Welcome Class II! In May, the Educational Theatre Association held an orientation for the Class II schools to go over the details of the program. Teachers and administrators from Aiken New Tech High School, Dater High School and Felicity-Franklin Middle School had the chance to meet each other and the JumpStart staff and learn more about how a school begins to build a musical theatre production from scratch.
Corie Curran (English Teacher), Kara Barbee (Band Teacher), Lisa Votaw (Principal), Dana Bierman (Community Resource Coordinator), and Patricia New (Art Teacher) from Aiken New Tech High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
Holly Goodpaster (Science Teacher), Elizabeth Robertson (Art Teacher) and Melissa Dickson (Music Teacher) from Felicity-Franklin Middle School in Felicity, Ohio.
Stephen Sippel (Principal) and Alicia Creighton (Language Arts Teacher) from Dater High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Show Selections for 2016-17. Each of the JumpStart schools has selected a show and performance dates for their upcoming school year. Get out your calendars and make plans to cheer them on:
Professional Development Opportunity. Our first all-day training bootcamp for the 2016-2017 school year will take place on Friday, September 30 from 9:00am-4:00pm. This professional development workshop will cover the basics of building a musical theatre program in a fun and interactive setting. All of the JumpStart teachers will attend, but it is also open to any interested educator, administrator, artist or professional. Attendance is complimentary, but there are a limited number of spaces available. Contact Ginny Butsch today to reserve your spot, gbutsch@schooltheatre.org.
Check out footage from our open bootcamp last fall here.
“The professional development has been the best I’ve ever had in my career.”
-Thomas Frank, Gamble Montessori