Congratulations to all Los Al students who participated in the Fourth District PTA Reflections Gallery, and to these 8 who received specific recognition:
Dezirea Saenz, LAHS: Award of Excellence for Dance Choreography - "Dezi's Freestyle". Her entry will advance to the CA state level for further judging.
This information is from the LAHS Marching Band website.
Tom Plunkett has been the Director of Bands at Los Alamitos High School since 2012. He began his teaching career in 2002 at Damien HS in La Verne, CA, and has served as an adjudicator for the Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association. Under his leadership, the symphonic and marching programs have gained local, regional, and national acclaim while emphasizing student growth and leadership. Mr. Plunkett earned the City of La Verne Teacher of the Year Award in 2008, the Los Alamitos HS Golden Apple Award in 2015, and the Los Alamitos USD Cabinet Award in 2015, and was a member of the World Champion Concord Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps in 1994. Tom married his high school sweetheart Lucia and they have two children, Oliver and Luna.
This bio is taken from Spotlight Jazz 2017 program.
This bio is taken from the Spotlight Jazz 2017 program:
Jesse Chang grew up in nearby Cerritos, where he nagged his parents for music lessons for years. He started on classical piano at 10, continued on through high school, and then began playing drums.
The Reflections Gallery presented by Los Alamitos PTA Council in March. The 2015-16 theme is , "Let Your Imagination Fly!" Over 200 entries from every school, representing every genre of arts: dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, visual art, photography. Participation in the program is growing. Weaver and McGaugh had more than 65 entries.
As the nation's largest volunteer-run child advocacy organization, PTA supports arts education because it recognizes its immense value to our