FAC Weekly Update

We hope you had a wonderful week! Here’s the latest from the halls of the FAC…

“Life is like a baseball game; it’s 90% mental and the half is physical.” –Yogi Berra

"Ability is what you are capable of. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." –Lou Holtz

Attitude Statements:
1. Your attitude is a choice. The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
Question: Does your attitude determine the situation, or does the situation determine your attitude?

• "The last of our human freedom is to choose our attitude in any given circumstances." –Victor Frankl
• "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." –John Wooden
• “It’s not the level of success you’ve achieved; it’s what you’ve had to go through to achieve it. –Booker T. Washington

2. Your attitude determines your actions. You are not what you think you are; but what you think, you are.

3. The people we surround ourselves are like mirrors: they reflect our attitudes in life.

4. Maintaining the right attitude is easier than regaining the right attitude.

We had an amazing week with our Artist-in-Residence William Downs, as he dazzled our students with his work in the Sheffield Wood Gallery. William was warm and approachable with the students, engaging them in conversation and willingly discussing his artistic process. His artist talk on Thursday evening helped students and community members gain insight into his career, his creative thinking process, and his path from the Fine Arts Center to national recognition.

Thank you to Donna Shank for planning the residency, and to the FAC Partners for funding William's week with us. You can see his work on permanent display as you enter the FAC.

https://williamedowns.com/home.html

Greenville County Schools is offering a workshop for Parents on Trauma Informed Practices next Tuesday, 8/29, from 9:00 – 10:30am. For more information and to sign up, go to https://forms.gle/AcQi73hcSJCUnioA8.

Please view the following website created by the Greenville County Schools for information on Generative Artificial Intelligence - https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/Parents/main.asp?titleid=ai. The website includes the GCS position on the use of AI in classrooms, helpful guidelines for parents, and links for AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard.

Congratulations to FAC Theatre student Cookie Miller (Grade 10) for being cast as Mrs. Wormwood in the Spartanburg Youth Theatre production of Matilda Jr..

For full information on the show, please go to https://www.spartanburgyouththeatre.com/upcomingproduction.

Congratulations to the following FAC Theatre students for being cast in the South Carolina Children's Theatre production of Charlotte's Web.

• Tesia Hennessey - playing the role of Mr. Zuckerman

• Vi Hix - playing the role of Wilbur
• Claire Quackenbush - playing the role of Mrs. Arabel

The shows runs Sept. 22nd - Oct. 8th at SCCT. For tickets, please go to https://scchildrenstheatre.org/charlottes-web/

The FAC Dance Department is proud to welcome Miguel Perez as an Artist-in-Residence for the week of August 28. Miguel's residency is part our partnership with the Peace Center, which funds artist residencies for all of our Performing Arts programs.

About Miguel:

Miguel Perez started dancing at the University of Arizona where he was fortunate enough to receive a 4-year scholarship for dance. He then went on to dance for both River North Dance Company, and Hubbard Street 2 in Chicago.

Miguel has taught for River North Chicago Dance Company, Cirque du Soleil’s shows, Richmond University, VCU, Shenandoah University, University of Arizona, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Jacksonville University, and studios all over the U.S.

Over the years Miguel has had the privilege to work with some of the most influential names in concert dance and commercial world like Jamie King, Vincent Paterson, Raj Kappor, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Tabitha and Napolean, Mandy Moore, Stacey Tookey, Bonnie Story, Tyce Diorio, Hofesh Schecter, Kyle Abraham, Victor Quijada, Richard Siegel, Frank Chavez, Sherry Zunker, and Sidra Bell. So many great artists have influenced Miguel's career, his goal is to share this knowledge and inspire a new generation of dancers.

• Monday, August 28 - Friday, September 1 - Dance Artist-in-Residence: Miguel Perez
  
• Monday, September 4 - No School; Labor Day
  
• Monday, September 11 - Artist-in-Residence Recital: Sarah Jane McMahon, Voice; 7:00 p.m., Sutherlin Recital Hall
• Thursday, October 5 - FAC Jazz All-Stars at Genevieve's; Peace Center, 7:30 p.m.

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• Creativity

• Respect

• Grit

• Identity

• Connection

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