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Last weekend, 27 Bullis students attended the Maryland Thespian Virtual Festival to learn from theatre professionals, attend workshops, watch performances, and participated in other activities.
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Shifting to an asynchronous presentation format allowed all students to actively engage and give constructive feedback on the work of their classmates.
![Stephanie Mayer-Sattin Named MMEA 2021 Outstanding Music Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1615479692/bullis/kpxe86ysbqp0adz4std9/news-StephanieMayer-Sattin-featuredfw.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1615479692/bullis/kpxe86ysbqp0adz4std9/news-StephanieMayer-Sattin-featuredfw.png","width":376}])
Twenty-one-year Bullis veteran and Instrumental Music Teacher Stephanie Mayer-Sattin receives the 2021 Outstanding Music Teacher award from the Maryland Music Educators Association.
![Dr. André de Quadros]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611600442/bullis/ozlf6g7coiiqs44qwvs3/andre-de-quadros-01-featuredfw.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611600442/bullis/ozlf6g7coiiqs44qwvs3/andre-de-quadros-01-featuredfw.png","width":376}])
Special guest Dr. André de Quadros of Boston University discusses community music and its global impact.
![Ronan Zwa '23 playing tenor sax]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611236445/bullis/fv62ceze7iic9enaqkji/news-2021-01-21-Ronan-Zwa-featured.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611236445/bullis/fv62ceze7iic9enaqkji/news-2021-01-21-Ronan-Zwa-featured.jpg","width":376}])
Ronan was named the lead tenor sax player in this prestigious 16-member group. View a sampling of his performances.
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Bullis students, faculty, families, and alumni joined together virtually to help raise the spirits of senior citizens in our area by creating greeting cards, poems, artwork, and videos to send to local nursing homes.