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Eleven Arts Academy students were honored in the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 

Ariela Bohrod was named the winner of the Bolz Young Artist Competition in Madison, Wisconsin.

How does body alignment and proper breath control affect a flute’s sound quality? In an effort to answer this question, students recently participated in one part flute lesson, one part wellness exercise and one part physics experiment.

Kenneth C. Fischer (IAC '55, '57-58, '60-62, Faculty/Staff '66) was recognized at the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference on Monday, January 10, in New York City at the organization’s annual awards ceremony and luncheon.

Danny Rothschild, an Academy senior and creative writing major was one of ten winners in the 2010 Young Playwrights, Inc. National Playwriting Competition. As part of this honor, his play, “A Ninth Time” was presented in January 2011, during the Young Playwrights Conference in New York City.

Aaron Dworkin, an Interlochen alumnus (IAA 86-88) and the founder of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Council of Arts.

In December 2010, six Interlochen alumni received Grammy nominations in six different award categories.

In October 2010, John Conkling, Ph.D. spoke with chemistry, motion picture and comparative arts students about pyrotechnics and chemical reactions. 

PROJECT trio visited the Interlochen campus in October 2010 to work with students and perform. Their repertoire includes a wide variety of music that often blurs the lines between traditional classical music and other genres like jazz and hip-hop.

In October 2010, Tony Award-winning actor, singer and dancer, Sutton Foster visited theatre students at the Arts Academy. She talked with students and critiqued short student performances. 

Five Academy students were invited to travel to the White House to participate in a dance workshop and attend an event honoring Judith Jamison, the long-time artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.

Five dance students from Interlochen Arts Academy will travel to Washington D.C. to attend an event honoring Judith Jamison, the long-time artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a recipient of the National Medal of Arts, and an icon of contemporary dance.

After passing away during the summer of 2010 at the age of 82, Mary Bain expressed her appreciation for music through a generous gift, made through her estate, to Interlochen Public Radio (IPR).

The 2010 Arts Academy Commencement Address by Jeffrey S. Kimpton, president of Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Charles Overton, a harp major at the Academy, was selected to perform for a BET promotional video.

This May, Thomas Kitt (IAC 90) received a Pulitzer Prize for his work as composer and co-orchestrator for Broadway musical drama, "Next to Normal." This most recent recognition comes on the heels of two Tony Awards in 2009 for "Best Score" and "Best Orchestration."

This spring, several Interlochen Arts Academy students earned high honors through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The competition was founded in 1923 and is recognized as the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for student achievement in the visual arts and creative writing in the U.S.

This winter, the math and science department is enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight with recognition, and a new $150,000 grant from the science-focused R.B. Annis Foundation of Indianapolis, Indiana.