Vol: 17 No: 18 January 6, 2019
OSA 2017/18 Annual Report
Intersession Sign-Ups Due Tuesday, 1/8!
Save the Date!
Important Dates
Parent to Parent
Did You Know…?
Useful Links
Reflection and Looking Forward: OSA 2017/18 Annual Report
Now in its 17th year, OSA remains a dedicated force for arts education in the heart of downtown Oakland, providing abundant opportunities for learning, expression, and creativity for over 750 students.
Thanks to the exceptional commitment of our Board, faculty, staff, families, and donors, OSA is among the most extraordinary public art schools in the country.
As we approach the New Year, please take a moment to enjoy our 2017/18 Annual Report. OSA is grateful for your part in our students’ successes and the momentum we now carry into the year ahead.
Thank you,
Brian Köhn
Executive Director
Oakland School for the Arts
Intersession Sign-Ups Due Tuesday, 1/8!
Intersession is Tuesday, January 22nd! Students need to sign up for their session(s) by January 8th. Families, if your student has not yet signed up using the Google form shared by teachers, please encourage them to sign up ASAP using this link (students must be signed into their oakarts.org account to access link): https://sites.google.com/oakarts.org/osa-intersession/home
OSA Intersession is a full-day immersion for all students and staff to depart the classroom environment and experience different communities through exploration, team building, art making, reflection and fun! These activities will help students learn more about their community, explore art and history, engage in new physical activities and develop or refine personal goals. All OSA students will participate in this event. Link to Intersession Catalog is here.
Using the sign-up link above, students can review ALL Intersession activities and sign up! There are FULL day and HALF day activities. If you select half day, you will participate in two sessions. Please note, some activities are labeled high school only and will only appear on the high school sign up.
Save the Date!
APT General Meeting
When: Tuesday, January 15, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
APT Emphasis Meetings
When: Tuesday, January 15, 7:00 pm (right after the APT General Meeting)
Important Dates
Tuesday, January 8
Event: APT Board Meeting
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Student Center
Tuesday, January 15
Event: APT General Meeting
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Student Center
Event: Emphasis Meetings
Time: 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 15 – Thursday, January 17
Event: Semester 1 Finals
Thursday, January 17
Event: Quarter 2 Ends
Friday, January 18
Event: Grading Day – NO SCHOOL
Monday, January 21
Event: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 22
Event: School Day: Intersession
Event: APT POC Meeting
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Room 302
Wednesday, January 30 – Sunday, February 3
Event: Theater – 25th Annual County Spelling Bee
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Black Box Theater
Wednesday, February 6
Event: APT Board Meeting
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Student Center
Parent to Parent
Events, activities, and classes shared by parents for parents.
BAY AREA ZETA PLAYERS PRESENTS:
‘DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD’ BY BERT V. ROYAL
PERFORMS JANUARY 18/19/20 @THE FLIGHT DECK.
Come support OSA students: Nora Cesareo-Dense (director/10th), Sarah Schecter (assistant director/10th), Noe Castrejon (actor/11th), Roan Pearl (actor/11th), Cheyenne Costanza (actor/10th)
What happens when beloved comic characters grow up? After the rabies-induced death of CB’s beloved beagle, CB questions the existence of an afterlife. His peers prove to be unhelpful, his best friend is burnt out, his sister has gone goth, his ex-girlfriend is institutionalized, and the rest of his friends are too inebriated. Watch what happens next! TICKETS AVAILABLE AT https://bpt.me/4022679
BAZP was founded in 2012 to provide Bay Area teenagers the opportunity to produce theater independently. All of the work on stage is entirely directed, performed, designed, and produced by teens. Thank you for supporting youth arts! find out more at bayareazetaplayers.org
Useful Links
- Executive Director Letter, 2018
- Donate to OSA Annual Fund
- Order an OSA Yearbook
- OSA Spotlight – October 2018 edition
- Hot Lunch Menu
- My School Bucks – Add money to School Lunch Account
- OSA Commuters – Connect with other commuters and find discounted student Clipper cards.
- KOSA Radio – student radio
- konstella.com/amazon – Use this link when shopping on Amazon. It brings more money into the school than going directly to smile.amazon.com.
News item submissions (deadline-end of school-day Wednesday) osanews@aptosa.org
Submission Guidelines