Happy New Year COFA!

Welcome back Lancers! We hope you had a joyful Winter break and are ready to kick off 2026!

Seniors - it’s your graduation year! Make sure to get your COFA events organized and complete in preparation of submitting your Laureate Google Slides Portfolio in a few months. We will have a Laureate info meeting coming up in February to prepare for the Laureate ceremony in May.

O.C. MUSIC & ARTS ADMINISTRATORS AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES

Join us in congratulating Mrs. Volen (dance), Mr. Duncan-Schwartz (vocal music) and Mr. Peñuelas (theatre) for winning the O.C. Music and Arts Administrators Award! They represent the best in their disciplines for all of OC. Additionally, Ms. Stanton, Mrs. Mathen, Mrs. Lemus and Mrs. Bates were among the nominees! They will all be recognized at a special ceremony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in March. Congratulations COFA!

COFA COUNCIL MEETING 1/12

Attention all council members! We will have our first meeting of 2026 on Monday, January 12 at lunch in room 21. We will be going over our upcoming events, Open House Showcase & PAC Show, and other important topics. Attendance is mandatory!

Open House Showcase 1/20

Attention all 8th graders and future Lancers! Come check out all that our school and Conservatory of Fine Arts has to offer at our Open House Showcase on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 @ 6pm!

FJUHSD Art Show 1/29 - 2/14

Come support and celebrate the incredible work of the visual artists in our district from January 29 - February 14. Opening ceremony is January 29, 2026 @ 5:30pm at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center! FREE EVENT!

FJUHSD Dance Festival 1/30

Check out SHHS DP (and guests, Vocal Ensemble) as they represent our school in our district dance festival, Friday, January 30 @ 7pm at the FUHS Auditorium! FREE EVENT!

Little Lancers Junior Dance Clinic & Performance 2/2 - 2/3

Calling all aspiring dancers ages K-8! Invite your friends, family, neighbors, etc. to perform at our Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball Game! No experience necessary. See flyer for details and CLICK HERE to sign up today!

FJUHSD Arts Newsletter

Click HERE to learn about all the exciting things happening around our district. The Arts is strong at FJUHSD!

COFA Calendar

COFA Council Meeting - Monday, January 12, @ lunch, Room 21

Open House Showcase - Tuesday, January 20 @ 6pm, Gym/Quad

FJUHSD Art Show - Thursday, January 29 - February 14 @ The Muckenthaler

FJUHSD Dance Festival - Friday January 30 @ 7pm, FUHS

Little Lancer Junior Dance Clinic - February 2-3, dance studio

Melodies of Love Choir Concert - February 13 @ 6pm, Cafeteria

Matilda, Spring Musical - March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, PAC

COFA PAC Show - Friday, March 27 @ 3:30pm, PAC

FJUHSD Choral/Vocal Music Showcase - Tuesday, March 31, FUHS

FJUHSD Percussion & Winterguard Showcase - Tuesday, April 14, BPHS

Spring Dance Concert - April 16-18, PAC

COFA Art Show - Tuesday, April 21 @ 5pm, PAC

Spring Choir Concert - April 24 @ 7pm, PAC

Spring Instrumental Concert - April 25, PAC

Spring Play - April 30, May 1-2, PAC

Lancer Theatre Co. Awards - Tuesday, May 12, PAC

Lancer Awards - Wednesday, May 13, PAC

COFA Laureate Ceremony - Thursday, May 14 @ 6pm, PAC

FJUHSD Film Festival - Tuesday, May 19, LHHS

Graduation Day - Thursday, May 28 @ 3pm, FUHS

COFA Faculty

COFA Co-Director and Visual Arts - Preetha Mathen pmathen@fjuhsd.org

COFA Co-Director and Dance - Leiana Volen lvolen@fjuhsd.org

Vocal Music/Guitar - Aaron Duncan-Schwartz aduncanschwartz@fjuhsd.org

Instrumental Music - Whitney Stanton wstanton@fjuhsd.org

Theater - Christian Peñuelas cpenuelas@fjuhsd.org

Visual Arts - Vashtty Lemus vlemus@fjuhsd.org

Visual Arts - Chablis Bates cbates@fjuhsd.org

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