OPHS, PFC, Newsletter, May, 2012

May is testing time and this month includes AdvancedPlacement (AP) exams and STAR testing. As we get closerto the California STAR assessments, I’d like to take a littletime to talk about the tests student take, why they areimportant, and how the school uses the results to improveinstruction. STAR testing begins on Friday, May 18 andruns for four days until May 23. Make-ups will follow on the24. In the past, STAR testing was scheduled before the APExams. But now that STAR testing is after APs it allowsmore time for students and teachers to prepare for thedifficult College Board exams, and this scheduling alsoallows more time for the instructional delivery of theCalifornia standards-based core curriculum.

Students in grades 9-11 will take tests that assess theirproficiency on the California Content Standards in EnglishLanguage Arts, Mathematics, History, and Science. Allstudents are tested in Language Arts, and all ninth graderswill be tested in math. In addition, to STAR, 9th gradestudents will take a Practice PSAT and an onlinemathematics diagnostic developed by UCLA. All tenth andeleventh grade students will take history, and tenth gradestudents will take Life Science. Additional end-of-coursetests will be given in math and science including generalmath, algebra, geometry, and Summative Math. The scienceend-of-course tests include Earth Science, biology,chemistry, and physics. Students are scored on fiveperformance levels; 5-Advanced, 4-Proficient, 3-Basic, 2-Below Basic, and 1-Far Below Basic.

The STAR tests are the most significant component ofthe California Department of Education’s schoolaccountability system, which also includes the CaliforniaHigh School Exit exam, and graduation rates; of whichOPHS students achieve over a 99% success rate. The scoresstudents attain on the STAR tests are calculated into theschool’s Academic Performance Index (API) and each schoolreceives an API score out of 100. Oak Park High School’s2011 API score was 908. This API score, while a narrowmeasurement of the school as a whole, is very widelypublished and is often the first thing families look at whenresearching prospective schools and communities in which to

The Principal’s Message

pfc newsletterO A K P A R K H I G H S C H O O LMay 2012 www.oakparkusd.org/ophs

raise their children. Therefore, in this climate of state fiscalcrisis, it is more critical than ever that our students do theirvery best on these state assessments if we are to maintain ourstatus as one of the highest achieving schools in the state andone of the most desirable communities in which to live andraise a family.

One of the most important facets of the STAR tests isattendance during testing and OPHS usually achieves aparticipation rate of over 98%. We do get penalized for testsnot taken by enrolled students so we ask that parents supportour efforts by helping get all students here every day and ontime. We also ask that you encourage your child to do theirbest. The schedule is comprised of four shortened days toallow students to get plenty of rest and be focused. We hopethat all the students get a good night’s sleep, and s goodbreakfast.

Our teachers and students have worked hard and areprepared to demonstrate how much they know and are ableto do. We get the results in August and one way that we usethe scores is to make course placement decisions for fallprograms. For students to be eligible to enroll in AdvancedPlacement and honors courses they must achieve advancedlevel on the STAR test in that subject. We also share theresults with staff when they return and departments spend

Inside This Issue

P STAR Testing News and Information

P Walk-In Registration for Summer School

P Student-Directed Spotlight Play: The Hollow

P Self-Defense Workshop for Girls & Moms

P Writing Seminar for College Application Personal Statement

P Plus, all the regular news, ‘save-the-dates’ & notices to keep you IN THE KNOW!

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May 2 OPPAA Meeting, 7 pm, B-2May 2-5 Senior Life Skills RetreatMay 4 PFC General Meeting, 10am, Lib. CRMay 5 SAT (off site)May 6 Oak Park Day of ServiceMay 6 Cheer Awards Banquet, 11am (off site)May 7 ADs visit MCMS P.E. classesMay 8 CAHSEE, grade 12May 8 Site Council Meeting, 3:30 pm, Lib. CRMay 10 Cheer Parent Information Meeting, 6:30 pm, G-9May 14-17 Cheer Try-Out Workshops, 3:30pm, OPCCMay 15 School Board Meeting, 6 pmMay 16 Dance Show, 7 pm, GymMay 18 SEAC Meeting, 9am, District OfficeMay 18 STAR Testing, Minimum DayMay 18 Senior “Must-Do” DayMay 18 Cheer Try-Outs, 3:30 pm, PavilionMay 18 Dance Team Awards Banquet, 6:30 pmMay 19 College Essay Writing Seminar, 9 am, G-9May 20 Boys’ Lacrosse Awards Banquet, 4 pmMay 21-23 STAR Testing, Minimum DaysMay 21-24 Dance Team Try-Out Clinics, 3:30 pm, dance roomMay 21 Senior Beach DayMay 22 Senior PicnicMay 23 Senior Magic Mountain TripMay 23 Junior Class College AdvisementMay 24 Dance Team Try-Outs, 3:30 pm, dance roomMay 24 Spotlight Play: The Hollows, 7 pm, Pav.May 25 Spotlight Play: The Hollows, 7 pm, Pav.May 26 Spotlight Play: The Hollows, 2 & 7 pm, Pav.May 28 Memorial Day, No SchoolMay 29 Boys’ Volleyball Awards Banquet, 6 pmMay 30 Band Concert, 7 pm, Pav.May 31 Senior Awards Night, 7pm, Pav.

Complete listings on the OPHS Master Calendar!

Pav. = PavilionNutr. = Nutrition, Pav. = Pavilion

Lib. CR = Library Conference RoomC&CC = College & Career Center

OPCC = Oak Park Community Center

Campus Calendar, News & Notes

STAR Testing News

STAR testing is quickly approaching. This is anopportunity for students to demonstrate theirproficiency on the state’s academic standards.Students should begin reviewing now for this high-stakes test. Remember, any students applying to takean advanced level course (honors or AP) must score“Advanced” on the corresponding STAR test.

Be sure to get plenty of rest and to eat a nutritiousbreakfast on the test days. Good luck!

Friday, May 18 (8:30am – 12:05pm)English (grades 9-11)

Monday, May 21 (8:30am – 12:15pm)Math (grades 9-11)

Tuesday, May 22 (8:30am – 11:10 am)Science (grades 9-11)

Wednesday, May 23 (8:30am – 12:50pm) Grade 9 – Mock PSAT and

UC Math Diagnostic Exam (an online exam thatmeasures readiness for next year's math classes)Grade 10 – Social Science & Life ScienceGrade 11 – Social Science & Junior Class

Advisement

OPHS Dance Department will present their dance show

ROCK THAT BODYMay 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pmin the gym, tickets are $5.

Come out for afun evening of dance!!!!!

For more information please [email protected]

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time analyzing student performance in each of the varioussubjects to make instructional adjustments and curriculardevelopments.

May testing is an intense and high stakes time for ourschool. We are very proud of our students and theirachievements and we know that without strong andsupportive families and the help of our PFC and other parent

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support groups, we would not have the achievement andreputation we so deserve. On behalf of the staff, I’d like tothank you for your commitment to academic and studentachievement and hope we once again can demonstrate thiscommitment during the STAR testing.

Sincerely,Kevin Buchanan

Principal

So You Think You Can Dance…?So You Think You Can Dance…?

Try-Outs for the Oak Park High School Dance Teamwill be held May 24th, beginning at 3:30 in the dance room*

All 8th-11th graders are eligible

*Clinics will be held 5/21-5/23 from 3:30-5:30in the dance room located inside the gym at OPHS

For more information please contact coach Kristin Atkins at [email protected]

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PFC UpdatePresident’s LetterDear Parents and Friends of OPHS,

May is a crazy busy month as we quickly approach theend of this school year. This month I am proud to announcethe nominations for the PFC board positions for the nextschool year. And the nominations are: President, GillianMiller; VP of Programs, Shelly Resnick; VP of Fundraising,Lydia Savaris; Treasurer – still need to fill this position;Recording Secretary, Marcia Gordon; CorrespondingSecretary, Lisa Shaevitz. As many of you know, we are stillsearching for a Treasurer. Potential volunteers to take on thisposition are currently submitting their names. If you areinterested in joining the OPHS PFC Board of Directors,please contact me as soon as possible. We will be voting onthese positions at our last meeting of the school year, on June1st.

I want to thank all of the wonderful parents who haveoffered to continue as the following committee chairs for thecoming school year. Lori DeGrinis, will be our RegistrationChair for 2012-2013; Directory; Barbara Shubin-Galaif;Stacey Lindenau, Disaster Preparedness; eNews, UmaNarayan; Hospitality, Leslie Meyer; Newsletter ,Suzie Bock;Senior Art Awards, Alka Jha; Senior Scholarships, LauraPaden; Textbook Distribution, Shirin Sexton; CarpoolCoordinator, Michelle Rosen; Colledge Knowledge Night,Shelly Resnick. Thank you, ladies for your time anddedication!

I would like to welcome the following parents who willbe new to their positions for 2012-2013 and thank you inadvance for taking on these roles. PFC Membership, LeslieMedina; Senior Breakfast, Maureen Frey; Textbook co-chair,Julie Ahdoot; Disaster Preparedness co-chair, Andrea

Meyerson; Adult Enrichment, Hanna Melzer. WE STILL NEED Treasurer (Board position): This person shall be responsiblefor the recording of all income and expenses of the OPHSPFC, and maintaining appropriate paperwork. This personwill also be expected to attend a monthly PFC BoardMeeting and General Meeting E-Scrip Coordinator: This person will help sign up newapplications, update old applications and work with thestores. Barnes and Noble: This person will work with the EnglishDepartment and coordinate this event with Barnes andNoble

May 5th is our OPHS Self Defense Workshop for Girlsand Moms, see page 7 for flyer.

We are proud to announce our college applicationpersonal statement writing seminar on May 19th, see page10 for flyer.

Finally, May 31st is Senior Awards Night, This is a greatevening where seniors are acknowledged for the manyscholarships they have been awarded. Thank you to all theseniors who have applied for either our PFC SeniorScholarship or our Senior Art Award. A special thank youto Laura Padden for being the PFC Senior Scholarshipcommittee chair and to Alka Jha for being the PFC ArtScholarship Chair.

Our May PFC meeting will be held on Friday, May 4that 10 a.m. in the Library conference room. I look forward toseeing you all there.

– Regards,Gillian Miller, PFC President

[email protected]

K u d o s T o O ur E a g l e A r t i s t s ! ! !K u d o s T o O u r E a g l e A r t i s t s ! ! !We are proud to announce that we had winners in every art category at the

Westlake Art Guild Art Show on Friday!

2-D Design: Megan Sabik and Lauren GriffinDigital Design: Michael Miller

3D Design: Connor WhelanPortfolio Scholarship Winner: Megan Sabik

Thank you to Mr. Buchanan and Ms. Fries for coming out to see our students' work!

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Don’t forget to include your family'sname so that we can make sure that youare given credit at the luncheon for yourgenerous contribution!

There is a drop box for donations locatedin the Administration Office, or contactLeslie Meyer who will pick up yourdonation: [email protected]

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As our spring teams wind down the regular seasonworking hard to secure championships and play-offpositions, the records of all our teams are as follows:

Overall LeagueBaseball

Varsity 5-12 1-5Jr. Varsity 10-1 5-1Frosh 3-9

SoftballVarsity 5-2 15-4Jr. Varsity 5-2 11-3

Boys VolleyballVarsity 10-0 20-4Jr. Varsity 10-0 12-1

GolfVarsity 0-6 Non-league 2nd place

Boys TennisVarsity 1-3 6-6

Boys TrackVarsity 1-3 1-6-1Jr. Varsity 3-1 5-4

Girls TrackVarsity 3-2 5-5Jr. Varsity 4-1 7-3

Boys LacrosseVarsity 6-9 6-7Jr. Varsity 8-2 11-2

Girls LacrosseVarsity 11-7

Best of luck to our teams as they finish their seasons andcompete in play-off competition! Information regardingplay-offs will be posted on our web site. Please comeout and support the teams whenever you can!!!

Eagle Athletics UpdateSUMMER SPORTS CONDITIONING:Information (dates, times, cost, registration, etc.)regarding summer conditioning classes for crosscountry, football, boys/girls volleyball, boys/girlsbasketball, boys/girls soccer, boys/girls tennis, boyslacrosse, and baseball can be found on the Oak Park HSweb site under Athletics. All athletes must be registeredin OPHS to participate and must have a currentphysical on file and a current blue emergency card. Anyquestions, please contact the athletic office at 818-735-3303 or Ann Pettit at [email protected]

- Ann Pettit and Dick Billingsley, Co-Athletic Directors

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No Frills Donations AppreciatedThank you to the following families for their generous donations to our 2011 No Frills Campaign. Without theircontributions, the PFC could not continue to support Oak Park High School teachers and students.

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No Frills Donations AppreciatedThe PFC would like to thank the following families for their contribution to the No Frills Campaign.

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Oak Park High School • Oak Park Unified School District

Principal: Kevin Buchanan899 N. Kanan Road, Oak Park, CA 91377

OPHS Main Line: 735-3300 Attendance/Temp. Off Campus Pass Line: 735-3311

(please call before 9 a.m.)

PFC President: Gillian Miller [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Suzie Bock [email protected] 818-970-5251

eNews Editor: Uma Narayanan [email protected] 818-707-3124

www.oakparkusd.org/ophs • www.oakparkusd.org

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C o l l e g e A p p l i c a t i o n “ P e r s o n a l S t a t e m e n t ”

W r i t i n g S e m i n a r

Saturday, May 19th, 20129 am – 11 am

Oak Park High School

“Writing a personal college admissions essay may be the toughest and most time-consuming document to put together.” — CollegeView.com

OPHS English Teacher Kathy Schultheis will be conducting a 2 hour writing seminar tohelp you get started. She will help you organize your thoughts and show you how to writean effective statement that will get you noticed by the college application readers.

• $20 Materials fee per student. Please bring a pencil and paper

• Enrollment is limited to 75 participants.

• Return completed Reservation Slips to specially marked box in the OPHS counseling office with your $20 donation!

• Sign up deadline is May 11th, 2012.

• Questions?? Please email Shelly Resnick at: [email protected]

Writing Seminar Reservation (PLEASE PRINT)

Student Name:

Home Phone: Cell Phone:

Email Address: (PRINT)

I am paying the $20 materials fee by:

Cash:_____Check_____(Checks are payable to OPHS PFC)

This is a PFC Fundraiser

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Superintendent’s MessageA Call To Action!

It is my hope that these children achieve their goalsand more. My worry right now, quite seriously, is howcan we continue to help children realize these goals anddreams in the future.

You should be receiving a letter in the mail fromOUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE, a subcommittee ofour Education Foundation, Friends of Oak ParkSchools. The group is made up of concerned parentswith the full support of the Board of Education. Thesituation we are facing for next year is severe. The letteroutlines the issues and what we all need to do to try tomitigate the situation.

I hope you will carefully read the letter and thenreflect on the situation we find ourselves in. The letteris being sent to all Oak Park USD families and thosewith children entering next year. If we all participateand buy a brick, we will put a major dent into the crisiswe are facing in the coming school year. School systemsall over California are gearing up for catastrophic cuts.We will be among them unless we take matters into ourown hands and take the necessary action.

Your children deserve nothing less. We strive toprovide a level of education that is above and beyond inOak Park, but it is becoming more and more of achallenge each year the state budget crisis drags on. Iam so grateful for how hard everyone works to supporteducation in Oak Park and I am confident thateveryone will step up and participate in this noble effortto preserve and protect what matters most to us all.

– Anthony W. Knight, Ed.D.Superintendent

“I would like to learn how to read.I would like to learn more math.”

“I would like to learn to doreading and math. I would like tolearn to write.”

“I would like to learn to readbooks. I would like to look in atelescope to see stars.”

At the start of this school year I visited classrooms and noticed one teacher asked her students to writeabout what they wanted to learn this year. I took a couple of photos of the project to share with you.

GET THE LATESTOAK PARKNEWS!

Visit www.OakParkUpdate.com regularly for the latestin local news and events!

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GENTLE REMINDERS:THE EARTH SHAKES

DAILY

Summer is around the corner and a great time for . . .

g Updating emergency water/food/1st aid/camping supplies

g Securing heavy items that can become deadly projectiles in an earthquake

g Ridding your house and garage of poten-tially dangerous chemicals and safely securing liquids to prevent spillage during an earthquake

g Talk to your family: Does everyone …

* Have emergency phone contacts* Know the family’s emergency plan* Know when and how to turn off utilities

* Know basic first aid

g Have a Block Party-get to know your neighbors

Remember, you are only as prepared as yournext door neighbor

For more information please email Oak Park CERTat: [email protected]

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News from OPUSD Board PresidentDear Parents and Community Members,

It seems impossible that it is May already but herewe are beginning the end of year wrap up. At the AprilBoard Meeting we recognized eighty-six middleschool and high school students for their achievementin the Ventura County Science Fair and the Idea toImpact program sponsored by California StateUniversity Channel Islands and the Ventura CountyOffice of Education. This year more students fromMedea Creek Middle School placed in the CountyScience Fair than from any other school in the county.

At the meeting we also honored the parents wholead OPPAA, the Oak Park Performing Arts Alliancewith our Partner in Education Award. Without thesededicated volunteers we would not have the dramaticarts program that we have at Oak Park High School.

The board discussed and approved bids for severalprojects to be implemented this summer with fundsprovided by Measure R, our School ImprovementBond of 2008. These projects include repairs to rampsto portable classrooms throughout the district, mod-ernization of the 300 Building at BrooksideElementary School and of restrooms at Oak Park HighSchool, and roof repairs at Medea Creek MiddleSchool.

The Safe School Plans for all schools wereapproved. Annual updating of these plans andapproval of them by the Board of Education is requiredby law since these plans outline procedures for staff andstudents to follow in case of an emergency.

In our ongoing review of District policies weapproved policies pertaining to student and family pri-vacy rights and to budgets and began the discussion ofpolicies related to employee bargaining units, intra-dis-trict attendance, weapons at school, administration ofmedication at school, courses of study, athletic compe-tition, and Transitional Kindergarten. All Districtpolicies are posted on our District website for anyoneinterested in reviewing them.

We will be honoring ten Oak Park teachers whoare retiring this year at our next regular Board Meetingon Tuesday, May 15 at 6:00 pm. Please come join usin thanking them for all that they have done throughthe years.

Until next month my best to all of you,— Jan Iceland

OPUSD Board President

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Walk In Registration for Summer School!Walk In Registration for Summer School!Summer School walk in registration will be held at

Medea Creek on Saturday, May 19th from 9:00-11:00am.

High School classes will be recorded on Zangle and each student's high school transcript.The class offerings are a great opportunity to take classes that might not fit into

student's fall or spring schedule.

Medea's class offerings will provide each student a chance to remediate or take an enrichment class that they could not fit into their fall or spring schedule.

The Intro to Middle School class is a great opportunity to prepare for the many changes and challenges in middle school.

Oak Park Classes, Oak Park Teachers, Oak Park Education on Oak Park's Campuses.Class information can be found at www.friendsofoakparkschools.org

Mark your Calendars:Friday, May 18, 2012, 9:00amFriday, May 18, 2012, 9:00am

District Office-Conference Room5801 E. Conifer Street

General Committee MeetingGeneral Committee MeetingOpen to the publicEveryone is welcome!

For more information contact: Connie Risley, SEAC President, [email protected],

818.585.0523

Darla Christensen, SEAC Publicity and Outreach, [email protected]

818.597.1246

Murder at OPHS!?Murder at OPHS!?Don’t Miss the 2012 Spotlight Play

Agatha Christie's

THE HOLLOWTHE HOLLOWA student directed play

The show, set outside of London in 1951,revolves around the Angkatell family andtheir visitors’ one hellish weekend at theAngkatell's house, THE HOLLOW.When a guest dies unexpectedly, the

house is put on lockdown, and the fingerof blame is thrown at all of the

inhabitants until the stunning climax.Don't miss this exhilarating and rivetingmurder mystery, complete with special

effects and intrigue galore!Directed by senior Chris Steiner,

produced by junior Aaron Teebor, andsupervised by Allan Hunt.

May 24th - 26th at 7pmMay 24th - 26th at 7pmMay 26th at 2 pmMay 26th at 2 pm

OPHS Pavilion

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Important College Dates & Deadlines for Seniors:

May & June: are still critical months for seniors because last semester grades do count! Spring semester classes(that were listed on the student’s admission application) that are dropped or not passed with at least a "C" mayresult in a college rescinding its offer. Most competitive universities expect seniors to maintain at least a 3.0GPA in the senior year.

Admissions for the Class of 2012

For fall 2012, the University of California admitted a record 80,289 applicants for freshman admission out of asimilarly record setting applicant pool of 126,455.Table 2 below (New UC Freshman Admission Rates), showsthe number of admitted students by residency for each UC campus as well as for the system over the past threeyears. The next chart (Fall 2012 Freshman Admit Profiles), shows freshman admission profiles at each UCcampus with SAT scores and high school GPA comparisons.

California ResidentsThe number of California resident students admitted to the University increased by 2,155 students over fall2011, or 3.6 percent. Despite this increase, the University expects to enroll approximately the same number ofstudents in fall 2012 as it did in 2011. (33,000)

The number of newly admitted California students did not keep pace with the number of applicants, however.As a result, the admission rate – the percentage of applicants admitted – dropped for the system from 69.7percent in 2011 to 65.8 percent in 2012. All campuses except Davis, Riverside and San Diego became moreselective in their freshman admission decisions for California residents.

Changes in campus admission offers for California students are driven by campus enrollment targets, theanticipated rate at which students accept these offers, and, in some cases, by enrollment outcomes in recentyears. Most campuses saw modest adjustments from 2011.

The University of California will continue to honor its commitment to the California Master Plan for HigherEducation. Students who are in the top 9 percent of their high school or top 9 percent of the state are guaran-teed admission to the University. Through a process called “referral,” these students will be offered the oppor-tunity to be admitted to UC Merced if they do not receive an offer of admission from any campus to whichthey applied.

Out-of-State and International StudentsThe number of out-of-state and international students admitted to the University of California also increasedfrom fall 2011 to fall 2012, from 12,144 to 18,846.

The increase did not keep pace with the 56.2 percent increase in applications from nonresidents. Therefore,they systemwide admission rates for out-of-state and international students dropped significantly between thetwo years. For out-of-state students, the admission rate dropped from 60.7 percent in 2011 to 53.9 percent in2012; for international students, it went from 64.1 percent in 2011 to 61.3 percent in 2012.

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Despite the increase in the number of out-of-state and international students, the University expects to remainbelow the 10 percent cap on local nonresident undergraduate enrollment for fall 2012.

UC admission Data Comparisons for 2010, 2011 & 2012 Data:This data is still subject to change. It can be viewed in even more detail at the University of California’s Officeof the President website at the following link: http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/fall2012adm.html

Note: For the Class of 2011, you can view full UC campus admission profiles (with GPA’s, SAT scores etc…)at the following link: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html

Data Graphs appear on the following two pages. . .

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Help raise funds for Red Oak and learn about other cultures:!!!

! Enjoying culinary samplings from around the globe, including Brazil, India, China, Vietnam, Mexico, Peru… to name a few!

! Watching our very own Red Oak

students showcasing costumes from around the world and performing songs, dances and more!

! Enjoying performances including

Irish dancers from the Claddagh

Dance Company and Mexican folkloric dance by Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN