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Arts - March 2024
Posted by SUSD Communications on 3/1/2024March 1-2: Ingleside MS, Legally Blonde, Jr., the Musical, 6 p.m. Feb. 29 & March 1; 1 p.m., March 2, Cafeteria
March 1-3: Cocopah MS & Chaparral HS Orchestras, Spring California trip and performances, Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CA
March 1: Desert Canyon ES, 2nd Grade Fairy Tale Program, Sing Me a Story, 9:15 a.m., family members only
March 1: Kiva ES Drama Club, Lion King Kids!, 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Café
March 1: Desert Canyon, MS, Mountainside MS & Desert Mountain HS, Combined Choir Concert, 6 p.m., Desert Mountain Auditorium
March 1-2: Desert Canyon MS Drama Club production, also featuring Redfield ES students, The Little Mermaid Jr., 6:30 p.m., March 1; 2 p.m., March 2, DCMS Cafetorium
March 4-5-6-7: Desert Canyon ES 3rd grade recorder recitals, 9:30 a.m., Music Room J101, 3rd grade family members only
March 5: Saguaro HS Orchestra Spring Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
March 6: Saguaro HS Spring Band Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
March 7: Cherokee ES Art Walk/4th & 5th Grade Outdoor Ensemble Concerts, outdoor amphitheater stage, 5 p.m.
March 7-8: Hopi ES Annual Variety Show, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Arcadia HS
March 20: Copper Ridge, Annual Art and Garden Walk, featuring Choir, Band, Theater & String Orchestra, 4 p.m., Auditorium and throughout campus
March 21: Ingleside MS Spring Choir Concert, 6 p.m., Arcadia HS Auditorium
March 21: Saguaro HS Theatre Improv Show, 6 p.m., Auditorium
March 22-23: Scottsdale Arts/SUSD/City of Scottsdale ArtsFest, SkySong, 1475 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale; 5-9 p.m., March 22; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., March 23
March 28: Arcadia HS annual Agora Festival, 5 p.m., Auditorium, grassy knoll, 2000 BuildingChaparral Musicians Beneficiaries of Strings Masterclass
Seven strings students from Chaparral High School had the opportunity of a lifetime on February 23 when they took part in a Masterclass offered by two members of San Francisco’s famed Kronos Quartet. The opportunity to learn from violinist David Harrington and cellist Paul Wiancko was made possible through SUSD’s partnership with Scottsdale Arts.
Our musicians, students of Chaparral Orchestra director Shana Roberts, learned two pieces from a portfolio of options, then performed the pieces at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts for the Kronos duo. From all accounts, it was a wonderful learning experience for all!
Chaparral Choir Brings Home BIG win from New York International Competition
Congratulations to Chaparral High School’s Gold Dust Avenue choral group for taking 2nd place overall in last month’s Sing Strong NY 2024 International A Cappella Vocal Competition in Garden City, New York. A HUGE Shoutout, too, to senior Lillian Apostolou, who won the best arranger award for her mash-up arrangement of “Gold Wing/Don’t Blame Me” and “Break My Heart/Edge of Seventeen.” What an amazing accomplishment for these talented students and their wonderful director, Dr. Sammy Brauer.High School Band, Orchestra and Choir Regional Honor Students Perform Brilliantly!
One hundred six of our high school Band, Orchestra and Choir students performed on February 17, following two days of rehearsals. These students were chosen to audition for state ensembles against musicians from other school districts statewide in a prepared audition setting. Then, they all came together for a full rehearsal on Friday and performed on Saturday. The amazing part of these festivals is having all of the top musicians from each region of the state in one place, working together and performing together under the direction of outstanding college and university conductors.This month, these same students will have the opportunity to compete at the State level and, hopefully, will be chosen as the top musicians in the state of Arizona. Be sure to wish them luck as they compete the first weekend of Spring Break!
Parada del Sol Parade
A huge shout out to our high school and middle school marching bands that performed in the 70th Parada del Sol through Old Town Scottsdale – Arcadia HS, Ingleside MS, Echo Canyon School, Chaparral HS, Cocopah MS, Coronado HS, Tonalea MS, Desert Mountain HS, Desert Canyon MS, Saguaro HS, and Mohave MS.
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And thank you to the Desert Mountain Visual Arts students who supported an art tent for kids at the Trails End Festival that followed the parade and to the Saguaro and Coronado bands for their additional performances at the Trails End Charros Band Round Up!NAU Jazz and Madrigal Festival
Heavy storms made it impossible for our high school choirs to attend the NAU Jazz and Madrigal Festival in Flagstaff on February 9 – 10. Even some of the judges could not make it up the hill to Flag.Thankfully, a few of the schools were fortunate to have the ability to modify their schedule and perform at Mountain View High School in Mesa for one of the judges who could not get to NAU. Our own Desert Mountain High School Jazz Choir walked away with a Superior Rating under the director of their teacher, Amanda McKay. Congratulations, DMHS, for making the quick, alternate competition plan. Coronado High School performed for their families after school on Friday and submitted a recording for adjudication.
District Arts Festival at SkySong!
Flyer Link – Mark your calendars for March 22nd and 23rd – the weekend after Spring Break – to come to SkySong and hear amazing performances from our SUSD musicians and theatre students and see the amazing artwork from students at all of our SUSD schools!And if that’s not enough to get you there, the annual Alli Ortega Empty Bowls event will take place during ArtsFest (several SUSD schools contributed bowls again this year), city of Scottsdale agencies will be there with activities and vendors, Scottsdale Arts will host an arts activity tent for kids, and food trucks with all kinds of fun food will be there to sate your palates!
It all gets underway Friday, March 22nd at 5 p.m. with performances from middle school and high school groups that run until 9 p.m. Saturday, the stages will be filled with music from our elementary and middle school choirs, bands, strings ensembles, and theatre students starting at 9 a.m. and running until 2 p.m. The street will be filled with all kinds of activities for families provided by Scottsdale Arts, City of Scottsdale, the Scottsdale Police and Fire departments, Waste Management, and much more.
Please bring the whole family out for two great days of celebrating Scottsdale and our SUSD Visual and Performing Arts students!
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Arts - February 2024
Posted by SUSD Communications on 2/1/2024Arts
February/Early March Fine Arts Events
Feb. 13: Chaparral HS Orchestra Fundraiser, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., California Pizza Kitchen, 10100 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
Feb.15: Saguaro Theatre, Improv Troupe Show #4, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Feb. 22: Saguaro HS Theatre, Miscast or Dream Role performances, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Feb. 29 - March 2: Ingleside MS, Legally Blonde, Jr., the Musical, 6 p.m. Feb. 29 & March 1; 3 p.m., March 2, Cafeteria
Feb. 29 - March 3: Cocopah MS & Chaparral HS Orchestras, Spring California trip and performances, Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, CA
March 1: Desert Canyon ES, 2nd Grade Fairy Tale Program, Sing Me a Story, 9:15 a.m., family members only
March 1: Kiva ES Drama Club, The Lion King Kids, 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Cafe
March 1: Desert Canyon, MS, Mountainside MS & Desert Mountain HS, Combined Choir Concert, 6 p.m., Desert Mountain Auditorium
March 1-2: Desert Canyon MS Drama Club production, also featuring Redfield ES students, The Little Mermaid Jr., 6:30 p.m., March 1; 2 p.m., March 2, Cafetorium
The Arts are back from Winter Break and are in full swing with multiple competitions, honor ensembles, and festivals.Visual Arts
Shemer Art Center’s “New Horizons” Art Exhibition
Congratulations to the following outstanding high school artists who submitted their work for this annual competition!- Allison Mathis, Arcadia HS: Inspiring Youth Award, Marigold Linton and Robert Barnhill Award
- Matthew Sweinhagen, Arcadia HS: Tom and Betty Wagner Award
- Valerie Santoya, Coronado HS - $150 scholarship
- Gretchen Bagby, Desert Mountain HS: Inspiring Youth Award, Wow Awards, and Ken and Mary Newbauer Award winner
- Michael Biviano, Desert Mountain HS: Inspiring Youth Award
Theatre Arts
Arizona Thespians Regional Competition
Congratulations to all of our high school thespians who participated last month in the Regional competition with solos, duets, monologues, scenic design, stage management, and more.- Angel Castaneda and Arizona Molina, Coronado HS: Superior Musical Duet
- Benjamin Nava, Coronado HS: Superior Monologue
- Stella Shelton, Coronado HS: Superior Musical Solo
- Simon Smith, Coronado HS: Superior in Scenic Design and Stage Management
- Alice Haworth and Chloe Penner, Saguaro HS: Superior in Duo Acting
- Chloe Penner, Saguaro HS: Superior Solo in acting
- Abigail Field and Will Milligan, Saguaro HS: Superior in Duo Acting
- Ingrid Saue and Alana Soloman, Saguaro HS: Superior in Duo Acting
- Rylee Hewitt and Hope Viskovicz, Saguaro HS: Superior in Duo Acting
- Rylee Hewitt, Sophie Messinger and Sam Watson, Saguaro HS – Superior in Group Acting
- Alice Haworth, Saguaro HS: Superior in Costume Construction and Costume Design
- Kamryn Doege, Abigail Field, and Will Milligan, Saguaro HS: Superior in Group Acting
- Alana Soloman, Saguaro HS: Superior in Solo Acting
- Ingrid Saue, Saguaro HS: Superior in Solo Acting
High School Music Solo and Ensemble Competition
Congratulations to all our high school musicians who competed across the state in last month’s State Solo and Ensemble Competition. All of the students named below received Superior Ratings and move on to the Tier 2 competition.
Chaparral High School
Piano Solo: Luis Chiappetti
Desert Mountain High School
Solo: Lillie Harper
Clarinet Quintet: Trey Collins, Hanson Remm, Alden Friesen, Robbie Jurutka, Addison Ward
Flute Quartet: Anna Maki, Makenna Wyszynski, Jordan Marsello
Saguaro High School
String Trio: Sophia Row, Violin 1; Kaitlyn Brown, Violin 2; Tori Townsend, Cello
String Quartet: Maya Otto, Violin 1; Rebekka Boltz, Violin 2; Leah Gutierrez, Viola; Selena Pero, Cello
Middle School Honor Band and Middle School Honor Orchestra
Our top middle school musicians came together in January to put on an amazing concert for all of their families and the community. The students auditioned at their schools on the same material and were nominated by their teachers to represent their school’s best in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade band, and strings. The students worked hard with their fellow musicians in a full day of rehearsals, followed by an evening performance. They had never worked together until that day and swept audiences away with their wonderful concerts. The conductors were very pleased with the students’ attention to detail and hard work over long hours of rehearsals. It will be exciting to see what these students accomplish in high school!High School All-State Jazz Competition
Congratulations to Jake Weiss from Saguaro High School. After 3 rounds of auditions, he was chosen for the All-State Jazz Band and is Scottsdale Unified’s sole representative in the ensemble. Congratulations, Jake - we look forward to hearing more of your piano-playing in the future! Read more about this amazing student in this month’s Academics blog! -
Arts – January 2024
Posted by SUSD Communications on 1/1/2024January Fine Arts Events
Jan. 13: Chaparral HS Theatre Drama Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information
Jan. 17: SUSD Middle School Honor Band Festival Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Desert Mountain HS
Jan. 18-19-20: Chaparral HS production, Urinetown, 7 p.m., Auditorium. Tickets
Jan. 24: SUSD Middle School Honor Orchestra Festival Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Saguaro HS
Jan. 25: Navajo ES Annual Family STEAM Night, 5 p.m., CafeteriaElementary Musicians
Congratulations to Hopi 5th graders Ryder Daizadeh (viola), Olivia Franz (violin) and Camila Marquez (violin) and Tavan 5th grader Noelle Recla (cello). These students have been chosen to perform with other top elementary school orchestra students from around the state in an all-day festival and concert on March 23. Information on the time and date of the performance will be posted to the Fine Arts calendar this month. We are very proud of our young musicians!Winter Concerts
Our bands, choirs and orchestras have been busy performing their end-of-the-semester concerts for families. It is great to see the incredible growth and accomplishment that our young musicians have achieved just since August, when the new school year began. As students return from winter break, we will be excited to see the spring performances and the solo, ensemble, honor festivals and all-state festivals. Bravo to our young musicians and the teachers supporting their musical journeys!Ingleside Fine Arts Night
On December 1, our Ingleside Fine Arts, STEM and ELA departments put on quite a show! From poetry in the outdoor amphitheater, live performances inside and outside from the band, choir and orchestra, incredible visual arts displays and interactive STEM activities, it was a night of entertainment for the entire community. The students were incredibly prepared and impressed their audiences with their artwork, poetry, performances and robotics activities.
Desert Mountain Marching Band Gets Heavy – Metal, That Is
We’re anxiously awaiting the results of heavy metal band Metallica’s inaugural “For Whom the Band Tolls” marching band competition! Desert Mountain High School’s award-winning marching band was named a finalist last month in the medium high school band category (75-124 members). College marching bands compete in their own category.
The Wolves are competing for up to $15,000 in musical prizes from the band and its sponsors. The competition Boerne High School in Boerne, Texas; DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Michigan; Kell High School in Kennesaw, Georgia; and Malverne High School in Malverne, New York.
In case you missed our entry, watch it here! GO WOLVES – ROCK THEM!
Broadway Road-Show Star Returns to Alma Mater
Chaparral High School welcomed back one of its own last month when Broadway performer and Firebird alumnus Nick Cartell stopped by to talk to Theatre students about his journey to the big stage. He is currently performing the lead role of Jean Valjean in the national tour of Les Misérables.Students had the opportunity to perform a song of their choosing for Nick, who shared his expertise and advice to help them take their performance skills to the next level. #LegacyofSuccess
Speaking of Broadway …
Chaparral Theatre brings its version of Tony Award-winner Urinetown: The Musical to the stage this month. We’re told it’s a hilariously twisted musical that takes place in a bizarre future in which water is so rare that the government has banned the use of private bathrooms. While you're cracking up at the PG-rated humor, the show flushes out (pun intended!) serious themes such as corporate greed, government corruption and social injustice. The show runs Jan. 18-19-20 at 7 p.m. Buy tickets here.Student Clubs Share the Holiday Spirit
Student groups have been out in the community in recent weeks, bringing merriness wherever they go.
Select members of the Cocopah Middle School choir recently brought some after-school musical cheer to residents of the Pueblo North Senior Center and Holistic Home Sweetwater. Thank you for remembering our community’s seniors this holiday season, Mustangs!
Continuing with a more than 30-year tradition, the Chaparral High School Advanced Art and Art Club students hosted a children’s breakfast in the South Mountain community. They donated and wrapped more than 70 gifts for kids ranging in age from newborns to 14 years old. They also distributed coloring books and oversaw coloring book activities. As usual, a great time was had by all!Mountain Lions and Sabercats and Floats – Oh, My!
It was a ‘cat-tastic’ morning last Saturday on Central Avenue in midtown Phoenix as the Desert Canyon Middle School and Saguaro High School marching bands joined the league of participants in the annual VRBO Fiesta Bowl Parade. Those who were not able to attend were able to watch the parade live on Arizona’s Family 3TV.
The two-mile parade’s 51st edition featured former ASU quarterback Jake Plummer and former U of QA basketball player Richard Jefferson as co-Grand Marshalls.
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Arts - December 2023
Posted by SUSD Communications on 12/1/2023December Arts Schedule
Dec. 1: Ingleside MS Fine Arts Night, 5 p.m.
Dec. 5: Tonalea MS & Coronado HS Winter Concert, 6:30 p.m., Coronado HS
Dec. 7: Cocopah MS Winter Choir Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium, Chaparral HS
Dec. 7: Desert Canyon MS Band & Orchestra Winter Concert, 6 p.m., Cafeteria
Dec. 7: Saguaro HS Dance Concert, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium
Dec. 8: Desert Canyon MS/Mountainside MS/Desert Mountain HS Combined Winter Choir Concert, 5 p.m., Desert Mountain HS Auditorium
Dec. 12: Saguaro HS Choir Winter Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Dec. 12: Chaparral HS Choir Winter Concert, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Dec. 13: Saguaro HS Band Winter Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Dec. 13: Desert Canyon ES 4th/5th Grade Choir Winter Concert, 6:30 p.m., DCMS Stage
Dec. 14: Anasazi ES 3rd/4th/5th Grade Choir Winter Concert, 5:30 p.m., Cafeteria
Dec. 14: Saguaro HS Orchestra Winter Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Dec. 18: Cocopah MS/Chaparral HS Orchestras Winter Concert, 6 p.m., Chaparral HS Auditorium
Dec. 19: Ingleside MS Winter Choir Concert, 6 p.m., Arcadia HS Auditorium
Dec. 20: Anasazi ES/Laguna ES/Mountainside MS Orchestra Concert, 5 p.m., Mountainside MS Cafeteria
Dec. 20: Desert Canyon MS Choir Caroling, 6 p.m., McDowell Mountain Ranch neighborhoods
Dec. 20: Desert Canyon MS Theatre Arts, “The Princess and the Pirates,” 6:30 p.m., DCMS CafetoriumMarching Band Festival
It was a wonderful evening on November 7 as SUSD’s high school Marching Bands took over the football field at Chaparral High School to perform for parents and the community. The evening started with the trumpets from all five high schools playing the National Anthem together, then each school took to the field to present a performance of their just-concluded competitive season.Our marching bands have had an amazing season, with Coronado and Saguaro performances at the November 11 AzMBA Championship. Desert Mountain finished the season by submitting a recorded performance of its Metallica show into national competition (please vote for our Wolves at https://www.metallicamarchingband.com/submissions/high-school#content!). Chaparral rounded out its season with a great AzMBA Championships performance and a top 7 spot at the ABODA Championships a week later.
Once again, our Arcadia High School Marching Titans are state champions in both the AzMBA and ABODA circuits. Congratulations to these incredible young musicians and their leader Daniel Fischer for putting in the hard work that began last summer to compete at the highest level possible.
Huge congratulations to all of our marching band students and outstanding directors and instructors on an outstanding season. BRAVO! #SUSDPROUD
Arizona Thespians Festival
Each November, our aspiring high school thespians attend the Phoenix Arizona Thespians Festival to compete, take part in clinics, attend performances and work on building their skill sets in acting, tech theatre, playwriting, musical theatre and much more. It is a two-day, power-packed event that supports students’ theatrical growth and passion.This year’s festival found SUSD with two, top-tier finishes. The Chaparral High School Tech team took 2nd place in the Tech Challenge and Desert Mountain senior Layla Gregory won the Jerome McDonough Award for the best original stage play, I’m Not the Main Character. Layla’s 10-minute work was among three finalists chosen from among dozens of statewide entries. The top three writers worked with professional theatrical directors to perfect their works and each was performed as a live reading.
Wolves Headed Across the Pond Again!
On November 9, the Desert Mountain High School marching band, choir and orchestra received were formally invited by the former Lord Mayor of Westminster to perform in the 2025 London, England, New Year’s Day Parade, Choral Festival and Orchestra Festival. Although the event is more than a year away, the process of preparing for these wonderful events starts now. Students will spend nine days in London competing, marching and performing in some of the British capital’s most historic locations. It will be the Wolves’ sixth time taking part in the event. More than 70 entries from around the world are invited to march each year. Desert Mountain last went in 2018. Parade founder Bob Bone says American high school marching bands are always a crowd favorite. Of course, they are!Canal Convergence
Each year, the city of Scottsdale and Scottsdale Arts work together to put on a nine-day art experience along downtown Scottsdale’s canal. For the Canal Convergence event, they bring in outstanding artists from all over the world to present their art and work with our students. This year, Blaise Danio, a Los Angeles- and Phoenix-based artist, worked with Ileyna Witenstein’s Coronado High School visual art students on a public art project. Danio is known for using abstract landscape murals and bright, soothing color. Our Dons artists took that to heart with their artistic dumpster creation.This was not the end of the opportunities for SUSD students: the entire 3rd grade at Navajo Elementary School was able to have a residency with Louisiana artist Lindsay Glatz, who is known for her connections of water, color and light. The Buffaloes’ artist-in-residence experience was to learn from Glatz about the science of rainbows and create their own rainbows after learning about prisms, light, and the way different colors reflect and refract.
Shemer Arizona Arts Festival
Members of Arcadia High School’s National Arts Honor Society brought their talents to the street, literally, for the Nov. 4-5 Shemer Art Center fall festival. Two teams each designed a sidewalk square and must execute that design for an exhibit on Sunday. The festival happens while the students are creating their sidewalk chalk designs. Congratulations to these wonderful students for sharing their talents with the community.
Photos: Darryl Webb, Shemer Art CenterFirst-Ever Middle School/High School Choral Festival
On November 20th, all of SUSD’s middle school and high school came together at Coronado High School to perform not only as separate ensembles, but as part of a more than 500 “super choir” to close out the festival with the beautiful “Why We Sing.” The beautiful voices that filled the Auditorium brought the chaperones and teachers in attendance to tears. Congratulations to all of our wonderful vocalists and their teachers for a fantastic first festival. #BecauseKidsTakin’ It to the Streets … in Fountain Hills!
Congratulations to the Desert Canyon Middle School band on its amazing performance at the Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Day Parade last week. We’re sure their families kept their holiday dinners on hold while the Mountain Lions shared their talents with the residents of our neighbors to the east!And as if all of the above was not enough to squeeze into 30 days, the month of November was filled with other wonderful performances: The Brother’s Grimm by the Coronado HS Theatre program, Veterans Day performances at multiple elementary schools, an improv show at Saguaro HS, and a dance performance at Coronado HS. December looks to be its equal!
Read more at The SUSD Source
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Arts – November 2023
Posted by SUSD Communications on 11/1/2023Nov. 1-2-3: Coronado HS Drama Dons present The Brothers’ Grimm Spectaculathon, all 209 of the Grimms’ stories in 90 minutes, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Nov. 1-2-3: Desert Mountain HS Theatre presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Nov. 3: Ingleside MS Choir/Band/Orchestra present the premiere of “Holocaust Through the Arts,” musical piece dedicated to Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch, 6 p.m., Chaparral HS Auditorium
Nov. 4: Arcadia HS art students design and create chalk art sidewalk square, 10 a.m., Shemer Arizona Arts Festival, 5005 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix
Nov. 7: SUSD Marching Band Invitational, 6 p.m., Chaparral HS Stadium
Nov. 8: Sequoya ES 1st grade, Veterans Day patriotic performance, 9 a.m., Cafeteria
Nov. 9: Desert Canyon ES Kindergarten & 1st grade, Veterans Day program, 9:30 a.m., Desert Canyon MS Auditorium
Nov. 9: Pueblo ES 1st grade, Veterans Day program, 2:30 p.m., Amphitheater
Nov. 16: Saguaro HS Improv Show, 6 p.m., Black Box Theatre
Nov. 16-17: Desert Mountain HS Coffee House, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Nov. 17: Coronado HS Fall Dance Concert, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium
Nov. 20: SUSD Middle School/High School Choral Festival, 12 p.m., Coronado HS Auditorium
Nov. 23: Desert Canyon MS Band marches in Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Day Parade, 9:30 a.m., Avenue of the Fountains, Fountain HillsIt has been a busy month of school concerts, coffee house performances and marching band competitions. Please check the calendar of events above to see what great performances are coming up this month!
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Annual Canal Convergence, Nov. 3-12
Posted by SUSD Communications on 11/1/2023You are going to want to mark your calendars to attend the Scottsdale Arts Canal Convergence on November 3-12 at the Scottsdale Waterfront!
Through SUSD’s partnership with Scottsdale Arts, SUSD students are enjoying 2 artist residencies. Coronado High School Visual Arts students are currently working on container painting that will be displayed at the event. The Coronado students are working with artist Blaise Danio, who is an international muralist and designer.
During the first week of the Canal Convergence, 3rd grade students of Navajo Elementary School will receive a rainbow workshop with Lindsay Glatz, creative director of the New Orleans Art Council. Her artist journey centers around creativity and technology. Navajo students will learn the connection between water and light and create their own rainbows after learning about prisms and light and color reflecting and refracting. -
Marching Band
Posted by SUSD Communications on 11/1/2023Our high school marching bands are in heavy competition as we approach the end of their competitive season. Bands are performing to secure their spot in upcoming state competitions on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18. You can get a sneak peek of the shows they plan to perform in the AZMBA and ABODA contests at SUSD’s annual Marching Band Exhibition at Chaparral High School on November 7. All five of our high school marching bands will participate. Trumpet players representing all five bands will open the evening with a performance of our National Anthem. The event is free, and everyone is welcome! Concessions will be available for purchase to support the event’s hosts, the Chaparral Band program and boosters.
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Dancing With the Universe
Posted by SUSD Communications on 11/1/2023In coordination with SUSD’s Native American Education office and Scottsdale Arts, we were able to bring two engaging assemblies to Laguna and Pima Elementary schools last month. Students learned about Arizona’s Native American culture and were wowed by the incredible ring dancing, music and history of these amazing artists.
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High School Coffee Houses
Posted by SUSD Communications on 11/1/2023Chaparral, Coronado and Saguaro all produced annual coffee house events in October. The wonderful thing about this SUSD tradition is the opportunity to see a high school’s performing arts students all on one stage in solo acts, group acts and in different areas than the ones they study in the classroom setting. The students work hard on their auditions and preparations for these performances. If you have not been to a coffee house performance, you really should try to check one out next fall – they are worth every minute!
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Arts - October 2023
Posted by SUSD Communications on 10/1/2023Oct. 4: Mountainside MS 6th Grade Band Concert, 7 p.m., Mini-Auditorium
Oct. 5: Mountainside MS 7th & 8th Grade Band Concert, 7 p.m., Mini-Auditorium
Oct. 5: Saguaro HS Theatre Improv Show, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Oct. 18-19: Coronado HS Performing Arts Coffee House variety show, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Oct. 18-19-20: Saguaro HS Coffee House variety show, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium
Oct. 18-19-20: Chaparral HS Coffee House variety show, 7 p.m., Auditorium
Oct 24: Mountainside MS Fall Choir Concert, 6:30 p.m., Cafeteria
Oct. 25: Saguaro HS Band Fall Concert, 6 p.m., Auditorium
Oct. 27-28: Saguaro HS Theatre/Choir “Spooktacular” Halloween Haunted Trail, 6-9 p.m., Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Oct. 28: Desert Canyon ES 4th/5th grade choir performs the National Anthem, 6 p.m., U.S. Equestrian Federation event, WestWorld