Newsletter October/November 2020

Welcome to The October/November 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.’

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020

GIVING & DREAM BUILDING
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
The holiday season is finally here and the SCPA Family wants to celebrate by giving back and helping future graduates of SCPA.  That’s right, you can make a difference this year! When you make a gift to the SCPA Alumni Associations Dare to Dream Scholarship you help graduates of SCPA get closer to their goals. We look forward to the impact you make on an SCPA student’s future.
Start a fundraiser for the Dare to Dream Scholarship on Facebook. Submit a donation and encourage your friends to do the same. You can add a fundraiser button to any Facebook post.  Our non-profit is listed as “SCPA Alumni”.

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Donate Now to the Dare to Dream Scholarship. Click the link to give.

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Give back to the SCPA Alumni Association when you do your online holiday shopping this year! When you shop with Amazon Smile,  Amazon donates a small portion of your purchase to The National Alumni Association of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts.

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To Learn More about the Dare to Dream Scholarship and other ways to give click the link to our SCPA Alumni Website.

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2020 Scholarship Winner

Meet Ndaya
The NAAcSCPA is so happy to sit down with our first scholarship winner Ndaya H. and talk to her about her time at SCPA and her future after high school.
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.
– Alumni Scholarship Team
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JUSTICE – ART – SCPA

November 2020

One of the outstanding qualities that has run through SCPA is how students, faculty, and staff have always worked together. People with vastly different backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, neighborhoods, and abilities came together to learn and grow and share and teach. The death of George Floyd prompted Cheyenne Gross, Class of 1994, to reach into the SCPA community to find a response that would show who and what SCPA really stood for. Alumni and teachers responded, all deeply disturbed by the state of racial, ethical, and social disorder continuing in our communities.

As the unrest continued, we met via ZOOM, pooling our skills to network and find SCPA talent from Cincinnati and beyond. Word spread. Alumni from many classes connected, compiled videos, shared and edited our work to produce Justice Art SCPA. With love, humor, community and purpose, all were compelled to take action.

Now, join us. Watch our video- Make Them Hear You. Look for the submission information. Raise your voices and take action. We did. SCPA, make them hear you!

~Mary Hennigan and Joyce Yonka, former SCPA faculty
Justice Art SCPA invites you to use your voice and creativity for Justice, Injustice, and Action! 
Make Them Hear You! 

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP/BECOME A MEMBER

OUR ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS KICKING OFF THIS MONTH! MAKE SURE A CURRENT PAYING DUES MEMBER! IF YOU HAAVE ISSUES OR QUESTIONS CONTACT US AT
info@scpaalumni.org 
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AMAZON SMILE

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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!
SEND US A CLASS NOTES!

Have you recently…. 
Had and achivement or a major life event?

We’d love to hear about it and share with your peers in the Alumni Association. Add your Alumni Class note via our form here: https://forms.gle/nERgzeNDRJqqrxmD6
Shoutout to Alum Morgan Johnson who now is a Private Jet Pilot and Encouraging other Black Women to consider a career in the sky!

Read all about it here: https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/10/31/i-didnt-see-anybody-like-myself-as-a-pilot-new-pilot-encourages-more-black-women-to-take-up-aviation/?fbclid=IwAR2UXyu-ASywez4Jlz4NDD-ZLRI-JJ9HUWmcxD9ywYdCYSta38v3l6V1zhA
Fellow SCPA Alum Max Higginbotham aka SUAVE has released his first EP Vivid Colors in your eyes.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2yP25Wvm6LgLF9ZPSnLrCG?fbclid=IwAR2RyiEhEw9KAGJep749fEwPSRsrt-ofpJSfEZR_VjSuO_IjNQ4z9JTmqnI
 
Shoutout to Alum Ron Jerome Avant’s (aka T Nava)  on his recent EP release of “Blackberry Mango” ! 

Read all about it here: https://mundanemag.com/from-anderson-paak-and-snoop-dogg-to-his-debut-ep-blackberry-mango-t-nava-is-not-just-a-musical-sidekick/?fbclid=IwAR03Pasp56UH558R-hqZsefRZ_UiW5ryY-tJBLIcLRWY7KDEYQpm_-3AGao


SCPA NEWS AND EVENTS!
Supporting SCPA and all the current events and achievements made by Students and Staff in Arts and Academics.
THE 2019-2020 CORBETT MAYERSON FINALISTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2019-2020 WINNERS!

Visual Art
Kimora Butler
Alex Tanveer

Drama
Amir Shackelford
 
Dance
Drazen Wilmers
Egypt Hunt
 
Musical Theater
Sara Reynolds
 
Technical Theater
Julian Moll Hooper
 
FOR MORE SCPA UPDATES ON SCHOOL BOTH BLENDED LEARNING AND VIRTUAL PLANNING CLICK THE LINK BELOW!

https://scpa.cps-k12.org/principal-updates

COVID 19 HELP

https://scpaalumni.org/news/helpful-covid-19-services/

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/

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/

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 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!

OUR MISSION

The Association’s Mission is to strengthen connections among and between the School’s alumni, current students, faculty, and staff; to provide valued services, as defined by the policies adopted by the Association’s Board of Directors from time to time; to provide ongoing financial support for the School; and to support the School’s mission of fostering academic and artistic excellence.
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Alumni News!

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