A NOTE ON OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS

Dear ASA Families,

We are wrapping up our first full week of school and the energy on campus has been infectious! We are enjoying seeing students engaging in learning (phone free!) As we get "comfy", we are noticing more tardies, forgetting lunches and instruments, and some behaviors are popping up, too. Of course, adults on campus are always here to support, but, we appreciate your partnership and support from home as well. If you haven't had the opportunity to read Principal Bass' welcome letter, I encourage you to do so. She highlights our core values and our RISE acronym that is driving us this year. Take a look here!

-Dean Kleiser

EARLY RELEASE FRIDAY 9.1.23

Parents, we will be releasing students at 11:25am next Friday, September 1st. Those picking up 5th and 6th grade students should come through our normal lanes for pick-up. Those picking up 7th and 8th grade students should do so at the Burton Barr Library lot. High school students can be picked up at the Phoenix Center for the Arts parking lot. If you are carpooling, please pick up all your students in the lot for the youngest student in your carpool.  

Please review the Early Release Pick-Up Map in quick links.

ASA THEATRE: MAINSTAGE SEASON

ASA Theatre is pleased to announce our 2023-24 MainStage season and opportunities for students in all grades and disciplines. [flyer]

Fall Musical

ALICE BY HEART

A new musical by the team who created SPRING AWAKENING, it tells the story of a young girl taking refuge in a London subway station during World War II who confronts grief, loss, and love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland.

Spring Play

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for New Play, it is based on the novel of the same name and centers on a teen in London who sets out to solve the crime of who killed his neighbor's dog and, along the way, learns how to navigate the world.

AFTER SCHOOL OFFERINGS

Homework Hour

Who: 5th - 8th graders

What: A supervised, after school quiet study time

When: Mon-Fri 3:25 PM - 4:20 PM

Why: Students will have a space to complete their homework and receive assistance from an instructor as needed

Fee: $100/month

YMCA & Boys and Girls Club

Several ASA families use the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA and the Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch of the Boys and Girls Club as after school care for their students. Both locations have great programs for school-aged kids and offer tuition aid for those who qualify. If you are interested in your child attending, you can sign up directly with the YMCA (view YMCA Lincoln "Back to School Guide") or the BGC. If we have enough students attending, the facilities can offer transportation!

5th & 6th Grade Singing Lessons

Who: 5th & 6th graders

What: After school singing classes designed to be enriching, fun, and challenging for singers of all experience levels!

When: Tuesdays, 3:25 PM - 4:20 PM

Why: To focus on vocal and performance technique including breathing, posture, diction, expression, movement, and confidence. 

PLEASE NOTE: These classes are scheduled during 9th period. Students who are enrolled in a 9th period ASA instructional class are not eligible for the singing classes. Students who attend Homework Hour can also take the singing class! Questions? Please reach out to:

Mrs. Elder elder@goasa.org