As part of SHS DECA, over 30 students traveled to Anaheim, California to compete in a plethora of events all revolving around business. DECA is a student organization that “prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.” After an incredibly successful state conference, Sentinel qualified over 40 individuals to compete at the national level. This remarkable feat marks the excellence that Sentinel DECA is nationally known for. Last year, Sentinel even sent students to the top ten with two different events. We wish them luck as they compete this week in Anaheim!
After years of sticking to non-musical shows, the Sentinel Drama Department has teamed up with the Choir Department to put on Once Upon a Mattress, a Broadway retelling of the Princess and the Pea. Earlier this year as Katie Geoghegan, the drama teacher, and Jessica Tidwelll, the choir director made the decision to join forces and students to embark on this challenging journey. After over a month of rehearsal, the cast and crew are in final preparations for their performances later this week. Cast member Frances Connery, who plays Lady Larkin said that her favorite thing about the whole process was “New kids being involved! It’s a fascinating mix!” This marks a first, and according to Geoghegan and Tidwell definitely not a last, in Sentinel Drama and Choir history. Performances of Once Upon a Mattress will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 21st-23rd at 7:30pm with one matinee performance on Saturday at 1:30pm. All performances will be held in the Margaret Johnson Theater at Sentinel High School. Tickets are $8 for all evening performances, and $6 for the matinee.
