West Anchorage High School Theatre Season 2016-2017

Main Stage Productions

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

Charles Schulz’s beloved comic comes to life in Clark Gesner’s classic musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The whole gang is here: bossy Lucy is hopelessly in love with piano prodigy Schroeder who doesn’t give her the time of day, perfectionist Sally is still mocking blanket-toting Linus, Snoopy is in the doghouse, and “blockhead,” himself, Charlie Brown, is in rare form. Rated G Recommended for K-12 Approx. 120 Minutes

• School Performances Feb. 9 & 10 @ 10:00 AM

• Public Performances Feb. 9-11 @ 7:00 PM

Romeo and Juliet

An ongoing feud between the Capulets and the Montagues breaks out again on the streets of Verona. Both sides are warned by Prince Escalus that they must not disturb the peace again, on pain of death. Come see West High’s production of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Rated PG-13 Recommended for middle school and high school Approx. 90 Minutes

• School Performances Apr. 6 and 7 @ 10:00 AM

• Public Performances Apr. 6-8 @ 7:00 PM

All productions are at West Anchorage High School Auditorium Performances begin at the listed time. Please plan to be on time.

Attention Sophomores and Juniors: Would you like to explore a career and earn credit? The Gifted Mentorship Program will begin accepting applications for the 2017-18 school year on March 1st, 2017. You must meet GPA, coursework, and standardized test score requirements to qualify. Students spend 45-60 hours with a mentor in their field of interest and complete various assignments, including a final project. Visit the website for more information: http://www.asdk12.org/giftedprogram/highschoolgiftedprogram/giftedmentorships/ or contact the coordinator, Amber Jaasma, jaasma_amber@asdk12.org<mailto:jaasma_amber@asdk12.org> (907) 742-3841

There are only 8 days left to register for the Alyeska Discover program. Don’t miss this opportunity! Jason is the team leader for Block 3 with a pick-up location at the Sears Mall on February 11, 18, and 25. Come see Jason if you have questions. Go to http://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain/learning-center-discover-program to register.

See the attached FLYER for details on Visit Our Schools Month.  Please note the correct date for the 6 pm tour is February 28.  If you see a flyer laying around saying otherwise, please toss as it is giving out incorrect info.

The Anchorage Folk Festival starts on Thursday, with lots of free workshops and main stage performances at UAA’s Wendy Williamson Auditorium.

Steller students and staff are participating, so don’t miss these shows:

• Saturday, January 21 3:15 pm – Sam Engebretson (former Steller student) in Salmoneye

• Sunday, January 22 4 pm and 4:45 pm – Harrison Sturm in Sturm Troupers and Bologna Sandwich

• Thursday, January 26 7 pm – Svetlana in the Russian Folk Dance Group Sudarushka

• Saturday, January 28 3 pm – Katie Scoggin and Mai Wen

• Sunday, January 29 2 pm – Augustine Hardison and Harrison Sturm in the Sundance Kids

There may be more Steller connections or other community members you want to see, so go to the AFF website for details. http://www.anchoragefolkfestival.org/

Workshops are also free and range from guitar, ukulele, fiddle, banjo and bass to singing/songwriting and dance.

North Star Elementary PTA Garage Sale coming soon! If you want to sell something there, see flyer HERE.

Every year, Reed (Portland, Oregon) seeks to introduce intelligent, engaged, community-minded juniors to Reed through our junior fly-in program. Students selected to attend the program have the option to either:

1. Join us for February’s Junior Visit Day and more. They’ll spend two nights on campus (February 19 and 20), participate in a daylong exploration of the college application process, learn about Reed, and visit our conference classes.

2. Choose their own adventure. Spend one night on campus (Sunday–Thursday) on select dates in February and March and spend their days learning about Reed and visiting our conference classes.

The application for Junior Scholars is live on our website http://www.reed.edu/apply/visit/multicultural-programs.html ; applications received by January 20 will be prioritized.

If you are interested in joining Jason for the Alyeska Discover Program it’s time to get registered. He will be the team leader for Block 3; February 11, 18, and 25 with a pick up location at the Sears Mall Parking lot. Look for flyers around school, go talk to Jason, or go to http://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain/learning-center-discover-program to learn more and register. Costs range from $155-$205 depending on level and rentals. This is a great opportunity to get some skiing or snowboarding in. The deadline to register is Jan 28 .

Souper Steller is cancelled this week but will return Friday, January 20, 2017.

Please make sure your child/children have a lunch or lunch money for this Friday, January 13, 2017.