NAME:
Miss Leonarda Sperrazza
SCHOOL:
Tenth Street Elementary
CLASS:
Music
SCHOOL PHONE:
693-1914
Miss Leonarda Sperrazza is a graduate of Wilkes University and holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education, a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English, and a Master's degree in Education. Miss Sperrazza teaches General
Music classes to grades K through Six at Tenth Street, Kindergarten music
classes at JFK Elementary and Chorus Class at the High School, which consists
of 70 students in grades 7 through 12.
During the school year 2007-2008, Miss Sperrazza initiated an extra-
curricular chorus comprised of sixth grade students. The students met after
school on Tuesdays for a 45 minute rehearsal each week. The culminating
activity was a performance with the high school chorus at a concert in May
of 2008. Several outstanding sixth grade students also performed at Wyoming
Area's graduation on June 8, 2008.
This Tenth Street Chorus continues to thrive and currently is composed
of fifth and sixth grade students from Tenth Street Elementary. The chorus
continues to meet weekly, On Tuesdays, for a forty-five minute rehearsal,
and is looking forward to performing at the WA High School Chorus concert on
December 17, 2009.
In September of 2009 Miss Sperrazza assumed the position of Drama
Director at Tenth Street. Currently, the students are working on a holiday
musical entitled The North Pole Goes Rock and Roll. The musical is scheduled
for a performance on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7pm at Tenth Street.
Miss Sperrazza is also active as a church organist and as a private
piano teacher. She is a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, the
PA Music Teachers' Association, and the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Her piano students perform in area competitions sponsored by the Junior
Mozart Club and the PA Music Teachers Association. The students have
consistently placed in the top category of scoring and have performed at
state conventions in various locations, such as Penn State(main campus), West
Chester University, Marywood University, and Susquehanna University.
As director of the WA High School Chorus, Miss Sperrazza and her
students have performed at various community functions, such as the Wyoming
tree lighting ceremony, the Retired Teachers Association Christmas Dinner,the
Pride Mobility Christmas Party at Gus Gennetti's and most recently, at the
Fox Hill Country Club's Presendential Ball.
Miss Sperrazza can be reached at the following email address:
lsperrazza@wyomingarea.org