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RSSCrystal Lake Middle Receives Letter of Commitment from Florida Space Consortium
August 10, 2010
Categories: General News
Crystal Lake Middle has received a letter of commitment from the Florida Space Consortium to fully fund the school’s participation in the Student Space flight Experiments Program. Crystal Lake Middle is the ONLY school in the state of Florida participating in this program.
Dillard Center of the Arts Jazz Ensemble Receives National Recognition
May 18, 2010
Categories: General News
DILLARD CENTER OF THE ARTS JAZZ ENSEMBLE TAKES SECOND PLACE AT NATIONAL COMPETITION IN NEW YORK
Dillard High School’s Center of the Arts jazz ensemble placed second in this year’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Competition and Festival in New York City Monday, culminating the three-day (May 8-10) event by performing with jazz great trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.
Dillard was among 15 finalist bands from throughout the country chosen to compete in the nation’s most prestigious high school jazz competition. Performing in perhaps the strongest field of bands in the event’s history, the Dillard jazz ensemble qualified during Monday afternoon’s competition to become one of three finalist bands.
Led by director Christopher Dorsey, the Dillard jazz band performed with the two other top-placing bands (Foxborough High School jazz band, Foxborough, MA, and Garfield High School jazz band, Seattle, WA) in a final evening sold-out concert and awards ceremony open to the public at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
The competition was held over a three-day period at Jazz at Lincoln Center and capped months of preparation by finalists, who were selected on the basis of audition tapes. The festival marks the 15th year of high school competition based on the works of 20th century bandleader and composer Duke Ellington. The festival and competition has gradually been expanded to celebrate the works of other composers, as well.
The 15 finalists were culled from hundreds of schools in the U.S. and American schools worldwide. Judges for this year’s competition included Marsalis, the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center; Ellington scholar David Berger; Mary Lou Williams scholar Ted Buehrer; saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Rodney Whitaker.
At the awards ceremony, Marsalis presented prizes and cash awards to each of the 15 finalist bands. Dillard Center for the Arts accepted the second place trophy and an award of $2,500.
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50 Years of Walker, 50 Years of Michael
April 28, 2010
Categories: General News
“50 Years of Walker, 50 Years of Michael” highlights the incredible journey of Michael Jackson. The musical depicts a story of a couple of students who decides to celebrate their school’s 50th year anniversary. Amidst the tragedy surrounding the pop star’s life, they decide to put on a show dedicated to celebrating Michael’s 50 years on earth paralleled by Walker Elementary’s 50 years of existence. This play within a play is packed with dramatic interpretation, musical scores, and explosive dance numbers that is sure to have its audience at the edge of their seats.
50th Anniversary Show dates and times are as follows:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 – 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM – Showtimes At Walker Elementary School of the Arts Auditorium
Wednesday, May 12,2010 – 6PM – Showtime At African-American Research Library and Culture Center
Thursday, May 13, 2010 – 11:30 AM – Special Show for Schools At African-American Research Library and Culture Center
Performance Locations:
Walker Elementary School of the Arts 1001N.W. 4th Street Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33311
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. Ft.Lauderdale, Fl 33311
To reserve seating, please contact Mrs. Enjoli Paul, Magnet Coordinator at Walker Elementary School of the Arts at (754) 322-8818.
New Montessori School "C" holds School Naming Meeting
March 12, 2010
Categories: General News
Students, parents, and community members are invited to attend two meetings to discuss the naming of Broward County Public School’s new Montessori School “C.” The meetings will be held at South Broward High School, located at 1901 N. Federal Highway, Hollywood 33020, on March 16th and March 23rd. Policy review and suggestions will take place on March 16, 2010 at 6:30p.m. The final voting for the School name will occur on March 23, 2010 at 6:00p.m.
For more information, call 754-323-8050 or log on to http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/schoolc/School_C/Welcome.html
DCA Graduate Jason Derulo Appears on Ellen
March 05, 2010
Categories: General News
2005 Dillard Center for the Arts graduate Jason Derulo (Desrouleaux) appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show on March 4, 2010. He performed his new hit “In My Head”.
Last summer over 2 million people downloaded the #1 hit song, “Whatcha Say.” It was JASON DERULO’s first single, which made it clear that he was headed to the top!
Now he’s releasing his debut CD and stopped by The Ellen Degeneres Show to perform his latest hit, “In My Head.”