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April 24, 2024
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Cast members of ULHS Theatre's spring musical Luke Haney/Upson Beacon
ULHS Drama Presents
‘Once on This Island’ The Musical
Last weekend, the
Upson-Lee High School
Theatre Knights pre
sented their 2024 spring
musical, “Once on This Is
land,” following months
of hard work and prepara
tion.
Based on the novel
“My Love, My Love” by
Rosa Guy, the show told
the story of peasant girl Ti
Moune, a boy named Dan
iel, and a union that prej
udice forbids.
Directed by Jacob
Sapp with musical direc
tion led by Beth Masen-
gale, stage management
was led by Sarah Chap
man with Kimmie Ahrens
over choreography.
Cast members in
cluded Dinah Cox (Little
Ti Moune), Kiana Carter
(Ti Moune), AJ Nickerson
(Daniel), Elisa Sanchez
(Mama Euralie), Ian
McLane (Tonton Julian),
Ronnie Farmer (Papa Ge),
Carrie Brown (Asaka), Jo-
siah Jones (Agwe), Paige
Campbell (Erzulie), Den-
nasia Bellamy (Andrea),
and Imad Ad-Deen Ibn
Mohammad As-Salafi
(Armand).
Peasants/Grands
Hommes were played by
Abby Stitcher, Jadyn Mar
tin, Alora Tyssen, Kiera
Dynn, Dakota Martin,
Ruby Walden, Darrell
Farley, and Sy Hutchens.
Crew members in
cluded Stage Manager
Sarah Chapman, stage as
sistants Patrick Weaver
and Ruby Walden, Dance
Captain Dennasia Bel
lamy, and costume assis
tant Stephanie Nipp.
Scenic and lighting de
sign were organized by
Jacob Sapp, costume,
prop, and graphic designs,
as well as projections,
were led by Savannah
Sapp, lights were run by
George Flowers, and
sound was run by Beth
Massengale.
A video of the produc
tion is available on the
Thomaston-Upson School
System’s Facebook page
and YouTube channel.
From left are Thomaston-Upson Schools Superintendent Dr. Larry Derico; Barry Wheeless, Morning Star Lodge 27 senior warden;
Upson-Lee High Band Director Cameron Born; Alex Ontiveros, Morning Star Lodge 27 past master/treasurer; and Stan Pitts, Khira
Shrine Club recorder and president. Courtesy ofT-U Schools
Morning Star Lodge, Khira Shrine
Club Donate $3,500 to U-L Band
Members of Morning
Star Lodge 27 and Khira
Shrine Club presented
Thomaston-Upson
School System Superin
tendent Dr. Larry Derico
with a $3,500 check for
the Upson-Lee High
School Marching Knights
band.
Each fall, members of
the Morning Star Lodge
27 and Khira Shrine Club
oversee all concession
stand operations for the
U-L Knights football
games at Matthews Field.
In addition to providing
football fans with classic
stadium concessions,
they donate a portion of
profits each season to the
ULHS Marching Knights
band.
Officials from the
school system, ULHS,
and the ULHS band gave
thanks to the groups for
their support and encour
ages everyone to continue
purchasing concessions
at football games.
UPSON-LEE
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
DISTRICT:
April 24: Midterm
ULHS:
April 30: NJROTC Awards, 6 p.m. @ ULFAC
ULPS:
April 29-30: Book Fair
Upson Farm Bureau
Offering $1,000 Scholarship
To all graduating seniors preparing to start
college, Upson County Farm Bureau is offering
a scholarship open to all incoming freshman,
and although the priority is an agriculture field
or consumer education field, it is open to all ma
jors.
The $1,000 scholarship is sponsored by the
Upson County Farm Bureau Board, Women’s
Committee, and Young Farmer’s Committee.
Interested applicants can contact Judy
Warren at the UCFB office by calling 706-648-
6668. All applications must be submitted no
later than Wednesday, May 1.
High School Student
Designs Festival Shirts
This year's T-shirts for the annual Thomas-
ton Art & Soul Fest were designed by Upson-Lee
High School graphic design student Kenya
Montfort.
Students Samuel Dean, Stephanie Nipp,
Markenzie Banks, Kingston Allen, and Kamiya
Batiste worked last week to produce the shirts
for the festival kickoff.
ULHS thanks Kenya and all in the graphic
design class for their hard work and stellar pro
ducts.
Courtesy ofT-U Schools
