From our Artistic Director: Dear SOCSA Family – This newsletter comes to you as we are half-way through another exciting year in SOCSA, full of entertaining and educational programs. In this edition you will find a re-cap of our first semester’s activities and a look ahead at our very busy and challenging second semester. SOCSA owes a huge debt of gratitude to the Friends of SOCSA Booster Club, which has taken the reins of our fund-raising efforts and served exquisitely in raising our public profile and honoring each and every faculty member of our Academy. Every month each one of our departments has received a much-needed infusion of funds courtesy of the Friends of SOCSA. Please read our 2nd semester calendar carefully, so you won’t miss a single great event. Some dates have changed and some additions have been made. Our students, faculty, coaches and the many parent volunteers are excited to be involved in this outstanding program, and we hope that you are too! Ray Woods—Artistic Director, SOCSA Second Semester Happenings Jan. 28-30 SOCSA Dance Concert, 7pm Porthole Feb. 3 MTCA Show, 7pm Porthole Feb. 5-7 MTCA Competition Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 Opera Night Workshop 9am-12 noon Feb. 6 Master Class-Ira Raibon,1-3 pm Porthole Feb. 10 Top 40’s Night, 7pm Porthole Feb. 18-20 “The Bourgeois Gentleman”, 7pm Porthole Feb. 24 Oldies Night, 7pm Porthole Feb. 29 SOCSA Auditions-Vocal, Instrumental, Drama 3-6 pm March 3-5 “Top Girls”, 7pm Porthole March 4 Mt. Sac Festival (Blue Lantern) March 5 Honor Choir Concert (Vocal Ensemble) March 5, 6 Festival of Whales March 5, 12, 19 Opera Night Workshops March 11 Show Choir Night, 7pm Porthole March 12-13 Festival of Whales March 18, 19 Fullerton Festival (Theater Students) March 19 Opera Night Preview, 7 pm Porthole March 20 Opera Gala, 5 pm SOKA Porthole March 22 Opera Night at Casa Romantica March 23 Freshman Day, 3:30 pm March 24 Art in Motion: SOCSA Dance, 7pm Porthole March 25 Improv Show 3:30pm March 28 SOCSA auditions-Dance 3-9 pm March 29 Freshman One-Acts, 7pm Porthole March 30 Sophomore One-Acts, 7 pm Porthole April 1-3 ITS Festival (Theater Students) April 6-10 Choir Trip—Boston April 13 SOCSA Social, 5-7pm April 20-23 “Gypsy”, Porthole, 7pm April 24 “Gypsy”, Porthole, 1pm April 25 SOCSA auditions-Vocal, Instrumental, Drama 3-6pm April 26 Showcase auditions, 3:00-6:00 Porthole April 29 Jazz Night, 7pm, Porthole May 12-14 “The Great Gatsby”, 7pm Porthole May 18 Spring Choral Concert, 7pm TBA May 19 Spring Band/Orch Concert, 7pm Porthole May 22 Cappies Gala May 22 Instrumental Awards, 11am DHHS Mall May 23 Vocal Awards, 6pm SJC Community Center May 31 Fony’s, 6pm Porthole June 3 Spring Art Show, 6-8pm, Dana Hills Mall June 4 Showcase, Capistrano Valley HS June 9 Graduation SOCSA Dance The SOCSA Dance program has enjoyed tremendous success during the Fall Semester, delighting audiences with stunning routines and creative, dynamic choreography. Dance Production re-created the stories of Dr. Seuss during the DHHS Homecoming game. They were also featured in Broadway Night, as seniors Avery Rissling, Emily Forster, and Megan Young danced to “Live in Living Color, and Emily joined junior Katie Kivinski in “Wish I Were Here”. Dance Production was at it again when they honored our veterans by performing a great swing number, Duke Ellington’s “It Ain’t Got That Swing” at the Honor the Valor football game. During our welcome-back DHHS pep rally the production team presented a very creative piece entitled “Tetris”. The audience was awe- struck as the performers danced their way through alternating patterns of ballet and hip-hop. In January, Dance Production and Dance Ensemble combined to present “dystorshün” their annual Dance Concert. For three sold-out nights they performed over 50 numbers, including tap, jazz, contemporary, partnering, ballet and hip-hop. This was an experience nobody will forget, as they touched on every genre of music with creative, spectacular lighting and electrifying, inspiring dance numbers. South Orange County School of the Arts at Dana Hills High School Mid-Year Newsletter — January 2016 SOCSA Dance Production Team, one of our busiest and most sought-after performance ensembles! Avery Rissling, with full orchestra and choir, interprets the Hebrew prayer “Sim Shalom”, at the annual Holiday Concert.
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From our Artistic Director:
Dear SOCSA Family –
This newsletter comes to you as we are half-way through another exciting
year in SOCSA, full of entertaining and educational programs. In this edition
you will find a re-cap of our first semester’s activities and a look ahead at our
very busy and challenging second semester. SOCSA owes a huge debt of
gratitude to the Friends of SOCSA Booster Club, which has taken the reins
of our fund-raising efforts and served exquisitely in raising our public profile
and honoring each and every faculty member of our Academy. Every
month each one of our departments has received a much-needed infusion of
funds courtesy of the Friends of SOCSA.
Please read our 2nd semester calendar carefully, so you won’t miss a single
great event. Some dates have changed and some additions have been made.
Our students, faculty, coaches and the many parent volunteers are excited to
be involved in this outstanding program, and we hope that you are too!
Ray Woods—Artistic Director, SOCSA
Second Semester Happenings
Jan. 28-30 SOCSA Dance Concert, 7pm Porthole
Feb. 3 MTCA Show, 7pm Porthole
Feb. 5-7 MTCA Competition
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 Opera Night Workshop 9am-12 noon
Feb. 6 Master Class-Ira Raibon,1-3 pm Porthole
Feb. 10 Top 40’s Night, 7pm Porthole
Feb. 18-20 “The Bourgeois Gentleman”, 7pm Porthole
Feb. 24 Oldies Night, 7pm Porthole
Feb. 29 SOCSA Auditions-Vocal, Instrumental,
Drama 3-6 pm
March 3-5 “Top Girls”, 7pm Porthole
March 4 Mt. Sac Festival (Blue Lantern)
March 5 Honor Choir Concert (Vocal Ensemble)
March 5, 6 Festival of Whales
March 5, 12, 19 Opera Night Workshops
March 11 Show Choir Night, 7pm Porthole
March 12-13 Festival of Whales
March 18, 19 Fullerton Festival (Theater Students)
March 19 Opera Night Preview, 7 pm Porthole
March 20 Opera Gala, 5 pm SOKA Porthole
March 22 Opera Night at Casa Romantica
March 23 Freshman Day, 3:30 pm
March 24 Art in Motion: SOCSA Dance, 7pm
Porthole
March 25 Improv Show 3:30pm
March 28 SOCSA auditions-Dance 3-9 pm
March 29 Freshman One-Acts, 7pm Porthole
March 30 Sophomore One-Acts, 7 pm Porthole
April 1-3 ITS Festival (Theater Students)
April 6-10 Choir Trip—Boston
April 13 SOCSA Social, 5-7pm
April 20-23 “Gypsy”, Porthole, 7pm
April 24 “Gypsy”, Porthole, 1pm
April 25 SOCSA auditions-Vocal, Instrumental,
Drama 3-6pm
April 26 Showcase auditions, 3:00-6:00 Porthole
April 29 Jazz Night, 7pm, Porthole
May 12-14 “The Great Gatsby”, 7pm Porthole
May 18 Spring Choral Concert, 7pm TBA
May 19 Spring Band/Orch Concert, 7pm Porthole
May 22 Cappies Gala
May 22 Instrumental Awards, 11am DHHS Mall
May 23 Vocal Awards, 6pm SJC Community Center
May 31 Fony’s, 6pm Porthole
June 3 Spring Art Show, 6-8pm, Dana Hills Mall
June 4 Showcase, Capistrano Valley HS
June 9 Graduation
SOCSA Dance The SOCSA Dance program has enjoyed tremendous success during the
Fall Semester, delighting audiences with stunning routines and creative,
dynamic choreography. Dance Production re-created the stories of Dr.
Seuss during the DHHS Homecoming game. They were also featured in
Broadway Night, as seniors Avery Rissling, Emily Forster, and Megan
Young danced to “Live in Living Color, and Emily joined junior Katie
Kivinski in “Wish I Were Here”. Dance Production was at it again
when they honored our veterans by performing a great swing number,
Duke Ellington’s “It Ain’t Got That Swing” at the Honor the Valor football
game. During our welcome-back DHHS pep rally the production team
presented a very creative piece entitled “Tetris”. The audience was awe-
struck as the performers danced their way through alternating patterns of
ballet and hip-hop. In January, Dance Production and Dance Ensemble
combined to present “dystorshün” their annual Dance Concert. For
three sold-out nights they performed over 50 numbers, including tap, jazz,
contemporary, partnering, ballet and hip-hop. This was an experience
nobody will forget, as they touched on every genre of music with creative,
spectacular lighting and electrifying, inspiring dance numbers.
South Orange County School of the Arts at Dana Hills High School
Mid-Year Newsletter — January 2016
SOCSA Dance Production Team, one of our busiest and most sought-after performance
ensembles!
Avery Rissling, with full orchestra
and choir, interprets the Hebrew
prayer “Sim Shalom”, at the annual
Holiday Concert.
President’s Corner—Friends of SOCSA
Hello Friends!
We are midway through the school year which means we are
seeing the results of the hard work, time and effort every single
person has made in support of the Friends of SOCSA Booster
Club and the SOCSA program! We have accomplished so many
remarkable things and I am so proud to see how we have come
together to make something very special happen. We have found
our stride and we’ve had FUN doing it!
Friends of SOCSA set a goal of raising $150,000 for the SOCSA
academy. I am proud to let you knowl you that, including registra-
tion donations, creative fundraising, community fundraising, and
corporate sponsorships we have raised 69% of our goal! We
know that with your continued support we can exceed our goal
and make the SOCSA academy fully funded for future success.
Did you know that Friends of SOCSA is now officially a federally
recognized 501c3 foundation? This was one of our primary objec-
tives when we started our booster club, and we are thrilled to
have accomplished this well ahead of our projected timeline. You
can donate anytime by using our crowd funding efforts:
https://friends-of-socsa.cheddarup.com
In addition to gratefully receiving your financial support, Friends
of SOCSA has been working tirelessly to cultivate new fundraising
partners. The FOS team, along with Mr. Woods and Mr. Wade,
were in attendance at the January convention of the National
Association of Music Merchants in Anaheim. We are now thrilled
to be the only high school in Orange County that was chosen as a
NAMM Foundation partner. We now have a very unique oppor-
tunity to connect with potential donors.
I am truly honored to be a part of Friends of SOCSA. This en-
deavor has been a labor of love and I am incredibly proud of what
we have accomplished. We welcome you to join us as we begin
planning for the 2016/2017 school year. We are so grateful to call
you a Friend of SOCSA.
All the best,
Pia Patrick - President, Friends of SOCSA Booster Club
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We have raised 69% of our goal! We know that with your continued support we can exceed our goal and make the SOCSA academy fully funded for future success.
Drama/Musical Theater Happenings
In September, Auditions and rehearsals began for "Little
Shop of Horrors" and were a hit from the start. Our musi-
cal theater students performed selections from musicals at
South Coast Plaza as part of their Festival of Children week.
SOCSA Picnic had a great representation from the theater
group! We played fun ensemble building games, ate deli-
cious food from our potluck, and met friends - new and old!
Our Cappies team had their orientation and training that
set them up for a marvelous year of reviewing and celebrat-
ing high school performances all over Orange County. The
SOCSA retreat was huge success with emphasis on reading