It was a moment of artistic pride and powerful performance as students from Linden High Schoolโs Linden FPA Department took center stage at the ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Middlesex County Collegeโone of the most prestigious arts celebrations in the state.
Handpicked from among Union Countyโs most talented student performers and artists, Lindenโs students didnโt just participateโthey inspired.
The spotlight was on Lindenโs ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, and ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ-๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ณ, under the guidance of vocal music teacher Howard Whitmore, and the dynamic ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐๐ง๐, led by band director Anthony Spano. On the ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, proudly represented the district with her artwork, which will now go on public tour across Union County over the coming year.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐โ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐.
โBeing selected to perform or exhibit at the state level is a huge honor,โ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ, ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ & ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ & ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. โEach year, our students perform at the Union County Teen Arts Festival where they receive critiques from professors and professionals. To then be nominated to represent Union County at NJSTAF speaks volumes about the caliber of our programs and our studentsโ dedication.โ