Stephanie Higgins
Educator and Singer
Who Am I?
Family
My family is extremely supportive, extremely loving, and extremely fun! My mother is one of my best friends, and my dad is the funniest person I know. My youngest brother Jake and I share a birthday, and Kevin and I work together at an ice cream shop. Go Higgins Family!
D.J.
Divit Jitters is my baby (but really 9 years old and fat) kitty. I love and miss him dearly. P.S. That is not really my cat.
Ryder
This really is my puppy! He is a 1 year old, stinky, crazy pup, but he loves to swim!
Friends
Friends from Activities
When you're together all the time, you're bound to get close. Here is my second family!
Friends from competition
One of my most amazing experiences was participating in the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in Musical Theater. Thirty schools in the Pittsburgh Area submit their productions for criticism, and the best of the year are nominated and allowed to perform on the Benedum stage in downtown Pittsburgh. I was fortunate enough to be nominated twice, and to win my junior year for Best Supporting Actress. Both years, I had the privilege of rehearsing and performing with five other talented young ladies. You'd think in a competition, everyone would be snooty. However, we still all keep in contact today. There's something to be said for that. Being supportive of eachother in the arts is so essential in my eyes, and if you're not, you deny yourself the beautiful friendships of your colleagues. Where's the joy in that?
Friends outside of music
Just like I enjoy all different kinds of music, I enjoy all different kinds of people! I think it's important to surround yourself with people from all walks of life. After all, we are going to be teaching all kinds of students some day! Plus, having friends different than me provides a nice balance in my life, and there is so much that I learn from them, and vice versa. These kids may not know what a quarter note is, but they are wonderful people to be around.
Activities
Musical Theater
I loved Drama Club in high school. My cast mates became my second family, and the stage my second home. It gave me the opportunity to test a wide range of roles. From a possessed private school teacher to a feather duster to a cockney flower girl, my versatility grew immensely. My stage experience will definitely come in handy when I am up in front of a class some day! Plus, it's just a lot of fun! :)
Choir
I was in four choirs in high school and one outside of school. My senior year, I was the Secretary and Choreographer for our show choir. You form such an amazing bond with your fellow choir members as you strive to make beautiful music together. These are my best friends.
Leadership
Every year, the Drama Club hosts a Gala to raise money for our productions. As president my senior year, I had the opportunity to direct and put together the show! It was a heavy task, but I learned so much in the process. It ended up being a wonderful evening!
Great Experiences
I included a video of another number from the show because my character sings in a jazz style, and jazz music is something I would like to test out in the years to come!
The next year, we were nominated again, and I was nominated for Best Actress for the role of Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady." The nominees got to perform a Medley of our songs. My school got to perform as well! Even though we didn't win, it was another amazing night as a cast and family.
Making it into the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh made a great impact on my musicianship as a singer. The best part was my senior concert happened to be the 25th Anniversary of the choir. Twenty five years of alumni joined us for the last song. It was such an uplifting experience to be singing next to the people I aspired to be like some day. Included is a song we sang in that final concert in the Omni William Penn Hotel.
Best Place Ever
Television
Music
Avril Lavigne
I saw her in concert! She is one of my favorite artists. I like her older albums better. They're much more personal.
Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood
Judge me. I love Taylor Swift. I think it's impressive that she writes all of her own songs. Carrie Underwood is an amazing singer and songwriter as well. I saw both of them live as well! The Dixie Chicks are also up there with my country favorites.
Coldplay
This is the one of the few bands me and my brother Kevin have in common (in addition to Blink 182). I told him if they're ever in concert, we would go!
Stephanie Higgins
Email: shiggins12@mail.bw.edu
Location: Findley Hall, Beech Street, Berea, OH
Phone: (412)735-6666