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Senior Ayanna Nathan prepares her solo for the upcoming choir concert. The 1950s POPS concert will be May. 29.

Choir prepares for last concert of the year

Abigail Prestholdt May 28, 2019

Choir teacher John Myszkowski said the concert has a central theme and gives the students new, exciting opportunities to get more involved. “We've been, now for a number of years, doing a new decade...

Sophomore Phoebe McKinney sings and dances during her zero hour choir class. Choir is preparing for their 1940s POPS concert May 29 in the High School auditorium .

Sophomores accepted into All-State Choir

Abby Prestholdt May 13, 2019

After hearing he had been accepted into All-State Choir, sophomore Leo Dworsky said he was excited to begin the program because of all the good stories he has been told about it. “From what I have...

Senior Monica Foley April 11 practice dance during the choir class. The choir is fundraising to be able to take a trip to New York during the summer.

Choir fundraiser quiz

Abby Prestholdt April 17, 2019

Choir is currently fundraising for a trip during the summer. Take this quiz to learn more information about what they are doing. (function(t,e,s,n){var o,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementById(n)||(o=e.getElementsByTagName(s),a=o[o.length-1],c=e.createElement(s),c.type="text/javascript",c.async=!0,c.id=n,c.src=["https:"===location.protocol?"https://":"http://","widget.surveymonkey.com/collect/website/js/tRaiETqnLgj758hTBazgd2fmW69fCmQhNlYBrKJoGZIW3Yq26KCGwRFFbJIVdLDC.js"].join(""),a.parentNode.insertBefore(c,a))})(window,document,"script","smcx-sdk");...

Sophomores Deo Shindano and Cal Stokes practice singing their part with the rest of choir Feb. 7. Shindano and Stokes both play Rolf in Parks rendition of The Sound of Music. Park choir will be performing The Sound of Music Feb. 28, March 1, 2 and 3.

Choir works to make ‘The Sound of Music’ a success

Ethan Meisler, Adin Zweigbaum, and Sofia Seewald February 20, 2019

As choir gets ready to perform “The Sound of Music,” sophomore Leo Dworsky said the cast has been working productively during practices with help from choir teacher John Myszkowski, as well as co-director...

Choir Musical Preview

February 19, 2019

Juniors Euan Lim and Mitchell Voseschen are rehearsing for the school musical Sound of Music. They were both attending zero hour Jan. 9, which is before school.

Choir begins preparation for musical

Sofie Geretz and Ethan Meisler January 17, 2019

Choir teacher John Myszkowski said the satisfaction he gets from teaching high school students is because of their increased abilities and adaptability when it comes time for big performances. “High...

Amaya Fokuo rehearses in the VocalEssence choir Nov. 19. The group of high school students rehearses every Monday 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Augsburg University. The next VocalEssence concert is at 7:30 p.m. Dec.1.

Junior sings in selective youth choir

Marta Hill December 7, 2018

What did VocalEssence do with Josh Groban? I sing for a company called VocalEssence. VocalEssence basically got an invite from Josh Groban’s people to pick a gospel choir of about 20 people to sing...

Senior Ana Armbrecht plays the flute at the joint band and Park Singers practice Nov. 28. The combined group will perform at the band concert Dec. 3.

Band to collaborate with Park Singers

Amaia Barajas December 6, 2018

As senior Lexi Lee, who plays clarinet in the wind ensemble, nears the last winter concert of her band career, she reflects on ending band and saying goodbye to another high school experience. “It’s...

Sophmore Leo Dworsky practices one on one with his choir teacher Mr. Myszkowski.

Singer pursues career in music

Noah Orloff December 1, 2018

As sophomore singer Leo Dworsky performs, he said his favorite parts of singing are developing relationships with others as well as improving his own vocal technique. “I love connecting with other...

Sophomore Phoebe McKinney sings alongside her fellow park singers. The annual fall choir concert Oct. 29 included a collection of middle schoolers all the way to seniors.

Park seniors end their last District Vocal Festival

Katie Hardie November 2, 2018

According to senior choir member Ayanna Nathan, singing in the District Vocal Festival this Monday, showed her growth as a singer. “It was our final District Vocal Festival, so it was very important...

Seniors Claudia Stone, Lexi Lee and Cecilia Brown play in the pep band during Parks homecoming game Sep. 21. Lee participated alongside her peers at the Metro West All-Conference band.

All-Conference provides learning experiences

David Bryant, Sofie Geretz, and Ethan Meisler October 8, 2018

This year at All-Conference, schools selected students from band, orchestra and choir to prepare a concert in one day, according to the St. Louis Park High School 6425 News. Guest conductor Kyle Fleming...

Seniors Atticus Raasch and William Phelan sing Journey On from Ragtime as a part of the senior recitals May 30.

Choir ends on high note

Jacob Stillman May 31, 2018

The audience erupted in cheers as the choir seniors finished their a cappella performance of ‘Man in the Mirror’ by Michael Jackson, marking the end of the last choir performance for those seniors. Choir...

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