February 5, 2021
UPCOMING PRESIDENTS’ DAY HOLIDAY
Please be reminded that OCSA will be closed next week on Friday, February 12, as well as the following Monday, February 15, in observance of Presidents' Day. As a result, that Monday’s class schedule will be moved to Friday, February 19, which will be a Blue Day with no conservatory classes.
YEARBOOK APPLICATION MEETINGS
Is your student interested in joining the OCSA yearbook staff? Yearbook is open to students who will be in grades 10-12 in the 2021-2022 school year. Applicants must attend one of the upcoming informational meetings, on either Tuesday, February 23 or Wednesday, February 24 during lunch. The meetings will cover the application process, what it means to be on the yearbook staff, and more. No prior experience is necessary, but attendance at one of these meetings is mandatory in order to apply. The Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode can be found in Art Attack.
IMPORTANT SENIOR UPDATES
Attention senior families: In case you missed it, an update was sent out yesterday regarding college applications, graduation, events, and other senior-related information. Please see the email communication for full details.
CSARTS ACADEMY REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Calling all young artists! Registration is now open for our CSArts Academy Spring 2021 session. This spring, CSArts Academy is offering fully virtual extracurricular classes designed for students ages 8-15 of any skill level, in a variety of artistic disciplines. All classes are taught by the renowned educators of OCSA.
 
Click here to browse our selection of eight-week and two-week online courses in the digital brochure and register now. Be sure to spread the word to family and friends who may be interested in this unique and educational virtual arts experience!
2020 DONATION RECEIPTS
We would like to thank all of our generous Orange County School of the Arts donors! Receipts for 2020 OCSA donations will be mailed within the next week. If you have questions, please contact Family Liaison Becky Parsons at becky.parsons@ocsarts.net or 714.560.0900 ext. 5535.
DONATION PAYMENT PROCESSING
We would like to remind you that we are currently transitioning to a new donation payment processing system and our usual online system will be down for a short time. Should you wish to make a donation during the transition, you can still mail payments to the attention of Becky Parsons at the OCSA Business Office, 1010 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Any regularly scheduled Voluntary Contribution Agreement (VCA) installment payments will not be affected. Our new system will be up and running soon, and we will send notice to all donors of any changes to the payment process that occur as a result. If you have questions, please email becky.parsons@ocsarts.net or call 714.560.0900 ext. 5535.
MARKETING EMAIL SYSTEM SIGN-UP
As you may know, OCSA has transitioned to a new email delivery system for all marketing emails, including this Weekly Wrap newsletter. Please note that Aeries Communications was not affected. If you need to sign up with a new email address or re-subscribe to our OCSA communications at any time, please visit www.ocsarts.net/Email. To remove an email address from our system, please select “Unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email received, or contact Family Liaison Becky Parsons at becky.parsons@ocsarts.net for assistance.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
Presidents’ Day (School Closed): Friday, February 12 - Monday, February 15

Conservatory Professional Development Day (No Conservatory): Thursday, March 18 

Staff Professional Development Day (No School): Friday, March 19

Non-Student/Teacher Day (No School): Friday, April 2 

Spring Break (School Closed): Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9
UPCOMING VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES
For more information, please visit www.ocsarts.net/BoxOffice.