G-Star students have won the Pathfinder Award for Best Actor in Palm Beach County for two out of the past three years. This year’s winner, Kyle Douglas, wrote the letter below:
Dear Mr.
Hauptner,
There are absolutely no words to
describe the time I have spent in this amazing school with my fellow amazing
students and your amazing faculty. For
the past 4 years I have spent more time at G-Star than I actually have inside my
own home. To be completely honest, I
came here knowing very little about the school and if I would like it or
not. I wanted to go to a school that I
can have the opportunity to learn about acting.
I received a letter in the mail and figured it was fate and so I applied
and was accepted.
I started this amazing journey 4
years ago and I have changed tremendously throughout the process. Though my years
here I have never been bullied or treated without care or respect. And I can say otherwise for the school I was in
previously to G-Star. I believe the
staff has made the biggest impact on my high school career here at G-Star. Whenever I had a bad day or I felt confused,
or I was hungry because I missed lunch or I just needed to talk, there were teachers
who would sacrifice their own time to help me.
This goes right into where I was
meant to be at G-Star. I wanted to know
more about acting and learn the field. I
enrolled in Acting 1-4. Thankfully I did
this and discovered what I would be doing for the rest of my life. The acting program is 10 times more rigorous
and intensive than most high school acting programs in the nation. We learn at a college level and it excels us
to be the best artists we can. Like most
actors who decide to go into this field, I received a significant amount of
pressure from family members to not pursue the field. With the professional and emotional help of
my acting teachers I stayed focused and did what I knew was right and continued
my passion. I am so excited and happy to
say that G-Star has given me the courage to apply to University of the Arts,
Southern Methodist University, and California Institute of the Arts, and get
accept into each and every one of them.
These schools are amazingly prestigious and shined upon greatly in the
acting world. Without G-Star I would not
be able to say I will be going to Southern Methodist University on a FULL-RIDE
scholarship. G-Star has helped me
greatly and there are no words to express my greatest gratification for
it. Thank you so much, for everything.
From a
genuinely grateful G-Star Alum,
Kyle
Douglas
