PRESS PHOTO BY ED COURRIERCast members from Whitehall High School Theatre join in with student thespians from 28 other area high schools on the State Theatre Center for the Arts stage for the 2025 Freddy Awards ceremony, held May 22, to perform the closing number. WHS students also participated in the evening’s opening number. At center is Benito Ortiz, who played Sebastian from “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” in performances March 27-30 at WHS. For more information, visit statetheatre.org/education.