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ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The DeBose Festival is designed to provide creative experiences and opportunities for the benefit of school youth in Literary, Visual and Performing Arts. Significant to the theme:“Outreach & Discovery ~ Embracing the Arts” the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Gifted and Talented Programs, Innovative & Creative Services, Magnet Schools Programs, Music and Fine Arts. Principal Administrators and representatives have joined with the DeBose Foundation to highlight these instructional programs throughout a curriculum focused comprehensive series of events.
DeBose Fine Arts: School & Community
Literary ~ Visual ~ Performing Arts, Op. 38
"Outreach & Discovery ~ Embracing the Arts"
Music and Fine Arts Programs
Wayne Talbot, Director
Office of Student Activities
Ken Jenkins, Director
Gifted and Talented Programs:
Sherry Scardina, Supervisor
Jo Garner, Curriculum Specialist
Magnet Schools Programs
Carlos Sam, Director
Theresa Porter, Innovative & Specialized Programs
Area Coordinators
Marie Flowers (Program Director for Participating Schools-DeBose Fine Arts Collaboration)
Patricia Delony & Leea Reese (Elementary Schools: Vocal & Instrumental and Dance)
Elizabeth Foos (Elementary Schools: Drama & Spoken Word
Raquel M. Brown (Middle Schools: Instrumental Programs)
Heather Owens (Middle Schools: Drama & Spoken Word)
Spencer Howard (Middle Schools: Gifted & Talented Programs)
Doretha Williams (Middle Schools: Vocal & Instrumental Programs, Music)
Elizabeth Cobbins (High Schools: Vocal Music & Piano Programs)
Mike Esneault (High Schools: Magnet Schools Programs, Music & JazzFest)
Sylvia Martinez (High Schools: Drama & Spoken Word)
B. J. McGibney (High Schools: Instrumental Programs, Music)
Debra Sullivan (Elementary, Middle & High Schools: Visual Arts)
Miriam Clivton (Elementary, Middle & High Schools: Visual Arts)
Randell Henry (DeBose Board, Southern University, Visual Arts)
Robbye Lynne Thomas (School & Community Dance Initiatives)
Herman Jackson (DeBose Board, Southern University, Music)
ELIGIBILITY
Programming through community partnerships is a signature to the festival’s charge for the benefit of community. The festival’s interdisciplinary focus applies the mutual standards of achievement through each Arts Discipline with special interactive “participant-oriented” experiences. Each student is being invited to participate in this annual observance, and showcase artistic accomplishments through curriculum-driven enrichment projects.
Participation divisions are: Visual Arts (Elementary, Middle and High School); Performing Arts (Elementary, Middle and High School-Solo and Ensemble); Dramatic Arts & Spoken Word (Elementary, Middle and High School); Jazz Fest: High School Ensemble; and, Dance (School & Community Faith-Based Ensembles).
Listed below are the core/mainstay participating schools which have continually represented East Baton Rouge, featuring approximately 1700 students in elementary, middle and high school annual participation. The principals of these schools have formally approved their support for this prestigious performance opportunity.
Elementary:
· Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
· Buchanan Elementary School
· Bernard Terrace School
· Brookstown School
· South Boulevard School
· Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
· Parkview Elementary School
· Greenbrier School
· Audubon Elementary School
· Winbourne Elementary School
Middle Schools
· McKinley Middle Magnet
· Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet
· Woodlawn Middle School
· Park Forest Middle School
· Broadmoor Middle School
· Westdale Middle School
High Schools
· Baton Rouge Magnet High School
· McKinley Senior High School
· Woodlawn High School
· Istrouma High School
· Mentorship Academy
Through the Office of East Baton Schools Fine Arts Director (Wayne Talbot, Director), and in the spirit of continued outreach, invitations have additionally been extended to the schools systems of Baker, Central, Zachary and Livingston Parish. Open-Participation is available to surrounding parochial and/or private institutions from contiguous parishes.
Contact: Marie Flowers, Program Director for Participating Schools
DeBose Fine Arts Festival - mflowers@ebrschools.org
Telephone: 225-205-6165
FAX: 225-387-5932
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