UCS theater teacher receives director of the year award
Kirstin Carolin, who has taught theater at Henry Ford II High School for the past six years, was named the winner of the 2021 Bob Koger Theatre Director of the Year Award by the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association.
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA A Utica Community Schools theater teacher recently was honored for innovation and leadership by a state association of peers.
Henry Ford II theater teacher Kirstin Carolin has been named the recipient of the 2021 Bob Koger Theatre Director of the Year Award by the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association.
UCS theater students earn more than $1 million in scholarships
Maria Chesnutt, a senior at Utica High School, practices her acting skills at Utica High School. She received a scholarship at the virtual Michigan Thespian Festival.
Photo provided by Maria Chesnutt
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS Twenty Utica Community Schools district theater students joined more than 500 other theater students across Michigan at this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival, which was held virtually Dec. 4-6, and eight of the Utica Community students received scholarships from colleges.
Though things may have looked a bit different this year, students attended this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival virtually and experienced a weekend of development, growth and competition.