Canton is the CHAMPION!

Humorous Interpretation 2025 State Champion—Canton Murphy!!

Beyond proud of this kids! All the hours finding a piece, cutting it, creating characters, perfecting it, recruit other kids, coaching them…I just am in awe. He has so much to be proud of!

He’s already thinking about next year. They were 1 point from second place as a team! He broke a 15 year streak of Salem winning his event!!

Choir Festival!

Canton competed at the District 8 choir festival this weekend. He was selected as the highest tenor and is heading to the State Choir Festival in April!

Choir singing isn’t his favorite thing, but he worked so hard to perfect this song and we cannot be more proud of him!!!

Alex is the tenor two!

Congratulations on all your hard work!

Canton, Sarah, Ryleigh, Nora, and David elected as state reps for Jamestown! Very impressive showing! Almost 1k auditioned!

Virginia Thespian Festival 2025

This show 🙂 🙂 🙂

Canton has been at the Virginia Thespian Festival this weekend with Jamestown. Over 40 public and private high schools presented their one act plays.

Jamestown won and will represent Virginia at the International Thespian Festival in Indiana this summer!!

Even more over, Canton was selected as one of the top 10 actors at the whole festival!! (Out of Like 1500 kids!!)

Awards at VTF

Best original Play

Best technical execution

Most creative staging

Best vocal work

All Star Actor—Brad Pancratz

Top Actors

SashaRyan Paulk

Annnnnnnnnnd Canton Murphy

Overall winner as well!

Canton has put so much time and effort into this show from the music composition to just allllll the hours. He has grown so much as a person and an actor. Being recognized at this level means so much! We are so proud of this kid!!

Dave Brown 2024

Adleigh has had a super busy week! She did four shows and today she had her first meet of the season before racing to Williamsburg Players for show number 5.

She did that while getting a personal best on floor and medaling in bars and beam and placing sixth all around. Way to go Adleigh! We love you!!