Zach Hawks Wins 1st Place at Shakespeare Competition!

                                                                     

 Zach Hawks, a junior at CPHS, competed at Austin HS in the Area National Shakespeare Competition  and took first place.  He will now compete at the national level in New York City in April. He won an all-expense paid trip, $200, a complete works of William Shakespeare and best of all, he will compete and perform at Lincoln Center!!!!

The winner of the ESU National Shakespeare Competition receives an all-expenses-paid trip to study acting in Shakespeare’s homeland, England. In 2011 the 1 st place winner was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s Young Actors Summer School in London, England (included tuition, transportation, accommodations and food). The runner-up received a scholarship to the American Shakespeare Center’s Theatre Camp in Staunton, Virginia in Summer 2011 (included tuition, transportation, accommodations and food). The 3 rd place winner was awarded $500 by The Shakespeare Society in New York, NY.