For the 2015-2016 school year, the Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) had a total of six Cappies nominees and eight Commendees from Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) and the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (APA).  Here they are:

Nominees

Ashley Leal
Fountain Valley High School
Nominated for best comic actress in a play.
Play – “Arsenic and Old Lace”

Claire Pritchard
Fountain Valley High School
Nominated for best senior Cappies critic.

Andy Jacobson
Huntington Beach APA
Nominated for best comic actor in a play.
Play – “On the Razzle”
Sam Johnson
Huntington Beach APA
Nominated for best featured actor in a play.
Play – “On the Razzle”
Isabella DiLauro
Huntington Beach APA
Nominated for best set in a play.
Play – “On the Razzle”
Coral Gangitano
Huntington Beach APA
Nominated for best props in a play.
Play – “On the Razzle”

Commendees

Fountain Valley High School

  • Gina Ernst
  • Leila Majd-Faridi
  • Madeline Schultz
  • Danthi Tran

Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

  • Emma Baltodano
  • Rachel Fishbough
  • Shannon Mahoney
  • Jacob Menke

Click here for more information and a full list of 2016 Cappies nominees and Commendees. The Cappies Award Gala will be held on May 22, 2016 at the City National Grove of Anaheim.  Congratulations to all HBUHSD students recognized!