Mary Pochatko
Follow messageRainer Maria Rilke wrote, "Truly to sing, that is a different breath." I am now at a stage in my life where my comfort zone is shifting. Where I was always confident in myself and my abilities, I am now inserting myself into a larger, more diverse setting. I am going to Grove City College and I can honestly say that I'm terrified. I shall study music with performing arts, my main instrument being voice. Now, I must learn truly to sing. Now, I am no longer a child.Now, I must start on this different breath. Now, I begin my life. Now, my life is in God's hands. Now, I become Mary Helen
Extracurricular
- Annie Get Your Gun
- Annie Get Your Gun was our school's musical my freshman year. As a freshman with no experience, I was just happy to be cast. I was in the chorus for the opening and closing numbers, a dancer in the Indian Dance song, and because my vocal ability was a bit
- The Commitee Meeting
- A one act play my sophomore year in which I played the part of Amy. In this play, there was basically...no plot. It was mostly just 5 women who argued and talked about random things and accomplished nothing at a commitee meeting. Good stuff haha. =]
- Choir(s)
- I am in the Greenville High School Senior Choir and a smaller group called Greenville Singers as a first soprano, or simply soprano. However, second soprano is my specialty. I love singing and chorus and always make sure I have choir everyday when I sched
- Kiss Me, Kate
- My sophomore year, our musical was "Kiss Me, Kate" and I was a in it as the part of Hattie. The whole production was a great learning experience and even though I didn't get the role I wanted, I made bettered myself as a performer by doing my best as a sm
- Chamber Singers
- I am a member Greenville High School Chamber Singers. This is the smallest, most elite group of singers in the school. It is composed of 12 members of our senior choir, grades 10-12. I sing second (or mezzo) soprano. I love singing so much and this gives
- Recreation Center Soccer League
- This is an informal league for youth/teens in the area to play. I have played with this organization since Kindergarten and though I can't play soccer for my school because it conflicts with Marching Band, I am still able to play informally.
- Marching Band
- I am a member of the Greenville High School Trojan Marching Band. I am on the silk line and served as captain of the silk line for one year. This is something that I really just have a lot of fun with. I'm friends with all of the girls on the line and the
- Thespian Troupe #3080
- Member of Thespain Troupe #3080. Part of the International Thespian Society. I finally was able to go to an actual Thespian event in December 2008, the Pennsylvania State THespian Festival. Our school used to be very active in this area, but after the ret
- Catholic Forensics League
- Participant in the Catholic Forensics League for two years, one year oral interpretation of literature, the other duo interpretation of literature. I had so much fun and learned so much both years. One year on my own with my politically correct Little Red
- Tapestry
- This was our fall play when I was in 9th grade in which I played the part of Wendy. The plot was a collection of stories told to a king in order to show him his flawed reasoning for punishing an innocent man. My scene was about the change of wolf to dog.
- County Chorus Festival
- County Chorus Festival (Mercer County) In a one day event where we come with music that we are supposed to have learned quite well, we work on really making the music sound nice and rather professional. However, both years I have attended, people are ill
- Piano Lessons
- I took piano for a while. I was never really passionate about it. In fact, I rather dislike piano, but I know I'll have to take piano classes in college if I'm attending school for musical theatre. So, even though I really don't like it, I did benefit fro
- Voice Lessons
- I study with a vocal coach, Doris Stanley, once a week. I have learned both classical and modern songs, from art songs and arias to Broadway showtunes. I spend a ton of time practicing throughout the week, however. I know that this is really what I want t
- Pottery
- I took ceramics I & II my freshman year of high school. I have also taken pottery courses and volunteered as an aide to the instructor of some pottery courses.
- Steel Drum Band
- So I'm in the Steel Drum Band at our high school. I play in the auxilary percussion section, I don't actually play a sweet drum, haha. I do play a mean shaker, though. But I will be singing with them for our spring concert. The song I'll sing is a duet f
- Somebody's Baby
- Play put on Fall 2008 at my high school. I played the character Milvia.
- Jazz Dance Class
- This is a dance class I started in September 2008. Since this is my first year of dance, it's been quite a trip for me. It's not easy coming in with no training whatsoever and everyone else in the class has been dancing for years. Class is only half an ho
- Hip Hop Dance Class
- This is a dance class I started in September 2008. It's really quite fun and I have a great time dancing this style. It's a much easier style than jazz because it doesn't have the classical basis but it really flows and makes me just feel good doing it.
- PMEA District 5 Choir Festival
- An extremely rewarding 3 day festival spending hours upon hours of rehearsing for the concert it culminated in. (Oops. I ended the sentence with a preposition...Sorry!) The concert was conducted by Ms. Linda L. Tedford who teaches at Messiah College.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- This would be what I consider to be, so far, my "magnum opus." That translates literally,from Latin, into "great work." This is my first directing position that I have undertaken, it is a lot of hard work and consumes a lot of my time, to the point that m
- Spanish Club
- Since this is my first year of taking Spanish class because I spent two years taking Latin, I am finally eligible for Spanish Club. So far, all we have done has been a lot of fun. Specifically, attending an actual quinceanera celebration was fascinating a
- National Honor Society Member
- I was inducted into the National Honor Society on April 17, 2009. In order to be in this group, I had to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA (mine is higher than that), get two letters of recommendation, write an essay describing why I should be a part of NHS, an
- Marching Band
- So instead of trying out for silk line/color guard for my senior year of marching band, I decided to take a long shot and attempt to make it onto the dance line. With only a year of dance under my belt, let's say I was pretty much hoping for the best. The
- Key Club Member
- Various community service projects in Greenville and surrounding area.
- Kids That Kare
- This is a group of students who are drug and alcohol free. We put on a puppet show for elementary students showing them the dangers of using these substances. The program is called On Applebee Pond.
- Volunteered at Greenville Area Public Library
- Helped with the Greenville Area Public Library Summer Reading Program
- Volunteered at Greenville Recreation Center
- Helped out with several camps including ceramics/pottery and "Safety Town"
- Usher
- Student usher for Greenville Symphony Orchestra concerts
- Lifeguarding Course through American Red Cross
- Course that certified me to lifeguard. Also Red Cross certified in CPR and First Aid.
- Relay for Life
- Relay for Life, second year Youth Team participant of the American Cancer Society local event.
- Pennsylvania State Thespian Conference
- Thespian conference held in Butler, PA in December 2008. It was a wonderful display of talent from all over the state to enjoy and had very fun, educational workshops to participate in.
- Marching Band
- I was captain of the flag line for marching band. This included making and perfoming rountines and being in charge of 14 girls.
- Band
- Officer of Public Relations for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 year. The job entails getting information about concerts sent around and contacting people to inform them about various activities.
- Chorus
- I am currently the vice president for the Senior High Choir in my high school. Senior choir includes grades 10-12.
- Thespian Troupe
- I am the president of our high school's Thespian Troupe. Hopefully I will be able to take some of the members to the State Thespian Conference and I also hope to do the "Trick or Treat so Tots can Eat" food drive in our community.
Experience
- Lifeguard
- Greenville Memorial Swimming Pool
- Lifeguard at a community pool duing the summer.
- Hostess/Busing
- 2009 to
- I work for a locally owned restaurant called Stone Arch. I've just started and I'll see if I like it.
Honors & Awards
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
May 29, 2011
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
December 17
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Religious:
Catholic
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Heritage:
Czech // German // Russian // Slovak
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
Favorites
- Movies:
Hairspray,
The Phantom of the Opera,
West Side Story,
Dirty Dancing,
Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh version),
Titanic,
Enchanted,
The Count of Monte Chritso,
Harold and Maude,
Jane Eyre,
Basically anything Disney,
Romantic tragedies, they make me cry but I like - TV Shows:
I don't have time to watch TV. Ha, are you kidding me? I have wayyyy too much schoolwork/homework to have time to watch TV. Actually, I have a confession to make. I am thoroughly enamored with the British television series "Jeeves and Wooster." There, now
- Music:
Gypsy, Kiss Me Kate, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Evita, Triumph of Love, Camelot, Seussical, Martin Guerre, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Josh Groban, Luciano Pavoratti, Cecilia Bartoli, Denyce Graves, Joan Sutherland, Natalie
- Websites:
I love my Facebook and I'm very, very fond of Zinch.
Google and Wikipedia are pretty nifty too. I also like Cappex and Fastweb. Shmoop is totally my savior for paper writing. Blue Gobo definitely rocks my world as does www.4shared.com. My history teacher - Quotes:
"I carried a watermelon." - Dirty Dancing
"Why do you break the silence of the world?" Kauleen Cloutier WCFTC
"The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be."
Constantin Stanislavski - Books:
I like historical fiction and mysteries. I absolutely refuse to read fad novels, you know, like the Twilight series? I really like classical literature like Wuthering Heights and I also highly enjoy William Shakespeare's plays. I love Oscar Wilde's play T

























