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Performing Arts Magnet

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Welcome to the Millikan Middle

School Performing Arts Magnet!

WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR SPRING MUSICAL IS....
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST AND CREW OF "NEWSIES" OUR AMAZING FALL MUSICAL!
 
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THE ON-TIME APPLICATION WINDOW FOR THE 2023/24 SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET IS OCTOBER 3, 2022 TO NOVEMBER 18, 2022. HOWEVER, THE LATE APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS ON DECEMBER 1ST. GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN NOW!
 
PLEASE CHECK OUT SOME OF THE REMARKABLE VIDEOS CREATED FOR OUR MUSICAL THEATER'S 2020-21 VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE "SINGING THROUGH THE DECADES!"
 
 
KAI WRIGHT "MOVING TOO FAST"
 
XAVIER MARTIN-PORTER "HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART"
 
CEANNA-MARIE FELICIANO "GIMME, GIMME"
 
EVERETTE LANG "POPULAR"
 
ANSEL COTTER "SONG OF THE KING"
 
JULIAN PANKOWSKI "FOR FOREVER" 
 
 
TEA KANTOR "GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE" 
 
ABBY DEL CONTE "I CAN'T DO IT ALONE" 
 
AUDRA COCKRUM "HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU"
 
MISHELLA VISHNEVSKIY "FOOTLOOSE"
 
8TH GRADE MUSICAL THEATER STUDENTS SING "SEASONS OF LOVE"
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis Armstrong Performing Arts Magnet is the highest ranked Performing Arts middle school in all of LAUSD!
 
Check out the list HERE!
 
If your child is interested in any aspect of the Performing Arts - theater, choral singing, stage crew, band, orchestra, dance - look no further! Louis Armstrong Middle School Performing Arts Magnet is THE PLACE TO BE!
 
We are proud to announce our cast list for our 2021 fall Musical Theater Production of "Oliver!"
 
 

Congratulations to the cast of… Oliver!

Oliver Twist…Jasper Jemison/Everette Lang

Mr. Bumble, Ensemble…Lili Fenchel/Joseph Arias

Widow Corney, Ensemble…Jude Quintanilla/Eva Maya Fong

Noah Claypole, 2nd Man, Ensemble…Leo Gragnani/Simon Behling

Mr. Sowerberry, 4th Man, Ensemble…Oliver Barrett/Lucas Reeder

Mrs. Sowerberry, Ensemble...Eva-Maya Fong/Lucy Tait

Charlotte, Ensemble…Abby Del Conte/Lily Torres

The Artful Dodger…Diego Lopez/Tucker Chandler

Fagin…Ansel Cotter/Marko Karovic

Nancy…Amelia Probst/Phoebe Kadovitz

Charles Bates—one of Fagin’s boys, Ensemble…Sarah Vattano/Leander Lewis

Bet, Ensemble…Sophia McKeith/Lucia Todorov

Rose Seller, Old Sally, Ensemble… Tea Kantor/Carly Abrams

Milk Maid, Old Lady, Ensemble …Michelle Henderson/Sydney Goodman

Bill Sykes…Abby Pniowsky/Thomas Roden

Mrs. Bedwin, Ensemble …Sophia Ray/Isabella Delgado

Mr. Brownlow, Ensemble...Ellie Steinberg/Lili Fenchel

Workhouse Assistant, Knife Grinder, Dr. Grimwig, Ensemble …Connor Ruckman/Kolbey Kliewer

Boy, Orphan, Workhouse…Sydney Forlano/Juan Guerrero

First Woman, Workhouse …Sophia Frenkel/Sasha Saunders

Second Woman, Workhouse, Ensemble … Maddy Mills/Andrea McCoy

Third Woman, Workhouse, Ensemble...Paisley Dushane/Jasmine Agyepong

Workhouse Assistant, Long Song Seller, Night Watchman, Workhouse, Ensemble…Sebastian Gracia/Bobbey Salinas

First Bow Street Runner, Workhouse, Orphan, Ensemble …Clover Murphy/Sutton Schiff

Second Bow Street Runner, Workhouse, Orphan, Ensemble …Finley Murphy/Sydney Goodman

Strawberry Seller, Man, Chairman, Ensemble…Nina Porter/Sam Murphy

Workhouse Assistant, 3rd man, Ensemble …Julian Hines/Jimmy Harris

Fagin’s Boys/Ensemble Cast A: Molly McNulty, Sarah Vattano, Sammy Goodman, Grace Rosa, Sutton Schiff, Leo Gragnani, Clare Frazier, Emma Jacobs

Fagin’s Boys/Ensemble Cast B: Leander Lewis, Samantha Rubinshteyn, Jimmy Harris, Aglaya Semenova, Juan Guerrero, Lucas Reeder, Amelia Fletcher, Eleanora Spuehler, Ella Sadowski

Featured Dancers/Ensemble Cast A:  Abby Del Conte, Zoe Schwartz, Sophia Frenkel, Harley Kokoefer, Nina Porter

Featured Dancers/Ensemble Cast B: Carly Abrams, Lolita Khachaturyan, Lucy Tait, Malia Thomas, Mia Maddocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We are so pleased and excited to announce the new members of the award-winning Millikan Musical Theater and Drama Production Programs for the 20/21 school year! After careful review of all the wonderful submissions, the difficult choices were narrowed down and the final lists have been made.
 
Without further ado, here are the lists!
 
 
 
 
 
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NEW INCOMING STUDENTS FOR MUSICAL THEATER 2020/21

 

Jasmine Agyepong

Joseph Arias

Zoey Babbs

June Bumgarner

Todd Cluckie-Cousar

Ansel Cotter

Kai Daye

Abigail Del Conte

Samara Feig

Sydney Goodman

Juan Guerrero

Kimberly Jordan Farmby

Phoebe Kadovitz

Tea Kantor

Marko Karovic

Chris Kiriakou

Everette Lang

Diego Lopez

Faith Madridejo

Sophia McKeith

Molly McNulty

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Clover Murphy

Finley Murphy

Chloe O’Connor

Abigail Pniowsky

Nina Porter

Sophia Rankin Ray

Samantha Rubinshtien

Connor Ruckman

Zoe Schwartz

 

Teagan Shelton

Lucia Todorov
 
RETURNING STUDENTS FOR MUSICAL THEATER 2020/21
 
Kirsten Adler
Izabella Alagao
Aidan Altman
Isabella Asarisi
Kayla Balikyan-Davis
Tyler Barton
Adrianna Bean
Sophia Boulton
Madison Braybon
Audra Cockrum
Finn Cragen
Aubrey Dehne
Maya Diaz
Halo Diamond-Cole
Cassidy Donovan Gordon
Jacob Drucker
Savannah Entin
Devon Espar
Ceanna-Marie Feliciano
Sofia Gandin
Maya Gitler
Noah Grismer
Marley Hansard
Xocoyotzin Herrera-Saldivar
Kayla Holsey
Morgan Johnson
Peyton Jones
Summer Kastner
Olivette Lee
Caroline Loeb
Mekhi Macias
Xavier Martin-Porter
Alexis Martinez
Carly Nelson
Julian Pankowski
Jordan Pereira
Isabella Perez
Lily Rose Silver
Hannah Sarnoff
Audrey Schmitt
Ayla Shelby
Marissa Soto
Mia Tatro
Madison Thacker
Ocean Threats
Lucy Tocantins
Mishella Vishnevskiy
Kai Wright
Anna Yung

 

NEW INCOMING STUDENTS FOR DRAMA PRODUCTION 2020/21

 

Ava Michrowski

Brian Botts

Clara Pierce

Elcie Calhoun

Ella Moceri

Fernando Levia

Haley Freidman

Isabelle Galebyan

Keeley Kaukimoce

Lea Geringas

Madeline Redmond-Pinter

Melos Sara

Nicolette Cohen

Phoebe Hartford

Sadie Burns

Santana Naope

Shantina Tirado

Sonia Sussman

Tristan Smith

 

 

 

RETURNING STUDENTS FOR DRAMA PRODUCTION 20/21

 

Lily Bensussen

Lexie Corona

Anasa Davis

April Del Cid-Benavente

Penny Epstein

Megan Falikoff

Mia Forney

Leann Ganon

Natalie Golovin

Anaiah Greene

Kaia Hummel

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Owen Jones

Mia Kenigsburg

Rachel Khutorskoy

Trixie Levy-Kirkpatrick

Amira Papp-Cservenak

Sophie Pollak

Helena Razi

Nicole Ripstein Letuchaya

Sophia Rose-Lund

Jaydon Santiago

Gregory Stagnaro

Milena Tarverdyan

Kevin Tessier

 
 

 

EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!

According to the Los Angeles Times' comprehensive study, only 35 out of 743 schools in all of LAUSD scored an A for their arts program. Amongst those that scored an A, the middle school that ranked the best of the best was.....drumroll please.....Millikan Middle School Performing Arts Magnet!! (Need we say more?)

P.S. Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is a high school, making Millikan the highest ranking middle school in the district.

Here's a snippet of the L.A. Times article:

 

 

 

If you have any questions, contact Mr. Porter, Magnet Coordinator, in the Magnet Office, or send your questions via email to [email protected].







 

 

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The code for the Magnet is 1823802

 

 



The LAUSD Magnet Program is a court-ordered, voluntary integration opportunity available to all students in grades K-12 who live within the boundaries of LAUSD. It offers specialized courses or curricula designed to attract students based on their interests while stressing academic excellence, cooperative/experiential learning, interdisciplinary coursework, and peer collaboration.