What a night! Thank you to the volunteers, donors, attendees and student performers that made it possible.
On November 13 in the WHS old gym, hundreds of students and their families and friends made BIFAS 2025 a night to remember. From the fantastic performances by the orchestra, vocal groups, dance team, fall musical, drumline and marching band, to the plant sale, silent auction and the pizza and pasta dinner and desserts, there really was something for everybody. And it all raised vital funds for the arts! Below are the sponsors and auction donors that contributed to the evening. We’re grateful for them and to all the performers, volunteers and attendees that made it a night to remember.
Co-Chairs Katie Mohasci and Elizabeth Farmer
Group Sponsors
| Sponsorship | Sponsors |
| Acting (Group & Solo) | |
| After Dinner Speaking & Original Oratory | |
| BAND Programs | The Kies Voss Family |
| Celebration Show Choir | The Conway & McClain Family, Tyler & Majda Olson |
| Children’s Theater | The Mohasci Family |
| Choral Reading | Mary McEniry |
| Color Guard | The Hojka Family |
| Concert Band | The Nieland Family |
| Concert Choir | Kissy & Charlie Heins, The O’Donnell Family |
| DANCE Team | Saathoff Farms, The Steffen Family |
| DRAMA Programs | Mike & Karen Barnotes |
| Drama Tech | Blake & Elizabeth Farmer |
| DramaFEST | The Prince Family |
| Drumline | The Dixson Family |
| Fall Musical “Amelie” | The Serrot Family |
| Fall Play “Beautiful Day” | Amy & Randy Farnum |
| Improv (Group & Solo) | The Decker Family, The Wickum Family |
| Literary Program & Reviewing | |
| Madrigal Singers | Mike & Karen Barnotes, Peter & Melinda Westphalen |
| Mads Holiday Tour | Brooke & Greg DeWolf |
| Marching Band | John & Stacie Osako |
| Mime (Group & Solo) | |
| MO Band | Mike & Karen Barnotes |
| Momentum Show Choir | Michael & Tiffany O’Donnell, The O’Donnell Family, Doug & Melanie Olson, Tyler & Majda Olson |
| Musical Theatre (Group & Solo) | Mike and Karen Barnotes, The Dixson Family |
| One Act Play | |
| ORCHESTRA Program | The Arnold Family, Jen Gibbons & Dr. Derin Sherman |
| Poetry & Prose | Mary McEniry, The Ryan Family |
| Radio Broadcasting (Group & Individual) | The Burkhamper Family |
| Reader’s Theatre | |
| Revolutionists | The Fisher Doyle Family, The Messenger Family |
| Slice of Jazz | Andrew & Rebecca LeVake |
| SPEECH – Individual | Mike & Karen Barnotes |
| SPEECH – Large Group | The Serrot Family |
| Spontaneous Speaking & Storytelling | |
| Thespian Troupe | The Prince Family |
| TV News & Short Film | |
| VOCAL Programs | Mike & Karen Barnotes |
| Warriors on Broadway | The Serrot Family |
| Wind Symphony | The Messenger Family The Ryan Family |
| Winter Guard |
Sponsor a performing arts group
Sponsor a performing arts group as a way to support your students, ‘shout out’ their hard work and support BIFAS and the PPA! Sponsorships are available for friends and family for both performance groups and some of their events Just scan the QR code or Click here to make your selection and share your details.
Silent Auction Donors
Arbonne, Big Grove, Blake & Elizabeth Farmer, Blank Park Zoo, Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association, Cedar Rapids Country Club, Cedar Run Company, Christina Gailushas, Cobble Hill, Cozy Corner Shop, CR Kernels, Culver’s Garden Center & Greenhouse, Dan Doyle, Dana Messenger, Diana Ledford, Earl’s Chill & Grill, Esthetics by Camille, Green Bay Packers Football, Half Price Books, Hilery Livengood, Indian Creek Nature Center, Innovative aesthetics, Jennifer Patterson, John Haack & Joan Jacob, Julie Cain, Katie & Brent Mohasci, Kirkwood, Krystal Fitzpatrick, Mary McEniry, Mindi Dixson, Moss Plant Shop, Natalie Hall at The Warehouse Salon, Orchestra Iowa, Prairie Patch Farms, Q.Wick Candle Co., Raygun, Sarah Halbrook, Spare Time, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, Swirl Pilates, Table for One, The Men’s Room, The Pedron Family, The Re-Center, Tomaso’s Pizza, Vicki Cangemi, Washington Athletic Club (WAC), WHS Class of 2000 Grads: Megan Brigger, Rebecca Harper, Liz Lehmann & Elizabeth Farmer, WHS Madrigal Singers, Youth For Understanding USA
