Holmdel High School
Student Awarded
National Honor Society
Scholarship
TheJournalNJ.com | MAY 2021 31
The National Honor Society
(NHS) announced
that Trevor Kiss, a high
school senior at Holmdel
High School and member of
NHS, has been selected as an
Kiss was chosen from nearly
10,000 applicants and will
receive a $3,200 scholarship
toward higher education.
Since 1946, more than
$19 million in scholarships
have been awarded to outstanding
NHS senior members
to support college access and student success. The scholarship
program is supported by the parent organization of NHS, the National
Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
In the 100 years since NHS was founded in 1921, members have
been making a difference in their schools and communities, and the
NHS Scholarship is NASSP’s way of recognizing the most exceptional
of these student leaders. Recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated
work to support the four pillars of NHS: scholarship, service,
leadership and character.
At Holmdel High School, Kiss has served as Pep Band vice-president
and an active member of Tri-M Music National Honor Society,
National Society of High School Scholars, Latin Honor Society and the
National Order of the Arrow, and has also helps organize the Color
Guard at the Run for the Fallen at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial each
year as an Eagle Scout with Troop 331. This fall, he will attend Rutgers
University’ School of Engineering to study mechanical engineering.
For more information about the NHS, the scholarship and the
2021 recipients, visit nhs.us.
Holmdel Theatre Guild
Virtually Presents
‘The Little Mermaid’
The Holmdel Theatre Guild (HTG) presented a streamed performance
of its winter musical, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” this
past April. This production marked a triumphant return to the
stage for members of the drama club at Holmdel High School after last
year’s production was postponed on opening night, and eventually
canceled, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guild planned
to present a live performance in the high school auditorium, but
made that impossible.
“This show is a testament to the collaborative spirit of theatre
and the passion and joy that theatre students at Holmdel High School
bring to their art,” said Dr. Jim DeVivo, director and district theatre
teacher. “We made a promise to each other at the beginning of the
year that no matter what, no matter when, and no matter how, the
show will go on this year!”
The cast of The Little Mermaid featured an ensemble of 20
students including Skylar Yannello (Ariel), Nicholas DiBlasi (Prince
Eric), Avery Peters (Flounder), Mia Alecia Goins (Scuttle), Mason Mc-
Carthy (King Triton), Aman Tolia (Sebastian), Evelyn Salvia (Ursula),
Alexandra Bauman (Flotsam/Ensemble), Rina Gallo (Jetsam), Nicole
DiBlasi (Grimsby/Adela), Gianna Sottile (Aquata/Ensemble), Keira
Behal (Atina/Pilot/Ensemble), Caroline Liedel (Andrina/Ensemble),
Eva Merhi (Arista/Ensemble), Bella Moitoso (Alana/Chef Louis/Ensemble),
Ella Blackmore (Ensemble), Hailey Bowden (Ensemble), Rebecca
Hancock (Ensemble), Anastasia VanderWoude (Ensemble), and Jordan
Yannello (Ensemble).
Streaming of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” was presented
through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
(MTI). All authorized performance materials were supplied by MTI
(MTIShows.com).
Music is by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater
and book by Doug Wright. The musical is based on the Hans Chris-
& John Musker. It is written and directed by Ron Clements and originally
produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. Orchestrations are by
Danny Troob, incidental music and vocal arrangements by Michael Kosarin,
and dance arrangements by Danny Chase. The HTG production
was directed by DeVivo with musical direction by Mike McCormick and
choreography by Shannon O’Brien.
The Holmdel Theatre Guild is a student theatre company at Holmdel
High School that produces three shows each school year: a fall
play, winter musical and spring one-acts.
For information about the Holmdel Theatre Guild, including pictures
and insights throughout the rehearsal process, as well as details
about upcoming performances, follow the Guild on social media via
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or on the HTG website.
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