Icholas Aradas: Ducation

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NICHOLAS PARADAS

2215 COLLEGE AVENUE APT. 325 MANHATTAN, KS 66502, 785-473-8686, NDPARADAS@KSU.EDU

EDUCATION

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MANHATTAN, KANSAS


BACHELORS OF MUSIC EDUCATION GRADUATION DATE: 5/13/24
● Vocal emphasis

CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Grandview Elementary
Long-Term Substitute Teacher August 2023 - May 2024
Junction City, KS
Junction City High School
Student Teacher January 2024 - May 2024
Junction City, KS
Flint Hills Children's Choir
Apprentice August 2022 - May 2023
Manhattan, KS

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

● Completed a 4-year Internship with the grammy award winning ensemble KC Chorale
● Planned and facilitated multiple lessons with K-State Concert Choir
● Planned and facilitated an entire semester of curriculum with K-State University Choir
● Led the K-State Concert Choir’s Tenor and Bass sections 4 years consecutively
● Coached 1-year of competitive cheerleading at Allegiant Cheer Elite

VOLUNTEERISM

● Served Starbucks beverages at Manhattan's Annual Pride Parade


● Serenaded couples on Valentine's Day in a barbershop quartet
● Performed the national anthem at the Annual Military Ball
● Conducted Christmas carols for the Community of Manhattan Kansas
● Assisted as liaison for K-States Summer Choral Institute
● Choreographed recreational cheerleading program at Allegiant Cheer Elite

HONORS

● Represented K-State choirs at the National Collegiate Choral Organization (2020)


● Represented K-State as Choral Ambassador for the Kansas Music Educators Association (2021)
● Represented K-State at the South Western American Choral Directors Association (2022)
● Participated in K-State student recruitment tours four years consecutively
● Participated as a semifinalist in the annual K-State Music Theatre and Dance honors recital
● Published a plethora of original choral compositions through Petrucci Press
● Qualified for and participated in all top orchestral and choral ensembles at K-State
● Premiered original composition at the Kansas Music Educators Association Conference
● Recognized as the Icon of the choral department of Junction City High School
NICHOLAS PARADAS
2215 COLLEGE AVENUE APT. 325 MANHATTAN, KS 66502, 785-473-8686, NDPARADAS@KSU.EDU

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