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issue # 60

august 17 | 2011

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president's message

nocca culinary arts

idyllwild alumni trevor hall

hartford academy of arts seeking principal

chicago gets new dance floors

standards revision coalition seeking project director

surdna names director

ochsa top 10 high school

holly shorts film festival

asn happenings and gatherings

renewing early members

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dreyfoos school of the arts

west palm beach, fl

http://www.awdsoa.org/
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The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts was founded in 1989 as the premier arts high school in the School District of Palm Beach County, the nation's eleventh largest school district, serving a county geographically larger than Rhode Island or Delaware.

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Originally known as the Palm Beach County School of the Arts and located on the northern shore of Lake Mangonia, the name of the school changed in 1997 when local arts philanthropist Alexander W. Dreyfoos, founder of Photo Electronics Corporation, made the single largest private contribution to a public school in Florida. This generous contribution coincided with the school's much-anticipated move to the newly renovated, historic Central Schools campus in downtown West Palm Beach.

http://www.awdsoa.org/

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The school's location in downtown West Palm Beach places it in the heart of Palm Beach County's cultural landscape. Just across Iris Street is the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and within a few blocks are the Norton Museum of Art, the Armory Art Center, Palm Beach Dramaworks, the Cuillo Center for the Arts, and the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden. Opportunities are bountiful for students to participate in the local cultural community.

http://www.awdsoa.org

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arts schools network board of directors

President
Ralph Opacic, Ed.D. (2011)
Executive Director
Orange County High School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA

1st Vice President
Tim Wade (2011)
Vice President of
Student Affairs
Interlochen
Center for the Arts
Interlochen, MI

2nd Vice President
Craig Collins, Ed.D. (2011)
Principal
Harrison High School
for the Arts
Lakeland, FL

Secretary
Rory Pullens (2011)
CEO, Head of School
Duke Ellington School
of the Arts
Washington, D.C.

Treasurer
Bill Barrett (2011)
Executive Director
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
San Francisco, CA

Immediate Past President
Denise Davis-Cotton, Ed.D. (2011)
Principal and Founder, retired
Detroit School of the Arts
Detroit, MI

Directors

R. Scott Allen, Ph.D. (2012)Principal, Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts, TX

Douglas Ashcraft, D.M.A. (2012)

Dean of the Arts, Idyllwild Arts, CA

Kim M. Bruno (2012) Principal
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY

Jackie Collins (2012)

Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, Nampa, ID

Jackie Cornelius (2011)

Executive Director of Fine Arts, Duval County Public Schools; and Principal, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

Patricia Decker (2011)
Director of Recruitment
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
New York, NY

Dorothy Marshall Englis (2011)
Chair, Conservatory of Theatre Arts Webster University
St. Louis, MO

David A. Flatley (2012)
Executive Director
Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Roy Fluhrer, Ph.D. (2011)
Director
Fine Arts Center
102 Pine Knoll Drive
Greenville, SC

Donn K. Harris (2011)
Executive Director
Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland, CA

Suzy Highland, Ed.D. (2012)

Academic Counselor, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, LA

Pamela Jordan (2012) Head of School, Chicago Academy for the Arts, IL

Carol Kim (2012)
Vice President of International Relations
CalArts
Valencia, CA

William Kohut (2012)

Principal, Denver School of the Arts, CO

Mary Martha Lappe ASN 1981Founding Director
Executive Director, HSPVA Friends
The High School for Performing & Visual Arts
Houston, TX

Terri Milsap (2012)

Principal, ChiArts, IL

Scott M. Rudes, Ph.D. (2012)

Principal, Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts, Tampa, FL

Tom Sherry (2011)
Architect, AIA, LEED, AP, Design Principal
Hamilton Anderson Associates
Detroit, MI

George Simpson (2011)

Principal, Los Angeles County High School
of the Arts, CA

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president's message
Dear , I'd like to congratulate you on another extraordinary year with Arts Schools Network. Your talent, dedication and passion are what continue to make ASN such a unique and thriving organization. We enjoyed an exciting board retreat this summer at the Denver School of the Arts and look forward to the fall meeting at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. We are also in full swing in the planning of our "Art WORKS: Making the Magic Happen" annual conference in Orlando, Florida, January 23-29, 2012. We've lined up a very rich week of content including school site visits, cultural field studies, member best practices discussions and workshops with Disney's creative team, among many other exciting activities and seminars. Please mark your calendars for what is sure to be an enlightening and inspiring week. I am very pleased to welcome the following new members to the Arts Schools Network Board: Douglas Ashcraft, Idyllwild Arts; Jackie Collins, Idaho Arts Charter; Terri Milsap, ChiArts; William Kohut, Denver School of the Arts; and Scott Rudes, Orange Grove Middle School. We know each will bring tremendous insight and leadership to the organization. ASN is working with an organization called ArtsApp to launch a new student recognition program called "On Your Way." ArtsApp is a tool that modernizes the media submission and application process to help artists and arts organizations communicate more effectively. The "On Your Way" program will provide students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to display their work and receive recognition for their talents and achievements in filmmaking, musical theatre and voice. ASN's most important and longstanding priorities are to provide meaningful services to our membership and foster collaboration between our member schools and the arts community. I encourage you to continue bringing innovative relationships and partnerships to Arts Schools Network so that we may keep our terrific momentum building and membership growing. I look forward to seeing the Arts Schools Network family in Orlando! All good things, Ralph Opacic, Ed.D. President & CEO, Orange County High School of the Arts, CA President, Arts Schools Network 2010-2011

new orleans center for the creative arts

launches culinary arts & full day academic studio program

nocca logo After years of careful planning, two highly anticipated programs have finally launched at NOCCA: Culinary Arts and the Academic Studio.

Emeril Lagasse Foundation funded four years of Culinary Arts training offered through NOCCA's Summer Session, and at long last, the year-round program is kicking off this fall. NOCCA's new, on-site kitchen -- the Emeril Lagasse Foundation Culinary Arts Studio -- was completed in March, and Chef Dana D'Anzi Tuohy along with Master Chef-in-Residence Frank Brigtsen welcomed the first 30 year-round culinary arts students this week.

nocca culinary The new curriculum, designed with Johnson & Wales University, is rich, layered, intense and unique, just like the region's cultural heritage. The curriculum will cover core skills, history, regional, national and international cuisine, nutrition, kitchen and house management, critique and communications skills, creative and personal aesthetics, presentation, real-world applications and expectations, and a thorough understanding of excellence in the culinary arts.

"If any city and state in the country is going to have the first comprehensive high school culinary arts-training conservatory, it should be New Orleans and Louisiana," said NOCCA President and CEO Kyle Wedberg. "And now we do."

nocca academic The Academic Studio has been a dream for even longer. As the name implies, the Academic Studio provides instruction in math, science, and the humanities, allowing students to attend NOCCA for the entire school day -- a first! Academic Studio students avoid the hassle of transferring to NOCCA over the lunch period or at the end of the school day, and early feedback from students is that it's a huge success. For more information about this very exciting program, visit www.nocca.com

idyllwild alumni trevor hall releases new video

Be The Change - Luminaries feature Trevor Hall, directed by Mikki Willis & Ryan Reeves

http://luminariesmusic.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ9gZLW1kvM

http://www.facebook.com/trevorhall

Trevor Hall Bio - Born in South Carolina and raised in California, Trevor Hall developed an affinity for summery acoustic music, from the beachside ambiance of Jack Johnson to the leisurely stroll of Bob Marley. Having spent his teenage years at a boarding school for the arts, Hall dedicated his life to music upon his high-school graduation. He self-released Lace Up Your Shoes in 2004; two years later, the teenaged Hall prepared for his major-label debut with Geffen Records. The Rascals Have Returned, an introductory EP produced by John Alagía, featured a soothing mix of reggae, folk, and roots rock. Sales were slow, however, and Geffen dropped Hall from their roster in 2008.

Hall continued to tour, performing shows alongside the likes of Ben Harper, Matisyahu, and the Wailers. He also returned to the studio to record a self-titled sophomore album, which emphasized the artist's reggae influences upon its release in 2009. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi

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http://www.idyllwildarts.org/

greater hartford academy of the arts seeking principal

hartford

The Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) seeks an innovative, entrepreneurial, results- driven individual, with a successful record of school improvement to serve as the principal of the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, an interdistrict arts magnet school. The academy prepares students to pursue higher education and professional careers in creative writing, dance, instrumental music, theater, musical theater, technical theater, visual arts, voice and interdisciplinary arts studies. The successful candidate will articulate a clear vision in educating students to a world-class standard inspiring outstanding achievement and an understanding of the arts and its impact on culture. The successful candidate will provide overall leadership to the school community, motivate and inspire a community of learners to perform at high levels, administer and analyze formative and summative assessments, and recruit, select, and supervise certified and non-certified staff. The candidate will support the educational culture by encouraging divergent and progressive thinking.

apply online

http://www.crec.org/magnetschools/schools/artsacademy/

chicago academy of the arts installs new dance floors

chicago academy arts logo When dance students return to CAA in the fall, they'll have a greater spring in their steps, thanks to a generous contribution from the Service Club of Chicago. Through a Service Club grant, new sprung-wood floors with Marley covering were installed in our dance studios.

The Service Club of Chicago is a charitable organization of women, which has continually served the welfare, civic, educational and cultural needs of Chicago and surrounding communities since 1890. CAA has been a beneficiary since 2000, and in that time, the Service Club also funded the purchase of music and sound equipment, computers, and science equipment for the school.

http://chicagoartsacademy.org/

standards revision coalition is seeking a project director

national coalition

The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) is seeking a project director to coordinate and facilitate the writing and delivery of new Pre-K-14 arts standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts. NCCAS, a partnership of eight national organizations, will begin revision of the 1994 National Arts Standards this fall and will release the next generation of the standards in December 2012. Interested applicants should go to NCCAS Project Director to review and download the RFP.

Deadline for application is August 26, 2011.

http://www.menc.org/gp/rfp-and-special-call-for-nccas

http://nccas.wikispaces.com

surdna names director

meet michelle knapik

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The Surdna Foundation announced today that Michelle Knapik has been named as the new director of its Sustainable Environments Program. Knapik will join the Foundation in mid-July, and succeeds Sharon Alpert who now serves as Surdna's senior director of programs and strategy.

For the past six years Knapik has been the Environment Program director at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in New Jersey. In that role, she developed innovative grantmaking strategies to support sustainable community solutions, in close partnership with grantees, civic and business leaders, and funding colleagues in the region. While at Dodge, Knapik also worked closely with the Foundation's Arts and Culture program, funding projects at the intersection of the environment, culture and New Jersey's creative economy.

http://www.surdna.org/

orange county high school of the arts

in top 10 california charter school ranking

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A USC report has named Orange County High School of the Arts as one of the 10 best charter schools in California. http://www.ocsarts.net

The fifth annual USC School Performance Dashboard released by the university's Center on Educational Governance ranked the Santa Ana campus as the seventh best charter out of more than 800 statewide.

The top charter schools were chosen based on academic ratings - including an index based on various state test scores - and school productivity indicators that rate a school's academic success based on its per-student spending, the report's authors said.

"It's a way to take the data collected for accountability purposes and transform it into information that will help parents, teachers and investors," said lead author Priscilla Wohlstetter, director of the Center on Educational Governance.

http://school-performance.usc.edu/

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august 11 - 18 2011 film festival holly shorts

holly shorts

david arquette HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film Festival showcases the top short films produced 30-minutes or less.