The Artisan 2013 School Year

President
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Two Years in the Making...
During school year 2012-13, there were many
great examples of this unique form of social networking in our community.
In the Fall, HPISD
families enjoyed the Dallas ArboretumÕs exhibition
of the works of world-renowned glass sculptor
Dale Chihuly.
ChihulyÕs ornamental
and fantastic glassworks inspired new
Bradfield Art
Te a c h e r J e s s i c a
Smith to engage her
young students in
creating Chihul y esque creations out
of melt-able plastic.
Their work was exhibited at the HP Arts Faculty Appreciation Event
in January, where it inspired all who attended.
Markus Zusak, author and illustrator of The Book
Thief, a young adult novel beloved by adults and
students alike, was the keynote speaker at the
2013 HP Literary Festival (another event sponsored in part by HP Arts.) The community turned
out to hear him speak, and the lines for his autograph were so long that additional book-(and tshirt)-signing sessions were scheduled at the High
School the next day to accommodate all of the
people who wanted to visit with him briefly and
experience his form of artistic expression firsthand.
Grandparents and parents stood in line with the
young people of our community, experiencing literature and art together in a very connected way.
This 2013 edition of the Artisan highlights
many more of the arts enrichment and educational
experiences promoted and funded by HP Arts during the 2012-13 school year.
This year alone,
HP Arts fulfilled $70,000 in requests by HPISD
teachers for enrichment in the visual, performing,
literary and musical arts categories.
The entire community honored beloved teacher and HPISD
Fine Arts Head, Linda Raya, with a full-scale tribute in February. Raya, better known as ÒMama DramaÓ has inspired
HPISD students for 40 years. Pulitzer Price winner and former
student Doug Wright wrote the script and was master of ceremonies for Give my Regards to Linda!, a production which
showcased performances by
former and current students and
a fanciful display of the many
ÔhatsÕ she wears in her daily activities. The highlight of the evening was the dedication of the
ÒLinda Raya StageÓ by La Fiesta
de las Seis Banderas and the
announcement of an endowment
set up in her name. "
The event included performances by the HPHS Bagpipes
and Drum Corps, the Lads and Lassies and Highlander Strings
students, and finally the procession of students featuring"those
many hats she has worn throughout her"career.
Ms. Raya sends her thanks to the many donors and everyone
involved in the planning and the production of this ÒsecretÓ
endeavor. And, yes, she was surprised!
As always, we thank you for your support of
these programs through your generous contributions to HP Arts. Financial pressure on our school
district continues Ð please consider donating again
to HP Arts, either via our website, or by including
a donation with your HPISD registration payment
in August.
!
- Kathy
Parade of ÒHatsÓ featuring current and former students of Ms. Raya
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HP Arts Ftes Fine Arts Teachers
In January, HP Arts members hosted
their annual reception to show their
gratitude to the HPISD Fine Arts
teachers who go the extra mile creating wonderful shows, concerts and
exhibits that expand our students'
educational experience. "
Student artwork from each campus
was showcased, and the entertain- Helen Williams, Dawson Orr, Rebecca Beasley, Linda Raya
ment lineup included performances by the Lads and Lassies, Highlander Strings members and brass players from the Highlander Band. The event was organized by Sarah
Clark and Ashley Meece and held at the home of Clark and her husband Mark Iola.
Artwork by Kathryn Mootz (9)
Director of Communications Helen Williams, Superintendent Dr. Dawson Orr, La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas President Rebecca Beasley and District Fine Arts Coordinator Linda Raya all attended. They wear commemorative 25th Anniversary HP Arts
hats, given to all HPISD Fine Arts teachers.
HP Literary Festival Features Marcus Zusak
Where are They Now?
Marcus Zusak, author of several
novels including The Book Thief, was
the keynote speaker at the 17th annual Highland Park Literary Festival in
February. "
Each year Lit Fest seeks to inspire
and encourage students to celebrate
language in its artfully written, spoken
and sung formats. In addition to inviting wildly popular Australian novelist
Zusak to speak to students and the
community, this yearÕs two-day festival, "Write it Out" offered student
assemblies with other noted speakers, and more than 75 small group
workshops connecting HPHS students
with novelists, journalists, poets, storytellers, playwrights, screenwriters
and songwriters. The festival also
included a student-run Open Mic Nite
during which students shared readings, musings, poetry and musical
performances. The festival concluded
with a student writing contest and
awards breakfast.
The HP Literary Festival depends
upon the cooperation of the HPHS
English faculty and is made possible
by generous donations from La Fiesta
de las Seis Banderas, HP Arts, HPHS
PTA and HPISD families.
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As they often do, HPISD alumni
appeared all over the arts news
this year. " Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Doug Wright, pictured
below (HPHS theater student,
Class of 1981) opened a Broadway musical, Hands on a Hardbody. Johnny
Stimson (HPHS
band member,
Class of 2007)
released a new
single and music video ÒHuman Man,Ó
" Luke Cof fee
( H P H S C l a s s o f 19 9 8 ) c o produced/acted in the feature film
Language of a Broken Heart, and
Stark Sands (HPHS theater student, Class of 1997) was nominated for a Tony Award for his
star turn in this yearÕs Tony awardwinning musical Kinky Boots.
HP Arts Awards 2012-13
And the Winner Is....
Anne Patterson
Arts in Education Teacher Award
Each year, HP Arts bestows its ÒArts in Education Teacher
AwardÓ upon a HPISD non-fine arts teacher who has meaningfully incorporated arts within his or her curriculum. This yearÕs
winner was Anne Patterson, pictured at left with Sarah Hardin.
Ms. Patterson teaches Human Geography AP and U.S. History
at HPHS, where she uses the arts to deepen her students' education experience.
ÒReceiving this yearÕs Arts in Education Teacher Award is a
great honor,Ó said Ms. Patterson in April." ÒComing from an
American Studies background, I have always found it invaluable to weave the narrative of our nationÕs history through the
threads of art, music, and prose." I am very grateful to HP Arts
for their avid support of teachers who incorporate the arts
within their curriculum.Ó
Julia Waits and Trevor Drew
Linda Raya HP Arts Scholarships
This year, HP Arts was proud to
award scholarships to Julia Waits
and Trevor Drew.
Waits studied theater and musical
theater all four years at HPHS,
and Drew was a member of the
Highlander Strings, playing double
bass.
While Waits will attend
Oklahoma City University in the
Fall, planning to continue her theatrical studies, Drew will attend
Texas Tech University to pursue his
musical studies, with an eye toward eventually earning a masterÕs degree in music. Continued on
Scholarship ceremony in May with Dr. Dawson Orr, Trevor Drew, Julia Waits,
Kathy Palter and Kay Braly.
page 12.
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HP Arts in the Classroom
Three Little Pigs-Opera Style
Music in Motion
HP Arts was delighted to welcome back the Fort Worth
Opera's Children's Opera Theatre to perform "The Three
Little Pigs" at Armstrong and UP Elementary and "The
Bremen Town Musicians" at Hyer Elementary.
In March, HP Arts funded a music and dance presentation
for more than 950 HPISD third- and fourth- graders at all
four elementary schools.
The students enj oye d t h e p e rformances, then
were treated to a
Q & A session
with the performers. The set included a special
prop in the shape
of a large book
that allowed the
performers to flip a page to change the scene. Learn more
about Children's Opera Theater at www.fwopera.org.
!
Modern Day Romeo
In February, fourth grade students at UP and Hyer schools
enjoyed Shakespeare Dallas' production "What Fools
These Mor tals Be" by Shakespeare on the Go!
performers." This highenergy event engaged
students with demonstrations of stage combat,
scenes from comedies
and tragedies, and a
lesson in the life of William Shakespeare and
his career. S tudents
were surprised to learn
the English language
gained many new
words, such as ÒelbowÓ,
ÒblushingÓ, and ÒluggageÓ, from the works
of the famous author
and"playwright. To help students to relate to a scene from
Romeo and Juliet, the actors simultaneously performed it
in traditional verse and in modern-style Òhip hopÓ vernacular. Read more at www.ShakespeareDallas.com.
Evie Ladin and Keith
Terr y are t he dynamic duo that comprise Crosspulse, an
educational organization based in San
Francisco."
Crosspulse is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the creation, performance and recording
of rhythm-based, intercultural music and dance. Crosspulse
projects often involve body music, both traditional and
contemporary.
Body music (clapping, slapping, snapping, stepping and
vocalizing) is an amalgam of composition and
choreography--music you can" see and dance you
can" hear. The various body musics of the world contain
kinesthetic 'libraries' of memories and cultural heritage,
and blur the lines between music and dance. Visit
www.crosspulse.com to learn more.
$$ Take-A-Seat $$
By purchasing a commemorative brass plaque for an
auditorium seat in the HPHS PalmerAuditorium, your
donation accomplishes two goals. It supports HP
Arts and it celebrates the family, teacher, graduating
senior or other person you choose to honor by placing their name on the plaque. Each commemorative
plaque is $500 and can be purchased online at
www.hparts.org/donate.
Questions??? Please contact Rebeca Peterman:
[email protected]
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HP Arts in the Classroom
Schumann Jams with Coldplay
Seeing Science Through Art
The Wyeth String Quartet shared their
passion for great classical and contemporary quartet music with members of
the Highlander Strings Orchestra in
January. Formed in 2004, is comprised
of Fort Worth SymphonyÕs principal
string players Laura Bruton, Adriana
DeCosta, Leda Larson and Michael Shih.
In October, Tony Delia, better
known as the Butterfly Guy, wowed
Hyer students with a perfect blending of art and science. Delia used
poetry and beautiful illustrations to
teach the science of the metamorphosis of the Monarch butterfly."
His use of artistic teaching tools is
one example of how HP Arts encourages art education in the service of "regular" curriculum.
Shaking It with Shelton
In addition to a full schedule of performances, the Wyeth String Quartet devotes
time to special educational performances
and teaching environments for young
musicians.
The QuartetÕs performance in the HPHS
auditorium included a diverse line-up of
pieces by classical composers Beethoven
and Schumann, and contemporary Argentinian composer Piazzolla plus popular artists such as Coldplay. Quartet
members answered questions from the
young musicians and offered coaching
during a concert clinic in preparation for
the studentsÕ upcoming UIL Solo and Ensemble competition.
In November, Mark Shelton visited
all four elementary schools, asking
students what they thought people
may have used to make music before they had instruments. Hands
shot up and children suggested,
"Sticks! Bones! Rocks!"
To illustrate this point, Shelton began the program by entering the
auditorium from the rear while striking seats, walls, books, his shoe and
various instruments. The students
were amazed to hear how many
different sounds the drumsticks made when used to strike or scrape different surfaces." Through a variety of instruments, Shelton demonstrated the
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Ninjas on the Improv
Linda RayaÕs theater arts classes at Highland Park High School"recently"enjoyed a three-day visit from Shawn Patrello and Brad Newton of Kidprov,"an educational improvisation troupe."
In the highly interactive workshops, the two actors challenged students to
think creatively, use teamwork and interact with one another through improvisational games. Students had to think quickly while portraying Òa
ninja on a trip to the grocery storeÓ or pretending to be Òsomeone interviewing an alien.Ó Students also practiced telling a story one paragraph,
one line, and one word at a time. Several students challenged one another
to die on stage in creative ways, including Hunter Feagans (featured at left)
who demonstrated "dying by pencil."
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HP Arts in the Classroom
Dance! Dance! Choreography
Flurry of Florian
In December, Linda RayaÕs Advanced Theater 4 class attended a three-day choreography clinic sponsored by HP Arts.
Doug Florian has a reputation for high energy and he did not disappoint when he visited all four elementary schools in April. Florian is a
prolific author, he has authored over 50 childrenÕs books to date ; including a NY Times bestseller
and he has presented his poetry
at the White House and the Museum of Modern Art.
The instructor was Margo Linton, HPHS
2012 graduate, now a nursing student at
Texas A&M. Margo was the assistant choreographer for Back to the 80Õs and performed as a main character in the schoolÕs
One student saw an HP Arts
board member in the hall and
said, ÒThis is so fun! We just
LOVE HP Arts!Ó
As Janet Peters, Hyer Librarian,
stated, Ò[Mr. Florian] spoke incredibly fast and I had told my students to fasten their seat belts because they were in for a fast ride through the world of poetry.
musicals throughout her high school career.
In the three-day workshop she taught the
students a hip-hop dance to Move if You
Want To and a musical theater number
from Hairspray. Ms. RayaÕs students are
FlorianÕs fast pace inspired
Hyer Elementar y First
Grader, Sadie Smythe to
create her own poem
(shown left) in FlorianÕs
honor:
ÒMr. Florian does his best
and he always puts himself
to the test. Why, oh why
does he talk so fast? This is
why...he doesnÕt want to be
last!Ó
receiving five hours of dual credit at Richland College by taking the Advanced Theater course. The participating Seniors then
put their moves to work in the Senior play,
Woody AllenÕs DonÕt Drink the Water.
Right: Elementary students getting in the groove with
with CrossPulse founders Evie Ladin and Keith Terry.
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HP Arts Invests...and the Beat Goes On
Your $ at Work
This past year, HP Arts received donations from over
800 district families, community members, along with a
generous grant from La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas.
This year alone, HP Arts funding facilitated the purchase of:
(shown top to bottom)
New brass instruments for McCulloch and
HPMS bands
New computers and camera equipment for
the high school film and photography programs
New violins for the middle and high school
orchestras
A new drum kit for the HPHS Jazz Band
Music education software program for all
four elementary schools
Also shown - the debut of new band uniforms purchased with a 2011 HP Arts
grant plus booster funds.
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Bravo! Bravo!
Band
Orchestra
Sweepstakes Awards
Sweepstakes Awards
UIL Concert & Sightreading - HPHS, HPMS
4A Honor Band - Wind Symphony -1st in Region, Advanced to Area
UIL Concert & Sightreading: HPHS Highlander Strings,
HPMS Honor Orchestra
All State Orchestra
Preston Luthy, Jiamin Zhou, Linda Du, Vinaik Sundaresan, Trevor Drew
All State Band
Katelin Adams
Preston Luthy
Holly Will
All Region Orchestra
All Region Band
HPHS - BethAnne Bradshaw, Kathryn Davidson, Keely Brown, Grace Beeby, Katharina Bremer,
Stuart Forrester, Luke Palter, Conner Rambin, Miles Iola,
Mary Stimson
Alyssa Chen, Claire Crofford, Sam Crofford, Hongmin
du, Xiaohan Gao, Helen Hong, Mark Houle, Mary
Houle, Elizabeth Keckeisen, Kristi Kway Lucas Lloyd,
Margaret Peterman, Miller Susens, David Weign, Diana
Wigginton, Lindsey Wilhelm
HPMS - Twenty-three members selected; pictured below:
All Region Jazz Band
Preston Luth, Sean Gordon
Debate
UIL District Academics
Texas Forensics Assoc State
Championship Team:
1st place - Holmes Hampton(11), Tyler Shearer (12)
(shown right)
Texas Forensics Assoc Top
Ten Speakers:
Rob Wyde(12), Reid Wyde(10), Tyler Shearer (12),
Holmes Hampton (12)
Cross-Examination Debate Team
UIL State - 9th Place Team:
Rohit Thota & Joe Warner
Studio Arts
State Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE)
State Qualifiers: Madison Taylor (9), Madison Johnson
(12), Alec Gottlich (11), Kaelyn Richards (10), Tom
Walsh (11)
Regional Gold Keys
Drawing, Painting: Caroline
Zurmely (12)
Regional Silver Keys
Art, Drawing: Callie Clayton (12),
Photography: Jack Blaising
(12),
Art Portfolio: Xinyi He (12)
Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI)
Madeline Coke (11) Place Beg Alt Process
Jack Blaising (12), 3rd Adv Alt Process, Hon Mention
Adv Info/Environ Portrait
Christina Cline (12) - Adv Alt Process
Matthew Hager (12) Mention Adv Animal
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...Accolades for Outstanding Student Achievement in the Arts
Choir
Sweepstakes Awards
UIL Concert & Sightreading: L&L Mixed,The Lassies, The
Lads, WomenÕs Select & Concert Women, 7th & 8th Girls
All State Choir
Rachel Pride
WomenÕs Choir
Bennett Robinson
Mixed Choir
Laura Gray
Mixed Choir
All Region Choir
Laura Gray, Caroline Lambert, Francie Wendorf, Hannah Ward,
Lizzy Hinton, Rachel Pride, Ketty Lian, Lizzy Seay Matti Miller
Kathryn Davidson, Lainey Gonzales, Rachel Wilk, Annie Martin,
Alexandra Boury, Bennet Robinson, Travis Warren, Micah Bires,
Hank Swayze, Jack Williamson, Walker Shirley, Martin Spradley,
Sam Malone, Rodman Steele, Scott Campbell, Trey Willis, Will
Miller
Visual Arts - Film
Theater
2013 DSM High School Musical Theater Awards
Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor- Charles Harper (11)
Best Featured Performer-Travis Warren (11)
Best Ensemble for entire Back to the 80Õs cast.
One-Act Play
Play: Alternate Play:
Camino Real
Area All-Stars - Christian Gruver
(11), Olivia Sone (11)
ESU National Shakespeare
Competition
National Semi-Finalist, Winner Dallas Branch RegionalRachel Pride (11), shown above.
Literary Arts
South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival 2013
HP Literary Festival Award Winners
Official Selection, Texas High School Shorts Competition
Creative Essay
1st: Caroline Read (12)
The Magic Lasso, directed by Amy Harvie, featuring Clay
Flaten, Lyssie Ropp and Julia Waits, with Drew Alleman,
Jack Blaising, Caitlin Bradford, Jack Deichert, Omar Fawahl, Holly Holcomb, Simeon Jones, Stuart Macatee, Luke
Palter, Bo Schuh, Rush Urschel, Jacob Weisfeld
"
Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) 2013
Official Selections, N. Texas High School Shorts Showcase:
Six Months, dir. by Austin
Himes, Luke Palter
Swings, dir. by Luke Palter,
featuring UP Elementary
students Grant Gehlbach
and Hilary Hansford
"
2013 Angelika 24 Hour
Video Race
3rd Place, Pixelvision (Student) Category
The Next Big Thing, directed by Austin Himes, featuring
Nick Staffaroni and Renick Hall, with Drew Alleman, David
Crafton, Luke Palter, Chris Ginsburg, Caverly Manning,
William Planey, Grace Shike
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Fiction
1st: Diana Wigginton (12)
Poetry
1st: Callie Clayton (12)
State ABYDOS Writing Contest
HPMS
Poetry - 1st Jack Fain,
2nd Erin Beasley
Prose - 1st (tied) Phillip Sommers, Caroline
Kibby
Bradfield Elementary
Poetry- 2nd David
Lightbourn, 3rd Ashley Henson
Prose - 3rd Anna Nichol
UP Elementary
Poetry - 1st Elle Thompson
Prose - 2nd Bela Pathak
Linda Raya Scholarship
Continued from page 4
Accordingly, each year, HP Arts awards the Linda Raya
Scholarship to Highland Park High School Seniors who:
Creative Curriculum Inspiration
¥ Have participated in fine arts for all four years of high
school
¥ Will be pursuing a course of study in fine arts in college
¥ Have distinguished themselves in the arts, and as
scholars and citizens
¥ Applicants also submit an essay supporting their application.
Congratulations once again to our 2013 award winners,
Trevor Drew and Julia Waits!
ÒI would like to thank you again for your contribution because, due to your money, I will be
able to concentrate on my degree without the
requirement of working part-time to help pay
for summer music camps that I will be attending
while at Tech. I would also like to thank you
because, in combinations with the music scholarship that I received from Tech and your generous contribution, I have received a full ride to
Texas Tech University.Ó
Jessica Smith, BradfieldÕs Art Instructor and Teacher
of the Year, used the 4th grade curriculum on writing
as inspiration for ceramic hand-casting with all of her
4th grade students.
Scholarships are designed to encourage the pursuit of the passions and dreams of a particular community by its student citizens. This yearÕs scholarship recipients wrote to HP Arts to express their appreciation for helping them pursue their dreams.
ÒI finally chose Texas Tech
because of the bass professor, Dr. Morton. He is such a
fantastic player, person and
most
importantly
teacher...Dr. Morton has told
me that he has a plan for me
to achieve my masterÕs degree at Juilliard or another
internationally recognized
music school.Ó
ÒSpeaking from four years of experience, I can truly say that the support
that HP Arts gives to students in the
Fine Arts is amazing...it has been so
enriching to go to school in a community where there are so many
people willing to nurture the artistic
nature within students.Ó
ÒI know that HP Arts will
continue to inspire excellence in
Fine Arts students for years to
come...Thank you so much!Ó
Ò...most sincere gratitude for
making this scholarship possible.Ó
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Senior Art Award Winners
continued from page 5
Award-winning individual pieces from the HPHS Senior Art Show are shown below. HP
Arts Board selected the winners from three categories of Photography, Sculpture, and
Drawing. Students were presented with small cash awards during the May meeting.
Photography
Sculpture
Drawing
1st Place - Cassie Goff
1st Place - Austin Lewis
1st Place - Hannah Smith
2nd Place - Emily Olson
2nd Place - Andrew Hanson
2nd Place - Katherine Ray
3rd Place - William Harkness
3rd Place - YuTong Liu
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3rd Place - Madison Johnson
In the Spotlight
Doodle for Google - Amy Liu
A Round of
Applause to...
Congratulations to Amy Liu (10) for winning the state
ÒDoodle for GoogleÓ contest for her entry ÒRoad TripÓ!
One winner was chosen from each state from a pool of
over 130,000 students that drew doodles inspired by the
Linda Raya
HPHS Fine Arts Dept Chair
theme ÒMy Best Day EverÓ. Amy and the other 49 winners
were flown to the awards ceremony in New York in May.
Park Cities
People - Peoples Choice
Award for
Best Teacher
2012
Reagan Brumley
HPHS Band Director and Director of Instrumental Music
PC-TAG
Teacher of
the Year
2013
My Best Day...Ówas any day during the week when my family and I
went on a road trip. We drove day and night, but we had a blast on
the road with good music and fun car games. A day on the road is a
different adventure every timeÓ. Amy Liu
Incoming Board for 2013-14
Passing the Crown: Kay Braly, incoming
President Elizabeth Naylor, and outgoing
President Kathy Palter
Elizabeth Naylor
President
Julie Smith
Arrangements
Tracy Bundy
Wylly Goodson
Publicity
Celia Crank
Vice President
Renee Hansford
Artisan
Polly McKeithen
Secretary
Sarah Clark
Comm. Outreach
Allison Doherty
Treasurer
Barbara Orr
Angie Pirok
Membership
Christy Gelbach
Programs Chair
Tish Key
Special Events
Kathy Gameros
Armstrong Programs
Susan Sommers
Publicity Chair
Beth Newton
Play It Again Sam!
Amy Jent
Bradfield Programs
Reva Henderson
Student Art Coord.
Sonjia Stanford
Hyer Programs
Ashley Meece
UP Programs
Rebeca Peterman
Take-A-Seat
Liana Yarkin
HPMS/MIS Programs
Kathy Palter
Website
Jennifer McIlyar
HPHS Programs
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Curtain Call - A Fond Farewell to Jan Baker
Top left - BakerÕs
third grade students
mastering the Glockenspiel soundtrack.
Below - BakerÕs 2006
third grade production of 5 Golden
Rings. Right - Ms. Jan
Baker cheering on
her students.
Music teacher extraordinaire, Jan Baker, has spent
the last 15 years teaching music and much more to
the students of University Park. She has also built one
of the best music programs in elementary schools in
the state! Our Fine Arts program is truly exceptional
because of her tireless work. Most importantly, her
present and former students praise the musicals as
one of their best elementary memories! Who can
forget Snow Day, 5 Golden Rings, Birds of a
Feather, or The Princeless Princess?
Lynda Carter, UP Principal, praised Jan saying, ÒI believe
that in each of us there lives a creative love, a passion, a
drive and desire to make a difference - in no one is that more
evident than in the career of Jan Baker. A reflection of her
work with children over 30 years represents both the
crescendo..the high point...the magic of the melody and
harmonious synchronization of the instrumentation that gives
it soul...the comprehensive music program built lovingly by
Ms. Baker will be a legacy to live up to. As her colleagues,
we have such admiration for her.
The best is yet to
come...the memory of JanÕs work with our children will linger
in our minds in the days and years ahead like the notes of a
much-loved song.Ó
Over the years, Ms. Baker has, with the help of HP
Ar ts funding, brought many wonderful ar tsenrichment programs to UP and has encouraged the
practice at the other campuses as well.
And from Kathy Palter, ÒBoth of my (now giant) children
loved Ms. BakerÕs classes and credit her with inspiring them
to continue in various musical and theatrical pursuits.Ó We
wish you all the best, Ms. Baker!
Celebrating our HPISD Fine Arts teachers at the annual
reception in January. Above, shown left to right - Jessica
Smith, Bradfield Art Instructor, Jennifer Torres - UP Art Instructor and Sydney Memmott - UP Art Assistant. Right Guests were treated to several student performances, including members of the Highlander Strings.
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Renew Your HP Arts
Membership Today!
Your support make arts-enriched
education possible in HPISD.
Board of Directors 2012-13
Kathy Palter
President
Kay Braly
Vice-President
You may join HP Arts as a Patron
during online registration in
August or now through our website at www.hparts.org/donate
Angie Pirok
Secretary
Play It Again Sam!
Darian Reichert
Treasurer
If you have a new or used
musical instrument you no longer
use, HP ArtsÕ Play It Again Sam!
Program will put it back to use in
the HPISD school arts program.
Sarah Hardin
Programs
Debra Ropp
Publicity
Sarah Clark
Celia Crank
Allison Doherty
Christy Gelbach
Renee Hansford
Amy Jent
Jennifer McIlyar
Polly McKeithen
Ashley Meece
Donna Miller
Elizabeth Naylor
Barbara Orr
Rebecca Peterman
Julie!Smith
Sonjia Stanford
Susan Sommers
Kelly Willis
Lana Yarckin
Ex-Officio HPISD
Dawson Orr
Linda Raya
Gena Gardiner
Helen Williams
Leslie Melson
Walter Kelly
Laurie Hitzelberger
Skip Moran
Christine Brunner
Jeremy Gilbert
Lynda Carter
Donate Your Instruments to
Contact Beth Newton:
[email protected]
Above: The much-anticipated arrival in September of the dazzling new Band Uniforms, funded
partially with a $10,000 contribution from HP
Arts in 2011.
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Joe Abbate
Rebecca Beasley
Ginny Frye
Jackson Harkey
Ginger Hagens
Beth Hosch
Melora Leiser
Amy Roberts
Suzanne Smith
Artisan Photograph Credits:
Bill Anderton, Amy Jent, Debra
Ropp, Julie Smith, Susan Sommers
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