Newsletter June/July 2020

Welcome to The July Edition of 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.

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.’

June & July 2020

NEW ALUMNI ISSUE

WELCOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF ALUMNI!

THE CLASS OF 2020

On behalf of the National Alumni Association of The Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, it is a pleasure to welcome you as a member of our Alumni Association. The Class of 2020 is the 41st graduating class of SCPA and we look forward to having a long and wonderful relationship with you.

We’d also like to connect with the Class of 2020 as they take their next steps in life. In the upcoming weeks we will being sending out a brief survey to gather information about your future endeavors and ways that you may want to become further involved with the Alumni Association. 

You should have had the chance to register for the Alumni Association in class! If you haven’t please go to this link:
https://scpaalumni.org/register/ 

In order to access your account follow the following steps:

1. Click the link here: 
https://scpaalumni.org/alumni-directory/ 
2.Put in your email and your password. (If you forgot password just click forgot password button follow the instructions and check your email for a way to create a new personal password.)
3. Log into your account and explore! 

For the next two years (2020-2022) you will have the full rights of any other paying alumni member of our association. That means you have various chances to take hold of all the opportunities the Alumni Association provides.

Our goal is to help alumni connect with each other so that your connection to the school remains strong. I encourage you to take full advantage of the programs and events we sponsor and organize, including:

  • Social events
  • Faculty and staff presentations
  • Performances
  • Recreational opportunities
  • Reunions

 Our next big free event is  for August 2020. This event is TBD depending on Social Distancing Rules and COVID-19.

Be on the look out for our next Issue of the Alumni Bravo Newsletter! It’s all about the success of the SCPA Class of 2020!


Our boards primary objectives are to connect the alumni family in meaningful ways and to provide significant funding to SCPA. Our efforts to give back will bridge the gap between the annual funding provided by Cincinnati Public Schools and the needs of SCPA. Without our financial help, students may not have the training and opportunity to pursue their dreams.

We meet monthly to plan programs and discuss ways we can further cultivate participation in the life and growth of SCPA. In fact, during the last year, we have held a number of events for informal socializing and networking, and we have supported numerous student activities. The response to our past events has been extremely positive and we are pleased to provide opportunities such as these to bring alumni of the school together.
 
We thoroughly encourage alumni to contribute to social media posts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and elsewhere, through adding their pictures, posting when they attend or have attended a SCPA sponsored event, and sharing SCPA news. The following are excellent places to link to the main alumni social media outlets:

Email: info@scpaalumni.org
Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/scpaalumniofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scpaalumni/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCPAAlumni_
Website:
scpaalumni.org 

OUR DARE TO DREAM SCHOLARSHIP

THE CLASS OF 2020

Dear SCPA Alumni,

We are pleased to announce that we have chosen our first two recipients of the Dare to Dream Scholarship for 2020. Our winners are none other than Ndaya Hoskins and Madison Sickmeier.  Both recipients of this year’s scholarship are college bound and our $500 scholarships will aide them as they transition into their first year as college students. Ndaya is planning to attend Pace University and will major in Musical Theater. Madison is planning to attend the College of Charleston and will major in Marine Biology. Our recipients met all of the scholarship requirements and wrote remarkable essays about the personal challenges they’ve had to overcome. It is our personal wish to make Ndaya and Madison representatives for the class of 2020 as we move to stay connected with them in the future. 

Our Associations theme for this year is to “create the legacy” and it is establishing efforts such as these that will allow for a legacy to grow from our time on the board. For that we thank you; The members and supporters of the Alumni. Two months ago we came together as a board and decided we wanted to develop and give a scholarship for these students. Through our diligence we have been able to give birth to something special in the mists of this COVID-19 Pandemic, where normal operations forced us to be apart and be creative and we are so proud of our scholarship team for continuing to push through for this! 

This is not the end of the road when it comes to this project. We want to see the Dare to Dream Scholarship continue to grow in both our number of applicants and the amount of scholarships we give out in the future. We also want to make sure our Alumni communities collective voice is heard when putting together scholarship opportunities moving forward. 

In the weeks to come we plan to conduct and release interviews on social media so you can meet our scholarship winners.

With the future of education in this pandemic still unclear we want to make sure that we have Scholarship opportunities established for the talented SCPA Class of 2021. If you would like to make a donation to the Dare to Dream Scholarship 2021 click this link: 
https://scpaalumni.org/donate/ and leave a note with your donation under “Scholarship Fund” or if you have questions you can contact our Alumni scholarship team via email at scholarships@scpaalumni.org. 

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_

SEE WHAT THE CLASS OF 2019 MAJORED IN THE CLASS NOTES SECTION OF THE ALUMNI BRAVO NEWSLETTER

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AMAZON SMILE FOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION!

Always start your Amazon shopping with the Amazon Smiles charitable donation link. Now Available on the mobile app! Amazon donates a small portion of your purchase to the National Alumni Association of the Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts.

Click this link for Amazon Smile:
https://smile.amazon.com/

COVID 19 HELP!

FOR MORE HELPFUL SERVICES ON COVID-19 VISIT THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE: 
https://scpaalumni.org/news/helpful-covid-19-services/
 

OUR ALUMNI FAMILY IS THINKING OF YOU

WE HOPE YOU ARE SAFE AND SURROUNDED BY LOVE!

– 2020 NAAcSCPA Board of Directors

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ALUMNI HAPPENINGS!
Supporting SCPA Alumni personal Events, Shows, Business, Films and Music.
Submit your “Alumni Happening” to info@scpaalumni.org.


ALUMNI CLASS NOTES!
THE CLASS OF 2021

Names & Majors

A Parting Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

2020 SENIORS IN ORDER OF GRADUATION
 

CREATIVE WRITING
 
Kailyn Brooke Anderson
Mary Elizabeth DeFoor
Ayauna Danielle Goodwin
Robert Henry Jost
Nshimirimana Liliane
Mahayla Michelle Marshall
Bill Vivian Owens 
Josephine Paulette Palmarini
Eva Marie Smith
Maya Stautberg
Jemma Alice Timberlake
Maxwell E. Trapp
Isa Rose Walker
Caroline Faith Wetzel
Jultona A. Williams

VOCAL MUSIC
 
Kaiya Nicole Brown
Lamont D’Angelo Chatman
Maeve Lovelarkin Chiarella
Jerry Lewis Colbert, Jr
John Dawson Dastillung
Anthony John Frederickson
Jasmine Simone Hughes
Paris Renee Lee
Kennedy Rene Wakefield Liggins
Maggie Ferguson Mahoney
Anna R. Mairose
Paul Thomas Mueller
Alexandria Marie Raia
Liliann Marie Shires
Joy Hannah Darna Turner
Kendall Simone White
Yahkira Ariel David Yisrael

DANCE
 
Kanise Ameerah Abdullah
Najah Kierra Carson
Tylissa Sheilae Hasanna Ervin
Corinne Patricia Fellerhoff
Isabel Paige Hardy
Ndaya Dream Hoskins
Aniyah Janae’ Hunter
Isabella Renee Martin
Brooklynn Briasia Rice
Taylor Elizabeth Senger
Destini Leigh Sims
Ava Jade Sine
Ryan Field Sohmer
 
TECHNICAL THEATER
 
Tristyn Kae Chasteen
Blaise Azure Davis
Grace Justice Grisham
Ezra Jaysen Gahn Harris
Sharyah Lane’ Luckey
A’Daja Najaye Norman
Ruth Eden Owsley
Destiny Michelle Roberson
Rachal Claire Setzer
Caleb E. C. Smitherman
Cameron Martez Walker
Kevin Maurice Woods Jr

VISUAL ART
 
Ella Rose Dastillung
Liam August Druley
Morgan Rhea Ganance
Leah Fei Hartmann
Jacqueline Joelle Ingram
Jonah Christian Kolik
Sofia Rose Kreimer
Maveira Sabrina Kutolbena
Izabella Mae Lafever
Daisy Kent Linthicum
Jane Morgan Malone
Shannon Elizabeth Anne Maloney
Julian Taeliq McKinney
Claire Petersen
Isabella Simone Riley
Madelyn Isabelle Stanton

DRAMA
 
Jordain Addis
Sofia Maria Aparicio-Gallagher
Jalaysia De’aira Bell
Angela Faith Crawford
Annalyn Duan Gauger
Lauren Elizabeth Gibson
Nora Anne Kovasckitz
Eleanor Grace Long
Mia Vella Mann
Logan Mitchell McGill
Evelyn Schramm-Hesse
Janiah Lanay Turman
Luke Daniel Wenzel Vonderheide
Edward Ian Jacob Walker
Braden Maxwell White

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 
 
Marisa Necole Canada
Nia Clark
Angel’lee Sheri Coston
Henry Hedges Doud-Warner
Abigail Ophelia Dreith
Vivid Edwards
Carter Andrew Fogg
Ambonisye Omolayo Zelpah Hasan
Mhilton Raquel Johnson
Samariah Kiery Johnson
Edward Beckwith Lovely
India Minnifield
Madison Clara Sickmeier
Demaris Wade
 


THANK YOU SCPA COMMUNITY

ALUMNI THE CLASS OF 2020!

NOTHING WILL STOP THIS CLASS FROM REACHING THEIR GOALS!

NOT COVID 19 OR A LITTLE RAIN ON THEIR GRADUATION PARADE!

Big Thanks to the SCPA community:

SCPA Admin, Teachers/ Staff, Alumni, PTSO and CPS for coming together and giving these seniors a memorable send off!


SCPA NEWS AND EVENTS!
Supporting SCPA and all the current events and achievements made by Students and Staff in Arts and Academics.

A LOOK BACK AT THE ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC GREATNESS  IN THE
2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
Top: SCPA Leadership Team all smiles at The Future of the Arts Gala 2020!
Top Left – SCPA MORE (Men, Organized, Respectful, Educated) Students get a chance to tour UC and sit courtside at UC Basketball Game
Top Right – Alumni Come Back to talk about their Careers with students on the SCPA Stage
Bottom Left – Sisters of SCPA hosting a Bra Drive for students to learn more about Breast Cancer
Bottom Right – Cast of Matilda with Alumni Actress KiKi Layne
Top: 2nd and 3rd Grade Select Choir Singing at Gingerbread Night
Top Left – SCPA 5th/6th Grade Teachers all dressed up in costume for the Super Hero Dance!
Top Right – Recording Artist Andy Grammer performs at SCPA
Bottom Left – After School Yoga for K-6 Students

Bottom Right – Valentines Day Cupids for Sisters of SCPA
 
Top: Alumni Comes and teaches Dance Master Class
Top Left – SANTA visits SCPA Students for the holiday season!
Top Right – 3rd Grade Students dress up and teach others about black history
Bottom Left – Science Day at SCPA

Bottom Right – Fall Fun for SCPA Students
 
BRAVO TO SCPA STAFF MEMBERS
WHO ARE RETIRING THIS YEAR!


                                                                    
Pat Rowzow – Dance
Mary Lenning – Drama
 
The National Alumni Association of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts thanks this years retiring teachers for their hard work over the years and dedicating their careers to improving students lives through academics and the arts while at SCPA! As your next adventure begins do not forget home is always here with it’s doors wide open. All Staff members can stay connected with the Alumni Association by signing up on our Alumni registry!  – Alumni Board of Directors
 
FORMER TEACHERS CAN REGISTER WITH THE ASSOCIATION NOW TOO! https://scpaalumni.org/membership/ TO LEARN MORE!!!!!

NAAcSCPA ANNOUNCEMENTS!

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/

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. 

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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SCPA IN MEMORIAM

Want to stay updated on our Alumni and SCPA family that has passed on.  Click the link below!
https://scpaalumni.org/scpa-in-memoriam/

EVENTS, REUNIONS, & SHOWS!

Want to stay updated on our Alumni and SCPA Events in 2019? Check out the link 

https://scpaalumni.org/events/

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

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/


 

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!

DONATE TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

GET INVOLVED! JOIN A COMMITTEE!

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. 
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. 

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. 

This issue of the Alumni Bravo has been put together by the Marketing and Communications Committee 

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