The Oak Lawn Community High School music department took the show on the road when the young musicians participated in the Deep Dish Music Festival at Columbia College Chicago, a popular music festival for area high school and college musicians.

The 21 students in the Modern Music Ensemble and Modern Music Ensemble Workshop groups had the opportunity to perform for professionals in the pop music field at the event.

In related news, the school’s Electric Guitar Ensemble recently competed in the 56th annual Mundelein Jazz Invitational where Caio Cordeiro and Diego Davila received outstanding soloist awards.

MPA 8th graders qualify for History Fair State Finals

Morgan Park Academy’s annual eighth grade history fair project produced not only a host of outstanding exhibits, but also four qualifiers for the state finals in Springfield.

Lyric Artwell (Crown Point, Indiana), Delia Bergin (Beverly), Alana Haaruun (East Beverly) and Simone Whitt (Morgan Park) will represent MPA at the state level after being recognized by judges at the Chicago Metro History Fair regional competition.

The four students joined classmates Allison Cleveland (East Beverly), Kristen Crawford (Flossmoor), Madalyn Marmolejo (West Beverly) and Rain Schuman-Cook (Morgan Park) at regionals after being selected as best in class by MPA faculty.

Locals tour with Augustana College ensemble

Lockport’s Claudia Dlugosz, Mokena’s Maddy Overstreet and New Lenox’s Abbey Soper and Miranda Tyda performed with Augustana College’s Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble April 14-15 in Missouri and Iowa.

They will also perform selections from their tour on April 29 on campus in Rock Island.

University of Alaska Fairbanks fall chancellor’s list

Amanda Bolek, Orland Hills

University of Dallas fall dean’s list

Emma Bergman, Homer Glen

University of Dallas fall honor roll list

Sophie Bergman, Homer Glen

University of Kentucky fall dean’s list

Frankfort: Salma Khalil; Homer Glen: Maya Donegan, Dolan Whittle; Homewood: Sally Pauss; Mokena: Claire McGuire; New Lenox: Kelsi Asselborn, Josephine Bernier, Patrick Kale; Orland Park: Grace Allocco, Grace Gerst, Haley Kolinski

Western Illinois University spring scholars

Burbank: Evelyn Garcia, Centennial Honors College Scholar, will graduate with high academic distinction, magna cum laude; Trine Gomez-Majthoub, Centennial Honors Scholar, will graduate with high academic distinction, magna cum laude; Haley Homel, Centennial Honors College Scholar, will graduate with academic distinction, cum laude; Chicago Heights: Dagoberto Montero Servin, will graduate with academic distinction, cum laude; Evergreen Park: Lucas Kantzler, Centennial Honors College Scholar; Hazel Crest: Dejah Bush, will graduate with academic distinction, cum laude; Midlothian: Reilly Dreher, Centennial Honors College Scholar; Manhattan: Molly McCauley, Centennial Honors College Scholar, will graduate with highest academic distinction, summa cum laude; New Aaron Weseloh, Centennial Honors College Scholar, will graduate with academic distinction, cum laude

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