CeLyn Even
1st Place, $500 cash prize
"A New Journey Everyday"
Maggie Schira's
2nd Place, $250 cash prize
"Let's Take the Scenic Route"
CeLyn Evens
1st Place, Art & Best of Show
Community In Grasp - Sharpie, Watercolor, Marker
BEST MUSICAL (Nominee)
Marcos de Niza High School - Annie
BEST LEAD MALE (Nominee)
Marcos de Niza High School – Rashad Moore
BEST LEAD FEMALE (Nominee)
Marcos de Niza High School – Hailey Reihl
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE – FEMALE (Nominee)
Marcos de Niza High School – Sydney Storment
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE - MALE (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Kyrian Sowards
OUTSTANDING VOCALIST (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Brach Drew
OUTSTANDING DANCER (Nominee)
Marcos de Niza High School – Kyla Jackson
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVMENT - COSTUMES (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Dorian Williams
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVMENT – HAIR & MAKEUP (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Presley Symington
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVMENT – LIGHTING (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Jonathan Fishman
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVMENT – SOUND (Nominee & Finalist)
Marcos de Niza High School – Jason Johnson
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (WINNER):
Allie Campina as Grace in Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play (WINNER):
Gillian Ficarra as Kathryn in Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (WINNER):
Brach Drew as Rooster in Annie (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (NOMINEE):
Rashad P. Moore as Roeder in Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play (NOMINEE):
Eden Gezai as Irene, Ms. Wiley in Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play (NOMINEE):
Hailey Reihl as Mrs. Roeder in Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (NOMINEE):
Kaitlyn Jacobson as Lily in Annie (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (NOMINEE):
Hailey Reihl as Hannigan in Annie (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Ensemble (NOMINEE):
Ensemble: Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Outstanding Direction (NOMINEE)
Patrick McChesney for Radium Girls (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Ceramics teacher and department chair, Jasen Evoy, won the Tempe Diablos' "Lifetime Achievement" award.
November 2018: MdN Chamber Orchestra plays at Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Conference at El Conquistador Resort in Tucson, AZ as Featured Performing Ensemble; MdN Chamber Orchestra was the only orchestra chosen from ensembles throughout the state.
January 2019: For the sixth year, the Tetra String Quartet provides chamber music coachings and workshops for MdN Orchestra students as Ensemble-in-Residence at Marcos de Niza High School. Funding for the Ensemble-in-Residence Program is made possible by the City of Tempe Arts Grants and Arizona Commission for the Arts.
March 2019: MdN Chamber Orchestra receives a Superior with Distinction rating at the inaugural Marcos de Niza Orchestra Festival