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| DeBose Fine Arts: School & Community 2011 |
| Elementary Schools: February 10, 2011 - McKinley Middle Magnet |
| Middle Schools: February 24, 2011 - McKinley Senior High School |
| High Schools - March 3, 2011 - Southern University Music DeBose Hall |
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ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS
PURPOSE
The DeBose Festival is designed to provide creative experiences and opportunities for the benefit of school youth in the 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. Host Schools will be: McKinley Middle Magnet School (Herman Brister, Principal; McKinley Senior High School (Armond Brown, Principal); Scotlandville Magnet High School (Ernest Morris, Principal); and, Southern University will be signature partnerships celebrating the 36th season. Principal administrators and representatives have joined with the DeBose Foundation to highlight these instructional programs throughout a curriculum focused comprehensive series of events.
East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the DeBose Foundation have enjoyed over 30 years of community collaboration in the areas of Literary, Visual and Performing Arts. Several schools have been invited to represent the parish through various performing arts ensembles as well as solo performances. In addition, schools will also participate in the DeBose Annual Visual Arts Poster contest as well as participate in the Visual Arts special display of select student artwork. These student artworks are to be highlighted at various city-wide art museums and educational institutions such as Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge Libraries, Baton Rouge Art Gallery, and Southern University.
Listed below are the core/mainstay participating schools which have continually represented East Baton Rouge, featuring in 2010 approximately 700 students in elementary, middle and high school participation.. The principals of these schools have formally approved their support for this prestigious performance opportunity.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Audubon Elementary
Baton Rouge Center for Visual & Performing Arts
Buchanan Elementary
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
McKinley Middle Magnet
Park Forest Middle
Westdale Middle Academy
Woodlawn Middle
HIGH SCHOOLS
Baton Rouge Magnet High
McKinley High
Scotlandville Magnet High
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.
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); JazzFest: High School Ensemble; and, Dance (School & Community Faith-Based Ensembles).
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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DeBose Fine Arts: School & Community
Literary~Visual~Performing Arts, Op. 36
"Outreach & Discovery~Embracing the Arts"
Steering Committee for School Programs:
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
Host Schools:
Principal Herman R. Brister, Jr.-McKinley Middle Magnet School
Dean of Students Daniel Edwards-McKinley Middle Magnet School
Principal Armond Brown - McKinley Senior High School
Dean of Students Kyla Oliver - McKinley Senior High School
Principal Ernest Morris - Scotlandville Magnet High School
Assistant Principal Cynthia Daigneault - Scotlandville Magnet High School
Area Coordinators
Marie Flowers (Program Director for Participating Schools-DeBose Fine Arts Collaboration)
Patricia Delony & Leea Reese (Elementary Schools: Vocal & Instrumental Programs and Dance)
Talia Aull, Jared Mitchell and Doretha Williams (Middle Schools: Vocal & Instrumental Programs, Music)
Mike Esneault (High Schools: Magnet Schools Programs, Music & JazzFest)
B. J. McGibney (High Schools: Instrumental Programs, Music)
Debra Sullivan (Elementary, Middle & High Schools: Visual Arts)
Betty W. Chambers (DeBose Board, EBR Schools, Visual Arts)
Randell Henry (DeBose Board, Southern University, Visual Arts)
Elizabeth Foos (Elementary Schools-Dramatic Arts/Spoken Word)
Heather Owens (Middle Schools-Dramatic Arts/Spoken Word)
Ray Sibley & Sylvia Martinez (High Schools-Dramatic Arts/Spoken Word)
Robbye Lynne Thomas (School & Community Dance Initiatives)
Herman Jackson (DeBose Board, Southern University, Music)
Community Partners
Visual Arts:
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge (Derrick Gordon, Exe. Dir.)
Baton Rouge Gallery-Center for Contemporary Art (Jason Andreasen, Exe. Dir.)
Southern University Museum of Art (Vivian L. Kerr, Exe. Dir.)
Baton Rouge Community College Magnolia Library (Jacqueline L. Jones, Coord.)
Literary/Dramatic Arts:
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University, College of Arts & Sciences
Southern University Department of Speech & Drama
Music:
Southern University College of Arts & Humanities
Louisiana State University School of Music
DeBose Foundation Board of Directors and Staff
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