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MCAA’s Dragon Tales
April 2015
MARYSVILLE CHARTER ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
DRAGON TALES
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Ashland Trip
Deposits
COMING SOON TO MCAA!
Friday May 1st- French
Night
Students in French classes
are preparing for our 10th
annual Delices de France, an
evening of French delights.
This year’s theme is “Les
Miserables”- life among poor
artists.
Hold your spot now for the
2015-2016 Ashland trip!
Bring your $100 deposit to
Bonny in the office.
YEARBOOKS!
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$65
Volunteers Needed!
Showcase needs your help,
please contact Shalisa at
speck@mjusd.com.
Oliver needs help with set
building, painting, ticket sales
and backstage, please contact
Valeri at
geodessy@comcast.net
Contact MCAA: 749-6157
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MCAA Spotlight
SAVE the date- Friday, May 1! Students in
French classes are preparing for our 10th annual
Delices de France, an evening of French delights.
This year’s theme is “Les Miserables”- life among
poor artists. As usual, talented parents are
offering their expertise to help students prepare a
wonderful assortment of French desserts as an
accompaniment to the entertainment. Stay tuned
for more details.
Students in GATE cast a critical eye on
Sacramento Theater’s wild, cross-cast, up-date of
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and on the exhibit
“La Vie Moderne” – an exhibit of turn-of-the
century French art at the Crocker Museum . Their
responses reflected that acumen and intelligence
cultivated by the fine instruction of drama and art
teachers Ms Marks and Mr Buckley.
~Ruth Atkins
The 8th Grade is creating a tolerance museum
and working on writing portfolios of the same
subject. The seventh graders are working on
memoirs. ~Wendie Marks
Attendance Office News
If your child has a doctor, dentist, or
personal appointment, it really helps
our school if they can be present part
of the day.
Please call me to verify your child’s
absences, also for absences of 1 day or
more please call me to arrange shortterm independent study.Third quarter
report cards were mailed home March
26.
If you need information to create an Aeries account
to check grades and missing assignments, come in
to the office or call me.
Sincerely,
Brenda Brown
Counseling Secretary
749-6148
Contact MCAA: 749-6157
April 2015
Many Thanks to Our Volunteers!
Shrek Set Building/Painting: Taya &
Gannon Koranda, Roseann & Joseph
Morales, Sarah Hauck, Lily Eichner, Molly
O’Shea Enderton, Fernando Negrete, Kimi
DeCamp, Shelene Brinsosn, Julie Barkley,
Julian Barkley-Brinson, Gabrielle Mathews,
Anthony Warner, Kayleigh Wedin, Tyler
Tucker, Catherine Kukulka, Emily Kessler
Shrek Hair: Rachel Maloney
Shrek Makeup: Charlie Diamond
Shrek Costumes: Lovena, Jeff, and Kimi
DeCamp, Talina Hagler,
Shrek Parent Producers: Roseann Morales
& Jenny Warner
Shrek Donations and Volunteers:
Joleen Barmettler, Sara Cowen, Taya
Koranda, Megan Eichner, Billy Phillips,
Talina Hagler, Don & Katie Keith, Michelle
& Josh Hendrix, Mark Mullens, Toni Vernier,
Yakuan Su, Sharon Asher, Christine Bratton
Dessert and Dance: Shannon Levesque
Copy Paper Donation: Sherill
Wedgeworth
Strings Concert: Katie Keith
DJ for Halloween and Sadie’s Dances:
Geoff Cowan
Dance
Donation and
Help: Kristine
Scully
Site Council:
Michelle
Stewart
Sadie’s
Chaperone:
Brenda Wallace,
Cyndi Spadini
GATE Trip
Chaperone: Cyndi Spadini
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April 2015
Counseling Corner
Counselor: Christy Spade, 749-6157 X6232, cspade@mjusd.com
Hello MCAA Students and Parents,
It’s hard to believe we are already more than half way through second semester…June is just
around the corner! The Counseling Office has been busy with registration for next year’s classes.
The last few weeks before Spring Break were spent gathering students’ course requests for next
year. Eighth graders will make course selections during the first week back from break and any
make ups will happen during that time as well. These are just course requests at this time so any students still needing to put in
their requests haven’t missed out on anything, I promise! The schedule for next year will be finalized in the coming months
using the information gathered through the course request process. Although there is no perfect schedule that allows all
students to get every course they want, every effort will be made to limit conflicts whenever possible so students can get as
many of the courses they need/want. If you have any questions about your student’s schedule for next year, please feel free to
contact me.
The deadline is just around the corner for those seniors who plan to attend a 4-year university to submit their Statement of
Intent to Register (SIR). Even though students are often faced with difficult decisions when trying to determine where to go,
they must meet all university deadlines in order to continue to be eligible. Most colleges require students to submit a SIR by
May 1st. Any students planning to attend community college in the fall who need assistance with the enrollment process should
stop by the Counseling Office for help.
Reminder: Juniors who plan to attend a 4-year university directly after high school should consider taking the SAT or ACT this
spring. Remaining test dates are May 2nd and June 6th for the SAT and June 13th for the ACT. Students can register online at
www.collegeboard.org (SAT) or www.actstudent.org (ACT). Juniors should also be starting to seriously consider their options
after high school. The application process for 4-year universities typically starts in the fall of senior year so students should have
a good idea of where they want to apply when school begins in August. Research can be done online (www.csumentor.edu,
www.universityofcalifornia.edu, www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org are some examples) or by visiting campuses in person.
Tenth graders took the California High School Exit Exam last month and did a great job! All students took the test seriously and
seemed to be well prepared. Results will be mailed home this summer. Way to go 10th graders!!
With promotion just around the corner, 8th graders need to be aware of their grades. Students are required to have a
cumulative grade point average of 2.0 over all four quarters to be eligible to participate in the promotion ceremony. Now that
3rd quarter grades have posted I will once again be working with any students who are not currently meeting that requirement.
Any high school students interested in taking courses at Yuba College over the summer or during the fall should check the
schedule of classes on the college’s website (yc.yccd.edu) to see what is being offered. An application must be completed and
students interested in taking math or English need to take a placement exam. Additionally, students need paperwork from me.
Students will be allowed to begin registering May 11th and are only required to pay the $10 student services fee. If you have
questions about this process, please contact me.
And finally, congratulations to Angelica Gomer and Gaby Hayes! Both girls competed in the Marysville Rotary Speech contest
last month and did a fantastic job!! Gaby was runner up and Angelica won first place. Angelica will now go on to compete in
the District Rotary Speech Contest in April. Way to go girls…you make MCAA proud!
Happy Spring,
Christy Spade
Counselor
(530) 749-6157 x6232
cspade@mjusd.com
Contact MCAA: 749-6157
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April 2015
MCAA Students in the Community
MCAA and MHS Marching Band at the Bok Kai Parade
Excel Club Members performed at the YubaSutter Peace Officer of the Year Awards
Ceremony
GATE Students at the Sacramento Theatre
MCAA and MHS Drum Line at the Bok Kai Parade
Angelica Gomer (l) and Gabby Hayes (r) at the
Rotary Speech Contest.
Contact MCAA: 749-6157
Excel Club members visited and performed at the
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Marysville Care Center
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April 2015
MCAA EVENT CALENDAR
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13
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22-25
28
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5
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Senior Showcase
SPRING BREAK BEGINS
RETURN TO SCHOOL- Odd day
Block 9
Staff Planning Day-Minimum Day
SWAT Dance
Block 9
Music Dept.- Disneyland Trip
Block 9- Walk for the Arts
French Night 7PM
AP Calculus Test 8AM
Block 9
CST Science Test- 8th & 10th Grade
CST Science Test- 8th and 10th
Grade, School Site Council 3:15PM,
Open House 6pm
Oliver 7PM
Oliver 2PM
Block 9, Exit Exam 11th and 12th
AP English test 8AM
Oliver 7PM
Oliver 2PM
Block 9
Beginning Band Concert 6:00PM
Staff Planning Day-Minimum Day
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
22-23
25
26
27
MAY
MAY
MAY
JUN
28
29
30
1
JUN
2
JUN
3
JUN
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JUN
5
Showcase 7PM
Memorial Day-NO SCHOOL
Piano I, II & III Concert 5PM
Jazz Band, Guitar, and Drum Line
Concert 6PM
Choral/Vocal Concert 6PM
Strings Concert 6:30PM
Prom
Finals 1 & 3, Awards Night, Release
Time 12:50PM
Finals 2 & 4, Promotion Practice,
Release Time 12:50PM
Finals 5 & 7, Senior Breakfast,
Graduation Practice, Release Time
12:50PM
Finals 6 & 8, Promotion 5PM,
Graduation 7:30PM, Release Time
12:50PM
Last Day of School, Day on the
Green, Media Fest, Release Time
1:50PM, Minimum Day, End of
Semester
SCHEDULED EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Dance Disneyland Trip
During the Dance Departments trip to Disneyland this year,
the students participated in two dance workshops. The first
was the Advance Dance Workshop 201 taught by Tricia
Gomez. Here the students participated in and learned an
entire dance piece. The second workshop was Auditions and
Careers taught by Sjaan Trowbridge. In this workshop the
students experienced what it would be like to audition for a
job at Disney. This workshop was very intense and very
rewarding. We hope to return again soon.
Shalisa Peck, Dance Director
MCAA STUDENT AWARDS
Congratulations to Angel Garcia! She received her State FFA Degree. To earn this degree the students need to be
a member of the FFA for at least 3 years, invest or earn $1500 in their project and spend 800 hours. Way to go
Angel!
Congratulations as well to Gabrielle Mathews for First Place at the Tri-Counties Music Competition in the
10th-12th grade Voice Competition.
Contact MCAA: 749-6157
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ORDER YEARBOOKS NOW!
$65
MCAA SCHEUDLE:
APR
2
Senior Showcase
APR
3
SPRING BREAK BEGINS
APR
13
RETURN TO SCHOOL- Odd day
APR
14
Block 9
APR
17
Staff Planning Day-Minimum Day
APR
17
SWAT Dance
APR
21
Block 9
APR
22-25 Music Dept.- Disneyland Trip
APR
28
Block 9- Walk for the Arts
at www.jostensyearbook.com
DVDs Now available in office:
Starflight, Forgiven & Merry Wives
$10
MCAA is now accepting
applications for the 2015-2016
school year.
Ways to Help at MCAA
Send in BOXTOPS for Education found on General Mills products
Have a Target card? Designate MCAA
Shop at Save Mart or Food Max? Pick up a S.H.A.R.E.S. card in the office.
Farmers Marketplace: Drop receipts in the office, MCAA will get 2% back.
Collect and save Labels for Education from soup, cereal and snacks to dairy products turn labels into the
office.
For a participating product list go to www.labelsforeducation.com
Volunteer! call MCAA 749-6157
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Marysville Joint Unified School District
1919 B ST
Marysville, CA 95901