WATERLOO â More than 100 students will put their talents on display in DeKalb High Schoolâs production of âMamma Mia!â this weekend.
Staging the smash-hit Broadway musical takes 32 performers on stage, 60 students in the technical crew and an 11-member band.
âItâs way more kids than weâve ever had involved,â said director and theater instructor Jed Freels.
The show revolves around the hit songs of Swedish pop group ABBA, and DeKalbâs auditorium has never been better equipped to showcase the schoolâs vocalists.
This marks the second year for a new digital sound system purchased with a donation from The James Foundation, but the pandemic has limited chances to show it off until now.
WATERLOO â DeKalb High School students won major awards in the 33rd annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, which was judged virtually last week, the school announced.
Christopher Schweitzer, Sydney Hefty and Matthias Hefty were selected to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be judged May 3-6 through videoconferencing.
Matthias Hefty placed first overall among freshmen in the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, receiving a plaque and $500 prize. His project is titled âHay Waste: The Financial Impact Due to Poor Design.â
Sydney Hefty placed third overall among seniors in the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, earning a plaque and $100 prize. She also received a $1,000 scholarship to attend an Indiana college for her selection as a John and Janet Davis Scholar. Her project is titled âThe Effects of Different Turbine Blade Shapes on the Output of Hydroelectric Power.â
WATERLOO â DeKalb High School art students earned 28 awards in this yearâs regional Scholastics Art and Writing awards competition.
Talented art students from more than 60 high schools in the 32-county tri-state region competed for Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards.
This year saw a total of 1,410 art entries from the region. Only 417 received awards, and DeKalb High School students captured 28 of them.
Entries were judged by various panels of judges ranging from area professional artists, retired art educators and other important figures in the art community.
Students submitted entries in a number of different categories including photography, drawing and illustration, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics and painting.