SOTA @ CGHS

Good afternoon!

Special thanks to the Voice Department for putting on a FANTASTIC Talent Show last Friday night! We're so proud of the production team, the performers, and the audience!

The SOTA Application for the 25/26 school year is live. If you have family and friends in the 8th grade, please encourage them to apply! Audition requirements and application are on our WEBSITE.

We are excited to announce that we are having a prospective student night on Nov. 4, 6:30-8. Invite your interested friends and family!

Remember that Friday, Sept. 20, is a Digital Learning Day for all students.

We want to give a HUGE thank you to the SOTA Mentors for throwing a lovely new student Meet & Greet this Tuesday!

The application to be a 2024-2025 SOTA Student Ambassador is now open! Click on the link to access the application: 24/25 SOTA Ambassador Application We will take applications through 10/1.

SOTA MERCH STORE IS OPEN! Here's the link: SOTA MERCH STORE

The store will close on Sept. 29. Merchandise will go into production once the store closes. Thanks for your support!

Sept, 14, 7PM, 24 Hour Play Festival Performance

Sept. 20, DLD

Oct. 3, 7PM, Voice Recital

Oct. 4, 2:30-4, ColorFest Fundraiser! $8.00 Tickets available soon!

Oct. 8, 7PM, Chorus Concert

Oct. 9, Art Throwdown

Oct. 16, Conservatory and Fellows Group Photos (for Yearbook)

Oct. 18-19, Honor Chorus

Oct. 24-26, One Act Play "The Penelopiad"

Oct. 29, Safe Trick or Treat

Oct. 29, One Act Competition

Oct. 30, 7PM, Orchestra Concert

Lawrenceville Elementary School:

We have a volunteer opportunity for interested students. Lawrenceville Elementary School is looking for volunteers. They will be celebrating their Fall festival on October 18th from 5 - 8pm. They are looking for High Schoolers that can help with running games/bouncy houses. Click on the link to volunteer! LES Fall Festival Volunteer Sign-up

City of Lawrenceville:

CULTURA: FEISTA LATINA

• Date & Time: September 27th, 2024 5:00pm – 10:00pm
• Event Description: The City of Lawrenceville presents CULTURA: Fiesta Latina, a full sensory experience celebrating the diversity of Latin Culture through live music, street performances, food, art, and so much more! No matter what your background is, there is something fun to explore at CULTURA! This inclusive event is designed to celebrate a wide range of diverse cultural expressions. To some, it feels like coming home... to others, it is a destination for exploration.
• Volunteer Application Deadline: September 24, 2024 at midnight
• How to Sign Up: https://www.eventeny.com/events/volunteer/application/?id=7894

Not Your Momma’s Art Festival

• Date & Time: October 18th 6:00pm – 10pm
• Event Description: Step into a world where the extraordinary becomes the norm at the Not Your Mother's Art Fest—a celebration of non-traditional art styles and unconventional creativity. This festival is a tribute to the art that defies expectations, blending the unusual with the unexpected in a vibrant, immersive experience.
• Volunteer Application Deadline: October 11, 2024 at midnight
• How to Sign Up: https://www.eventeny.com/events/volunteer/application/?id=7880

BOOfest

• Date & Time: October 31, 2024 6pm – 9:00pm
• Event Description: Put on your best Halloween costume and get ready to explore the many attractions that await you. Visit our treat trail to fill your candy pail full of Halloween goodies and enjoy other spooky surprises to keep you on your toes all night.
• Volunteer Application Deadline: October 24th at midnight
• How to Sign Up: https://www.eventeny.com/events/volunteer/application/?id=7520

National YoungArts Week is an intensive program for award winners with distinction to collaborate with peers across 10 disciplines, develop their craft with internationally recognized leaders in their fields and create lifelong connections.

Artists participate in classes and interdisciplinary workshops with acclaimed artists and are eligible for financial awards of up to $10,000, as well as nomination as U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.

During the week-long intensive, audiences are invited to meet the most accomplished young artists in five nights of performances, writers’ readings and an exhibition, and through the publication of the Anthology + Catalogue.

Past YoungArts award winners include Daniel Arsham, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Amanda Gorman, Judith Hill, Jennifer Koh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson and Hunter Schafer.

For further info: https://youngarts.org/national-youngarts-week/

To apply: https://youngarts.org/apply/

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Above is the link to purchase the COLORFEST white SOTA tee! Shirts will be delivered to students at school upon purchase. There's a limited supply! FYI Size Small is on back order!

If you ordered BEFORE Summer orientation, we have your shirt and will deliver it at school this coming week.

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And here is the working link to purchase your SOTA car magnet! 😀 Magnets will be delivered to students at school.

Our counselor is Ms. Tiffany Brown. Contact Ms. Brown with questions about schedules and to schedule a parent/teacher conference. Students may request an appointment with Ms. Brown through the E-Class portal or visit her in her office located on the 8100 hall.

Tiffany.Brown@gcpsk12.org

• Attendance is important! The bell for class to start is at 7:10AM - please be on time!
• The Attendance desk is right inside the SOTA entrance at the round desk with the red counter top.
• Excused absence forms can be found at the Attendance desk.
• If your student is returning from an illness or other excused absence, they can pick up a form from the desk when they return.
• Parents/guardians should sign the form and the student can return it the next day.
• Your student's absence will then be updated in our system.
• Forms can also be found on the CGHS website.
• No excuse form is necessary if your student brings in a doctor's note to the Attendance desk.
• When coming to check-out your student, ID must be shown to the Attendance clerk. Students will only be checked out to individuals on YOUR approved list.

These documents show the 4-year core academic experience for students. The course lists are not exhaustive. Speak to your counselor about other possible elective course offerings!

4-year Core Experience - Fellows Students

4-year Core Experience - Conservatory Students

Seniors who have taken 4 years of fine arts classes are eligible for the Fine Arts Diploma Seal from the Georgia Department of Education. Seniors, click on the links to find an eligibility worksheet and a community service log. Fine Arts Diploma Seal candidates are required to complete 20 hours of arts-related community service.

Eligibility Worksheet

Community Service Log (may begin summer before Senior year)

For Varsity Letter applications in the Visual and Performing Arts, CLICK THIS FOLDER.

Email: megan.rose@gcpsk12.org
Website: gcpsk12.org/SOTA
Location: 564 West Crogan St. Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Phone: 770-963-8041