2 In Parsippany Named Mayo Performing Arts Students Of The Month

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A Parsippany High School sophomore and Booklawn Middle Schooler seventh-grader are among the Mayo Performing Arts Center's students of the month. Jonathon Spirock and Isobel Stroh will each receive certificates and get featured on MPAC's Music Students of the Month page.

The arts center typically recognizes student honorees on stage before an event. They have paused that tradition during the pandemic but still believe it's important to honor local students' achievements in music.

Student's received nominations from their teachers.

Gregory Dalakian wrote the following about Spirock, a sophomore: "Jonathan Spirock has been a dedicated member of the PHS Bands for the past two years. He is primarily a trombone player but learned the marching baritone for the PHS Marching Band before his freshman year and has done a really great job as both an individual player and a role model to his peers. He has continually improved on the trombone these past two years, amidst the challenges of the pandemic, and has excelled in both our Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. In addition to being a talented musician, Jonathan is reliable and always willing to help the program in any way."

Here's what Joseph Stella had to say about Stroh, a seventh-grader: "Isobel is a very fine French horn player from Brooklawn Middle School. Originally one of our strongest trumpet players, Isobel volunteered to help the balance within the band this year by agreeing to try something new: the French horn. Since her start, she has really done an outstanding job in learning this new instrument and has become a solid player who has tackled many difficult and exposed musical lines with ease. Aside from her musical talent, Isobel is also a very pleasant, polite and respectful student."

MPAC reopened at limited capacity last fall and expects to return to full capacity in September. Read more: Mayo Performing Arts Center Returning To Full Capacity — Soon

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