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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. New Rochelle High School junior and Performing and Visual Arts Education Three student Amanda Murphy stepped on the Linda Kelly Threatre stage with other P.A.V.E. students as part of the groups student performance from New Rochelle High Schools acclaimed theatre group during the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence Rubie Saunders Fall Literary Festival Friday morning.
Although Murphy might have felt nervous prior to the groups performance, it was also a monumental occasion since it was her first time performing with other fellow theater enthusiasts at the festival throughout her tenure with the group since freshman year.
I love performing, so its all kind of mixed, said Murphy.
Murphy was honored to perform with P.A.V.E in front of her fellow honors English classmates, students, staff and distinguished guest speakers, including New Rochelle High School 1968 graduate and 19th Century Bookshop Proprietor, Stephan Lowentheil, New Rochelle High School graduate and American Booksellers Association CEO, Oren Teicher, and New Rochelle High School graduate and Penn State DuBois Professor of English, Richard Kopley. The student has performed with the group mumerous times.
The fact that they get to see me perform is pretty cool, said Murphy. They know how I am academically, but they dont know how I am outside of the classroom.
Attendees were given an opportunity to meet and greet with the authors prior to their lectures.
Im really delighted to be here, Teicher said as he addressed the crowd following his opportunity to express his knowledge about the book business. Its good to be back in New Rochelle High School.
The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence is a private, independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established to support projects that the school budget cannot fund, according to its website.
The fund is committed to providing exciting, enriching programs that encourage all students to excel in education. Programs supported by the Fund serve every school in the district, and reach every student in his/her educational journey from kindergarten through 12th grade, according to the site.
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