Achievement through Music When EFSC Student Darwin Flores took up the clarinet, he never imagined a future where he’d be standing on stage, winning a statewide collegiate competition. “It was very exciting—a surprise,” said Flores. “I wasn’t expecting it.” Flores, who moved from Honduras to Florida over two years ago, enrolled in EFSC’s Associate in
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On May 12, 2026, the Florida College System Activities Association Theatre Division awarded a Superior ranking to Eastern Florida State College’s production of Into the Woods, which was presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). A Superior is the highest honor a production can receive. This special recognition, based on a 100-point rubric,
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In 2023, award-winning soprano and musician, Keri Lee Pierson, began searching for a female composer to write an opera for her International Women’s Day performance. Composer and EFSC professor, Dr. ChanJi Kim, answered the call, resulting in a musical collaboration that came to fruition in early March 2025 as part of the Timucua Arts Foundation’s
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Life as a Business Owner Recently, I had a chance to chat with EFSC student and small business owner, Afton Johnson. She’s well-known in the local wedding industry for her beautiful floral creations. Afton is truly an artist at heart. Her passion for art led her to respond to a Craigslist ad (that still a
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