Schools
AVPA Music Offers Two Concerts to End the Year on a Great Note
On Thursday, May 30th, at 7pm in the Robert Frost Auditorium, the Collage Concert will feature smaller ensembles and student soloists. The Flute Ensemble, Jazz Combo(pictured at left,) Percussion Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and Chamber Music ensembles will present music that covers a diverse range of styles and genres. There will be music from Bach and Mozart, to that of contemporary composers [...]
What Could Be More Spontaneous ? CCMS Improv – May 18 @ Willows
Culver City Middle School Comedy Improv troupe will perform at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday May 18 and at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday May 19t at the Willows Community School Theater, 8520 Warner Drive, in Culver City. Each performance will feature a different group of performers. Regular tickets are $10 for one show, $15 for a one day pass and $20 for a weekend pass; student and CCUSD staff [...]
Big Sunday @ CCMS – May 5
Come help this Sunday (May 5) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. as Culver City Middle School celebrates "Big Sunday" with a campus-wide clean-up effort. Volunteers from CCMS will join 200 volunteers from Turning Point School to help beautify the campus at 4601 Elenda Street. Bring the kids, bring the grandparents - it's a great way to give back to our wonderful community and work side by side with another [...]
Once On This Island – CCMS Student Musical May 4 & 5
How do you do that voudoo that you do? Her's your chance to find out- At 7 p.m. on May 4 and May 5, Culver City Middle School will present "Once on This Island," a bewitchingly charming musical at Robert Frost Auditorium. (Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Based on the Novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy). Different from usual school productions where there may be a [...]
AVPA Soundscapes Installation @ Baldwin Hills May 1
AVPA presents SOUNDscapes, a multi-media installation on Wednesday, May 1, 6-8pm at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook by AVPA Film, Art, & Music. The event will include: Animated Soundscapes created in conjunction with Center Theater Group teaching artists, and commercials created with a commercial director and film teacher from Art Center College of Design with music provided by AVPA [...]
Science Rocks! El Rincon April 26
Celebrating the learning that will take our students to the stars is goal of Science Rocks! at El Rincon this Friday April 26 from 5 to 8 pm. “Science Rocks!” allows students to experience a hands-on approach to science while integrating skills in other subject areas including organization, community and the environment. “Science Rocks!” projects are open to the whole school with [...]
ARTworks! Online Auction Countdown: Going Once… Going Twice… Sold!
The Artworks! Online Auction closes at 10pm on Wednesday the 24th, so if you've got your eye on something it's time to make sure you've got the winning bid! Go to FarragutFanClub.org and click on the bright green "Online Auction" links. There are hundreds of great items available - things you want, things you need, and things you can use everyday. Whether you're up for a luxurious vacation, [...]
LaRocco’s Offers a Slice of the Profits to CCEF
Come and have yourself a slice of New York! Saturday, April 27th, Sunday, April 28th and Monday April 29th, 11AM to 9PM La Rocco's will generously donate 20% of proceeds to support all the good things that CCEF does for our students in CCUSD. It's a tasty good deed. All you need to do is mention CCEF when you place your order or at checkout.
CCUSD Schools Win Honors From CBEE
The California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) has named six CCUSD schools among the 2,108 public schools in California to receive the title of 2012 Honor Roll school. Schools receiving this distinction from the California business community have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in [...]
Fifth Graders Write the Script with Young Storytellers
For the past eight weeks, fifth-grade students in CCUSD's elementary schools have been diligently crafting original scripts. Working one-on-one with an adult mentor from the entertainment industry, as part of the Young Storytellers Foundation's Script-to-Stage Program, students have honed their ideas into short screenplays with scenes, characters, dialogue, and action. The culminating moment [...]
