March 2-31         Youth Art Month Exhibit– independent schools lower school art @ Gaston Day School

March 12           GrandFriend’s Day – Lower School

March 21           Youth Art Month Artist Reception - Lower Scool Artists, Gaston Day School

April 9 – 10        CITA (Christians In Theatre Arts) Secondary Theatre Festival, Charlotte Christian

April 22             Spring Night of One Acts, 7 p.m. Harbor Auditorium

April 29             Celebration of the Arts – 7 p.m. 

May 2               9th District Congressional Art Show for high school students.
                        Time: 2 to 3:30 pm. The Art Institute of Charlotte.

May 11             Art Fest Artists Reception 6:30-8:30 pm- Christ Covenant Church lobby

May 12-14        Art Fest Exhibit 8-4 pm

Covenant Day School

Today’s Date: 4/13/10

On April 9 & 10, Covenant Day School drama students attended the Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA) Secondary School Theatre Festival hosted by Charlotte Christian School.  This is an annual competition open to private, public and homeschooled students to provide the opportunity to sharpen skills through competitions in the areas of contrasting monologues, full length monologues, duo and ensemble acting scenes, and solo, duo and ensemble musical theatre scenes.  Each performance was evaluated by a panel of CITA judges, who are college professors or heads of theater departments.  Ratings ranged from Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair, to Honorable Mention.  The judges made it clear that they were not going to be lenient in their evaluations, one stating “after all, we are teachers, and we are entitled to give C’s and D’s”. 

Drawing performers from the Charlotte, Asheville, Norfolk, and Atlanta areas, the festival was graciously hosted by Charlotte Christian students and parents.  All of the performers exhibited a passion and love for theater, and enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their talents. 

Covenant Day School students received a minimum of “excellent” ratings in their categories.  However, Emma Van de Velde and Claire Weigel both received “superior” ratings for their musical theater solo performances.  Claire Weigel received the award for the best overall performance in this category.

The next CITA festival is tentatively scheduled to be held in Greenville, SC in January 2011.

1st row (l to r): KJ Fon-Ndikum, Emma Van deVelde
2nd row (l to r): Henny Rau, Anna Farish, Sammi Choi, Claire Weigel
3rd row (l to r): Emma Smith, Mrs. Thomas, Katherine Murdoch

Claire Weigel wins best overall performance in the musical theatre solo category. Claire and Emma both received superior ratings by the adjudicators.