On November 5, 2022, the Drama Teachers’ Association of Southern California (DTASC) held its annual fall competition. Each year, South Pasadena Middle School (SPMS) Advanced Theatre Arts & Intermediate Drama students participate in the festival. This was the first in-person festival since 2019. 
 
SPMS earned a large number of awards this year leading them to a second place victory in the Sweepstakes Category. Congratulations to the following students who made the finals and won awards during the competition and to their Drama teacher Myra Maracine:
 
1st Place - Female Playwright 
(8th grade students: Ella Chang, Heather Galt, Olivia Sakai). With this 1st place finish, these student winners performed their scene in front of everyone at the competition’s awards ceremony.
 
1st Place - Graphics/Publicity 
(7th grade students: Nate Acton, Oz Englender, Caitlyn Kim, Jane Kistner,  Milla Mdnor)
 
1st Place - Set Design 
(8th grade students: Charlie Egan, Dylan Jones, Vasilina Voloshin)
 
2nd Place - Large Group Drama 
(7th grade students: Natalia Avila, Zachary Mockler, James Mortimer-Lamb, Apolline Tsai, Sophia Vyas, Ronda Williams)
 
2nd Place - Oscar Best Picture Nominee 
(7th grade students: Caden Ahn, August Jaeger, Max Mobley, Owen Finney)
 
4th Place - LGBTQ+ Playwright 
(8th grade students: Sasha Levie, Raine Murphy, Avery Pistello, Ares White)
 
4th Place - Costume Design 
(8th grade students: Charis Park, Cadence Woo)
 
Honorable Mention - Large Group Comedy 
(8th grade students: Liliana Kazachki, JC Lopez,  Rhianon McCree, Pike Schrader, Titus Strongin, Adeline Woo)
 
Go, Tiger Cubs!