school full orchestras from Eastern Pennsylvania that were adjudicated by a panel of three professional orchestra conductors. Due to its success, Council Rock South hosts the festival every year and will hold the 7th annual festival on May 6, 2011.
On March 1, 2010, the Orchestra announced its upcoming trip to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
during Spring Break 2011, visiting such locations as Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, and Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
. At the time of announcement, the trip included performances at La Salle Gaveau
Gaveau
Gaveau of Paris was a French piano manufacturer. The company was established by Joseph Gabriel Gaveau in 1847 in Paris and used to be one of the three largest piano makers in France . A large factory was located at Fontenay-sous-Bois....
and a rehearsal with the Nice Conservatory of Music. On April 13, 2010, the Orchestra announced that it would also be the only non-professional Orchestra performing at the Auditorium Rainier III in Monte Carlo, with the proceeds from that concert benefitting the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.