FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

G-STAR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN AIRPORT DISASTER SIMULATION EXERCISE

Palm Springs, FL (March 30, 2014) - On Wednesday, April 2nd students from G-Star School of the Arts will be participating in a joint disaster simulation with Palm Beach Fire Rescue, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security, Department of Airports, TSA and other local, state and federal agencies on the grounds of Palm Beach International Airport. The drill is conducted as a training exercise for the participating agencies and is conducted as realistically as possible incorporating special effects, trauma makeup, dozens of rescue and law enforcement professionals and over 40 actors to achieve its goal.

Students from G-Star School of the Arts “X-Scream Team” will be supplying their expertise in the field of special effects makeup while other G-Star students take on the parts of the disaster victims. Students from G-Star’s Film Department will be on hand to film the event working along side members of the local media.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 28, 2014

- Ritas will be sold after school every Thursday between J and H building. We have $2,3, and 4 dollar cups. Come support Prom while taking a delicious cup of frozen Italian ice. 

- Student filmmakers won big at 19^th Annual Showcase of Films – Burt Reynolds Scholarship winner was Raymond Knudsen and the Sara Fuller Scholarship Winner was Ben Beeler – Great Job Guys!!!!!!!!! 

-  Come dance those calories off with the Fit Club! Sign-up sheet is located in K-building near the bulletin board. The first meeting will be held today in I-building, starting at 3:00pm. Remember to check the schedule for this week that is posted in numerous locations. 

- First Priority will meet every Thursdays except LTM days in J213, after school until 3:45. Please see Mrs. Paro. Julissa Perez, or Daniela Pereira for more information. Everyone’s invited! See you there! 

- Attention all students, the time is now to pick up a TLE form for the in school showing of the 2014 student film “It’s Time”. The film will be shown during the next PD day, which is Thursday, April 10^th. Please see a friendly “K” building teacher to pick up your TLE form or get one during lunch from a crew member in the courtyard. TLE forms will be available from today, until Wednesday April 8^th. Please come back with your teacher’s signatures and bring your five dollars to receive your ticket in the courtyard during lunch. See you there. 

- Yearbooks are still on sale for $60. The book is completed and it looks great. We are on schedule for delivery the first week of May. You can purchase your book with cash or check from Mr. Weiss in J219 or online @ www.yearbooksforever.com 

- Attention: Student Film “It’s Time” cast and crew. There will be a mandatory meeting during lunch on Friday, March 28^th in Mr. DeCarmine’s room. There will be special gifts and prizes for those who attend.

- Photographers, Writes, and Designers: It is not too late to apply to be on the 2015 yearbook staff. Applications are located outside room J219 and need to be completed by April 4^th. This is your 1^st deadline. 

- G-Star’s new “Chess Club” is currently meeting at lunch every day in Mr. Richardson’s portable O. If you’d like to play (or learn how), please stop by!! 

- Registration for dual enrollment has started. Please make an appointment to see your guidance counselor for information and registration. You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher for dual enrollment.

 

Saturday Clinic Tutorial Schedule

Extra Credit will be Given to all Students That Attend!

 

 FCAT Reading Retakes March 29th, and April 5th in J Building from 10:00 - 12:00
All of of the Tutorials below are from 8:30 - 12:00
March 29 Reading FCAT Tutorial
April 5 Reading FCAT Tutorial
April 12 U.S. History EOC Tutorial
April 26 Biology EOC Tutorial
May 3 Algebra EOC Tutorial
May 10 Geometry EOC Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 – over 45,000 visitors to our website since September.

    MundoFOX57, the Hispanic FOX TV network in Palm Beach County, is working with G-Star School of the Arts to broadcast its new episodic talent show titled “Estoy en TV” (“I’m on TV”) on its channel.  This weekly show will have its talent perform in the areas of singers, rappers, dancers, and musicians.  The show will be broadcast in Spanish, however, talent may perform in English.  Musical and dance artists from all over Palm Beach County are invited to try out for the show.  The best performers will be featured on the show before a live audience.  The show will be live-to-tape and will air approximately one week after each live event.  Four G-Star students who recently won in their categories at the G-Star Talent Show auditioned exclusively for the on-air promo that will advertise the show.  The Grand Finale will take place at G-Star in the G-Star Studios Sound Stage 1.  Watch this blog for more information as “Estoy en TV” begins production.

 

G-STAR PRESS  RELEASE:

 

Palm Springs, Florida (March 8, 2014) – G-Star School of the Arts (www.gstarschool.org) officially dedicated the headquarters building of its educational project, "Into the Past: The World War II Experience" (www.atagency.net) to local World War II veteran Carl Arfa.  The building has been named the "CARL ARFA (69TH INF DIV) WORLD WAR II EXPERIENCE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS".  Mr. Arfa is a World War II veteran of the Battle of the Bulge and liberation of Germany.  He has spoken on the subject of World War II relating his personal experiences with films and photographs to over 15,000 students in the Palm Beach County School System to standing ovations.  His heart-rending experiences include the description of his liberation of a concentration camp, the death and destruction that war brings, and why “Freedom Isn’t Free”.  Mr. Arfa’s presentation to the 1100 students at the G-Star School this past week brought tears and a new understanding of how important it is to stop the evil in our world today and in the future.  Mr. Arfa was overwhelmed by the reaction of the students lining up to have their pictures taken with him, asking for autographs - and to give him their hugs and their heartfelt thank you for opening their eyes to a world that was unknown to them.  He truly touched them all.

 

Carl was joined by his family, friends, prominent members of the community, and a very special 9th grade student at G-Star, Madison Lillard, who presented him with an exhibit depicting his contribution to the war, our country and our freedom.  This exhibit is part of G-Star’s new program "Student's Adopting Veteran's".  In this program, G-Star students "adopt" a World War II veteran, family of a fallen soldier, or a survivor or family of the Holocaust and put together an exhibit honoring them using personal stories, pictures, letters and memorabilia.  These exhibits will all be displayed in the Victory Canteen (named and styled after the WWII Volunteers for Victory Soldier Canteen in Palm Beach).  This will be the first of four buildings for the school's $8 million permanent educational project that the school is now fund raising for.  The dedication ceremony included a color guard presentation of the American flag by the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps – American Veteran’s Division given to Mr. Arfa, the showing of a documentary dedicated to the veterans of WWII produced by 10^th grade G-Star Students with an introduction by Mr. Arfa, and a presentation of the project “Into the Past: The World War II Experience” by Dawn Hauptner, the project’s Founder.

 

Mr. Arfa has volunteered and worked tirelessly in support of “Into the Past: The World War II Experience" educational project.  Because of his complete and true dedication to our country during the war and his sincere dedication to the students in our community G-Star was proud to honor this great American defender of our liberty by dedicating the Command Headquarters building to him. 

 

The first phase of the “Into the Past: The World War II Experience” is to fund and build the G-Star Victory Canteen, a $500,000  cafeteria for our students which will also be a multi-purpose educational center complete with a theatre stage, venue for meetings and seminars, and catered-style dining.  The G-Star School Foundation is an all-volunteer non-profit organization and 100% of all donations go directly to the project.

    

Students in the Arts-TV, G-Star TV is a non-profit organization EIN# 65-0887998 d/b/a/ G-Star School of the Arts.

 

For more information contact:                                                                      

Dawn Hauptner,

G-Star School Foundation

G-Star School of the Arts

G-Star Studios

DawnHauptner@gmail.com

561-818-6534

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