2009 Annual Report

2008-2009 Annual Report
“What we do in life echoes in eternity.”
Loren Price,
LACHSA student
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation
a message from the President
The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Arts High) Foundation extends its most sincere thanks to
the many individuals, foundations and corporations who, through their generous contributions, enabled
570 talented young artists to take great strides forward in their quest to achieve their dreams.
By providing the resources for the school (also known as LACHSA and Arts High) to sustain its awardwinning arts programs—tuition-free—these donors enabled students to explore every aspect of their arts
discipline, develop their talents and skills to their highest levels and artistically express themselves—to the
delight of the public—on stage, in art exhibitions and in the film festival.
Specifically, donor gifts:
• Underwrote studio classes in which the aesthetics, skills and techniques of the arts were taught by
distinguished professional artists
the arts high where students thrive...
• Supported the productions of plays, musicals, an opera, dance and music concerts and recitals, a ballet,
art exhibitions and a film festival
• Supplied students with art-making materials and equipment
• Brought prominent visiting artists from each discipline to teach Master Classes
• Enabled students to visit galleries, museums, film and animation studios and professional dance performances
• Made possible the awarding of 29 merit scholarships totaling $46,267
Toward its goal of expanding its base of donors, an Arts High Foundation Guild was founded in
September 2008. It hosted a holiday friend-raising event at the elegant home of Michael and Margo
Leonetti O’Connell, the daughter of the Foundation’s co-founder, the late Caroline Ahmanson. In the
Spring, Board member Laifun Chung and her husband, Ted Kotcheff, hosted the Guild’s first fundraiser—
Come to the Cabaret—that featured the music of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performances by
LACHSA students and alumni. We are most grateful to these gracious hosts and to the many friends—
old and new—who attended and made the events such successes.
Another milestone was achieved in the Foundation’s history when an Honorary Trustee Society was
formally established in May 2009 at the California Club, hosted by Guild member Cara Esposito. Made up
of prominent artists, business and philanthropic leaders, the Society Trustees, chaired by Ted Kotcheff,
personally endorse the work of the Arts High Foundation in supporting the quality of the arts education
at Arts High and in advocating for arts education for all youth. This Annual Report proudly acknowledges
and thanks all of our donors and illustrates how their giving enhanced the arts education of Los Angeles’
most promising young artists and gave the Foundation the resources to continue its work on their
behalf. Enjoy!
Marcia Wilson Hobbs
President, Board of Directors
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Administration
The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) has enjoyed a 24-year, unique public-private
partnership with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation.
With the Foundation’s invaluable and ongoing support, LACOE has been able to develop and sustain
award-winning arts training programs in dance, theatre, music, musical theatre, visual arts, and film
at LACHSA. Proud to have again served up to 600 of the most talented young artists in the County,
LACHSA simply would not be what it is today without the nearly $8 million that the Foundation has
contributed since the school’s founding in 1985.
During this past 2008-2009 school year, the Foundation provided over $730,000 to sustain the school’s
arts programs, enhancing the education of every student, ensuring that top quality teaching artists
could be hired to implement comprehensive arts curriculums and making it possible for all students
to perform or exhibit their work throughout the year. On behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of
Education, the faculty and staff of LACHSA, and, most importantly, the students, I both thank and
congratulate the Arts High Foundation for a job well done!
Darline P. Robles, PhD.
LACOE Superintendent
Board of Directors
Angie Papadakis
Board President
Thomas A. Saenz
Board Vice President
Douglas R. Boyd
Leslie K. Gilbert-Lurie
Maria Elena Yepes
Rudell S. Freer
Rebecca J. Turrentine, Ed.D
a message from the Superintendent
Arts Chairs
Academic Chairs
Nick Abruzzo,
Math Dept Chair
Ray Alcala,
Physical Education Dept Chair
Jerry Freedman,
Social Studies Dept Chair
Marian Kliger,
Foreign Languages Dept Chair
Phyllis McQuery,
Science Dept Chair
Tiffany Owens and Gary Soerensen,
English Dept Chairs
Ron Walsh,
Film Program Chair
Gina Buntz,
Dance Dept Chair
Dan Castro,
Music Dept Chair
Lois Hunter,
Theatre Dept Chair
Leslie Karten,
Visual Arts Dept Chair
Gary Soerensen,
Musical Theatre Program Chair
a message from the Principal
It is my pleasure to share how much I appreciate the Arts High Foundation for its encouragement and
support during my first year as principal of this remarkable school. In addition to being supportive of
me personally, I wish to thank them for, despite this being a very challenging financial environment,
bridging the gap between State funding and the
actual costs of running the school’s arts programs.
In addition to making quality arts education
available for LACHSA’s students, the Foundation
funded the school’s extensive Outreach Program
that brought thousands of underserved youth to
our performances, hosted an elegant friend-raising
event in December, helped underwrite teacher appreciation events, offered hospitality for parent
meetings and hosted the Senior Awards Reception where it presented $46,267 in scholarships. And,
those are just of few of the extra special things that the Foundation provided.
I strongly believe that the unique and historic public/private partnership between LACHSA and the
Arts High Foundation is essential for the school’s continued and unparalleled success. I look forward
to doing everything possible to nurture and strengthen this relationship for our students and for
Los Angeles County. I believe, that like me, you will be very impressed with what this outstanding
organization has achieved as you review this Annual Report. My hat is off to them!
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
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George Simpson,
Principal
Lisa Sherman Colt,
Assistant Principal
Cara Livermore,
Academic Dean
Susanna Guzman,
Principal’s Office of
Community Engagement
George Simpson
Principal
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a message from the
Executive Director
“A dream
you dream
alone is only
a dream.
A dream
you dream
together is
reality.” John Lennon
Like many others involved in the struggle to keep arts education in the schools, I was thrilled when
First Lady Michelle Obama recently said:
“My husband and I believe strongly that arts education is essential for building innovative
thinkers who will be our nation’s leaders for tomorrow. It’s our hope that we can all work
together to expose, enrich and empower Americans of all ages through the arts.”
Echoing that idea here in Los Angeles, the Arts High Foundation has been most fortunate to meet and
work together with numerous individual (current/former parents and citizens of Los Angeles), corporate and
foundation donors, the new Arts High Foundation Guild, the new Honorary Trustee Society and a dedicated
Board of Trustees Directors, all of whom also have a strong commitment to arts education. Through donors’
generous gifts, proudly acknowledged on pages 22 to 24, the 570 nascent artists at LACHSA were able to
come to the campus each day and take a broad spectrum of arts classes taught by outstanding professional
artists—tuition-free. Through those classes and numerous performing and exhibition opportunities, the
students were carefully guided through a comprehensive curriculum in each arts area. Nurtured and
inspired by their teaching artists and the many special learning experiences donors have made possible for
them, the students at LACHSA developed their talents, stretched their imagination, discovered new ways
to express themselves and, as seniors, earned admission to the nation’s finest colleges and conservatories
(95%) or prepared to launch their careers immediately (5%). Further, donors enabled LACHSA to continue to
reach out to thousands of underserved middle school youth and give them the opportunity to see LACHSA
performances and learn about how they can access the education the school offers.
The 2008-2009 Annual Report illustrates how our valued donor gifts were used in each arts area and how
the resulting high quality arts education helped students win awards and scholarships for outstanding
merit and acceptances into the colleges of their choice. Woven through these pages is a profound sense
of gratitude from the Arts High Foundation for how the Los Angeles community has so warmly embraced
our mission, supported our work and enabled us to sustain quality arts education at LACHSA.
John R. Jackson
Executive Director
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Ted Kotcheff, Robert Lee, John Jackson, Laifun Chung
Leadership Committee
Sheila Bergman
Alexis Bilitch
Jan Cantwell
Laifun Chung
Cara Esposito
Mark Freund
Dorothy Grebelsky
Julie Hite
Marcia Wilson Hobbs
Laurie Kaman
Ben and Delores Kerr
Trice Koopman
Ted Kotcheff
Rebecca Melville
Margo Leonetti O’Connell
Michael O’Connell
Bill Ratner
Nancy Rossi
Bill Siddons
Shante Sposato
Charlotte Stone
William Weinberger
The Arts High Foundation Guild
In September 2008 a small group of dedicated supporters met at the home of William Weinberger
to consider how they could assist the Foundation in broadening its base of support. Through their
leadership and enthusiasm the Arts High Foundation Guild was formed that evening. They began by
hosting a holiday event at their Hancock Park home of LACHSA Founder Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson’s
daughter, Margo Leonetti O’Connell and her husband Michael on December 12, 2008. Featuring
performances by all arts disciplines and visual artists busily sketching portraits of the guests, the event
introduced over 100 people to LACHSA and the Foundation.
In May 2009, Guild members Laifun Chung and her husband Ted Kotcheff hosted the Guild’s first
fundraiser—Come to the Cabaret!—in their beautiful Beverly Hills home. With Jerry Leiber in
attendance, the music of the Leiber/Stoller songwriting duo of Smoky Joe’s Café fame provided much
of the entertainment—with their songs performed by Vocal Jazz/Gospel Choir directed by Pat Bass,
LACHSA soloist Michael Mayo, alumna Samantha Sidley and pianist Jeff Lass. Alumni Thomas Kotcheff
thrilled the guests with new compositions for piano and cello (played by alumni Hilary Smith) from his
studies at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Robert Lee, the 12-year old Program
Officer of the California Foundation for Stronger Communities made a surprise gift in honor of Ted
Kotcheff. These events raised a total of $65,000 for the Arts High Foundation.
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Ted Kotcheff, Chair
Film Director/TV Producer
Travis Payne
Choreographer/Director
Burt Bacharach
Composer/Songwriter
Sonia Romero
Visual Artist/Alumna
Gerrie Smith & Neal Baer, M.D.
TV Producer
Ned Beatty
Actor
Marcia Wilson Hobbs, Jerry Leiber, Travis Payne, Corbin Bleu, Ted Kotcheff, Laifun Chung, Sheldon Epps, Nick Masters, Margo Leonetti O’Connell, Sonia Romero and Candace McKeever
Arts High Foundation
Honorary Trustee Society
On May 12, 2009, a celebration of the Founding of the Honorary Trustee Society was held at the
California Club, underwritten by Cara Leonetti Esposito (granddaughter of Caroline Leonetti
Ahmanson). Then Acting Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Patrice Walker Powell, Dr.
Robert Cutietta, Dean, USC Thornton School of Music; Dr. George DeGraffenreid, Chair, CSULA Music
Department; Jon Gundry, Deputy Superintendent of L.A. County Office of Education; Dr. Chris
Waterman, Dean, UCLA Arts and Architecture; and Laura Zucker, Executive Director, Los Angeles
County Arts Commission presented “Perspectives on Arts in Turbulent Times” moderated by Brenda
Barnes, President of Classical KUSC. Entertainment was provided by Arts High pianist Cooper
Labinger and the string quartet of students Michael Acosta, Morgan Little, Saila Reyes and Gi H Seo.
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Mariska Hargitay
Actress
Edward Kantor, M.D.
Otolaryngologist
Matthew Rushing
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre/Alumnus
Glorya Kaufman Dance Foundation
Helen Ryu
International Business
Corbin Bleu
Actor/Singer/Alumnus
Edward A. Landry, Esq.
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Tavis Smiley
Political Commentator/Broadcaster
Laifun Chung
Landscape Designer
Jerry Leiber
Composer/Songwriter
Paul Alan Smith
Talent Agent
Eunice & Hal David
Lyricist
Josephina Lopez
Playwright/Alumna
Mike Stoller
Composer/Songwriter
Lynda & Walter De Logi
Interior Designer & Entrepreneur
Melanie & Richard Lundquist
Philanthropists
Barbra Streisand
Singer/Actress/Director/Philanthropist
Howard Deutch
TV/Film Director
Ginny Mancini
Philanthropist
Lea Thompson
Actress
Richard Dreyfuss
Actor
Orly & Ziggy Marley
Talent Manager & Composer/Musician
Flora L. Thornton
Philantrhopist
Sheldon Epps
Pasadena Playhouse
Nick Masters
Live Nation
Dale Franzen
Broad Stage
Andrea Van de Kamp
Chairman Emeritus
L.A. County Music Center
Candace & Steven McKeever
Hidden Beach Records
Frank Gehry
Architect
Chris Meloni
Actor
Josh Groban
Singer/Alumnus
Michael & Margo Leonetti O’Connell
Leonetti/O’Connell Family Foundation
John Van de Kamp
Political/Civic Leader
Kehinde Wiley
Visual Artist/Alumnus
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dance
Student Achievements in Dance
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre of America Summer Intensive
• Adama Ideozu
Boston Ballet School, Center for Dance Education Intensive
• Rai Garcia—full scholarship
• Jacob Robleto
• Karleigh Weissman
Marat Daukayev Summer Intensive, full scholarship
• Alice Kim
Kirov Academy of Ballet Summer Intensive
• Christian Filip
LINES Ballet - San Francisco Bay Area Contemporary Ballet Company Intensive
• Robert Lewis
• Mariah Villan-Gomez
Miami City Ballet Summer Intensive
• Christopher Kaiser
“Dancers are poets of gesture.”
George Balanchine
Music Center Spotlight Awards
• Chris Kaiser, Ballet, Semi-Finalist
• Jacob Robleto, Ballet, Semi-Finalist
• Evan Schwarz, Non-Classical Dance, Semi-Finalist
• Joshua Rodriguez, Non-Classical Dance, Semi-Finalist
• Rai Garcia, Non-Classical Dance, Semi-Finalist
San Francisco Conservatory Summer Intensive
• Jaimee Kadish
Support Provided for:
• Ballet and Modern Dance Classes
• Winter Dance Festival
• Spring Dance Concert, Rituals of the Heart
• Tickets to professional dance performances
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Dance Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges
and Dance Companies (partial list):
American Ballet Theatre–Detroit
American Ballet Theatre
Boston Conservatory
The Juilliard School
LABAN Contemporary Dance–London
Marymount Manhattan College
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Parsons New School of Design
Professional Ballet School–Belmont, NC
Santa Monica College
SUNY Purchase University
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA
University of the Arts
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Student Achievements in Music
2008 Beijing Olympics Festival
• Scholarship to perform – Aaron Tam
Berklee College of Music Festival
• Outstanding Musicianship - Michael Gurrola
Ray Brown Scholarship
• Michael Gurrola
Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony at University of the Pacific
• Levon Henry
Eagle Rock Performing Arts Award
• Stephenson Holder
Olympia Youth Orchestra, Disney Hall
• Performed in March 2009 Concert – Grace Yen
Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble –
GRAMMY Jazz Choir of the Grammy Awards
• 51st Annual Choir- Michael Mayo
Flora L. Thornton Scholarship in Opera
• Haylee Coburn
Glendale Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
• Winner – Loren Price
Grammy Jazz Ensemble
• Lauren Desberg
Bill Green Mentorship Scholarship
• Nelson Benavides
Irvine Piano Competition
• First Place – Jihyun Moon
Henry Mancini Memorial Scholarship in Music Composition
• Levon Henry
Monterey Jazz Festival, Next Generation National High School Jazz Competition
• Combo, First Place (received a perfect score of 100 from one judge)
• John Egizi & Levon Henry, Outstanding Solo Awards
Music Center Spotlight Awards
• Samuel Miller, Jazz Instrumental (Drums), First Place Winner
• Justin Chen, Classical Instrumental, Semi-Finalist
• John Egizi, Jazz Instrumental, Semi-Finalist
• Balam Garcia, Jazz Instrumental, Semi-Finalist
• Ryan Greenfield, Jazz Instrumental (Sax), Semi-Finalist
• Michael Gurrola, Jazz Instrumental (Bass), Semi-Finalist
• Levon Henry, Jazz Instrumental (Sax), Semi-Finalist
• Justin Klunk, Jazz Instrumental, Semi-Finalist
• Justin Kopczynski, Jazz Instrumental (Guitar), Semi-Finalist
• Jihyun Moon, Jazz Instrumental (Piano), Semi-Finalist
• Maximillian Zooi, Jazz Instrumental (Sax), Semi-Finalist
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Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship
• Enrique Conde
Support Provided for:
• Teaching Artists:
• Underwriting of the opera Carmen, the musical
Oliver!, the Winter Orchestra/Jazz Concert and
the Music Gala
• Visiting Artists: • Purchase of instruments to loan to students
• Private lessons for students needing coaching
• Outreach to enable underserved middle school
students to attend Oliver!
• Scholarships
“Music gives a soul to
the universe, flight to
the imagination and
life to everything.” Plato
music
Music Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges
(partial list):
Berklee College of Music
Boston Conservatory
Indiana University
The Juilliard School
Musicians Institute
New School Conservatory
New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
UCLA
USC
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theatre
Student Achievements in Theatre
Amazing Grace Conservatory Award
• Paula Collins
American High School Theatre Festival at Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
• A troupe of 32 theatre student actors and 2 tech students performed at the
largest arts festival in the world. LACHSA was selected as the only public school
in LA County.
Cal Poly Scene Festival
• First Place – Zachary Schwartz
Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) Shakespeare Festival
• Nicole Nelson-Campos, Michelle Sui, and Miya Chua, First Place Trophy in
Shakespeare’s Women
• Carissa Matsushima and Philip Schaffer, Second Place Trophy in Shakespeare’s
Villains’ Event
• Ember Knight, Michael Milano, Riley Ceder, and Robin Howard, Second Place
Trophy in Shakespeare’s Dream Event
• David Gordezky, Third Place Trophy in Audition Event
• Heather Rubin, Alena Henke, Gryphon O’Shea, Hillary Freedman, and Alexis
DeLucia, Semi-Finalists in Group Comedy Event
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“I regard the theatre
as the greatest of
all art forms, the
most immediate
way in which a
human being can
share with another
the sense of what
it is to be a human
being.” Thornton Wilder
Women in Theatre Scholarship
• Noah Prestwich, John Bezark, Brittany Lau, and Marisa Gold,
Honorable Mention Plaque
• Alexis DeLucia
Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC), Fall Festival
· John Bezark, Simone Recasner, Riley Ceder, Curtis Conrad, Hillary Freedman,
Zach Scwartz, Geno Creese, Mike Lion, Mickey Heavey, Julia Gallivan, Semi-Finalists
Support Provided for:
• Teaching Artists of Theatre Classes
• Underwriting of Performances
• Visiting Artists: Philip Radish from Italian Commedie Dell’Arte, alumna/playwright
Josefina Lopez, actress Chidi Hill who presented to Colored Girls Who Considered
Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf cast, Marisa Chibas from California Institute of the
Arts and alumnus Corbin Bleu (High School Musical films)
• Supplies and materials
Theatre Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges
(partial list):
Art Center College of Design
Bard College
Boston College
Boston Conservatory
California Institute of the Arts
CSU Dominguez Hills
Citrus College
East Los Angeles College
Hofstra University
Humboldt State University
The Juilliard School
Marymount Manhattan College
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Pasadena City College
Santa Monica College
Sonoma State University
SUNY Purchase University
Syracuse University
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Barbara
US Santa Cruz
UCLA
University of Minnesota
University of the Arts
USC
Whittier College
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Student Achievements in Visual Arts
4th of July Poster Design Contest, Monterey Park
• Wilson Huang
Chatsworth Fine Arts Show
• Dylan Bocanegra - First Place
Chicago Art Institute Summer Intensive Program
• Diana Woodside
Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) Shakespeare Festival
• Kara Szabadi - First Place in Costume and Set Design
Kathy Beth Kantor Memorial Scholarships in Photography
• Aja Canyon, Matt Bohne, Tessa DiPietro, Hannah Huffman
Music Center Spotlight Awards
•Matt Bohne, Two Dimensional Design, Semi-Finalist
• Lauren Ferraco, Two Dimensional Design, Semi-Finalist
• Phelan Jackson, Two Dimensional Design, Semi-Finalist
• Ingrid Measures, Two Dimensional Design, Semi-Finalist
Scholastic Awards for Art & Writing, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
• Corey Bernsteine - Photography (Digital)- Gold Key
• Minh Bui - Photography (Digital) - Silver Key
• Minh Bui - Mixed Media- Gold Key
• Storm Campo & Alex Johnson - Art Portfolio- Gold Keys
• Phelan Jackson & Lachlan Turczan - Drawing- Gold Keys
• Alex Johnson & Lachlan Turczan - Painting- Gold Keys
• Asher Farkas, Alex Johnson, & Lachlan Turczan - Honorable Mentions
• Brad League - Graphic Story- Gold Key
Sunny Brown Scholarship
• Sunny Chen
Support Provided For:
• Teaching artists for Visual Arts classes
• Supplies, materials and equipment
• Underwriting for exhibitions
• Field trips to museums and galleries
• Publication of 2009 Student Art Catalog, Gift of Love
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visual arts
Visual Arts Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges
(partial list):
Arizona State University
California Institute of the Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
California College of the Arts
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Arts
Hampshire College
Humboldt University
Laguna College of Art and Design
New York University
Ohio University
Otis College of Art and Design
Parsons School of Design
Pasadena City College
Pratt Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of Art Institute of Chicago
San Francisco Art Institute
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz UCLA
University of Hartford University of Arts, London
University of Michigan
USC
“In art, all who have done
something other than their
predecessors have merited
the epithet of revolutionary;
and it is they alone who are
masters.” Paul Gauguin
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film
Student Achievements in Film
Warner Bros. Scholarship for Outstanding Merit in Filmmaking
• Conrad Curtis
LACHSA’s Warner Bros. Runner-Up Award
• Tricia Fukuhara
Norman Cohen Tribute Scholarship
• Geno Creese and Tricia Fukuhara
Support Provided for:
• Teaching Artists for History of Film, Screenwriting and Editing/Post Production Sound
• Technical Assistants
• Underwriting of 2009 MoonDance Film Festival
• Field trips to film studios
• Filming and editing equipment and supplies
Film Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges (partial list):
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena City College
“Filmmaking is a chance to
live many lifetimes.” Robert Altman
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Student Achievements in Musical Theatre
musical theatre
National Youth Awards
• Best Ensemble, Best Lighting Design and, Best Featured Actor for Les Misérables
• Best Actor for Urinetown
Robert Preston Prize for Stage Performance in Musical Theatre
• 2009 – Samuel Lopez
John Raitt Awards for Youth
• Best Lighting Design for Urinetown
Underwriting Provided for:
• Urinetown: The Musical
• Les Misérables
Graduates Were Accepted at these Colleges (partial list):
Boston Conservatory
Syracuse University
Indiana University
Ithaca College
NYU Tisch School for the Arts
Northwestern University
University of Southern California
“Musicals are, by nature,
theatrical, meaning
poetic, meaning having
to move the audience’s
imagination and create a
suspension of disbelief,
by which I mean there’s
no fourth wall.” Stephen Sondheim
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Endowments
The Arts High Foundation is honored to administer a number of
endowments and special funds that support specific elements
of the arts programs, provide scholarships and help with the
Foundation’s general operating expenses. These funds will
generate revenue into perpetuity and tremendously contribute
to the financial stability of the school and Foundation. The
Arts High Foundation greatly appreciates all the donors who
contributed to these endowments and funds.
• The Caroline Ahmanson Memorial Endowment (established by
the Foundation and used at the discretion of its board)
•B
obby Brooks Memorial Endowment (to commission jazz works
for LACHSA jazz ensembles)
• The Norman Cohen TV/Film Memorial Scholarship Fund
•C
raig Charles Herst Memorial Endowment to support the
publication of the Visual Arts students’ art catalog, Gift of Love
• The Kathy Beth Kantor Memorial Endowment Fund (for
Scholarships in Photography, Grades 10, 11, 12)
• The Gwyn Lurie Honorary Endowment for General
Operating Support
• S onia Noriega Memorial Fund (for scholarships)
• The Performing Arts Endowment (to support productions,
visiting artists, musical instruments, tickets to professional
dance performances)
• Tony Pope Memorial Endowment for Scholarships in TV/Film
•O
dell Scott Arts for Life Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donor Recognition
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation warmly thanks the generous donors below whose vital support from July 1, 2008 to
June 30, 2009 sustained the arts programs for the talented teen artists in dance, music, theatre/musical theatre, visual arts and television/film.
Corporations, Endowments and Foundations
$500,000 and above
Fran & Ray Stark Foundation
$100,000-$499,999
The B.C. McCabe Foundation
Leonetti/O’Connell Family Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
Anonymous
The Eisner Foundation, Inc.
Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation, Inc.
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Performing Arts Endowment
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
The Weingart Foundation
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson Memorial Endowment
Joseph Drown Foundation
The Green Foundation
Josh Groban Foundation
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Erich & Della Koenig Foundation
Walter Lantz Foundation
Sheila & Walter Weisman & Occidental Petroleum Corporation
$10,000-$24,999
Tom Breslin Foundation
Dana and Albert R. Broccoli Foundation
California Foundation for Stronger Communities/The Lee Family
Carol & James Collins Foundation
Estorick Foundation
Leo S. Guthman Fund
Hennings-Fischer Foundation
The Lastfogel Foundation of the William Morris Agency
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
Dan Murphy Foundation
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
$5,000-$9,999
The ASCAP Foundation/Eunice & Hal David
Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation
Bobby Brooks Memorial Endowment
Brookside Fund
Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation
Craig Charles Herst Memorial Endowment
Kathy Beth Kantor Memorial Endowment
Pasadena Art Alliance
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Law Offices of Peter Szabadi
Ruth Komanoff Underwood/
Hannah and Isidore Komanoff Foundation
$1,000-$4,999
Brenda Barnes/KUSC Radio
The BIYACDA Foundation
Friends of Arts High
The Katz Family Foundation
Ernest Leiblich Foundation
Gwyn Lurie Honorary Endowment
Monterey Jazz Festival, Inc.
The Opera Buffs, Inc.
Tony Pope Memorial Endowment
Lynda & Stewart Resnick Family Foundation, Inc.
Ralph & Shirley Shapiro Fund/
Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation
Ralph L. Smith Foundation
Southern California Grantmakers Association
Burton and Charlene Sperber Foundation
Marc & Eva Stern Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
$999 and under
Boeing
Vivian & Gerardo Campo/Aquaman Pools & Spas
Bay Park Hotel
Jerry Carlton/the Willametta K. Day Foundation
Catalina’s Seafood, Inc.
Children’s Burn Foundation
City of South Pasadena
Anne Tupta Mansour/Designs by Anne
L & R Donner Foundation
Downtown Alameda Industrial Center
Edison International
LaDoris McClaney/McClaney Properties
Lenora & David Kelton/Kelton Fund, Inc.
Delores & Ben Kerr/Mentors for Youth and Adults
Kirkeby Foundation
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Morgan Stanley
Nestle Foundation
Offer Family Foundation
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation
Mary Lou Reid & John Celentano/Reid Legacy Group, Inc.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of LA
School of Good Vision
Ewa Martinoff/Shainsware
Kyu Javier/Simply Fresh
Southern California Edison Company’s Law Department
Mike and Corky Hale Stoller Foundation
Kenneth Storer/Two in The Boot, Inc.
John & Donna Sussman Foundation
Target-Take Charge of Education
Union Bank of California
United Way, Inc.
The John & Marilyn Wells Family Foundation
Women in Theatre
Individual Donors
Anonymous
Trinidad & Ricardo Abellan
Elaine & Peter Adams
Lynne and Donald Alschuler
Lilia Rosa Andaluz & Jose Carlos Fernandez
Joan & Frederick Anderson
Joyce & Kevin Anderson
Teresa Anderson-Dvoracek & Frank Dvoracek
Katherine M. Anderson-Palmisano & Conrad Palmisano
Pamela & John Andreas
Lana E. Andrews
Esperanza Angeles-Arca & Ricardo C. Arca
Linda & Robert Attiyeh
Ann & Charles Austen
Daphna Avraham-Idan & Dan Avraham
Jeffrey Ayeroff
Gerrie Smith & Neal Baer, MD
Donald Bakeer
Cheryl & Robert Baker
Barbara & William Barrett
Jongke Bair & Fang-Ba Lin
Susan Barton & Gary A. Clark
Eric Battle
Shawn & Craig Baumgarten
Judith & Thomas Beckman
Sharon Beckman
Sheila Ann & Kendall Jay Behnke
Brenda J. Berg
Hedvah & Michael Berg
Pearl S. Berg
Francine & Joel Berger
Shelly & Debra Berger
Sheila & James Bergman
Cary D. Berman
Lanie Bernhard
A.H. Bernstein
Debora Bialostozky
Leslie Reed & James William Bilderback
Marlene Billington
Alexis Bilitch
Olive M. Blanning
Helma Christiane Bloomberg
Margaret M. Bloomfield
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Joanne Blum
Sona Boyd
Lynne A. Bradshaw
Dale & David Breidenthal
Stacy C. Brightman, PhD & John Hochhausler
Maryann R. Brandon & Tristan Brighty
Tom Breslin
Beth Ann Broday
Joan K. Brody
Marcy & Benjamin Brown
Deborah S. Burkart & Joseph L. Arena
Allison Burnett
Debbie & James Burrows
Mary Ellen Burton-Christie & Douglas Burton
Loran A. Calvin & J. Anthony Smith
Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
Sandra & Dr. Harry Campbell
Timothy M. Campbell & Steve Machado
Jan Cantwell
Mary Jane Cappai
D.J. Carr-Mendoza & Gerardo E. Mendoza
Frinee Jessica & Marco Carreno
Thomas Carter
Lee Hogan Cass
Susan & Mondo Celaya
Lynda Chankin
Helen V. Chaplin
Rachel & George Chavez
Laifun Chung & Ted Kotcheff
Marilyn E. Chung-May & Thomas G. May
Marylyn & George Cobb
Maria Concepcion C. Garcia & Rizaldy C. Garcia
Chris Cook & Jeff Healy
Oliver S. Corlett
Patricia & John Courtney
Adria & Ben Cowitt
Dr. Cheryl M. Craft
Darby Cunningham & Nhienle Mac
Jessica Pick Dabney
Emma Dagan
Kathleen Dahlberg & Jaron Summers
Karyn & Charles Dale
April A. Dammann
Keli Daniels Landry & Paul Landry
Emma Davis
Sandy Davis
Terry Debellis & Lee Arter
Griselda De La Torre & Francisco Garces
Deborah Del Prete
Dawn DeNoon
Gloria & Gov. C. George Deukmejian
Miguel P. Diaz
Marilyn Downey
Annette & Theodore Drange
Susan M. Drange Lee
Charles Engel
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Cara & Joseph Esposito
Maria & Jose Estrada
Whitney & Cobie Fair
Sharon & Michael Farkas
Claudia H. Farmer-Perry
Hugh Farrington
Anna & Claudio Fiaoni
Lynn Finkle
Rena Finkle
Terry & Frances Flanagan
Tracy & Richard Flatow
Jacqueline & Jules Fogel
Beth Folsom
Laurie Forrest & Larry Richard
Daveen Fox
Jennifer & Scott Frank
Sari & Fred Freedman, MD
Martin S. Freedman
Enid & Gary Freund
Denise W. Friedman
Carrie Fundingsland
Carmen & Jesus Gachupin
Martha Galvan & Jonathen Corren
Arlene Gapin
Gayle Garner Roski
Mary Garripoli & John Gallogly
Morton M. Gerson
Amy Goddard Smith & John E. Zinman
Lynne Goforth
Jule & Seth Gold
William Goldstein
Colleen & Thomas Goodrich
Bruce V. Grakal
Caroline & Christopher Gray
Dorothy & Arthur Grebelsky
Mary Ann Greene
Tricia & Richard Grey
Eric T. Gurrola
Suzanna Guzman
Elizabeth & Paul Haberman
Constance & Gary Hall
Anisa A. Hamdan
Jane Hammerslough & Ezra Palmer
Dean Hansell
Audrey & R. Alan Hanson
Ellen Hargitay
Lisa R. Harris & Richard Wortman
Marjorie & John Harris
Evelyn J. Hasegawa
Todd Hawkins
Barbara B. Henderson
Marcia M. Henry
Michelle & Simon Higgs
Julie Hite
Carrie Holzman Little & Dane R. Little
Jean Horihata & Mark Rappaport
Mika Horiilke & John Paul Messerly
Susan M. Hoskins & Stanton C. Hunter
Thelma G. Houston
Chester Howard
Nicole C. Ibarra
John R. Jackson
Linda & Peter Jankowski
Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc.
Caren Lisette & Richard Jensen
Michael C. Jensen
Kenneth R. Johnson
Miya & Alan Johnson
Doris & Carl Jones
Leslie A. Joseph
Dorothy & Dennis Juett
Laurie Kaman
Patricia & Vijay Kapur
Sue & Tochihiko Kawaguchi
Carolyn Keatinge
Yumi Kimura
Marian A. Kliger
Barbara & Leonard Kolod
Trice Koopman & Mark Freund
Lynne Kostman
Jennifer & David Kurtz
Shaune C. Lacy
Lauren E. Landress
Edward A. Landry
Anita LaFontaine
Renata & Dr. Jerry Langmaier
Adrienne Lavine & Gregory Small
Emily & John Lawrence
Elaine Lax
Irvin Laxineta
Candida & Brian League
Eleanor & Nathan Leanse
Geraldine Leder Beckerman & George Beckerman
Tish Leedy-Kahn & Elliot Kahn
Abbe Lane & Perry Leff
Ariella & David Lehrer
George LeMaire
Pat Lentz
Henry Lester/The Lester Family
Michael D. Leventhal
Morelle I. Levine
Alexandria Levitt-Muzquiz & Donald Raymie Muzquiz
Joanne Lonow
Pat A. Lucas
Yolanda Lucchesi
Kathyrn Lucien-Oliviera
Amy Madigan
Ana & Glenn Madrazo
Virginia Mancini
Suzanne & Wally Marks
Elinor Marks-Gordon & Mark Gordon
Margaret H. Marsh
Margaret A. Martin
Richard F. Martin
Anita Martinez-Chacon & Manuel A. Chacon
Sara Martinez
Lila Jean & Joseph Marvin, Jr.
Melinda Marvin & Paul L. Strong
Diane Mayer
Eileen McGrath & Mark Needham
Tamara D. McGruder & Michael R. Boykins
Michele & Scott McMullin
Nicol Mecerova & Donal T. Manahan
Omega Medina
Marcella Meharg
Yan Meng
Barbara & Henry Merkle
Valerie Lynn & Scott Milano
Gwen & Broderick Miller
Marjorie J. Miller & Carlos Rajo
Wendy & Gary Miller
Jennifer & Michael Miranda
David Moezinia
Eric Mokover
Jackie & Stephen Monkarsh
Jean Moore
Michelle & Charles Moore
Barbara Moorehead & Robert Lemchen
Susan & Carlos Mora
Ann Marie Morris, MD & Anthony L. Rose, PhD
Diane Morton
Susan Murtagh & Ali Fakhar
Mikako & Roy Nakagawa
Janice & Ned Nelsen
Patricia Newcombe & Gareth Wigan
Randy C. Newell
Michael C. Newton
Nancy J. Niebrugge
Nanci E. Nishimura
Anita & Robert Nitta
Thom R. Noble
Kim Norris
Norene Nye
Gloria Ohland
Peter O’Malley
Hope & Barrett O’Neill
Ava Ostern Fries
Faviola Palos
Yvonne & Karl Pan
Carol Lynne & A. Barry Patmore
T. Louise & Byron Peebles
Rochelle J. & M. William Perel
Lisa & Greg Perlot
Judith & Craig Pettigrew
Dawn & Brian Prestwich, MD
Barbara & Eric Rabinowitz
Susan & Lewis Rashkin
Shawnette & Louis Rauso
Marguerite J. Ray
Susan C. Raymond
Nancy & Ron Recasner
Hanne & David Rechtschaffen
Jill & Chuck Reilly
Judith Reif Pettigrew & Craig R. Pettigrew
Estelle & Carl Reiner
Danton J. Rissner
Julie C. Rivas
Randy S. Roberts
Melissa Robinson
Dr. Darline & Mr. Frank Robles
Jodi & Jorge Robleto
Donna & Don Rodriguez
Maria & Luis Rodriguez
Dani & Michael Rogers
Claire E. Rogger
Ann & Robert Ronus
Mariana C. Rooney & Thomas F. Calderon
Chip Rosenbloom
Joyce & Herb Rosenblum
Barbara & Hugo Rosenstein
Nancy & Joe Rossi
Thomas & Jessica Rothman
Laura E. Ruiz
Sarah & Robin Russin
Michele A. Russo
Charlton Anne King Sadeghpour
Thomas Safran
Chris Sampson
Susan & John Samson
Andrew Sanchez
Iris Sanchez
Judith M. Sasaki & F. Scott Page
Jeffrey Schaffer
Elane V. Scott
Barry A. Schulman
Marcia K. Schulman
Sonia & George Segal
Helene Seifer & Gary Grossman
Jacqueline & William Sharlin
Laura Sharpe
Joyce B. Sherwin
Lori Shreve Blake
Motti Dori Shulman
Buffy Shutt & Peter Robinson
Alan Sieroty
Sandi Silbert & Brian Davis
George E. Simpson
Shelly & Drew Skelly
Dione & Joseph Smith
Gillian & Edward Smith
Paul Alan Smith
Ellen Smith Graff, PhD
Julie & Barry Smooke
Nancy Sogg
Shante Sposato
Loretta A. Staudt & Neal Ressa
Charlotte Stone
Ashanti L. Strange
Shari & David Strelitz
Fern Sulkes
Rina & Stephen Sumney
Yi Su & Yong Liu
Michaela Tamola-Shipin & Paul A. Shipin
Shu Hua Tang & Alexander Gray
Lucille & Henry Thedinga
Lea Thompson & Howard Deutch
Paul Tiso-Mecier & Paul G.L. Mecier
Marilee & John Tobin
Arthur Toretzky
Anorene & Thomas Townsend
Janet & Robert Tranquada, MD
Tatyana & Simon Tsalyuk
Catherine & Jeffrey Turkell
Elinor Turner
Kathleen Ulinski
Patricia L. Vadney
Katherine Velasco
Yvonne Vick
Linden Waddell & Paul Tzanetopoulos
Barbara & Joseph Walsh
Ron Walsh
Ann R. Ward
Sylvia R. Ward
Tracie & Albert Weathers
Raymee & Dick Weiman
William Weinberger
Luanne C. Wells
Fabian R. Wesson
Amadea & Simon West
Marca Whitten & David Verdig
Lisa Wilken & Donald Cooper
Marcia Wilson Hobbs
Patricia & Richard Wilson
Barbara Winfield Smith & Hugh Smith, Jr.
Linda Wisby Snyder
Saundra R. Stampley
Delia & Tim Wolf
Lewis N. Wolff
Lisa & Stephen Wong
Betty O’Shaughnessy Woolls & Paul Woolls
Clara & Larry Yust
Lillian & Larry Zemer
Lori Zimmerman & Adam Leipzig
Laura Zimmerman & Kevin DiPietro
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Financials
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the year ending June 30, 2009
Support and Revenue
Contributions
Interest and Dividend Income
Investments Gains (Losses)
Total Support and Revenue
$ 918,570
$ 104,109
$ (550,104)
$ 472,575
Expenses
Program Services
Arts Education
Student Scholarships
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
$ 961,011
$ 46,267
$ 130,133
$ 132,209
$1,269,620
Change in Net Assets
$ (797,045)
Net Assets at End of Year
$3,486,818
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
For the Year Ending June 30, 2009
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Foundation Mission Statement
The Arts High Foundation was incorporated in 1984 to “promote the arts and the advancement of young artists by raising and distributing
funds for the establishment and operation of a public arts high school in Los Angeles County.” Since its inception, the Arts High Foundation
has contributed nearly $8 million to support the arts programs and award scholarships.
Foundation Board of Directors 2008-2009
Marcia Wilson Hobbs
President
The Design Magazine
Brenda Barnes
Chief Financial Officer
KUSC
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Grants Receivable
Prepaid Expenses
Total Current Assets
$ 548,952
$ 540,329
$ 706,594
$
9,233
$1,805,108
Non-Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Permanently Restricted Investments
Grants Receivable
Property, net
Total Non-Current Assets
$ 585,279
$1,723,269
$ 51,372
$ 10,765
$2,385,685
TOTAL ASSETS
$4,190,793
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Grants Payable
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$ 203,975
$ 500,000
$ 703,975
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Board Designated
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$ 275,458
$ 428,780
$ 459,032
$2,323,548
$3,486,818
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$4,190,793
Sheila Bergman
UCLArts
Christopher Sampson
USC Thornton School of Music
Drew K. Skelly
Smith Barney
Sheila Weisman
Civic Leader, Philanthropist
Jim Winett
Financial Consultant
Stacy C. Brightman, Ph.D
LA Opera
Trustees for Life
Laifun Chung
Landscape Designer
Hal David
Song Lyricist
Jack Groban
Jack Groban & Associates
Edward Kantor, M.D.
Otolaryngologist
Laurie Kaman
Producer
Co-Founders
Lindsey Kozberg
Rand Corporation
Vivian Rescalvo
Deputy, Supervisor of Zev Yaroslavsky
Dale “Chip” Rosenbloom
Filmmaker
Supervisor Michael Antonovich
5th District, Los Angeles County
Caroline Ahmanson
1918-2005
Ex-Officio Members
Ollie Blanning
Retired Deputy,
Supervisor Michael Antonovich
David Flores
Director of Alternative Education,
LACOE
Todd Hawkins
President Elect,
Arts High Alumni Association
Elaine Boyer Stephens
President,
Arts High Alumni Association
Staff
John R. Jackson
Executive Director
Kathleen Ulinski
Director of Institutional Advancement
Holly Witham
Accounting Manager
Erica Kermani
Foundation Associate
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Arts High Foundation
515 South Figueroa Street, #2050, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213 225-7586
Fax: 866 242-2878
Web: www.lachsa.net
www.artshighfoundation.org coming soon
E-mail for Executive Director John Jackson:
[email protected]
Graphic Design
Photography Credits
Saul Fineman, Fineman Communications
Dance: Nathalie Miller, Naomi Kadena
Music: Dan Castro, Cliff Lipson, Nancy Savan
Theatre: Dana Wayne
TV/Film: Devin Wlash
Visual Arts: Leslie Karten