What a great week! Auditions are this weekend!  We are excited to meet the applicants, many of whom will be in our NESA family next year! Our next application deadline is April 25^th for the last audition of the year.

Vote for Mr. Connelly for a teacher TONY!

Mr. Connelly is up for an Excellence in Theater Education Award. How deserving! Help him win by following these directions:
-Go to the video posted here (it’s a new link). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_tNVGaPHp8&t
-Watch it for at it least 30 seconds so it can get counted as a view
-Hit the “like” button
-Leave a comment about David Connelly
-And then share it with your fellow NESA classmates and ask them to do the same. Share it on whatever platform you frequent, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat (wait, Snapchat?) whatever you like. You could also send it in an email to the folks you know.

Senior fee collection reopened/ Senior Shirts

For the NESA senior shirt we are collecting the signatures of all NESA seniors to be featured on the back of the shirt. Seniors- please drop by the NESA office and sign your name on the two white papers so you can be included! Also, vote on shirt color while you are there!

Additionally, we will be reopening the collection of Senior fees. All fees will be due by Feb. 8^th with no exceptions because that is when T shirt orders are going in! Checks made payable to NESA.

Our committee chose a shirt design by Katherine Rich that is a really cool riff on the NASA logo and it will be a softie shirt. You know you want one! Dues are $35.

If you are unsure if you have paid, please stop by Mrs. Pagona’s office and she will be happy to check!

Open house

We are still looking for parent and student volunteers for Monday night from 5:30-7:30. We will be in NESA classrooms and the PERC for a casual open house information session. Let me know if you would like to help out! Also, pass the word on to anyone who might be interested in

Scholastic Art Awards

Next Friday, Feb. 1, is the Scholastic Art Awards ceremony at Say Si. We have 27 visual art students with Gold Keys! The most in the region! And 3 out of the 5 American Vision nominees! The ceremony is at 7pm. The exhibition will be on display from Feb. 1-14, 2019.

U.S. Military Service Academies info session

Representative Joaquin Castro’s office asked that I extend this invitation to our community. The event will provide an opportunity to learn about each Service Academy and their admissions process. A congressional nomination is required for students wishing to enter the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. Please RSVP to his office at RSVP.Castro@mail.house.gov.  Academy day-2lq1fbm

We will Rock You

We Will Rock You, The Queen Rock musical tickets are now on sale online. The show will run February 21-23 @ 7:30pm and February 24 @ 2:30pm. www.seatyourself.biz/nesa They are already half sold, so get your tickets now!

 

2019 Youth Preparedness Camp Team Application Now Available!
See attached information regarding the application for Texas School Safety Center’s 2019 Youth Preparedness Camp scheduled for June 9-13, 2019 at Texas State University. 2019 Youth Preparedness Camp Team Application Now Available-18bzp8p

Other items:

-NEXT pARTners MEETING : FEBRUARY 12TH @ 7:00PM LEE LIBRARY

-LEE Campus PTSA will be hosting upcoming 2nd Annual GAL-entine’s Event, scheduled for Wednesday, February 13th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

 

Have a great weekend!

-Sarah Pagona, Director of NESA

Happy Friday everyone! Remember we have a three day weekend and school will resume on Jan. 22^nd.

Lunar Eclipse/ Star party

There is a total lunar eclipse on Sunday night (the Super, Blood, Wolf Moon wooooo!). The ISA Astronomy Club will be hosting a star party for this event Sunday, January 20^th from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the L.E.E. track. This is a free event, however there will be hot drinks for sale. This is a fully community event so everyone is invited!

MLK march

MLK day is one of my favorite holidays. I love the opportunity to march in solidarity on Monday morning with my brothers and sisters of all races, gender preferences, and religions.  We must continue to strive for the freedom and equality of all people. If you have never attended, it is an uplifting event. San Antonio has one of the largest marches in the US!
Monday, January 21, 2019. The march will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the MLK Academy located at 3501 MLK Drive and end at Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa. I recommend using the free VIA park and ride service whose info can be found here: https://www.viainfo.net/2019/01/14/mlk2019/

 

Government Shutdown and Free/Reduced Meal Program

If your family has been affected by the government shutdown NEISD is offering some resources to help. Please visit the link below to learn more. https://www.neisd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=21391&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=114356&PageID=1

 

Upcoming events:

• Jan 26^th Auditions!
• Jan 28^th prospective student open house here at NESA

 

We Will Rock You!

NORTH EAST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS presents The QUEEN Rock Musical,

WE WILL ROCK YOU

Hot on the heels of the hit movie Bohemian Rhapsody, North East School of the Arts presents WE WILL ROCK YOU, a rock musical showcasing more than 20 QUEEN hits, including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions,” and many more. Music and Lyrics are by QUEEN, story and script by BEN ELTON, and an original vocal score by Mike Dixon and original band members Brian May and Roger Taylor.

It is the distant future. Rock is outlawed and nearly forgotten. The ruthless Killer Queen and her all-seeing Global Soft corporation rule this dystopian world, keeping Ga Ga Kids and Teen Queens in a haze of consumerism and downloadable music. Two revolutionaries, Galileo and Scaramouche, break from this soulless world to seek out the secrets of Live Music, with the Killer Queen’s secret police snapping at their heels.

North East School of the Arts presents the South Texas premiere of WE WILL ROCK YOU, following its victorious 12-year reign on London’s West End, where it rocked over 7 million people in a record-breaking run. WE WILL ROCK YOU has performed in 28 countries around the globe, seen by more than 16 million people.

DATE/TIME:             Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 21, 22, 23 at 7:30pm

Sunday, February 24 at 2:30pm

PLACE:      LEE High School Theater

1400 Jackson Keller Rd

San Antonio, TX 78213

TICKET INFORMATION: $12 on-line, $15 at the door (cash or check only)

On-line ticket sales offered Jan. 14 to Feb. 19 at www.seatyourself.biz/nesa

Box office sales begin February 19 at the LEE Theater Box Office

 

Have an amazing weekend!

 

Sarah Pagona, Director of the North east School of the Arts

Director’s Notes Friday, Jan 11, 2019

Welcome back from break! I hope everyone had a good week. We had a pretty exciting week here at NESA! Our new VA teacher, Jessica Gonzales, started this week. If you see her, welcome her! We also had an instrumental music concert that was wonderful! It had something for everyone! We got some new computers for the cinema lab, today was our winter audition deadline, and We Will Rock You rehearsals have started!… We hit the ground running!

NESA pARTners meeting Tuesday, Jan 15^th at 7pm.

Tickets for We Will Rock You go on sale January 14th. <- click for the link!

 

RENT! Education Night at The Public
Students are invited to attend a special performance of RENT at The Public Theater as part of Community Education Night Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 7:00pm. Tickets are still available at no cost for students. Please visit the link below for more information on how to reserve tickets.
http://www.thepublicsa.org/education-events

Scholarship opportunity for Seniors
The Public Theater is offering scholarship opportunity for graduating seniors who will be majoring in theater arts related studies, including technical theater. 2019SalekScholarshipAnnouncementFlyer-1m3ewt6

Witte Museum Youth Summit- What is Seeing?
For students in grade 10-12 the Witte is hosting a one day interactive multimedia summit on compassion, perception and visual impairment.  Feb. 13^th 9am-3pm. 

New performance opportunity: Teen Takeover at the McNay

The McNay’s first Teen Takeover event is an Open Mic Theatre Night planned for February 7, 2019 at 6:30 pm. They are looking for students who would like to participate. The students have the opportunity to perform a maximum 10 minute comedy sketch. The skit can be impromptu or scripted, well-known or self-created. This is an excellent opportunity for a few students to showcase their abilities for a crowd, as Thursday nights are the McNay’s busiest! If you are interested contact Elizabeth Mueller. Email: emueller@student.uiwtx.edu Phone: (210) 289-8531

Enjoy your weekend! We will see you next week!

Yours in service,

Sarah Pagona, Director of the North East School of the Arts