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While public schools in the Five Towns, and local yeshivas, are taking measures to combat antisemitism in their academic environments, Richard Altabe, the lower school principal at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, says that more should have been done sooner.
Sock & Buskin Players award scholarships
SIDNEY Sock & Buskin Players has announced the 2021 Hesselbein Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to Ryan Gibson, Ellie Pistone, Pippin Pistone and Delaney Wilson, of Sidney, and Ella Gover, of Piqua.
Gibson is a graduate of Sidney High School, member of the National Honor Society, and will be attending the University of Toledo majoring in Human Resource Management. While at Lehman High School and Sidney High School, he was involved in baseball, golf, choir, District Honors Choir, drama club, Key Club; the high school play “Alice in Wonderland” and the musicals “On the Town,” “Into the Woods,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” He also appeared in the Sidney Dance Company production of “Cats” as well as Sock & Buskin’s “Grease.”
Actors perform ‘Same Time, Next Year’
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SIDNEY In 2020, Sock & Buskin Players only had the opportunity to produce one show which was in February titled “Same Time, Next Year” directed by Polly Lawson.
“Enchanting Tales,” a youth production, was to be performed in March, but due to COVID-19 was canceled. The group had also hoped to host “Sidney’s Got Talent” and produce “Newsies” which were both postponed.
Busienss Manager Christi Thomas has submitted the following report:
Franklin Streb is the president with Ken Pistone, vice president in charge of productions; Maggie Streb, webmaster and vice president in charge of marketing; Savannah Hostetler, secretary; and Christi Thomas, business manager. Committees include Kevin Frazier-Jones in charge of adult planning; Kimberly Pistone heads family & youth planning; Kathy Streb is in charge of fundraising; with Polly Lawson heading membership and long-range planning.