From the Principal's Desk

Greetings FWAFA Family,

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Congratulations to the NEW Texas Thespians Student Ambassadors for 2022-2023! The role of the Texas Thespians Student Ambassadors is to empower student voices to advocate and promote Texas Theatre Education. FWAFA’s Meagan McMillin was chosen from 27 applicants for the team of ten (10) Student Ambassadors! Meagan will be tasked to speak to administrators and legislators to further the cause of theatre programs throughout Texas schools. We are so proud of Meagan and excited that she is in the inaugural Class of 2022 Ambassadors!

Lots of fun things happening at our school in the upcoming weeks! Check it out below.

Have a magnificently Magical Week!

Creatively yours,

Dr. Jackson

This Thursday, our SGT singers will be transforming the cafeteria into a coffee house with live acoustic performances, delicious baked goods, and coffee from Love Local.

Please come out on Thursday, November 10th from 6:00-8:00pm to support our performers, including the one and only Dr. Kevin Polman!

Tickets are $5 at the door and then bring a few extra dollars for delicious treats and coffee.

Here's the link to the Signup Genius.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080c4da9ac23a4fd0-thankful3

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Department of Dance is hosting the FWAFA Dance Celebration Vendor Market to accompany our annual Fall Performances for students in grades 3-12.

Dance Celebration is a family-friendly event featuring 3 separate performances, providing a wonderful opportunity for our families to come together and enjoy dance, our school, and each other.

If you would like to be a vendor, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/73npSG4QU5uamDd48

We will have two large rooms where vendors can sell their products. These rooms are located between our auditorium and student performer pick up which will ensure that our guests visit the Market.

Vendors can reserve a space (or two) to sell their products. Spaces are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. All items must be family and student-friendly. There is a fee to reserve the space so vendors can keep all profits made from their sales that evening (although donations to our department based on your success would be greatly appreciated).

All vendor fees will go directly to student expenses for our trip to National High School Dance Festival in Pittsburgh in February! Thank you for your support!

• Date: Tuesday, November 15th
• Location: Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, 3901 South Hulen Street Fort Worth, TX 76109
• Event Time: 5:00pm -9:15pm
• Set Up for Vendors: 4:10pm-5:00pm
• Break Down for Vendors: 9:15pm-9:55pm
• Space Size: 10 ft wide x 6 ft deep
• Cost of Space Reservation: $50/space
• Optional Add-on Rentals: Tables, $10 each; Chairs: $5 each
• Expected number of guests attending Dance Celebration: 500+
• Deadline: Online contract and payment must be submitted no later than Wednesday, November 9th **
• Questions? Contact Flavia Emerim (femerim@yahoo.com)

Date: November 15

Performance Times: 5:30 p.m. - Elementary Red Day Show, 7 p.m. - Elementary Blue Day Show, 8:30 p.m. - Middle School & High School Show - Vendor Market is open from 5 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

Dance Celebration is our annual fall performance for all Dance students, grades 3-12. This is a family-friendly event featuring 3 separate performances, providing a wonderful opportunity for our families to come together and enjoy dance, our school, and each other.

Come see FWAFA Dance students perform in one or all of the shows, and don't forget to browse our market of local vendors! Get some of your seasonal shopping done and support dance and small businesses in Fort Worth.

Cost: FREE to see the show and vendor market. There will be opportunities to purchase concessions and shop at the Dance Celebration Vendor Market.

Dec 2 -3 | 5:45PM • 6:45PM • 7:45PM

Dec 4 | 2:45PM • 3:45PM • 4:45PM

Tickets: https://bit.ly/fwafaJITJ22

Joy in the Journey takes the audience on a wintry tour of holiday stories and performances featuring FWAFA's premiere performing groups. Character guides will lead our guests through immersive seasonal encounters. This art collective showcases choir, dance, theatre, and visual art in designated spaces throughout the building.

This performance requires audience members to walk from one performance to the next and will require standing for periods of time. Guests with mobility issues can email Paula Fukuhara at paula.fukuhara@artsacademics.org for special accommodations.

December 5th RED day 5th & 6th grade students

December 6th BLUE day 6th grade students

Call time for all actors is 5:30 p.m. to the cafeteria with a 6 p.m. start time.

We will be performing in a “cozy coffee house” style in the cafeteria on a small stage. Our Jr. Thespians will be providing concessions.

Parents who are willing to help donate items, help decorate our space and also help take down the decorations after the show, please sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845ABAD2DABF58-parent

Christmas with TBC

Dec 16 | 7PM

Broadway Baptist Church

Tickets: https://bit.ly/TBCxmasFW

Texas Boys Choir presents this annual Christmas concert featuring favorite carols from various cultures, traditional seasonal tunes and new arrangements of timeless classics. Beginning with a candlelight processional, this world-class choir will entrance you with the beauty and expression of their choral singing.

Boys, ages 8-18, help ring in the season with familiar tunes. Professional oboe and violin soloists will provide additional color and musical interest. Listen carefully and you will hear vocal jazz, a bottle band, French lyrics, and even some Austrian yodeling!

We need your help. We have spent 4 months trying to find bus drivers to drive for our events, field trips, and performances. We have tried Facebook ads, Indeed, Linked-In, specific education websites, and nothing has materialized. We've had several interviews and just haven't found the right people.

We need your help. Please, if you or someone you know would be willing to drive the busses for our amazing students, we would love to talk to you.

If we can't find someone(s), then we might be in a position to charge for field trips and performances to rent charter busses.

If you know someone, please forward them our HR Specialist, Mica Wolf's email at mica.wolf@artsacademics.org.

The position is as-needed because we don't have a normal bus route. The pay is competitive. If you're willing to be trained, we might be able to help pay for your training.

The details are all below. Please, help us make this happen!

The details:

Indeed Job Description/Application:

https://www.indeed.com/job/bus-driver-part-time-cfa4feca7a9dbc31

Required endorsements:

CLD B with S and P endorsement information:

https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/how-do-i-apply-commercial-driver-license

If your student is tardy or absent, please send notes to attendance@fwafa.org. Also, a student needs to bring in a doctor or parent note within 3 days after the absence for an unexcused absence.

Need to submit an attendance note?

attendance@fwafa.org

TCA+A Covid-19 Information Center

Wednesday, November 9 - 8th Grade One Act & 8th Grade Musical Theatre Night Performance - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 10 - SGT Take 5 at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, November 14 - Distribute Report Cards

Tuesday, November 15 - Dance Celebration from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 16 - TBC Fashion for $5.00

Thursday, November 17 - Middle and High School Preview Night for 6th and 8th Graders

November 20 - November 27 - Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, December 1 - Virtual Prospective Open House - 7:00 p.m. and Senior-Sponsored Holiday Fashion for $5.00

Friday, December 2 - Progress Reports; Joy in the Journey at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 3 - Joy in the Journey at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 4 - Joy in the Journey at 3:00 p.m.

Monday, December 5 - 5th & 6th Grade Future Playwrights at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6 - 5th & 6th Grade Future Playwrights at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 7 - Campus Tour for Prospective Families at 9:00 a.m., High School Play Auditions at 4:00 p.m.

Friday, December 9 - SGT Holiday Concert with Fort Worth Chorale

Monday, December 12 - MS/HS Even Day

Tuesday, December 13 - Elementary/CCT Winter Choir Concert at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 14 - High School Finals for Periods 2, 4, 6, 8

Thursday, December 15 - High School Finals for Periods 1, 3, 5, 7; SGT Holiday Concert at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, December 16 - PTSO Fashion for $5.00; Early Release at 12:15 p.m.; Christmas with TBC Concert at 7:00 p.m.

December 17 to January 2 - Winter Break