Sara Kauppila is a Flagstaff native who moved back here several years ago after spending most of her adult life in Los Alamos, NM. Sara has lots of office experience, having worked at a large public high school in New Mexico, both as receptionist and then bookkeeper. Before that she was the Business Manager for the Los Alamos Ski Club, which owned and operated Pajarito Ski Area, and spent many years in the ski industry. Sara has two kids. Her daughter, Tia, is a senior here at FALA and Tia's older brother, John, is a guitar tech. Sara is thrilled to be part of the fun and excitement at FALA and loves all the interesting students, parents and staff. She also loves the view of the peaks from her office window. In her spare time, Sara loves to hike with her two Siberian Huskies, Sashi and Logan, and spends lots of time kayaking or up at the lake with her fianc�, Jim.
Lexi Pineda is a rare Flagstaff native. She graduated from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburgs, KY with a Bachelors in Communications and a minor in Spanish. Living near one of the poorest parts in the the United States, she developed a heart for community service and alongside other students worked in those communities wherever help was needed, this also included working as a volunteer in the clean up of Hurricane Katrina.
Flagstaff called her home. She came back, got married, adopted two wonderful pups--Rico and Romeo, and found a job working at Bank of America Home Loans until her move to FALA. When she isn't crunching numbers at work or home, you can find her either cooking, reading or hovering over her Cintiq or computer working on her next drawing or painting.
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Rebecca Prizznick (Class of 2013) is currently a sophomore studying piano performance and private voice at the NAU school of music. She's working as an accompanist and also as a private piano teacher through the music and dance academy for kids. Rebecca is the
treasurer for the local collegiate chapter of MTNA (Music Teacher's National Association) and also a member of ACDA (American Choral Director's Association).
Talia Brienza (Class of 2012) is studying abroad in Florence, Italy through the academic year. She's studying photography, the history of the European Union and Italy, and of course, Italian. She also has an internship as a teacher's assistant in an English class at a high school in Florence. When she gets back to Sarah Lawrence College in New York, she plans on finding an internship in fashion and advertising.
Emily Dove (Class of 2010) After graduating from Hobart and William Smith colleges in May, Emily is living in Geneva, NY and enjoying the life of a non student for the first time. Emily is working at FF Thompson hospital and loves her work as a critical care tech there. She is also dancing with a wonderful African dance group called Bush Mango, which is located in Rochester, NY. She is continuing to enjoy emergency medicine, working on completing her Care certification, and is greatly enjoying post college life despite the increase in expenses.
Additional alumni updates can be found on FALA's website.
Alumni! We want to hear from you! Email your updates to Becky Daggett.
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FALA Performances & Activities
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learn to take pride in and enjoy their work.
Advanced Acting
Dec 11-14
FALA's campus
Winter Festival & Art Market
Dec 13, 9am to 2pm
FALA's campus
Dance and Music Concert Dec 16, 6:00pm Sinagua Middle School
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Calendar of Events
Dec 11-14 -- Advanced Acting presents Love and Information. Dec 13 at 4pm, & Sun at 2:00pm. (Evening performances are already sold out) Tickets on sale in the FALA office. Dec 13 -- Winter Festival and Art Market at FALA. 9:00am to 2:00pm. Dec 16 -- Winter Escapades at Sinagua Middle School. 6:00pm Dec 18 -- FALA Governing Board meeting in room 1. 5:30pm Dec. 20-Jan. 4 -- Winter Break. Enjoy! Additional events can be found on our online calendar!
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The InFALAables Take Home the Think Award!
From one of their coaches, parent Merri Sue Carter: "The InFALAbles FTC robotics team had an amazing day at the local competition. They were awarded the 2nd highest award available, the "Think Award" and will be moving forward to the regional competition in Feb. This is our rookie season. Thank you to the entire FALA community for supporting this amazing STEM team!"
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Two Great Projects! Support Excellent Education at FALA!
Help Ms. Bo get 69 copies of Enrique's Journey for her 9th grade English classes!
Help Mr. Shay get seven new guitars for the music program!
Click on the photos to learn more!
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