TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC LEAGUE
2019-2020 TCSAAL Digital Arts Fest State Champions
AWARDS
| Activity | Grouping | Place | Student | Campus | Title/Piece |
| Creative Writing | High School | 1st | Ariana Tyson | Cove Charter Academy | |
| Creative Writing | High School | 2nd | Yannelli Eguia | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Creative Writing | High School | 3rd | Yannelli Eguia | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Creative Writing | Middle School | 1st | Diane Alonso | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Creative Writing | Middle School | 2nd | Payton Griffel | Cove Charter Academy | |
| Creative Writing | Middle School | 3rd | Aniruddh Subramanian | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Dramatic Monologue | High School | 1st | Andrea Sandoval Villagran | International Leadership of Texas Garland HS | |
| Dramatic Monologue | High School | 2nd | Sofia Munoz | International Leadership of Texas Garland HS | |
| Dramatic Monologue | Middle School | 1st | Chloe Guitron | Brooks Collegiate Academy | |
| Dramatic Monologue | Middle School | 2nd | Loretta June Josey | Brooks Collegiate Academy | |
| Solo Guitar | High School | 1st | Xavier Rosado | Golden Rule Charter High School - DeSoto Campus | |
| Solo Guitar | High School | 2nd | Maria Quevado | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Guitar | High School | 3rd | Erik Chavez | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Guitar | Middle School | 1st | Andre St. Jules | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Guitar | Middle School | 2nd | Azariah Patiño | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Guitar | Middle School | 3rd | Mariana Najera | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Open-Instrumental | High School | 1st | Edgar Guerrero | Golden Rule Charter High School - Illinois Campus | |
| Solo Open-Instrumental | High School | 2nd | Audrey Thimesch | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Solo Open-Instrumental | High School | 3rd | Tiffany Gee | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Solo Piano | High School | 1st | Tiffany Gee | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Solo Piano | High School | 2nd | DeAnte Jordan | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Solo Piano | High School | 3rd | Aniruddh Subramanian | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Solo Piano | Middle School | 1st | Heidi Chen | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound | |
| Visual Arts: 3-Dimensional | Elementary School | 1st | Nadia Nesich | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: 3-Dimensional | High School | 1st | Kassandra Guerrero | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: 3-Dimensional | High School | 2nd | Loreli Gillett | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: 3-Dimensional | High School | 3rd | Emily Sullivan | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | Elementary School | 1st | Nadia Nesich | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | High School | 1st | Loreli Gillett | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | High School | 2nd | Taniha Salazar | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | High School | 3rd | Dominic Plata | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | Middle School | 1st | Ahtziri Ascencio | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | Middle School | 2nd | Azariah Patiño | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Black & White Drawing | Middle School | 3rd | Angelina Vasquez | Jubilee San Antonio | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | Elementary School | 1st | Nadia Nesich | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | Elementary School | 2nd | Cade Garcia | Cove Charter Academy | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | High School | 1st | Carlos Benitez | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | High School | 2nd | D'Natia Fields | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | High School | 3rd | Desirey Juarez | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | Middle School | 1st | Azariah Patiño | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | Middle School | 2nd | Audrey Perry | Harmony Science Academy Carrollton | |
| Visual Arts: Color Drawing | Middle School | 3rd | Julian Palacios | Jubilee San Antonio | |
| Visual Arts: Communication Design | Elementary School | 1st | Nadia Nesich | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Communication Design | High School | 1st | Loreli Gillett | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Communication Design | High School | 2nd | Collin Rodriguez | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Communication Design | High School | 3rd | Yarletth Eguia | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Elementary School | 1st | Nadia Nesich | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Elementary School | 2nd | Mi-Lyn Richardson | Jubilee San Antonio | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Elementary School | 3rd | Cassidy Price | Jubilee San Antonio | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | High School | 1st | Katherine Chavez | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | High School | 2nd | D'Natia Fields | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | High School | 3rd | Ashley Aguilera | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Middle School | 1st | Azariah Patiño | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Middle School | 2nd | Isabella Aguirre | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Mixed Media | Middle School | 3rd | Kayrie Celestino | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | High School | 1st | Lauren Odem | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | High School | 2nd | Breeze Ardon | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | High School | 3rd | Natalia Castellanos | Jubilee San Antonio | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | Middle School | 1st | Ahtziri Ascencio | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | Middle School | 2nd | Marina Cantu | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Visual Arts: Painting | Middle School | 3rd | Madison Hernandez | IDEA Judson College Preparatory | |
| Visual Arts: Photography | High School | 1st | Elizabeth Cantu | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Photography | High School | 2nd | Kaeta Gillett | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Photography | High School | 3rd | Diana Alvarenga | Calvin Nelms Charter School | |
| Visual Arts: Photography | Middle School | 1st | Kristanna Clayton | Cove Charter Academy | |
| Vocal Solo | High School | 1st | Jamisen St. Jules | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Vocal Solo | High School | 2nd | Scotty Massey | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Vocal Solo | High School | 3rd | Jacob Simpson | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Vocal Solo | Middle School | 1st | Nyla Balka | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Vocal Solo | Middle School | 2nd | Mikeria Tugler | Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Vocal Solo | Middle School | 3rd | Renee Lenski | Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound |
ARTS FESTIVAL REGISTRATION
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MAY 7 AT 5:00 PM. DUE TO THE DIGITAL NATURE OF THE COMPETITIONS WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING LATE ENTRIES!
Literary Arts
Speech/Theater
- Vocal Solo Registration Form
- Solo Guitar Registration Form
- Solo Open-Instrumental Registration Form
- Solo Open-String Registration Form
- Solo Piano Registration Form
4/17/20 Covid Statement
COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATES
4/17/20 Update:
With the announcement from Texas Governor Gregg Abbott today, April 17, 2020, that all schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year (2019-2020 school year), TCSAAL is canceling all remaining Spring Athletic events. This includes Soccer playoffs, Baseball and Softball seasons, and the Track & Field season. In addition, we will be canceling part of our Arts Festival Activities. See more information on art competitions below.
We know that canceling these activities is especially hard for our seniors. We want to thank all of our seniors for your commitment to your competitions over the last four years and we want to commend you on your hard work.
At this time, we hope to move forward with the 2020-2021 school year and plan to release next year's information next week.
Arts Competitions:
The TCSAAL Arts Festival is going digital.
TCSAAL is working to have part of the TCSAAL Arts Festival happen as planned, but remotely and digitally. We will be offering the following activities digitally:
We will offer the following activities in Middle School and High School Age Groups. We will also offer Visual Arts and creative writing, in the 4th - 6th Grade age group in addition to the MS and HS age groupings.
Visual Arts
Creative Writing
Vocal Solo
Monologue Interpretation (Humorous & Dramatic)
Piano Solo
Guitar Solo
Open-String Solo
Open-Instrumental Solo
These competitions will take place virtually over the week of May 11. Creative Writing and Visual Arts will be submitted digitally by May 11. We will release more details on how all of this will work early next week via email, on Facebook, and on our website. All other Arts Festival competitions not listed above will also be canceled.
Schedule of Events (Events will happen May 11-15)
Visual Arts & Creative Writing must be submitted by 12:00 noon on Monday May 11.
Tuesday 5/12 4:00 PM Monologue
Wednesday 5/13 12:00 PM Solo Piano
Wednesday 5/13 1:00 PM Open Instrumental
Wednesday 5/13 2:00 PM Solo Guitar
Wednesday 5/13 3:00 PM Choir Solo 6-8 Grade
Wednesday 5/13 4:00 PM Choir Solo High School
All Awards will be announced by Friday 5/15 on TCSAAL Website and FB Page!
The TCSAAL Arts Festival is going digital! MAY 11-14
The TCSAAL Arts Festival is going digital.
The following Arts Festival Activities will be happening digitally:
Visual Arts
Creative Writing
Vocal Solo
Monologue Interpretation (Humorous & Dramatic)
Piano Solo
Guitar Solo
Open-String Solo
Open-Instrumental Solo
You will submit Creative Writing over email as we've always done.
You will take a digital photograph of your Visual Arts entries and submit the digital photograph.
The following competitions will take place over Zoom:
Vocal Solo
Monologue Interpretation (Humorous & Dramatic)
Piano Solo (piano or keyboard will be allowed, keyboard has to be in standard piano setting).
Guitar Solo
Open-String Solo
Open-Instrumental Solo
The zoom competitions will take place during the week of May 11-14. As the week approaches, we will list specific competition times. The competitors will be placed into groups of up to 20 at a time into a digital Zoom room. Coaches will also be given a password to enter the digital Zoom room.
The judge and league staff will also be in attendance. Participants will perform from their home one performer at a time.
Participants will need access to an electronic device that can use Zoom and have working speakers, microphone, and a video camera. They will also need the instrument if applicable.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL OTHER Arts Festival competitions NOT LISTED ABOVE have been canceled. See TCSAAL 4/17 COVID statement.
Zoom Best Practices
After registering for the Virtual Competitions, what should you do next?
Make sure you and your students have a good working Zoom set up.
Register for a free Zoom Account here (each performer will need a free account). https://zoom.us/signup
Conduct practices with your performers over Zoom to make sure your students are prepared to compete over Zoom.
Setting up your Zoom Name:
- Before the competition, log into your Zoom account.
- Click on my account in the upper right corner
- Under profile page click edit on name
- Edit your name in the following format
- In first name, put your first name
- In last name, put your last name, then have a space, then put your school name, then have a space and put your competition age (i.e. MS or HS).
It should look like this:
After doing this your display will look like this:
Setting up your Zoom name properly is important to help us identify you in the competition.
Coaches Please also set up your Zoom Name similarly with: (First Name) (Last Name, Teacher, School)
ZOOM Best Practices:
Lighting advice It is best to light from the both sides or from in front. You do not want to light from behind or be sitting in front of a window.
Audio Advice For best audio, performers should “enable original sound” in the Zoom audio settings. This will allow your voice and your instrument to be picked up at the highest level.
Setting up your performance area
Coaches should practice with their students ahead of time making sure that the students have a working set-up with good audio and video.
External microphones and webcams are allowed but not required. The judges will take varying audio quality into account and not penalize for it.
Performance Guidelines:
Competitors should stay in the Zoom room during the performances of their entire grouping. When the performer is called on to perform, they will be unmuted by admin. They will do a quick audio check-in before their time begins. They will be instructed when their time begins. League staff will notify when one minute remains and when time is up. When time is up, the performer will be muted.
Performers should set up their performance space so the camera can watch the performer perform. Most instruments should be a straight-on shot. In the case of piano, they should set the camera up so the camera can see a side shot of the performer so the judge can see the performer and their hand playing the keys.
Piano shot:
Other Instruments shot:
Monologue Interpretation should be zoomed out enough to show the entire performance area.
If during a performance a performer has an internet failure, they may be allowed to perform again at the end of the round at the judge's discretion.
Visual Arts Best Practices
After registering for the Visual Arts competitions, what should you do next?