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If you know of a creative and eager learner (it could be your own!) entering 5th - 12th grade next year, please spread the word about our incredible school!
EASY STEPS TO SPREAD THE WORD
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Follow @azschoolforarts (social media links at the bottom of email) and re-share upcoming social posts regarding enrollment on your social platforms!
REMEMBER! The deadline to apply is Thursday, January 18, 2024
NOTE: Sibling applicants of current ASA students or alumni will be placed at the top of the waitlist for their grade level but must apply online at GOASA.ORG/ENROLL
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH SUMMARY | |
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If you have not already, please take a moment to respond to the survey fielded by our Executive Director search Consultant, Dr. John Watson from Educational Directions:
This survey will remain open until Midnight on Sunday, December 10th. The results are completely anonymous and will go directly to John.
As a stakeholder at Arizona School for the Arts, your opinions are important in helping to shape the future of ASA and in aiding Educational Directions in their candidate search process. I hope you will join us in this effort.
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HeartBEATS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DRIVE | |
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HeartBEATS, a youth-led organization that creates meaningful connections between music and refugees in our community is hosting a Musical Instruments Drive! These musical instruments would be used for an event hosted by the Welcome to America Project called Clothing Closets, which HeartBEATS will set up instruments for children to come play with and explore. The instruments HeartBEATS is requesting are aimed towards little children, and can include any small instruments, such as xylophones, small ukuleles, and wooden percussion instruments. See the signs posted around the school for the list of instruments we’re looking for. Find the boxes at the blue wall to donate, or look around for the Music Drive posters to learn more starting tomorrow through December 22!
The instruments we would be requesting would be aimed more towards little children. This would be a perfect drive for students with small instruments they used as kids that they are not using anymore. This drive would preferably be 2 weeks long.
Here are some examples of possible donations:
Xylophones
Bongos
Tambourines
Small ukuleles
Rainsticks
Kids accordion
Small wooden percussion instruments
Any small instrument that doesn’t include reed/wind instruments
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YEARBOOK SALES HAVE BEGUN! | |
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Yearbook Orders are starting now! You can purchase a Yearbook through the Herff-Jones website for only $55 through December 31, 2023. If you want to get the bargain basement price, act now! Prices will go up in January!
What can you expect from this year's yearbook, along with everything you love from past yearbooks? More ARTS photos!! More MIDDLE SCHOOL photos!! Revived ASA trips!!
$55 through 12/31/23
$60 from 1/1/24 - 2/29/24
$65 from 3/1/24 - 4/13/24
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End of day pickup is from 3:20-3:30 and 4:20-4:30. Please refrain from picking up your student in the last hour of the school day outside of pickup times. We want our students in classrooms learning; picking up early takes away from their educational experience. In addition, cars coming in and out of our main lot effects the flow of our pick up line and front office congestion. Thank you for your cooperation! | |
As a reminder, all students must be picked up or leave campus within 15 minutes of their last class ending. Any students who are still on campus at that time will be directed by staff on duty to the front office to sign in, and a parent must come to the front office to sign them out. Your student will be placed in Homework Hour and assessed a $10 fee per occurrence. Anyone ending class by 4:20p must be picked up by 4:30p or they will be assessed a $65 fee per occurrence, as per our Community Handbook. | |
AMPHITHEATRE RIBBON CUTTING EVENT IS NEXT WEEK! | |
Join our ASA community NEXT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, for our Official Amphitheatre Ribbon Cutting Event alongside Mayor Kate Gallego and Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari! | |
SPIRIT WEEK & ALL-SCHOOL PICNIC! | |
To celebrate all of your achievements this past semester and the holiday season, ASA is having an All School Picnic on December 21, 2023! A pizza lunch is available to purchase for $7 through SchoolPay. Students can choose between cheese and pepperoni. The deadline for purchase is Tuesday 12/19. Don't forget to dress up for spirit week, starting with a Spirit Attack on Friday, Dec. 15, ending with your movie day spirit for the All-School Picnic! | |
SIGNATURE SERIES: MAIN STAGE MUSICAL - ALICE BY HEART | |
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Tickets are available for our Signature Series event, our Main Stage Musical, Alice by Heart.
Dates and Times:
Friday-Saturday, December 8-9 @ 7 pm
Sunday, December 10 @ 2 pm
Location: Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 N. 3rd Street
Cost: Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance (4 max).
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SIGNATURE SERIES: CHORAL COLLAGE 2023 | |
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Tickets are now available for our Signature Series event, Choral Collage. Please join us for this beautiful yearly tradition that features all high school choirs plus Cantus, our advanced treble choir. ASA Alumni are invited to perform Betelehemu with us!
Date: Tuesday, December 19
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Camelback Bible Church: 3900 E Stanford Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253.
Cost: Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance.
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It's that time of year.... MOVIE DAY IS HERE! On the last day of the semester, December 22nd, students are invited to join us at Harkins Theater Christown for a movie day! Students can purchase tickets on SchoolPay for $10 and select which movie they'd like to see: Aquaman 2, or, The Grinch (2018). The theaters will fill up fast, seats are limited, buy your tickets today! This event is optional; there is no school on campus this day.
Details
Location: Harkins Theater Christown 1620 W Montebello Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85015
Time: 7:30a-10:45a
Cost: $10 on SchoolPay
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ASA'S ANNUAL DISNEY TRIP IS BACK! | |
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ASA's Disney trip is back! Our 8th-12th grade students are invited to join faculty chaperones on a trip to Disneyland!
Dates: Friday, January 12th - Sunday, January 14th (MLK weekend)
Cost: $420 (SchoolPay listing opens December 4th)
Permission slip packets will be available in the front office on December 4th. PERMISSION PACKETS ARE DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 11TH and must be notarized! Please let us know if you need any extra time to meet with a notary.
Spots are limited! For more information, please view additional email or contact kleiser@goasa.org
*No parent chaperones needed at this time.*
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7TH & 8TH GRADERS - LEARN MORE ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL AT ASA | |
Parent(s)/guardian(s) of 7th & 8th graders! High School is coming faster than you think! If you are curious about what high school looks like at ASA, please view the slides below from HS Info Night | |
TEACH YOU MEDIA OFFERING CLASSES AT ASA | |
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Is your student interested in learning how to create media for film, television, radio or other forms of production?
Teach You Media will be hosting classes at ASA on how to use this type of technology and you will get hands on experience using the standard video and audio production equipment.
These classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays during 9th period starting in January and free! Students are welcome to come to the lunch time info session on Dec 13th to learn more.
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