Eagles fly despite loss to Guilderland
Tonight was Senior Night for the Bethlehem High School boys lacrosse team, as they took on neighboring Guilderland High School. If you are into small town America events, this evening was right up your alley. As you pulled into the parking lot near the field, a giant American flag draped between two fully extended Delmar Fire Trucks greeted the arriving crowd. A celebration for a dozen high school senior lacrosse players was about to begin, followed by a game of rivals. Not bad if you like a little drama.
The game was great. It was played about how you expect student-athletes from these two high schools to compete with each other in most every sport. Their school districts border each other geographically and many of the students compete with each other on club teams and/or travel teams. The game went back and forth all night with Guilderland finally winning 9-8. A tip of the cap goes to Bethlehem assistant boys lacrosse coach, Tim Hanni
Theater nominees getting it done with no stage
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Shakespeare once wrote that all the world’s a stage. He also wrote it while the bubonic plague had killed people across England. Albany High schoolers proved that the words of the Bard were indeed immortal, when they turned their own little worlds into stages in a plague of their own.
It has been a tough year for students across the country. But these young artists have persevered in their dedication to their craft and have made it to the final round of the High School Musical Theatre Awards.
This event, annual until COVID forced its cancellation in 2020, is usually played writ large on Proctors mammoth stage, with dozens of students recreating their high school production numbers before a large audience. This year, instead of canceling it again, Proctors opted for a smaller version that would keep alive students involvement while jeopardizing the health of no one.
High school musical nominees announced
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Sister Act, Glens Falls High School at the 2019 High School Theatre Musical Awards at Proctors. This year s awards show will focus on individual actors and actresses and will be pre-recorded.Gary McPherson
Proctors announced the nominees for the 2021 High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors at a live event on Wednesday.
Due to schools being unable to perform live musicals, 14 schools participated in the event s fifth year, plus an additional 19 individual students (not associated with a participating school) submitted a virtual audition for adjudicators in Best Actor and Best Actress categories.
“This year more than ever, in a year of cancelled high school performances and empty auditoriums, said Philip Morris, CEO of Proctors Collaborative, we are taking a minute to recognize those students who would have excelled in their school’s productions.”
Grondahl: Guilderland father makes guitars. Son shreds them.
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Jeff Drake is a self-taught luthier who has built 10 handmade electric guitars and one electric bass, although he cannot play any of them.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Ben Drake gave up the violin as a teenager and switched to the electric guitar. His mom occasionally asks him to unplug if he s jamming into the wee hours.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Drake made this guitar with wood salvaged from a rotted maple tree limb that fell on his family s mini-van in McKownville.Paul Grondahl / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less