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Andrew Shi, a junior from Diamond Bar High School, has received a 2021 National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) award in Classical Music. Shi has been recognized at the Honorable Mention level, the organization’s second highest honor, for his caliber of artistic achievement and joins 659 of the nation’s most accomplished artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Shi was selected by an esteemed discipline-specific panel of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for artists in the United States in which they will have opportunities for financial, creative and professional development support throughout their entire careers. A complete list of the 2021 winners, all 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12, is available online at youngarts.org/winners.
“YoungArts empowers artists to pursue a life in the arts beginning at the critical time when many are faced with decisions about life after high school and we are thrilled to announce this year’s YoungArts award winners. This group of extraordinary artists has reminded us yet again that extraordinary artistry is ageless, and I encourage everyone to get to know these faces and names as we will be seeing them for many years to come,” said Executive Director Jewel Malone. “To all of this year’s winners, congratulations! This is just the start of YoungArts’ commitment to supporting your careers, we look forward to working to with you and supporting your artistic and professional development.”
Shi will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to learn from leading artists such as Debbie Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frank Gehry, Wynton Marsalis, Salman Rushdie and Mickalene Thomas. Shi is now also eligible for exclusive creative and professional development support including a wide range of fellowships, residencies and awards; virtual and in-person presentation opportunities in collaboration with major venues nationwide; additional financial support; and access to YoungArts Post, a free, private digital network for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and learn about additional opportunities.
As a YoungArts award winner, Shi joins a distinguished group of accomplished artists including Daniel Arsham, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Viola Davis, Allegra Goodman, Josh Groban, Judith Hill, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson and Hunter Schafer.
Congratulations to DBHS students Ryan Lou (11), Cathleen Chen (10), Jay Yu (11), Jonathan Tan (11) and Rowland High student Nathan Jong (11) on their engineering team, DB Engineers, being named one of the five finalists in Source America’s 2019 Design Challenge. This national engineering competition highlights high school students across the country who create and enter an innovative process, device, system or software that helps people with disabilities overcome workplace challenges. The other finalist teams selected from more than 50 entries are from Ohio, Illinois, and Maryland.
The Diamond Bar High School team partnered with Opportunity Village, a nonprofit organization in Southern Nevada that serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Many of the employees at Opportunity Village are involved in the process of cleaning remote controls and wrapping cables, and the Diamond Bar team set the goal of increasing employee efficiency, productivity and comfort when engaging in these tasks. The team’s final design, called “Turn for a Change,” consists of three devices: two for cleaning remotes and one motorized wrapping device to wrap cable cords. The three devices enable users to wrap cables and clean remotes more easily, and since using these devices, employees at Opportunity Village have demonstrated a decrease in the time needed to complete each task and an increase in ease of use and comfort while doing so.
“This competition presents a real-world opportunity for high school students to be paired with a person with a disability in their community who is experiencing a challenge in the workplace and create a solution that significantly improves the person’s job proficiency,” said SourceAmerica Chief Operating Officer Steven Krotonsky. “It raises awareness of the struggles people with disabilities can face in the workplace, and challenges students to use their ingenuity, science and engineering skills to create their projects.”
Once students develop a piece of technology or a process designed to overcome a workplace obstacle for the person they were paired with, it must be tested, used by the individual it was designed for and implemented in the workplace to assess its effectiveness. Students then submit a video, technical paper with 3D models, worksheets and additional paperwork to complete the Design Challenge requirements.
Judges for the SourceAmerica Design Challenge are comprised of rehabilitation engineers, people with disabilities and others with relevant backgrounds. They evaluated the projects based on positive impact in the
FLASHBACK: This DBHS clip from the 1988-89 school year shows Brahmas having fun on their first day trip to Knott's Berry Farm, the Homecoming football game & dance, choir and footage our students around campus.
Uploaded Oct 11, 2019Calero explains Freshmen Week Presented by Pathways.
Uploaded Jan 10, 2014 by Christian CaleroThis week was STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK at Diamond Bar High School. Our UNITED STUDENT BODY showed their appreciation throughout the week. Monday, our staff was treated to donuts and Starbucks coffee. Tuesday, they were given care packages. Wednesday, they were pampered with massages provided by Massage Envy. Thursday, they were treated to a catered lunch where they viewed this video.
Uploaded Nov 09, 2017Leadership Class Ghostbusters Music Video, Toss for a Cause recap, Halloween Spooktacular inst. Made by Pathways for Pathways
Uploaded Oct 29, 2013 by Christian CaleroSaturday, February 9, our Diamond Bar High Dance Company competed at the West Coast Elite Dance Championship at Esperanza High School in Anaheim. One of the awards they won was 1st Place in the category of CHARACTER DANCE. Enjoy! (Video by Cuong Nguyen)
Uploaded Feb 17, 2019Devin Diaz - Intri-Vox
Uploaded Mar 29, 2018 to Doppleganger Student Film FestivalMonday, March 19, DBHS junior Jeremy Davis was heard nationally on National Public Radio's "FROM THE TOP". The host, Christopher O'Riley, interviewed a few young musicians who had won national instrumental music awards. (This posted video is an edited version of that show.)
As the winner of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award this year, Jeremy received a $10,000 scholarship. Davis first knew of the opportunity through DBHS band director Steve Acciani, who encouraged him to try out.
The scholarship, awarded to five exemplary musicians in the nation, was given to students based on recordings they sent in.
With the money, Davis plans to buy the assorted instruments he needs because unlike other musicians, percussionists need to master a variety of instruments.