ALUMNI BRAVO!
‘The Official Alumni Newsletter, where we connect you with news and updates from The National Alumni Association of The Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts.’
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AUGUST 2019
BACK TO SCHOOL/ FUTURE IS NOW ISSUE
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THE FUTURE IS NOW 2019-2020
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The Future is Now is a text to give fundraiser timed to coincide with the first day of school for the School for Creative and Performing Arts. Since this school year marks the final first day of high school for the SCPA Class of 2020, the goal is for Alumni to raise $20.20 per student enrolled at SCPA.
The campaign will run the entire first week of the school year! The Campaign begins at 12:01 AM on August 19th and end at 12:00 AM on August 25th. Money raised from the Future is Now campaign will be divided as follows:
- Alumni Association General Scholarship Fund – 60%
- School Administration Funding – 20%
- Operational Expenses for the Alumni Association – 20%
TEXT: FUTURENOW2020 TO: 44-321 OR GO TO THE LINK BELOW TO GIVE TODAY!
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-national-alumni-association-of-the-cincinnati-school-for-creative-and-performing-arts/the-future-is-now
Help us raise $20.20 per student enrolled at SCPA (1,300+) and watch the Future of The School for Creative & Performing Arts flourish Now!
Questions? Go to https://scpaalumni.org/the-future-is-now-2019-2020/ for more information or Contact info@scpaalumni.org for more!
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
THE ANNUAL ALUMNI FAMILY & FRIENDS PICNIC!
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SCPA Alumni Family,
We’d like to take the time to thank all of the Alumni and families who came out to support our Annual Alumni Family and Friends Picnic! The Cincinnati Heat wave and threatening rain clouds couldn’t rain on our amazing day of fun and games. In fact the weather was almost perfect and We’d like to think the SCPA alumni brought the sunshine and cool breeze.
Events like the Alumni Picnic aren’t possible without you! Thank you for your constant support and effortless giving of time, talent, and treasure to push the mission our alumni association forward.
Now with that being said, we have some announcements to make!
Big Thanks to the Various Generations of Alumni that donated to our Back to School Supplies Drive! All Donated School Supplies will go to SCPA Students and Teachers for the 2019-2020 School Year!
Winner of the Dessert Contest: Frank Robinson (Husband to Vicka Bell-Robinson 96′)
Winner of Split the Pot: Monika Cure 87′
Champions of Family Feud (SCPA Edition): Class of 82′ Ladies
Top Singers of Karaoke: William M. 98′, William U. 78′, Catreece T. 14′, Joshua T. 14′, Janelle M. 11′, Rachel R. 10′
We had an great time and for those who couldn’t make it, you missed out on a beautiful day and time with your Alumni Family. To stay up to date on what the Alumni Association is doing or to see what other events we have planned for 2019, please register with us at https://scpaalumni.org/register/ .
Special Shoutout, to our amazing 2019/20 Alumni Board of Directors, Engagement Committee, and families who helped out with the picnic festivities on July 21st.
We look forward to connecting and serving our alumni community in the future. Stay connected with us so that we can continue to have events where you feel at home!
Sincerely,
National Alumni Association of the Cincinnati School for Creative & Performing Arts (NAAcSCPA)
Email: info@scpaalumni.org
Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/scpaalumniofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scpaalumni/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCPAAlumni_
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ALUMNI MERCHANDISE UPDATE
FROM MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
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SCPA Alumni,
The Marketing and Communication team with the Alumni Association, has gotten a lot of messages via email and social media about T-Shirts and Yearbook sales. We love that so many Alumni are excited to rock our gear!
As of now we have been actively working to get something like that up and running for the near future. In the meantime, we will be finding some short term solutions for those who crave to represent the SCPA Alumni Name!
Sadly, that means we are not selling any Alumni merchandise at this time.
However, stay connected with the Alumni Association to be notified when and how Alumni Merchandise goes on sale! A public announcement will be made with details on how to purchase your Alumni Merchandise! Stay tuned!
Thanks,
Marketing team
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THE ALUMNI BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE
A MESSAGE FROM SCPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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On behalf of the School’s Leadership Team, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you, to you, the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and the Engagement Committee, for investing your time and energy in this event; and, your vision to continue to grow alumni engagement. In addition, the incredibly kind and generous donations from alumni – donations to the ‘Back to School Supplies Drive’ – are deeply appreciated. It speaks volumes to the deep sense of love and care that alumni feel for the school and our ‘next generation’ of SCPA alums. To have gotten 80+ attendees in such sweltering heat is a testament to the pride and sense of family felt by SCPA alumni.
Your leadership is very much appreciated and valued. Thanks again!
Nick
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THE ALUMNI REPORT – August 2019
Hosted by Catreece Tatum 14′
Alumni Engagement Committee Chair
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT!
We shine a light monthly on SCPA Alumni who are taking the world by storm with the tools they learned in life both during and after time at SCPA.
To be considered to be in the Alumni Spotlight for an upcoming issue of the Alumni Bravo Newsletter submit your story to info@scpaalumni.org.
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ALUMNI AUGUST SPOTLIGHT: CHELSEA HILLARD
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The Alumni Spotlight for August 2019 is the music education queen, Ms.Chelsea Hillard. Chelsea is a 2011 graduate of SCPA who believes in the power of music education. Chelsea is a K-6 Music Teacher for Cincinnati Public Schools and has been teaching for the last few years.
Chelsea knew while attending SCPA that she would want to go to college for something arts related. She originally planned on pursuing musical theater, but during her junior year of high school Ms. Wyant (vocal music) had to miss a few weeks of school due to a family emergency. None of the vocal substitutes were trained, so since she could play piano she took over rehearsing the Children’s Choir, Baby Grands, and Chorale. Having that experience in front of the classroom completely changed her career path and solidified her passion for music education!
The first two years of her career were spent teaching middle school choir, show choir, and high school show choir/musical theater. When she left her first school district to teach K-6 music in Cincinnati Public it felt like I was starting teaching over. She then decided to document the new teaching journey on YouTube and have felt so much love and support from the teaching community along the way!
Not only is Chelsea dedicated to her students at CPS, but she’s also dedicated to helping and giving back information and advice to other educators with her vlogs, Teaching in Pearls.
Teaching in Pearls is her YouTube channel. It came about because she thought she was going to start a blog. she said she always has worn pearl earring studs, because they “go with” everything she wears and –alas, Teaching in Pearls was born!
Chelsea teaches at one of our CPS neighborhood schools and work with 600+ students who are exposed to an unfair amount of trauma at a young age. Her goal is always for the classroom to be a safe, encouraging, and fun place for her 600+ students to receive the same music education opportunities as their suburban counterparts.
Chelsea is a light at her school and for her students. She also credits SCPA with her success by saying:
“SCPA is the only reason that I am the person I am today. Before attending SCPA I was painfully shy, but by the end of seventh grade I was an entirely different person. My teachers were always offering me opportunities to push myself further academically and artistically whether it be playing trumpet next to paid professionals in the Cats pit, serving as a lawyer on the AP English mock trial, or traveling to Italy with Baby Grands. I owe everything to my experiences at SCPA.”
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ALUMNI HAPPENINGS!
Supporting SCPA Alumni personal Events, Shows, Business, Films and Music.
Submit your “Alumni Happening” to info@scpaalumni.org.
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Check out our Fellow Alumni and current Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Laura Mitchell speaking at TEDX Cincinnati about raising our children to be influencers! See her speech via the link below:
https://youtu.be/SN4yrI8DvoQ
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Congrats to 2013 SCPA Alumni Tyshawn Coloquitt for opening up July 26th for the Cincinnati Music Fest. for acts like: Bobby Brown, Earth, Wind, and Fire, New Edition, and Maxwell! Tyshawn was recently featured on a recent season of NBC’s The Voice.
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Shoutout to SCPA Alums, Mitch Holland and Freddy Straub on a great run of “Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World” by Peter Parnell at TMC!
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Congratulations to SCPA student Taylor Senger and alumni Jasmine Gordon and Emma Courtney on their successful run as part of Kings Island’s inaugural “Grand Carnivale”!
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SCPA Alumni and Local Singer Bla’sze Renea and Dancer Bari Star who opened up for Singer Lizzo at US Bank Arena on July 26th for The KISS 107.1 Loud and Proud 2019 concert!
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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES!
A New section of the SCPA Alumni newsletter and Website where you can submit your various life updates and keep your fellow peers engaged with your life today!
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THIS MONTHS CLASS NOTES!
- Arianna Iliff (‘07) earned her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling from The University of Akron on May 11, 2019. She is now working as a Clinician with people with serious mental illness.
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- Recent Alumna Isabella Siska to have her film “Burned”, will be featured in the 2019 Over-The-Rhine International Film Festival!
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- Tim Barker(‘86) had the pleasure of performing with fellow alum Kimber Sprawl(‘10) in the title role of Rachel Marron aka “Whitney” in Gateway Playhouse production of The Bodyguard in Bellport, LI.
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- Alumni Board Member and Engagement Chair – Catreece Tatum (’14) daughter of Neatra Lockett-Foreman (’95) recently got engaged! #CannonbeOctober2021.
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PICTURED ABOVE!
Top: Tim and Kimber in Gateway Playhouse production of The Bodyguard in Bellport, LI.
Left – Catreece and Her Engagement Ring
Right – Isabella performing on the Corbett stage.
To submit your Class Note click the link here: https://forms.gle/nERgzeNDRJqqrxmD6
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SCPA NEWS AND EVENTS!
Supporting SCPA and all the current events and achievements made by Students and Staff in Arts and Academics.
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SCPA Student helps Kolar Design Team
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Kelly Kolar and her Kolar Design team, is helping The SCPA Fund to explore/better understand who they are and how to more effectively share our story with the wider community. Best of all, Kelly has invited an SCPA student Nshimirimana Liliane – Lili – to gain hands-on work experience with her world-class design agency. Lili got to play a role in facilitating a branding meeting at SCPA! Many other parts of the SCPA Community got to sit in on these meetings from Administrators, Teachers and Parents, to Alumni, Students, and community partners. Teresa Summe-Hass and her team brought us together to tell the story of SCPA through branding.
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KNOW A STUDENT WHO NEEDS SCPA? DISCOVER SCPA ON OCTOBER 19th 2019!
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Interested in seeing what being a student at SCPA is like? Curious about the programs and opportunities we offer? Do you wonder what our incredible facility looks like and is capable of? You can learn all this and more at Discover SCPA Day this October 19th!
No tickets required! Meet staff, leadership and students as we take you on a tour of our facility and help you navigate next steps in admissions, attending shows or giving. We hope to see you there!
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SCPA Social Studies Teacher Awarded!
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Congratulations to SCPA Social Studies Teacher Brynn Thomas on her recognition by the Cincinnati Rotary Club! She was honored with the Community Service/Humanitarian Award. The award goes to Cincinnati Public School teachers who developed new programs, expanded education beyond the classroom, and inspired students to personal and academic success.
Brynn Thomas (Bottom Right), Alum and CPS Super Laura Mitchell (Up a row from Brynn, to the left)
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SCPA WELCOMES NEW STUDENTS K-12
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BIG CONGRATS TO PTSO AND SCPA ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF FOR WELCOMING 250 NEW STUDENTS TO SCPA AT THIS YEARS ORIENTATION!
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A LOOK BACK AT THE ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC GREATNESS IN THE
2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR
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Top: 2019 SCPA Senior Basketball Players with their Senior Posters
Top Left – SCPA Senior Drama Students in front of their class college auditions poster!
Top Right – Alumni Sisters of SCPA Reuniting on Alumni Day 2018
Bottom Left – SCPA 1st Graders get ready to dazzle an audience with song and dance!
Bottom Right – SCPA Kindergarten Students take a hay ride to look at Farm Animals up close!
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BRAVO TO SCPA ON THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
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SCPA Film Camp
Cincinnati Opera Partnership
Cincinnati Shakespheare Camp
SCPA & Dayton Dance Camp
2019 Lachey Arts Music Theater Camp
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BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION!
Click the link now to create a profile on our website. Learn about membership levels, and officially become a member of the NAAcSCPA!
https://scpaalumni.org/membership/
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Submit your SCPA Story!
The SCPA Alumni Association is looking to put out Alumni Stories! Send us your personal account of “How having an arts education” influenced your current career. Submissions can be sent t0 info@scpaalumni.org!
Please include a picture with your submission. Those who submit stories have a chance to be featured in an Alumni Newsletter or other media publication.
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PHOTO AND VIDEO GALLERY
Check out our media library on the SCPA alumni website. You can help build our gallery by sending in picture/videos of shows and events of years past so everyone has a chance to look back on our days at SCPA. Send in appropriate media content to info@scpaalumni.org and let us know as much detail and context about the photo as possible.
https://scpaalumni.org/media/
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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATION?
Email us questions at info@scpaalumni.org or just go to our website and get informed about how our SCPA Alumni Association is operating.
https://scpaalumni.org
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LEARN ABOUT OUR PAST/PRESENT SUPPORT FOR SCPA
Click the link to learn all of the different ways the Alumni Association continues to support Artistic and Academic Excellence at SCPA.
Also be on the look out for our engagement survey coming out on social media soon!
https://scpaalumni.org/donations/
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LEARN HOW TO MAKE A DONATION
Click the link to learn all of the different ways you can make a contribution to our Alumni Association.
https://scpaalumni.org/donations/
If you want to make a donation now. Click the button below!
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GET INVOLVED! JOIN A COMMITTEE!
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We need your expertise and experience on the committees that will serve as the functioning infrastructure of the Association. We will post those committees for your review and your choice as to how you will be a part of the Association. It is through these committees that the brothers and sisters of our Association will remain connected.
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The committees listed below will not be the only ones available but will provide the foundation for our organization moving forward. If you’d like to join our committees listed below or at https://scpaalumni.org/get-involved/ please email us at info@scpaalumni.org.
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Alumni News!
Want to stay updated on news from the Alumni Association? Or have you missed something we did? We have a page dedicated to keeping you in the loop.
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