Visual & Performing Arts Summer Residential Governor’s School

Posted on September 24, 2019 by slsluss

All HHS / IB / CFA 10th and 11th grade students…

Are you interested in applying and auditioning for the VPA Summer Program for Dance, Music, Instrumental Music, Theater or Visual Arts?! Then this is the post for you!

We will be hosting an interest meeting right here at HHS in Studio 3 on Thursday October 3rd at 4:00 pm! If you are, even slightly, interested do not miss this time to hear more about this exciting opportunity!

If you have any questions about the VPA Governor’s School, please see Dr. Poxon.

Hope to see you there!

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HCPS Specialty Center Information Center Sessions for 2020-2021

Posted on September 20, 2019 by slsluss

 

Interested in attending the Center for the Arts in 2020-2021?  The process starts NOW.  Choose from one of four sessions to attend.   The evening starts with a general session followed by break-out sessions where you may attend up to 3 presentations from different specialty centers.  Dates are below; all sessions begin at 7pm.

Godwin High School – September 25, 2019

Highland Springs High School – October 2, 2019

Glen Allen High School – October 10, 2019

Varina High School – October 15, 2019

We look forward to seeing you there!

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FCFA Ice Cream Social – Sept 26 @ 7pm in the HHS Main Commons

Posted on September 18, 2019 by slsluss

If you haven’t checked your emails yet, here’s the scoop! Our amazing FCFA is hosting the annual Ice Cream Social in the Main Commons on September 26, 2019.

You are NOT going to want to miss this!

Come enjoy an ice cream party, learn more about the FCFA, and meet other CFA families at the annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 26 from 7-8:30pm! The event will begin with a brief presentation in the auditorium including a performance by the new Company 302 Show Choir, followed by raffle drawings and ice cream served in the Main Commons. Bring cash for the raffles and cash/check/credit card to make a donation to the FCFA Friends Fund.

We will have several raffle drawings, including a 50/50 raffle, a drawing to win a box of produce and goodies from Seasonal roots, AND a raffle for two HAMILTON tickets for the November 21 performance at Altria Theater!

The 50/50 raffle tickets will be $1 or 7 tickets for $5; the Seasonal Roots drawing is free to enter, and the HAMILTON raffle tickets are $10 each.**

The CFA class with the highest percentage of parents in attendance also wins a prize!
Ice cream, dairy-free gelato, bowls and spoons will be provided by FCFA. Please sign up to bring in a topping or ice cream scoop, or to help set up, serve, or clean up. We look forward to seeing all CFA families!

Volunteer sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aaca92ba6f58-fcfa2

**HAMILTON raffle is solely for CFA students and families. The $10 Hamilton raffle can only be entered at the ice cream social on September 26, 2019. Must be present at the time of the drawing at the ice cream social to win. The raffle winner will receive two tickets to the Broadway in Richmond production of Hamilton on Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Altria Theater. The specific seat locations will be disclosed when tickets are received by the CFA Office in November, and will be part of the group of CFA students and parents/guardians who attend an official HCPS field trip. Winners are expected to abide by the rules set forth by the CFA director for attending the field trip, including providing own transportation. FCFA, CFA, and Henrico HS are not responsible for misplaced, stolen, or damaged tickets.    

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks for supporting the FCFA & CFA

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CFA Online Health 10 MANDATORY meeting 9/26 6pm – HHS library

Posted on September 17, 2019 by slsluss

Attention students taking CFA Online Health 10 Fall Semester:

There is a Mandatory Meeting (students and parent/guardian must attend) on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6:00 pm in the Henrico High School Library. Please enter the building at the box office entrance by the gym.

There will be a make-up meeting held on Friday, Sept. 27 at 8:00 am in Room 1502 (the Health room on the left just before you enter the gym).

Students must bring their laptops to the meeting!

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Ease on Down the Road

Posted on June 26, 2019 by tlmoore

It’s only the second week out of school, and you’re probably already saying, “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Well, you would be wrong! There is so much going on in the Richmond Arts Community, but this post is about one of our own Guest Artists, Desiree Roots Centeio. Desiree is currently playing 3 roles in The Wiz which opened at VaRep last weekend to rave reviews. Richmond Family Magazine says, “THE WIZ is a must-see for everyone and perfect for families with kids ages six and up. Bring a little sparkle to your night by… easing on down to Broad Street. You will be entertained, amused and completely blown away by this family-friendly production.” Local critic, Jerry Williams of TVJerry gave it 5 out of 5 stars, and said this about Desiree, “In 3 roles, Desirée Roots is the funniest she’s ever been.” Richmond is very fortunate to have such quality theatre right in our backyard, and how cool to be able to say, “I took a class with Ms. Roots Centeio at CFA!” Dont miss this production! It runs through August 4th!

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But What Will I Wear?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by tlmoore

 

If you’ve ever seen How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey as the title character, you’ll remember a wonderful scene as the Grinch is trying to decide what to wear to the Whobilation. What we wear is so important! Even more so when we are on stage. Any actor will tell you that a costume helps so much with portraying a character. Many film actors who have been interviewed will say that wearing the characters’ shoes will help them get into the role or a hat or any number of things. The wonderful person who decides all of these things is the costumer.  Just recently, CFA hosted a guest artist in costuming. Jeanne Nugent is exploding on Richmond Theatre’s costuming scene. Some of the shows that have had the honor of wearing Jeanne’s designs are Croaker, an original musical spinning of the Frog Prince tale by other CFA Guest artist Jason Marks and former CFA teacher Deb Clinton, Treasure Island, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story , They’re Playing Our Song, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Peter and the Starcatcher and her newest accomplishment, The Wiz, now playing at Virginia Rep’s November Theater. Please check out her featured article in Richmond Family Magazine. Our students are truly lucky to have the opportunity to work with this caliber of talent in the theatre community, and we are so appreciative that these busy artists are willing to spend their time with us. Congratulations on your wonderful success, Ms. Nugent!

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So Long, Farewell

Posted on June 11, 2019 by tlmoore

In two short days our CFA Seniors will graduate and head out into the world. Appropriately the following quote is from the acceptance speech of Andre DeShields upon winning his first TONY award at the age of 73. The TONY awards are given for excellence in theatre on Broadway. It is wonderful advice for not just people in the theatre, but anyone as they step out into the world to follow their dreams. “Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you coming. Slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be, and the top of one mountain is the bottom of the next, so keep climbing.” Endings are hard. It has been comfortable to stay and grow with your CFA family these last 4 years. You have wonderful memories, and it will be difficult to say goodbye, but there is also a wonderful journey ahead of you. On that path you will create new memories to add to the pages you have already written. But never forget your CFA family is always here for you! You have reached the top of this mountain. Keep climbing! We can’t wait to see what your next peak is! Congratulations Class of 2019!

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Dance! Dance! Dance!

Posted on June 10, 2019 by tlmoore

In just a few days school will be out for summer vacation. Some of our students are only leaving us briefly, and others for good as they go on to the next adventure. Our CFA dance students will be busy this summer attending dance programs or preparing to go on to a higher level in Dance. Did you know that the Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts only accepts 2 dance students in our entire region to participate in a prestigious dance program for the Summer? For the last 4 years, those 2 students have been chosen from our very own CFA Dance Program. Pretty Impressive stats. In addition, 14 of our students auditioned for the coveted spots in the American Dance Festival’s Summer Program at Duke University, Bates Young Dancers Workshop, and the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive as well as one student who applied for a “Leadership in the Arts” program sponsored by the Kennedy Center . ALL were accepted into their respective programs, some even on scholarship. Our Dance program is alive and well and thriving! Way to go! You do us proud!

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And a Good Time Was Had by ALL!

Posted on June 5, 2019 by tlmoore

Hopefully you were with us, but if you weren’t, you missed a wonderful time of fun and celebration as our 2018/2019 year at Center For the Arts came to a close. On Saturday June 1st, we all gathered at Henrico High School to have our annual year end CFA Senior Awards Ceremony and FCFA picnic. Preparations began early Saturday morning to get everything ready for our students and families.

We began with a time to honor our 2019 graduating seniors. Some special scholarships were awarded,

and each discipline selected one student to receive the Brad Boynton Award. You can see from the photos that our teachers and students form a close bond over the 4 years spent here. 

Each senior received their CFA stole to wear proudly at graduation, and then we all joined together in our main commons [the weather didn’t cooperate! 🙁 ]to chow down and rock out with some karaoke provided by our wonderful Mr. Jones, sound tech extraordinaire, and some of our students. What a GREAT way to end the year!!!!

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Test Your Artistic Knowledge

Posted on May 20, 2019 by tlmoore

Check out this really cool postcard designed for the Senior Visual Arts Showcase! If you look a little closer, you’ll notice that all of the squares are a famous painting or artist re-imagined by the creator. How many paintings, artists or both can you name? If you are a CFA student, bring your guesses by the CFA office by Thursday, May 23rd, by the end of lunch. I’ll draw one student from the cards with the most correct responses to win a prize. Too see more fabulous art by our Senior Visual Arts students, check out their gallery showing at Artworks Gallery ~ 320 Hull Street ~ 804-291-1400.  It is free and open to the public and will be on display until May 26, 2019. There will be an artist reception this Friday, May 24th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

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