Announcements 9/15/15

 

Lunch:

Tuesday, Sept. 15^th will be buffalo chicken tenders, grilled cheese sandwich, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Choice of vegetable will be green peas or romaine salad.

Wednesday, Sept. 16^th will be a jumbo cheese pizza bagel, chicken patty sandwich, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Choice of vegetable will be seasoned black beans or romaine salad.

Thursday, Sept. 17^th will be a mini twin bbq beef rib sandwich, chicken nuggets, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Vegetable will be fresh baby carrots.

Friday, Sept 18^th will be a chili cheese hot dog, buffalo chicken tenders, or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Choice of vegetable will be fresh green beans or romaine salad.

 

Come and join Creative Writing Club. Share your works, expand your stories and meet other writers. Meetings are held on Thursdays during the first half of lunch in Ms. Mohi’s classroom, J-102. The first meeting is Sept. 17^th. Come and check it out!

Seniors. Want that special thing to really personalize your yearbook? Make sure to order an ad. There is limited space so make sure to order yours before there’s no more space. Prices range from $50 for a business card sized ad to $250 for a full page. Stop by Yearbook Headquarters in A-109 for more information.

G-Shorts Production Groups must have a team application submitted to Mr. McClory by Monday, Sept. 14^th with a premise to be eligible to compete this year. Turn in your production team application on time to Mr. McClory, K-104.

The K-building equipment room is open for K-building productions required by class or for G-Shorts production teams. The equipment rental sheets are located by the equipment room door across from Mr. Tonnessen’s class, K-108.

Attention seniors! Prestige portraits will be here Sept. 16^th and 17^th to take your senior pictures. If you would like to take them in school, there will be a sign up sheet in the front office. Space is limited so sign up ASAP! Cost is only $20. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Weiss, Alison Liquori or Erika Pampiona.

Hello anime fans, Anime Club is back. Our first meeting will be on Sept. 15^th during the first half of lunch in Mrs. Salustri’s room, J-107.

Attention students and faculty. Yearbook sales have officially started. The starting price is $50. Make sure to buy them early before the price rises on Oct. 24^th. Order your book online or at Yearbook Headquarters, Mr. Weiss’ new room, A-109.

PSAT sign ups have begun! 10^th graders are automatically registered. Any 11^th grader can register in the testing office in J-202 so they can have an opportunity to be eligible for the National Merit Scholorship. The deadline is Oct. 2^nd. PSAT test is on Wed, Oct. 14^th.

Kona Ice will be back Tuesday. Bring your money for an icey treat! See you there.

Announcements 9/4/15

 
Parent Night is on September 10^th from 6 to 8 pm. Your parents/guardians meet your teachers and follow your schedule. Paperwork will go home today 9/4/15.

Anyone interested in working backstage for One Acts that was unable to attend Wednesday’s interview process, may come during lunch on Friday 9/4/15 to H-102. You do not need to sign up or bring anything with you.

Freshman Class members needed! Several G-Shots Production Teams are in need of a freshman crew member. Sign up on the Call Board located in K building and you will be teamed up with a production team. See Mr. McClory in K-104 for more details.

Attention freshman class. There is an urgent meeting that’s mandatory for anyone who’s considering running for freshman rep. This important meeting will take place in J-102 during the first half of lunch on September 9^th.  If you don’t show up, you can’t run for freshman representative. Official rules and guidelines will be discussed at the meeting.

Seniors, want that special thing to really personalize your yearbook? Make sure to order an ad. There is limited space so make sure to order yours before there’s no more space. Prices range from $200 for a full page to $50 for a business card-sized ad. Stop by Yearbook Headquarters in A-109 for more information.

Attention students and faculty. Yearbook sales have officially started. The starting price is $50. Make sure to buy them early before the price rises on October 24^th. Order your book online or at Yearbook Headquarters, Mr. Weiss’ new room, A-109.

Lunch Detention (ISS) will not be held today! If you received a letter to serve today, you will be serving it on Tuesday of next week. You will not be receiving a new letter, you must remember to attend.

There will be a Blood Drive on 9/8. You must have a blood drive pass to donate. If you are 16 years old you must have a signed permission slip or you will not be able to donate blood.

PSAT sign ups have begun! 10^th graders are automatically registered. Any 11^th grader can register in the testing office, J-202. Deadline is September 22^nd.  The National Merit Scholarship is only awarded to Juniors who take the test their Junior year so you must register in J-102 to participate! The PSAT test is on Wed, Oct. 14^th.

Calling all musicians! Please join us for our next meeting of Music Club Friday 9/4 after school in Ms. Rasha’s room J-203. Get prepared with two songs from two different genres to perform at auditions, after school at 2:50pm on Sept 11^th. See you there!

Hurricane Information

G-Star School of the Arts follows the Palm Beach County School District Procedures for school closings due to inclement weather.  If the district schools are closed G-Star School of the Arts is closed. Please listen to your local news station or radio station for updates. You may also find information on palmbeachschools.org and our blog.

Announcements 8/28/15

 PSAT signups have begun! 10^th graders are automatically registered. Any 11^th grader can register in the testing office J-202. 11^th graders must take the test to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.The deadline is October 2^nd. PSAT test is on Wednesday, October 14^th.

Welcome back students! The G.S.A.  will hold its first meeting of the year after school on Tuesday, September 1^st in room J-102. For more information please contact Mr. Weiss or Ms. Mohi.

Today was the last day for schedule change requests. The guidance department will continue to process requests as long as they were turned in by  the end of the school day on 8/28/15.

Second star to the right and straight on ‘til A-104! Disney Club will meet during the first half of lunch starting Wednesday, September 2^nd in Mr. Jacob’s room, A-104. We will talk about all things Disney and discuss upcoming events. See ya real soon!

G-Shorts Production Team applications are available from Ms. Tieche and Mr. McClory in the K building. There is a brief G-Shorts meeting in K-104 the first few minutes during lunch and again after school. Please only attend 1 meeting. Also only one member of each team needs to attend but all are welcome.

Attention students and faculty. Yearbook sales have officially started. The starting price is $50. Make sure to buy them early before the price rises on October 24^th. Order your book online or at yearbook headquarters, Mr. Weiss’s new room, A-109.

Seniors: Want that special thing to really personalize your yearbook? Make sure to order an ad. There is limited space, so make sure to order yours before there’s no more space. Prices range from $200 for a full page to $50 for a business card-sized ad. Stop by yearbook headquarters in A-109 for more information.

Announcements 8/22/15

·         Hello G-Star students! Thespian picnic on Saturday, August 22^nd from 1 to 4pm. Raffles, theatre games, and much more. Permission slips are on the callboard in H building, they are due by Friday with your five dollars. The picnic will be held in the courtyard in front of H building.

 

·         Students, the option to request a schedule change is now available. Requests must be submitted through the online form on the G-Star website and can be found under Academics. Students who complete paper requests to meet with guidance must complete the online form as paper requests will not be honored.

 

·         Sign up for One Acts! The signup sheet to audition is on H buildings callboard. Auditions are after school at 3 pm in Mrs. Levy’s classroom. You will need a one minute contemporary monologue. Please come dressed in audition attire. Hope to see you there!

 

·         PSAT signups have begun! 10^th graders are automatically registered. Any 11^th grader can register in the testing office in J-202. Deadline is October 2^nd. PSAT test is on Wednesday, October 14^th.

 

·         Attention students in 11^th and 12^th grade. The time has arrived. It is Prom time. If you are interested in joining Prom Committee, there will be a meeting next Tuesday the 25^th, the first part of lunch. Please meet in building I at 11:05. If you cannot attend, please see Coach Teper any time before then.

 

·         There was a meeting for all student government officers on Wednesday, August 26^th in room A-103 during lunch. Please see Ms. Mohi or Mrs. Klein for more information.

 

 

Welcome Back G-Star School of the Arts Students!

Important information you will need for the first day of school

School begins at 7:30 but if you are walking or driving you should plan on arriving by 7:00 for the first several days.

Dismissal time is 2:40.

The first day is an odd day so you will attend odd Blocks 1, 3, 5, and 7.

The rest of the week will follow the normal pattern Tuesday even (2, 4, 6, 7), Wednesday odd, Thursday even, and Friday odd.

Please review the updated dress code policy on-line in the student handbook.

The only supplies you will need for the first two days are a pen, pencil, and a notebook with paper.

You will receive your schedule in your first block class. Your first block will be listed by your last name alphabetically on yellow posters posted around the campus. If you have any questions please look for a G-Star teacher or administrator and they will help you. Maps are available in the front office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN HOUSE & TOUR THIS SUNDAY AT 2 PM!

G-Star School of the Arts is having an OPEN HOUSE & TOUR on SUNDAY, AUGUST 2^nd at 2 PM for students who wish to enroll this coming school year.  Unlike other arts schools or magnet schools, G-Star has a continuous admissions process all year.  Students can enter G-Star anytime if they qualify and classes are available.  Why is G-Star different?  Other arts schools and magnet programs require 8^th grade students to make a decision to enter and stay in a program in high school for the entire four years.  For instance, if a student enters a medical magnet program they must remain in that program even if they change their mind.  It is the same with high school arts programs -  if you enter in a high school arts program for dance, you cannot change to an acting program in that school even if the student discovers in their second or third year that they want to act rather than dance.  This is why those schools have a deadline date for acceptance into their programs – and this is why G-Star accepts students continuously all year.  At G-Star we have no auditions and no deadline date for acceptance because we ENCOURAGE our students to try different programs and disciplines.  We find that the majority of our students change their minds as they go through high school to find what really their passion is – and we train them as they switch to that possible career path.  An example would be a student who enrolls in the 9^th grade and wants to be an actor in front of the camera; and then finds out in the 10^th or 11^th grade that animation is their passion (or vice versa).  It happens all the time.  At G-Star we focus on our student’s GROWTH on their journey to find who they want to become.  We never place a student in a path with no way out to explore their innermost dreams, aspirations and desires in a career that they would excel in.  So please let any friend, neighbor or acquaintance you know that wishes to be guided through a JOURNEY to develop their CHARACTER and PASSION to join us this Sunday for our Open House and Tour.  Thank you so much!

G-Star Student Accepted Into Prestigious New York University Music Workshop!

Tyler Grow is a very special young man.  He is a freshman at G-Star School of the Arts for Film, Animation and Performing Arts.  Tyler was adopted from an orphanage in Romania where he suffered a serious brain injury to the right side of his head due to the poor and neglectful treatment he received at the orphanage.  He struggles with short term memory loss and the auditory processing of speech.  He often has to read lips to understand what is said.  School work is extremely difficult due to his memory issues and processing deficits.  Struggling against these odds, Tyler continued to work with his other faculties most notably in the area of music.  Fortunately, music is processed on the opposite side of the brain and he discovered he is gifted in that area. 

Tyler, a friendly and well liked at student at G-Star, has been accepted into the New York University (NYU) – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Film Scoring workshop in New York City.  This major honor is the inclusion in the professional workshop where he will be studying with the film composer Michael A. Levine whose resume includes  the recent movie The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the TV show Cold Case, Batman: The Dark Knight and the Star Wars trilogy.  Mr. Levine has also worked with Cher, Michael Bolton, Rick Derringer, Marianne Faithful, Hip Hop Grandmaster Flash, Academy Award and 12-time Grammy Award winner Dave Grusin, Joe Jackson, and Lenny Kravitz.  The NYU-ASCAP Program Director, Dr. Ronald Sadoff, stated that in 15 years the program has only accepted four talented high school students and they are excited to accept Tyler.  

Tyler’s dream is to return to Romania one day and speak to the children of the orphanage to let them know that just because they are orphans it doesn't mean they are less than others.  He wants to change the way people across the world view orphaned and abandoned children and also bring an understanding of children with disabilities.  That even though he struggles to understand what people say, has hearing loss, now also right side vision impairments, and has short term memory issues due to injuries from the orphanage the other side of the brain compensates and he is brilliant musically and creatively. 

 Tyler with Composer Michael A. Levine

Tyler with Ira Newborn the composer for all the big 1980s movies such as Blues Brothers, Ferris Buellers Day Off, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, etc.

 

From the NYU-ASCAP web site: “The NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop will immerse participants in both classical Hollywood film scoring and the techniques of the modern scoring world. Led by industry professionals, dedicated sessions will address the creative process, orchestrating, conducting, music editing, and MIDI mockups. Participants can opt for one of two tracks - orchestral or hybrid - and choose a clip from a selection of rough cuts, representing a variety of genres. The workshop will culminate in a full day of recording sessions at NYU state of the art facilities, featuring New York City's top-tier studio musicians.  Previous workshops included players from the NY Philharmonic and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

 

“The Faculty:

The workshop is taught by some of today’s most creative composers and orchestrators, led by Sean Callery (Homeland, Elementary) and Michael Levine (Cold Case, Close to Home). Veteran core faculty member Mark Snow (X-Files, Blue Bloods) and NYU Film Scoring faculty member Ira Newborn (Naked Gun series) will be featured. The ASCAP Foundation and the Society of Composers and Lyricists, with SCL President and veteran composer Dan Foliart (7th Heaven), will headline additional presentations on the art and business of film music.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Assignments for all grade levels

Click on the Student/Parent drop down menu for summer assignments on our webpage. The assignments will be due when you return to school in August. If you have already visited the page the IB 12^th History, AP History, and 11^th Grade English have some new additions you need to review.

Take a TOUR of the G-Star School and Movie Studios!

We are now offering tours of our School and our motion picture studio, the G-Star Studios, on Thursdays at 10 AM and 1 PM throughout the summer for families of students who are interested in attending G-Star.  On this G-Star web site please click on “Admissions” and then click on “Tours” to register for the tour.  You can also sign up for tours on our school’s FaceBook page at https://www.facebook.com/gstarschool.  The tours are personally conducted by Founder and CEO Greg Hauptner who covers the school’s history, philosophy, academics, and arts programs.  The 10 AM tours will include stops with Syfy Channel's FACE OFF star Emily Serpico teaching her students Advanced FX Makeup (horror, fantasy, aliens), and a visit with the 3-D Animation Department summer training with Mr. Dawson.  The walking tour takes you through the school campus and movie studios where multi-million dollar films are produced inside Sound Stage One which is a copy of the Warner Bros. sound stage where Casablanca was filmed - it was named one of the "Top Seven Sound Stages in the World".  You'll see where stars such as Bob Dylan, Celine Dion, Tiger Woods, Jenifer Lopez, Jason Statham, Jimmy Buffett and many more have appeared in feature films, commercials and music videos.  The tour also includes stops on our back lot at the WWII Douglas C-47 airplane that flew in D-Day at Normandy, at the X-Scream Halloween facilities, and a talk with George Colavecchio, the only Haunt Master faculty member in any high school.  For any futher information regarding the tour please call 561-502-4065.

G-Star’s Big Memorial Day Classic Car & Bike Show!

This is the BIG ONE!  Over 5000 people attended last year’s show and we expect this year to be bigger even still.  The Big Memorial Day Classic Car & Bike Show takes place at G-Star School of the Arts on Monday, May 25^th from 10 AM to 4 PM.  There will be classic cars, antique cars, special custom cars, motorcycles, two bands, raffles, food, fun, and a tribute to our Veterans and Armed Forces.  Our main Sponsors are A&S Transportation, Bernstein and Associates, and Seaside Bank & Trust.  Please come out and join us.  If you would like to volunteer to help out, please show up around 9:30 AM and ask for Greg Hauptner or call 561-386-6275 for information.  This is a fund raising event for our new cafeteria and theater, The Victory Canteen; and a portion of the proceeds go to Honor Flight and Forgotten Soldiers Outreach veteran’s organizations.  See you there!

 

 

Senior Cap, Gown, and Ticket Pickup

Please remember to bring your permission slips!

5/19 11:25 – 11:55 and 2:45 - 3:15

 5/20 11:25 – 11:55 and 2:45 - 3:15

5/21 8:40 - 9:10

5/22 11:25 – 11:55 and 2:45 - 3:15

5/26 7:45 – 8:10

 

 

Exam Schedules

Senior Exam Schedule

May 15th is a full day attend all classes. Block 1 & 3 have exams during normally scheduled class.
*May 18th is exam 2  & 4
*May 19th block 5 exam and part 1 of block 7 exam
*May 20th block 6 exam and part 2 of block 7 exam

*For May 18th, 19th & 20th seniors go to their normally scheduled class and take their exam. Seniors only have to report for their scheduled exams.

 

Undergraduate Students Exam Schedule

 

 June 1st- 1st Block exam- full day of school

June 2nd- Blocks 2 & 3 exams- half day 7:30 - 11:45

June 3rd- Blocks 4 & 5 exams- half day 7:30 - 11:45

June 4th- Blocks 6 & & exams- half day 7:30 - 11:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

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G-Star Board of Directors Congratulate White House Film Festival Winners!

The Board of Directors of the G-Star School of the Arts voted to honor the three G-Star students who won the White House Film Festival.  “We have had five G-Star students in the White House over the past two years working with or being given awards by the President of the United States,” declares Board Chairman Cindy D’Agostino.  “Board Secretary Phil DiComo suggested we honor the film festival winners.  We, the Board, all thought it was a great idea!”  The following is a reprint from the Palm Beach Film Commission State Newsletter:

G-Star Student Film Premiers at White House!

Three G-Star students were honored at the White House Film Festival. Out of 1,500 submissions, 15 Official Selections were screened touching on this year’s theme of “The Impact of Giving Back”.  Students Shaun Besman, Daniella Pereira and Julissa Perez won the Creative Luminaries Award for their short film Give It All Away. Shaun acted as writer, cinematographer, lighting designer, sound mixer and editor. Daniella wrote the narration, performed on screen, and assisted with editing. Julissa assisted with the narration and wrote and performed the title song, Give It All Away.

The students exuded excitement as they recounted their adventure in Washington

D.C. Daniella shared that the experience “was a dream”, adding that the three are best
friends and could not imagine a more rewarding experience. Shaun explained, “It was not at all what we expected. I thought it’d be a side event but we were honored and respected by many politicians, actors and filmmakers that were there to support us.” Julissa added, “Meeting the President was such a great honor. It was so inspiring to see young people giving back and hearing about all of the organizations they have created, especially since we are characterized as a generation that doesn’t care. This was an exemplary group.”

The group reminisced on their experience creating the film, which was submitted at

11:57 on an 11:59 pm deadline. It was all sparked by one of G-Star’s faculty members,
Susan Tieche, who encouraged the students to seize the special opportunity. President Obama presented the awards and emphasized his support of the “Call to Arts”, promising each festival participant that a sponsor from the American Film Institute will be assigned to them. Each student has already been contacted by the group, and they look forward to working with their new mentors. To watch their winning short film, visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGZSl01mwY8&list=PLRJNAhZxtqH9rgStKVPQ-TVyUMQX6_RDM&index=1

Board Chair Cindy D'Agostino presents the Certificates of Accomplishment to Daniella, Shaun, and Julissa in Mr. Hauptner's office

 The three winners tell the Board about their fantastic time in Washington, D.C. and in the White House 

 An extremely proud Board of Directors hangs on every word!

Daniella, Julissa and Shaun rock Washington, D.C. !

 

You have until 5 PM Today, May 5th to make your donation!!!  Go to the DIRECT LINK: https://www.greatgiveflorida.org/#npo/g-star-school-of-the-arts 

To give to build our New Cafeteria & Theater!!!

 

Dear Supporter of G-Star School of the Arts,

                G-Star will be participating in the Community Foundations “Great Give 2015” this year May 5 at 5 pm until May 6 at 5 pm.  This is a 24 hour online giving event designed to raise as much money as possible for local non-profits and is part of a nationwide program called “Give Local America”.   This community wide event will celebrate the spirit of giving and the concerted effort it takes to support our community while raising essential funds for local non-profits. 

                Out of every donation given to G-Star School of the Arts, 100% of the gift goes into our schools main initiative, building the Victory Canteen Cultural Educational Learning Center, a unique educational facility (Cafeteria & Theater) on campus that will also serve as a permanent memorial to honor our Heroes and Veterans of WWII and the Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust.  Giving a gift through www.GreatGivePBC.org for the building of the Victory Canteen, you are giving to education, the community and our local Veterans and Holocaust Organizations.  Join G-Star and be a part of the Victory Canteen… the giving starts here, but the rewards never end. 

                For more information on this one-of-a-kind educational project, go to www.worldwar2experience.net and click on the “Victory Canteen” tab.  For more information on G-Star School of the Arts, visit our school's website at www.gstarschool.org.   

 

Come and support the students of the G-Star Acting Department by attending Theater 101.

Wednesday April 29th & Thursday April 30th at 7:00 pm

in the G-Star BlackBox Theater. 

Theater 101 is an entirely student written, student directed, student acted production. The acting and tech students love seeing patorns, families, faculty and staff in the audience supporting their artistic endeavors, therefore I hope to see you all there. You can purchase tickets in advance in the H Building Theater Office or at the door.



Thank you,

Mr. Edgecomb

 

 

 

Tickets are only $5.00

Thanks,

Mr. Edgecomb

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20, 2015

 

·         Algebra I EOC Clinic: On Saturday, April 25^th, G-Star will be having our clinic for tutoring to help students prepare for the Algebra I EOC. We will also be having a practice test for AP World and IB Bio. All clinics are from 9-12 in the J Building for Algebra I and IB Bio and in A building for AP World. Snacks and extra credits will be provided to all of those students who attend.

 

·         Senior T-Shirts: Attention seniors: If you have paid your senior dues, your senior t-shirts are in! T-shirts will be distributed the beginning of next week from 11:00 – 11:30. Please see Ms. Miller in the front office during this time only. If you have not paid your senior dues already, please see Mr. Gurevitz in room J-212.

 

·         Theatre 101: Theatre 101 is just around the corner. Come out and support your fellow Thespians in student written and directed monologues, scenes, and musicals. Tickets are only $5 and you can use it for your 4^th nine week play review. Buy your tickets in H-building before or after school or during the first half of lunch. We hope to see you there.

 

·         G-Star Prom 2015: This is a Prom announcement for 9^th and 10^th graders only. This is your chance to get the high school prom experience early. Come see Coach Teper in building I, at lunch for more detailed information.

 

·         Prom Dress Code:

            Girls: Full dress (no two piece dresses), no plunging necklines, no open sides       (no skin showing), back can be open to the top of the waist, must be at least to         the knee, strapless is o.k., spaghetti straps are o.k., slit on side up the knee.

            Boys: Suits, tuxes, dress shoes, ties, no sneakers, no jeans and no t-shirts.

 

·         Photoshop Club: Photoshop Club meets during the first half of lunch and after school until 4:00. Photoshop meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. If you think you are ready for the certification test, please contact Mr. McClory in room K-104.

 

·         Course Selection Sheets: Attention all G-Star students 9^th through 11^th grade. Course selection sheets are available through your English teachers. Please review them carefully and discuss your selections with your teachers, counselors and family prior to submitting. The deadline for all course selection sheets is May 28^th to ensure that your selections can be honored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                             

     

 

Massive High School in China Lauds G-Star School as “Greatest High School for Movies”

This past week G-Star School of the Arts entertained Mr. and Mrs. Beiming Meng, owners of the Harbin No. 26 Senior High School in the Xiangfang District Harbin of China.  Harbin High School is a private school with 11,000 students on four campuses.  The city of Harbin is the “Silicon Valley” of China.  Mr. Meng is the Principal of the schools which have graduated over 30,000 students into China’s major industries including the entertainment business.  China has now become the second largest movie market in the world and it is critically short on film industry professionals.  It is this explosion in movie making that sent Mr. Meng on a world-wide search to find the best film, animation and acting high school in the world to study and replicate in China.  He determined that G-Star School of the Arts is that school!  He is resolute that his next school will supply the Chinese movie industry with the professional writers, directors, editors, animators, camera persons, lighting, electrical, casts and crews of the highest quality.  Mr. Meng’s quest began when he and his wife flew directly to West Palm Beach, Florida to meet with Greg Hauptner, Founder and CEO of the G-Star School.  Speaking through an interpreter, Mr. Meng stated, “I believed G-Star to be the greatest high school for movies.  Now that I have seen it, it is as I believed.  It is even more than I thought it could be.”  The hours of touring the school and the discussion throughout the day reached a pinnacle when Mr. Meng proposed a program where his schools in China and the G-Star School could become international associates where his teachers would come to G-Star for training and G-Star’s teachers would travel to China to set up his film, animation and acting programs and train his staff.  “Mr. Meng’s schools are unlike anything I’ve ever seen.  His organizational skills and his educational programs reach far above the average school system,” says Hauptner.  His award winning school is one of the most well known in their country; and his teachers are routinely sent to study in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong – and now, perhaps, the USA at G-Star.  The Harbin High School brochure is filled with photos of its students in the company of many of China’s most famous actors, entertainers and corporate leaders such as Alibaba Group Chairman and CEO Ma Yun whose company just bought China’s largest film company, ChinaVision, that is valued at $8.7 billion.  It is now named Alibaba Picture Group.  “We are looking forward to continuing our dialogue with Mr. Meng and the Harbin High School,” states Hauptner.  “If the stars align properly, it could be a most rewarding experience!”

G-Star Alumni Emily Serpico goes to grand finale on Syfy's FACE OFF!!!

Emily Serpico has truly become a star in the Hollywood circle of Special Effects Makeup (SFX) artists.  He life is now a travelogue of flying to film industry locations to meet and work with famous Hollywood studios' SFX artists.  Emily has excelled on every level in the eighth season of the Syfy Channel’s hit series FACE OFF.  Outlasting 13 of the original 16 contestants on the show, she has now moved on to the final episode that takes place next Tuesday night at 9 PM.  She has won several of the episodic challenges as best makeup artist including the “Tim Burton Challenge” award and having her work lauded in episode 11 as “...the best make up I have ever seen on this show…” by three time Academy Award (Oscar) winner and FACE OFF show judge Ve Neill (Mrs. Doubtfire, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood; and nominated for the Oscar for Pirates of the Caribbean 1&2, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands).  This is quite an accomplishment for the youngest contestant in the history of the show at age 18. 

So this is it!  The final episode and a chance to win $100,000 and a new car.  Don't miss G-Star School of the Arts' alumni Emily Serpico go for it all at 9 PM on Tuesday, April 14 on Syfy Channel's FACE OFF!

Emily's concept and application of her Undertaker was imaginative and exciting, as usual. She earns the first spot in the finale!

The penultimate episode of Season 8 had the artists recreating a Wild West archetype as a steam punk cyborg. Emily's undertaker won the challenge.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 6, 2015

 

·         Saturday Clinic: The following dates have been set for Saturday Clinics from 9-12 in J building:

                                        Algebra II          April 11th

                                        AP Human Geo April 11th

       Geometry           April 18th

                                                             AP Lang/AP Lit, April 18th

                                         Algebra I, April 25th

                                         AP Bio/IB Bio, April 25th

                                         Bio, May 2^nd

                                        IB English May 2nd

                                         U.S. History, May 9th

                                         AP Stats, May 9^th

·         Prom Information: Prom Tickets go on sale starting next Monday, April 13^th.  Ticket prices: 
                                                

                                                1^st Week 04/13 thru 04/17                           $75.00

                                                2^nd Week 04/20 thr 04/24                             $85.00

                                                3^rd Week 02/27 thru 05/01                           $95.00

 

                Your 2015 prom theme is; “Yesterday is History, tomorrow is a mystery.”

                Prom will be held at the Harriet Himmel in CityPlace from 8:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
 

·         Grad Bash Permission Slips: Grad Bash permission slips are due by Tuesday, April 14^th. Please give your permission slips to Ms. Miller

·         Fashion Club: Want a fashion filled night with live music and food? On April 24^th, we are going to have G-Star’s Fashion Show! Make sure you run down the runway to buy your tickets outside the commissary during lunch! Tickets start at $3 dollars and prices will go up at the door.

·         EOC Testing: EOC testing will begin on May 4^th. Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Biology, and U.S. History will be the tests given.

·         FSA English for Reading will begin on April 15^th for 9^th grade and April 20^th for 10^th  grade.