Good good Friday to everyone!

Creative Writing Literary Magazine

The 2019 CW Lit mag Two Days is available for Pre Order for $20. The Order form is attached or can be procured from the NESA office or your favorite Creative Writer! Return the forms to the NESA office. lit mag order form-1ez0z94

 

Peter and the Starcatcher

Come see how Captain Hook and Peter Pan came to be! Tickets on sale online now! Go to www.seatyuorself.net/nesa The show runs May 2- 5. 

 

Some note from pARTners

-SAEF-Since our original due date was April 26th and that is a school holiday, we have extended it to Monday April 29th at 4:30pm for hand deliveries and post marked by this date if mailed. SAEF forms are accepted not only by mail but by drop off in the NESA office. It must be in a closed large 9X12 envelope with the students name and major on the outside. See pARTners website for more information  https://www.nesapartners.net/saef

-Banquet tickets are on sale now through the NESA pARTners website.  Banquet is May 26^th. https://www.nesapartners.net/banquet

-Senior Bios and pictures for the Banquet Program are currently due with a deadline to submit by May 1st! Submit HERE https://www.nesapartners.net/banquet

-Upcoming pARTners Fundraiser on May 8th. Join us for a night of dining and shopping which benefits our NESA Students and Teachers. Find some great gifts just in time for Mother’s Day and Graduation! 

-The May 7^th pARTners meeting is officer elections so put it on your calendar! 

 

 

Reminders:

Hey VAs! State VASE is next weekend.

Next week school is out on Friday for Battle of the Flowers. (2 three day weekends in a row!)

 

Enjoy your weekend!

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

Happy Friday! Another week has passed and so much has happened! We closed Footnotes, saw some beautiful artwork at the VA show, and enjoyed an IM concert,  (if you are interested in checking out the performance, live recordings are on our Twitter page!)  You can always follow NESA on Twitter @NESA_NEISD, Instagram @northeastschoolofthearts and Facebook @NorthEastSchoolOfTheArts

That being said, let’s all take a minute to remember to use good social media etiquette and that it is a public forum whose record never goes away! Remind your students too! 😉

Sr trip

NESA Seniors are scheduled for an optional field trip to Incredible Pizza on Friday May 24^th and I am looking for parents interested in serving as chaperones for the event. You get free pizza buffet! Email me at spagon@neisd.net if you are interested! (Please note, only Seniors who are passing their classes, have no Saturday schools outstanding for attendance and have paid their NESA senior fee will be attending the trip).

Looking ahead:

This weekend is prom! Please remind students to be safe and make good decisions.

NESA’s night at Evening With Strings is Monday April 15^th, from 7:00-8:30

Thursday April 18^th is the Summa reception at LEE HS

Friday April 19th is a good Friday Holiday

And Friday April 25^th is Battle of Flowers holiday

(That’s two 4 day weeks in a row!)

Application deadlines!

I have started to see SEAF applications coming in, check the partners webpage for more info!

Also, our last application deadline of the year is April 25^th so if you know someone interested in one of our seven majors there is still time to apply to join the NESA family for the 2019-2020 school year! Our application is online on our webpage www.neisd.net/nesa

 

Other Opportunities shared but not endorsed by NESA

Community Resource fair looking for volunteers

NEISD Special Education Department and Family Engagement Services, will be hosting a Community Resource Fair on May 17, 2019 at LEE High School, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. We will be providing our families with over 50+ Community Resource vendors who will be set up in the campus cafeteria.  We also want to make this a family evening with fun and games! We are seeking volunteers to support the children’s activities area of the event, which will also be located inside the cafeteria. We have a couple of schools supporting the area, but need more games, such as a “fishing booth, bag toss, ring toss,” or any other carnival-type games that would be fun for kids attending the fair.  If there are any NESA students interested in this opportunity to receive service hours, we would greatly appreciate their support! Contact Mrs. Pagona if you are interested in helping out!NETS Community Resource Fair_12x18 ENG-1rdqrwp

SOS (Summer of Service)

SOS (Summer of Service) is headed to CHINA in 2020!  We are recruiting candidates for Student Ambassadors!  Are you a teen that wants to travel the world?  Do you want to do something awesome during your summer?  This trip will give you an experience of a lifetime and boost your resume!  Need something amazing to write about in your college essay?  This is it! We will be traveling to 4 cities; Beijing, Wuxi, Xi’an and Shanghai! As an Ambassador you will hold an honorable title of Student Ambassador and will even get to meet with dignitaries in our sister city of Wuxi!  We will travel the Silk Road and visit the Great Wall, all while meeting Chinese students your age and eating amazing food!  Check us out at www.sossanantonio.org to see what we are about and sign up for the newsletter!

You may also ask the LEE HS Chinese teacher, Xueling Xu for more information

Bianca Pitman, SOS CHINA2020 Trip Leader

DISCLAIMER: Although this event, function, or travel opportunity is being promoted and organized by a North East ISD staff member, please be advised that this is NOT a NEISD or school sponsored activity. It is not required for any curricular purpose, and participation is purely voluntary. The staff member(s) planning the event, function, or travel opportunity are responsible for all aspects of the trip, and any concerns should be directed to them.china (2)-t8a7aw

 

 

 

Footnotes

Two shows left! Come check out the amazing dancers Saturday at 7:30 or Sunday at 2:30!

National Art Honor Society

Mrs. Gonzales, NESA VA director is forming a National Art Honor Society open to all art students in NESA, LEE, ISA and STEM students! The first meeting is April 9^th, Tuesday, afterschool at 4:15- 5:00 in 309A. This looks great on your college application, helps focus on art related community service, and is just an all around fun club!

pARTners raffle

Saturday night at Footnotes- Don’t miss you chance to snap up an awesome Spa package, voucher for  NESA summer camp for middle school, Footnotes cast photo, and a diamond necklace are up for grabs.

Next week at the Instrumental Music show we will have a silent auction for a violin box, viola lessons and more! Don’t miss out!

NESA Partners Fundraiser

Apr 6, Saturday, after the Footnotes Show come eat at IHOP at 14424 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78232. NESA earns 20% of sales. Mention NESA to your wait staff! The proceeds go to fund a DJ for the kids banquet this May.

pARTners  Meeting

Tuesday, April 9^th 7:00 in the library

Acting III showcase

Tuesday April 9^th at 4:30 and 7:00 in Black box theater

IM concert and VA art show

Come for one, stay for two!
Thursday, April 11^th, 2019 our Visual Artists Spring Show will open with a reception in the lobby from 5-7.
Our Instrumental Music Concert: Star and Other Wars, Music from the movies will start at 7 in the auditorium. Enjoy music from The BFG, Exorcist, Star Wars and more!

Note to seniors

As we look forward to graduation, please note: Seniors must have natural hair color and no visible piercings other than ears for graduation and graduation related events, as per district policy. So make plans to dye that hair back or get a nice wig before June!

 

Have a great weekend!

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

Apologies for the late transmission of this newsletter. Friday afternoon and evening NESA kept me quite busy! I hope everyone’s weekend is going well!

Footnotes is fast approaching!

Footnote: A Concert of Dance is coming up this Thursday April 4^th and will run through Sunday April 6^th.  Tickets are getting scarcer, get yours before our online sales close on April 1^st at noon! www.seatyourself.biz/nesa

 

NESA Banquet!

Banquet is on May 26^th. Banquet tickets are now on sale https://www.nesapartners.net/banquet

Seniors need to submit their bio and photos to Lisa Anderson at lisa@nesapartners.org

 

Looking ahead:

Next pARTners meeting is Tuesday, April 9^th.

Visual Art Spring Show is in the NESA lobby April 11^th

Instrumental music Concert is April 11^th

Evening with strings is April 15^th

Senior Summa ceremony is April 18^th

April 19^th and April 26^th are holidays

 

See everyone Monday!

 

Sarah Pagona
Director of the North East School of the Arts

What a fantastic week we had a NESA! Starting the spring strong! Lots of celebrations and IM went on a fantastic field trip to the Tobin to see Black Violin today! It was the highlight of my week!

–Big Give Day- March 28^th. NESA has two initiatives going on this Big Give Day.

Initiative #1:
pARTners is raising money for master classes for the school for every major! They have a big goal of $5,000.00!
Note from pARTners:
We are excited to announce that next Thursday, March 28th, NESA pARTners will be fundraising in conjunction with The Big Give SA via our own fundraiser!  This will include an all-day social media marketing campaign that will make it easy for everyone to participate.  We are currently in the process of coordinating matching challenges that we can use to boost participation throughout the day.  If you are interested in setting up a matching challenge donation or have any questions, please reach out to NESA parent Darcy Scrimpshire at dscrimps12@yahoo.com.

Initiative #2:
North East Educational Foundation’s Big Give will take place from midnight to midnight on Thursday, March 28, 2019. 75% of the funds raised by the NESA campus will go toward our Campus, while the other 25% goes to NEISD initiatives. Additionally, the campus that raises the most funds receives and additional $1,500. The campus that comes in second place will receive an additional $500! NESA is looking for money to buy LED lights for the LEE theater, an initiative that will help the entire campus! See NESA’s page at https://www.thebiggivesa.org/p2p/83096/north-east-school-of-the-arts

 

If you can, support NESA on the charitable day!

 

Scholastic National Winners!

– Congrats to National Scholastic Art award winners! Gold Key Winners join the ranks of artists like Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly and our new teacher Mrs. Gonzales! J  They are also invited to New York for a special ceremony and show at Carnegie Hall!

Gold:

Piper Bangs, The Letter -Gold Medal

Piper Bangs, In The Kitchen- Gold Medal

Piper Bangs, Self Portrait- Gold Medal

Katlyn Powell, Wearing Bathwater- Gold Medal, Alliance/ACT-SO Journey Award

Silver:

Piper Bangs, Aggravation- Silver Medal

Hailey Honea, Family scale- Silver Medal

Bridget McRedmond, woman and flower- Silver Medal

Katlyn Powell, Sit Pretty- Silver Medal

 

More VA shout outs!

Poetry on the Move – collaboration with Via Transit in honor of National Poetry Month. Senior Katlyn Powell, junior Claudia Slater, sophomore Hailey Hataway, and freshman Madison Mesa artworks illustrating poems by local poets and students will be displayed on Via buses all over the city! Congrats!

NESA Visual Art seniors Katlyn Powell and Allison Maldanado were selected as recipients of the Memorial Art Scholarship. Katlyn will receive $1000 and Allison will receive $500 to further their study of art at the collegiate level.

A HUGE thank you to the NESA Partners for their purchase of two iPads for the Visual Art program. These iPads will be used to photograph, edit, and curate works for digital portfolios; AP Studio Art portfolio preparation; digital drawing; animation; and much more!

And…

Sixteen artworks and 12 students advance to the State VASE competition. Shout out to Madison Mesa, Nanesko Watson, Natalie Wick, Isis Guajardo, Sarah Borland, Aniyah Lee, Piper Bangs, Allison Maldonado, Briana Mercado, Mikayla Harley, and Katlyn Powell.

 

Reminders and dates:

-MT Acting 2 showcase, Tuesday March 26

-Footnotes, A Concert of Dance, April 4-7

– Purple Up For Military Kids Day, April 12th  (wear purple to show your support and appreciation for military children for their strength and sacrifices!)

-Prom, April 13

-pARTners SAEF deadline April 26^th

 

Have a great weekend!

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

Spring Break!

March 11-15^th is Spring Break. Please don’t come to school. There will be no one here! But seriously, students and teachers need some time to decompress to prepare for the final 9 weeks of the year. Please spend some time relaxing. Sleeping, connecting as a family!

 

Footnotes Tickets on sale now!

Footnotes: A Concert of Dance will run April 4-7th – Tickets are on sale now! Get them at www.seatyourself.biz/nesa

 

Congratulations to the NEISD Memorial Scholarship Portfolio winners!

Both winners at the High School level are from NESA!

Winner – Katlyn Powell, NESA, Jessica Gonzales teacher ($1,000)

Runner-up – Allison Maldonado, NESA, Jessica Gonzales teacher ($500)

Way to go Art!

 

Banquet 2019 T-shirt and Program Cover Design Contest

The contest is open to students for this year’s banquet design! This year’s theme is Sci-Fi ! The shirt/ program design must say “NESA Banquet 2019”. Designs can be in color or black and white. Winner gets a free shirt and a free ticket to banquet! Designs are due to NESA office by March 29^th!

 

Events after Spring Break:

pARTners meeting is Tuesday, March 19^th at 7pm in the library.

 

Have a great break! See you in a week!

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

Yikes! Where did March come from?!

Poetry Out Loud win!

Congratulations to Julia Mahavier!!! Julia is an amazing first year Creative Writer who competed and placed 2^nd  in the state level Poetry Out Loud Competition this past weekend. She won a scholarship for herself and the Creative Writing program was gifted $200! Way to go Julia!

 

First Friday- Tonight!

Come out to the Hijole! Studio and Gallery tonight from 7-10 to see our NESA Visual Art students’ work! It’s such a treat to see our kids included in the Contemporary Art Month celebrations!

 

Club photos for yearbook

On March 5, Lifetouch Studios will be on campus to photograph clubs and organizations for the yearbook. If you are involved in the following organization this is the time you need to be on the stage in the auditorium. Please do not be late.

2:40      NRF (NESA Representative Forum)
12:50    NESA News

 

Las Casas Opportunities

I am forwarding this message from Las Casas in case families want to look into these opportunities:

Las Casas will be hosting a free workshop this weekend at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre. The workshop will take place from 4-6PM on Sunday, March 3. This College Audition Workshop, featuring NYU’s Assistant Director of Music Theatre – Program in Vocal Performance, Professor Ryan Driscoll, is designed to assist teachers whose students plan to audition for university-level performing arts programs as they guide their students to audition for schools with confidence. The workshop is recommended for teachers, private voice teachers, coaches and parents; students are also welcome to attend. We hope you can join us for this unique opportunity. You can RSVP here: https://lcfteacherworkshop3319.eventbrite.com

Also, I wanted to let you know/remind you about our Production Assistant internship. New in 2019, Las Casas Foundation is proud to present the Joci Awards Production Assistant Internship Program as part of its annual performing arts scholarship program and in affiliation with the Joci Awards production team. Under the direction of a professional production company, Production Assistants will play a role in the creative, technical and musical aspects of the 2019 Joci Awards. The deadline to apply is Sunday, March 24. Additional details, including rules, guidelines and application can be found here: http://www.lascasasfoundation.org/2019-rules-and-guidelines-production-assistant-internship/

 

One more week to go till Spring Break! Again, I encourage you to check your student’s grades!
Have a great weekend!

Sarah Pagona

NESA Director

Have excessive absences and need to recover credit? Sooner is better than later. Here is some information of what LEE is offering this semester:

 

1 FREE Saturday School

This weekend students are invited go to the College and Wellness Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2nd in the LEE Cafeteria Courtyard

 

• Students and their family will receive a FREE breakfast.
• Sessions will be held regarding College admissions.
• This is a community event and the whole cluster is invited.
• There will be vendors from CPS, SA Food Pantry and other social originations.
• Even is a student does not need Saturday School they are invited to attend. (We will keep rosters of all attendees and will count this time if they need it in the future)

 

Additionally, we have the following Saturday School Dates for LEE:

 

March 2, 2019 (FREE – along with College -WELLNES FAIR)

March 23,2019

March 30, 2019

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

May 4, 2019

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

 

We will be offering After School Success in May only:

May 4^th, 9^th, 14^th, and 23^rd  

Director’s Notes Friday Feb. 22

We Will Rock You

It’s rockin’ this weekend! You have Saturday and Sunday still to come out and see the show!

 

Frist Friday Coming up!

March 1 is next week! Come out to the !Hijole! Gallery in the Blue Star art complex from 6-9 to see NESA Visual Arts students work in the gallery. Its Contemporary Art month so there should be a lot of stuff to see down at Blue Star! This also might be the students last opportunity to see an out of major event this nine week!

 

Curtain Calls

Greetings, NESA parents and students!

Unfortunately, we must cancel the Creative Writing show previously scheduled for Saturday, March 2^nd. We apologize for the late notice and promise to bring a fabulous show in May!

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

-Kacey Forks, Director of Creative Writing

 

Is it almost SPRING BREAK!?!

Remember there is no school the week of March 11^th– 15^th.
The end of the nine weeks is March 8^th! (Check your kids grades!)

 

Stuff I found that might be of interest:

Free Art Lecture at Trinity

Béatrice Coron was born in France and lived in Egypt, Mexico, and China before moving to New York. For the last 25 years, she has been exploring visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Collecting memories from individuals and communities, she stages narrative allegories in silhouette to create a dialogue with the viewer in playful fantasies. These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space. Her goal is to invite the public to pause and bring their own ideas finding personal interpretation to reclaim their imaginative powers. Coron cuts her characteristic silhouette designs in paper and Tyvek, and adapts her paper cuts in metal, stone, rubber and stained glass.  She spoke about this creative process at TED 2011. Her work is in major museum collections such as the Metropolitan Museum, the Walker Art Center, and The Getty. Her public art can be seen in the subways, airports, and sport facilities among others.

 

 

Have I told you lately how awesome this school is? Just a reminder, we have fantastic staff, students and parents!

Have a great weekend!

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

Happy Friday!

Remember Monday is a student holiday! I hope everyone gets caught up on work and sleep this weekend.

I have been reminding kids to check their grades and stay on top of their work. The end of the nine weeks will be here before we know it! I have also heard from a lot of parents that they still cannot get into Family Access to see student grades. I have a workaround to try. All students also have access to the Student access portal and their grades are in there. Your student’s login is their NEISD email which probably reads something like name@stu.neisd.net . The students should know how to get into this portal because this is how they registered for next year’s classes earlier this month. I would recommend having them log in and checking out their grades with them! It’s always good to check in with your teenager, be it for grades or anything else!

Fiesta Medals on sale!
NESA pARtners is selling Fiesta medals! They are $10. All proceeds go to support our students and our school. For example, just this month pARTners was been able provide the Visual Artists with two Ipads so they can build digital portfolios and make digital drawings, planning and more! Your Fiesta medal purchases go directly to awesome initiatives like this! Medals will be sold at the We Will Rock You performances Feb. 21-24^th. More info can be found on the pARTners website or facebook page.

Parent volunteers needed for new student registration
On Thursday, Feb. 21^st we welcome our incoming students for the 2019-2020 school year. From 5:00-9:00 these students are coming to register in the LEE counseling office and we could definitely use a few parent volunteers. Ideally we would have apparent volunteer form each major just because its welcoming, but I will take what you can give J. I believe a sign up genius is going out from Catherine Stephens, pARtners president, so be on the lookout if you want to help!

We Will Rock You

Show opens Thursday at 7:30! Box office hours are Tuesday- Friday 4:30-6:30 and one hour before the show. See you at the show!

 

Have a great three day weekend!

-Sarah Pagona, Director of the North East School of the Art