IPSF Insights - May 2016 Edition

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONORS CONCERT STUDENTS!

On April 19, the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts was filled with the incredible instrumental and vocal sounds of over 700 Irvine students who performed in the 34th Annual Donald Bren Honors Concert.

IPSF is so incredibly proud and honored to partner with the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) in order to provide students with the opportunity to perform for an audience of more than 1,500 distinguished guests and family members at such a magnificent venue.

We would like to congratulate and thank all the performers, conductors, and volunteers who worked so hard to make the evening a great success. This concert is possible entirely based on parent donations to IPSF and the support of our generous sponsors. Our students would not have this opportunity without their involvement and the support!

To view photos from the Honors Concert, visit.

STEAM CARNIVAL

FUN

We would like to thank the over 3,000 attendees who came out to enjoy the 2nd Annual STEAM Carnival on April 30! This family-friendly event provided students with fun, hands-on activities in an exciting carnival atmosphere, to spark their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). To view photos from the event, visit.

We would especially like to thank our awesome sponsors and donors who made this event such a success!

CUBESAT SPEAKER SERIES

On May 14, the CubeSat Speaker Series continues at Northwood High School at 2 p.m. featuring Cdr. Ronnie Nader, EXA's Space Operations Director.

Cdr. Nader is the first Ecuadorian Cosmonaut and father to the country's first two satellites. He will be speaking to students about his experiences in space and consulting to the high school teams participating in the Irvine CubeSat01 program. This special event is open to students and parents on a first come first served basis, space permitting.

JOIN US FOR

ROCK 'N' POKER

IPSF and Angels Baseball Foundation are teaming up for the 4th Annual Aces & Athletes Poker charity casino night! This year's Rock 'n' Poker event will be held on Sunday, July 17 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Shady Canyon Golf Club. The night will feature dinner, cocktails, great prizes and raffle items. In addition to current and alumni professional athletes present, enjoy a memorable evening of casino games and a friendly poker tournament- no experience necessary!

A limited number of tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available! To learn more, visit.

THE YOUNG AMERICANS SUMMER CAMP IS

MAKING ITS IRVINE DEBUTED WITH IPSF

IPSF is proud to partner with The Young Americans to host a new camp program as part of our IPSF Summer Enrichment Academy from July 5 to July 9 at Northwood High School. The Young Americans camp, designed for students in grades 3-12, will be five days filled with workshops in vocal performance, professional dancing, audition skills, improv acting, and songwriting. In the week program, students will be taught by industry professionals and learn a one-hour variety show that they will perform on July 9, all while making new friends and building self-confidence.

You can register your students for The Young Americans Summer Camp by visiting www.ipsfacademy.org. There is only one month left to register for IPSF's Summer Enrichment Programs K-12, and classes are filling up fast! In addition to this special featured summer camp, IPSF offers a wide range of exciting classes in subjects including STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), grade level prep, programming, language arts, performing arts, sports and so much more!

To register for SEA, visit. Deadline to register is June 3, 2016.

To learn more about this new summer program, check out the Young Americans video!

SAVE THE DATE FOR IPSF GALA!

On October 22 , IPSF will host its 7th Annual Spirit of Excellence Gala at KIA Motors Headquarters . This year's event will be an extra special celebration as it will officially kick-off IPSF's 20th Anniversary of enriching the educational experience of each child in every school.

This is one of the most highly-anticipated events of the year in Irvine and will bring the community together to honor distinguished alumni of the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) and raise funds for Irvine classrooms. Please stay tuned for information regarding ticket and sponsorship opportunities.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PATS WHICH WICH

SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS!

We are excited to announce that the following schools are the winners of our PATS Which Wich Sweepstakes! Teachers and staff at College Park Elementary, Cypress Village Elementary, Woodbury Elementary, South Lake Middle School, Jeffrey Trail Middle School, and Irvine High School will receive FREE lunch from Which Wich Superior Sandwiches' Campus Plaza and Park Place locations.

Congratulations to our teachers and staff for their hard work! We would also like to thank all the wonderful parents who participated in this year's PATS! With your support, we raised more than $67,000 this year that will help teachers bring new, innovative curriculum and programs to our student's classrooms through IPSF's Innovative Teaching & Counseling Award Programs (ITAP/ICAP).