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Nov. 25 and 26 | No School/Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day
Nov. 30 | Shawn O'Donnell's Dine out for BPA, Fiddlers perform 6 pm
Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 | Beauty and the Beast Auditions
Dec. 7 | Vocal Jazz Holiday Caroling during the day
Dec. 7 | BPA Boosters Board Meeting 6 pm
Dec. 14 | Orchestra Winter Concert 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Dec. 15 | Band Winter Concert 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Dec. 16 | Choir Winter Concert 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Dec. 20-31 | Winter Break
Jan. 3 | School resumes
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Screens to Stage Fundraising Campaign Results! |
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We are blown away to report that we raised $30,000 during our Screens to Stage Giving Campaign, which wrapped up on Nov. 20.
Thank you to everyone who came out last Wednesday night for our Screens to Stage Wrap Party. We raised about $10,000 alone that night, and it was a wonderful night full of fun and energy. Watching our kids perform in front of a crowd for the first time in what seems like forever was amazing. Thanks to everyone's generosity during our 3-week campaign, we exceeded our goal of $20,000. We are hopeful that we will need to raise less in the spring because of these efforts! We are all so grateful for this community and thank you for giving so generously.
THANK YOU!
Special thanks to Fundraising Chair Kris Bulson, BPA CoPresident Jeannette Chen, Em Cee Danny Adamson, Sound and Logistics pro Steve Skonieczny, and Admin Jill Hansen, who made this event happen. And a big thank you to our volunteers who helped sell raffle tickets, take payments, advise on fundraising communications, and wrangle kids: Carol Cheyne, Mishelle Jin, Shelley Rousseau, Jolyn Mason, Tanya Davis, Michelle Murphy, Karen Morse, Jamiee Papineau, Hero Alldredge and Kevin Bulson, Student photographer Mali Sanchez.
Don't forget corporate matching!
Does your company offer matching contributions to donations you’ve made? If so, don’t forget to take advantage of them for our Screens to Stage fundraising campaign. The more we raise now, the less we have to do later in the year.
Donation letters will be going out starting Monday 11/22. Many employers require proof of donation, so be sure to turn in your donation thank you letter to your employer to get the allowed matching funds.
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Did you like the event format? Have ideas for how to improve it?
We want to hear that too! Our aim is to host events that are fun, casual, and build community, raise funds, and have free admission, so they include and are accessible to as many people as possible. Send us feedback at ballardperformingarts@gmail.com.
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Dine out for BPA/Fiddlers Performance at Shawn O'Donnell's 11/30 |
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Nov. 30 is dine-out for BPA at Shawn O'Donnell's Pub in Fremont.
Dine in or order food to go at any time throughout the day (open 10 am-10:30 pm) and mention Ballard Performing Arts, and 25% of the sales will go to the program. The Ballard Fiddlers Group will perform at 6 PM. Go early for dinner and get a seat to see the show!
For to go orders, call (206) 420-3656 (or order at the door). Be sure to mention Ballard Performing Arts when you order.
Note: At 7:30 pm, we will be sharing the restaurant with Tuesday Trivia. You are welcome to join if there is space.
REMINDER: Masks are required in the restaurant when not seated. People ages 12 and above are required to show proof of full Covid vaccination or a negative test result to dine in (call the restaurant if you are unsure).
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Order your favorite coffee, do some holiday shopping, and directly support a BPA student by writing their name on the order! For every $14 bag purchased, the student named will earn $6 in credits that can be used toward future trips, camps, and program fees. Proceeds with no student named will go into the BPA general fund.
Coffee Sales will be online from Monday, November 8-November 29. Order forms can be accessed through the parent Source account/SchoolPay, or through this link (a SchoolPay account is not required to order):
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Coffee pickup will be at concerts
Dec 14 | Orchestra Winter Concert 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Dec 15 | Band Winter Concert, 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Dec 16 | Choir Winter Concert, 6 PM (9 and 10 grade); 8 PM (11 and 12 grade)
Please make arrangements to deliver coffee to others who bought coffee in support of your student.
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Important Concert Wear Info for Tuxedo-Wearers
For the winter concerts, students wearing tuxes must wear a tux shirt as part of their concert uniform. Several students were wearing white dress shirts at the fall concerts, which don’t work with the bow ties.
- Please pick up a shirt from Ted Brown Music. Do not order online; those shirts are not the ones required.
- There are some gently used tux shirts, mostly small and medium, in the uniform room for purchase. $15 for shirt and cuff link/stud set. Come in before school starts to try one on.
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Band
No updates this week. Students, keep practicing!
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Choir
Screens to Stage
Congratulations to all the choirs and soloists who performed at the Screens to Stage wrap party at the Peddler. Also a big thank you to all the parents and guardians who came out to support the students.
Winter Concert Update
All the choirs are working on new material for the Winter Concert set for Thursday, December 16. Performance for 9th and 10th grade parents/guardians is at 6 pm, and 11th and 12th grade parents/guardians at 8 pm.
Advanced Chorale and Treble Choir will be performing selections from Benjamin Britton’s Ceremony of Carols with a professional harpist.
Concert Choir will perform Beethoven’s Hallelujah from the Mount of Olives with a professional string quartet.
Vocal Jazz Spreading Winter Cheer
The schedule is coming together for our December 7 caroling day. We will perform for the Rotary Club at Picolinos in their outdoor tent and outside at elementary and middle schools. Chaperones will be needed to drive students between venues for this event. Stay tuned for details..
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Orchestra
No updates this week. Students, keep practicing!
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Theatre
Beauty and the Beast Auditions are November 30
Audition packets will be available in the Black Box/NE224 starting November 1st. Sign up for an audition time in the Black Box
Auditions take place over 3 days:
Tuesday Nov. 30, 3:45 in the band room: Sing any Disney musical.
Auditionees must prepare a song from a Disney musical of NO MORE than
1 verse & 1 chorus (16 bars). You MUST supply sheet music for the accompanist.
Dec. 1: Dance auditions (in small groups, led by our choreographer)
You will not be dancing alone. Wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes.
All students MUST attend dance auditions on December 1st to be considered for a part.
Dec. 2: Call backs, including reading.
Cast List posted shortly after and students decide whether they want the role.
Kids build all sets and costumes. Another school is also putting on Beauty & the Beast this year, so we may share props, costumes, and/or sets.
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The district only pays for teacher’s salaries; everything else we have to raise or donate. |
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Thank you, Lockspot!
Thanks to The Lockspot for your support with the Fall Concerts Dinner and a Show Dine out for BPA. We received $200 from the fundraiser!
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Lots of Chocolate Left to Sell
There is still plenty of candy to check out if students would like to fundraise for themselves.
- Check out daily before school starts.
- For each case sold, $25 will be credited to your student’s account.
- Student account funds can be used to pay for class fees and future trips.
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To check out a box, fill out this form and return it to Jill Hansen, the BPA Admin Assistant, in the band room mailbox.
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Concert Volunteers Needed!
We need parent volunteers to help with the upcoming concert series. It will be best if parents from other groups can volunteer at a concert that their student is not involved with. For example, choir parents can volunteer at the band or orchestra concert.
Dec 14 | Orchestra Winter Concert 6 pm (9 and 10 grade); 8 pm (11 and 12 grade)
Dec 15 | Band Winter Concert, 6 pm (9 and 10 grade); 8 pm (11 and 12 grade)
Dec 16 | Choir Winter Concert, 6 pm (9 and 10 grade); 8 pm (11 and 12 grade)
We need a total of 12 volunteers for each evening:
- Two volunteers needed to check IDs and vaccine cards
- Two volunteers to usher groups to their seats
- Two volunteers to supervise students as they wait in the music rooms
To volunteer with Seattle Public Schools, you MUST complete the SPS online process. PLEASE start this process ASAP. Check with Cindy Peterson in the admin office to see if your paperwork is up to date.
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Want to have a front row seat to the Ballard Performing Arts action?
We need help next year with the following positions, due to several families graduating from the school:
- Jazz Band Rep
- Orchestra Rep
- Choir Rep
- Website Coordinator
- Publicity Writer
- Graphic Designer
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Student Spotlight
It’s been an amazing year of memorable performances by our talented student musicians and performers—and in honor of their resilience and passion for the performing arts, we’re starting a weekly Student Spotlight section, where we’ll recognize a student or group of students each week.
This week, we recognize:
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Singer/songwriter Charles Landschultz
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Singer Ella Papineau
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Singer Lydia Van Kley
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Cellist Kevin Bulson
for performing solos at the Screens to Stage Wrap Party.
From the Directors: “It takes a lot of courage to perform alone for peers and one's community, and we appreciate them sharing their music with us!”
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Do you have videos from the Screens to Stage Wrap Party you can share? We had a technical glitch and are looking for videos of all the performances. |
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Check out past performances any time on our YouTube and Vimeo c hannels.
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Give While You Get
Passive fundraising couldn’t be easier—Donate to BPA Every time you make a purchase. Link to Amazon Smile, Fred Meyer, and more, and donate every time you shop. To sign up, follow the links below and select “Ballard High School Performing Arts Booster Club” as the benefactor.
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Thank You to Our Sponsors |
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