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May 8, 2012

CCHS drama dept earns 7 award nominations

CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOLS – The actors have performed and the curtain has dropped. All that’s left for the 2011-12 Campbell County High School drama season is the presentation of awards.

Members of the drama department are capping off their season with seven nominations for Cappie Awards for their work in the fall production, Into the Woods. CCHS students earned nominations in the following categories:

Props:Kyle Angel and Tara Reed

Ensemble in a Musical:Tanner Daniels and Austin Fornash

Featured Actor in a Musical: Andrew Bishop

Female Vocalist:Christina Tully

Comic Actor in a Musical:Austin Fornash

Supporting Actor in a Musical:Kyle Angel

Lead Actress in a Musical:Samantha Styer

The Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program," is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers.At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala, a Tony’s-style award ceremony planned this year for May 26 at the Aronoff Center. The students were nominated from 25 Cappie participating schools in the Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area.

"I am very proud of the entire cast and crew, and I'm happy the Cappies Critics recognized our talented students in this way," said Joe Bertucci, drama instructor.

For more information, contact Joe Bertucci at 859-635-4161 or Director of Communications Juli Hale at 859-635-2173.

Campbell County School District provides the highest quality public education and extracurricular activities for nearly 5,000 students in preschool through grade 12. The district has earnedthe prestigious AdvancEd International accreditation and is among the top ranking districts in Kentucky on state and national assessments. More information is available at