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Two students go national after Fox Theatre St. Louis High School Musical Awards
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ST. LOUIS – Friday was the sixth annual St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards. With 34 schools, over 2,500 students, and a packed theater, two winners are now packing up to compete nationally in New York.
The center stage is where groups of high schoolers from St. Louis and surrounding areas gather to showcase their talents. For Noelle Sonderegger, the news of her nomination as an outstanding lead actress is a goal she shared with many other students who have been practicing for months.
“To be on the stage where I’ve seen Wicked and Les Mis, and I mean so many incredible actors and actresses… the fact that I can be up there is insane,” said Gage Williams, a senior at O’Fallon High School.
Students were overjoyed to see the stage from a different perspective. The theater was filled with sounds and sites, from classics to cartoon-based acts showcased. Also, FOX 2’s Chelsea Haynes was there to host the award ceremony.
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Besides the singing, dancing, and acting, it’s not just what you see but also how it makes you feel.
“The entire musical has a bigger message than what you would think,” Sonderegger said. “You’d think oh, it’s just SpongeBob SquarePants, it’s just an annoying sponge and a dumb starfish, but it’s so much more than that.”
She played the lead role of SpongeBob, she and others say putting yourself inside the story helps to bring the characters alive.
Liberty High School student Anna Wright has been a performer in St. Louis for years; her role as Alice Murphy in Bright Star was an act she’ll never forget.
“Well, she’s country, and she is a journalist, and she is no BS…… the only thing that matters most to her is that everyone is treated fairly,” Wright said.
Some say the opportunities in St. Louis present more opportunities than they had seen elsewhere. Williams moved to St. Louis two years ago. He said he wishes he had more time in the area.
“Nothing like the programs that are in St. Louis… some ways I wish I lived here longer than just two years, so I could have experienced it more,” he said.
Still, Williams said that wherever he goes, the stage is where his heart is.
“Theater is a safe place; you can always look at a friend, smile and have fun,” he said.
Williams and Wright took home titles for the best lead acts. Now, they are getting ready to perform on a national level in New York this June.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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