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Campus Review
March 6, 2012
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Charles Anderson is Clayton State’s “Idol”
by Ciji Fox, University Relations
Charles “Scooter” Anderson is Clayton
State University’s Idol for 2012!
With his performance of “Dream in the
Air,” Anderson sealed the deal. At least
200 students and guests were in atten-
dance for the first Clayton State Idol com-
petition, which took place Monday, Feb.
13, in the Student Activities Center
Ballroom. The event featured the vocal
talents of several Clayton State University
students. Anderson received a trophy,
cash prize, and gifts and rewards from
local businesses and The Loch Shop.
Anderson (a sophomore pre-engineering
major from Pittsburgh), Andrea Cain (a
senior English major from Augusta),
Joshua Davis (a sophomore pre-business
major from Brunswick), Damoli Harris (a
freshman biology major from Detroit),
Angelo Mirville (a Dual Enrollment soph-
omore liberal studies major from Locust
Grove), Christian Reynolds (a junior psy-
chology major from Atlanta), and
LaDonna Williams (a senior theatre major
from Locust Grove) were the seven semi-
finalists that advanced from the audition
call held on Thursday, Jan. 26. Vocal
coaches Jevon Brock and Kelli Ellis
worked with each of the semi-finalist
throughout the process.
The semi-finalists opened the event with a
group selection of Michael Jackson’s
“Man in the Mirror.” The three finalists in
the competition were Anderson, Harris
and Mirville. The judges for the evening
were: Ciara Edge, a Clayton State alumna
and choral and drama director at Hampton
Middle School; Candace Henry, another
Clayton State graduate and assistant
director of Orientation & New Student
Programs, and Jerryal Pettigrew, academ-
ic advisor in the Clayton State First Year
Advising & Retention Center.
“The elimination was tough and each con-
testant displayed great talent,” Henry says.
Program hosts Joseph Echols from the
Office of Recruitment and Admissions,
and Jessica Horton, senior English major,
also kept the crowd entertained through-
out the night. Clayton State Assistant
Professor of Theatre/Communications,
Shontelle Thrash provided production
assistance for the performers. Audience
(L to R) finalists Damoli Harris,
Charles Anderson, Angelo Mirville
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Spivey Hall Announces Dates for Annual Summer Music Camp
Spivey Hall has announced the 2012 dates
for its annual Summer Music Camp.
The camp will run from Monday, June 11
through Friday, June 15, from 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., each day. Registration is now
open and there is an early-bird registration
discount before Mar. 2. The deadline to
register is Friday, May 25.
Spivey Hall’s Summer Music Camp is
designed for both boys and girls who will
be in fourth to seventh grade in the
2012/2013 school year. Participation is not
limited to previous choral experience; how-
ever, students need to be able to sing on
pitch (in tune) before camp begins. Music
teacher recommendations are required.
The camp will see students working with
music specialists Craig Hurley and
Marcena Kinney, and will feature singing,
playing Orff instruments and tone chimes,
piano lab, folk dancing, and performing in
Spivey Hall. Summer Music Camp will be
located primarily at Spivey Hall, on the
campus of Clayton State. Some activities
will take place in the Music Education
Building. All participants will check in and
out from Spivey Hall each day of camp.
The cost to attend Summer Music Camp
is $150 per student, due in full before the
registration deadline of Friday, May 20.
Current and new members of the Spivey
Hall Young Artists program can register
for a reduced rate of $125. A late registra-
tion fee of $175 per student will be
accepted after May 25 on a space-avail-
able basis. Checks may be made payable
to Clayton State University and mailed to
Spivey Hall with the registration form,
payment form, waiver, and music
teacher’s
recommendation.
Visit
www.spiveyhall.org/education, or email
EducationManager@SpiveyHall.org, or
call (678) 466-4481 for complete registra-
tion information.
Hurley is the conductor of the Spivey Hall
Young Artists, the training choir of the
nationally renowned Spivey Hall Children’s
Choir. He is currently the music specialist at
Ford Elementary School in Cobb County,
where he teaches general music to kinder-
gartners through fifth graders. Kinney is the
accompanist of the Spivey Hall Young
Artists and has served on the faculties of
Paine College, Augusta State University,
Agnes Scott College, and Georgia Perimeter
College.
Idol, cont’d., p. 11
Spivey Hall, cont’d., p. 11