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Dance Program at AVPA Wins Grant Funding

February 21, 2011 1

More good news for the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at CCHS;  the AVPA Foundation is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Surdna Foundation to support the AVPA Dance program. The Surdna …[READ MORE]

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Katherine Maxwell Witnesses as Students Continue Protests

February 15, 2011 5

The dismissal of Sheila Silver is the talk of the town. With protests continuing at the high school, at the City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 14 the actors of AVPA/Blurred Vison received a commendation …[READ MORE]

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Dear Editor-Students are Outraged

February 14, 2011 0

Dear Editor, “To students, the firing of Sheila Silver is not only nonsensical, but also outrageously offensive. Her work with us has evolved the Theatre department into a tight-knit yet welcoming family where people look …[READ MORE]

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Exclusive Interview- Sheila Silver; Not A Drama Queen, Real Royalty

February 12, 2011 5

“Why would you want to stay where you’re not wanted?” Culver City High School Drama teacher AVPA Director Sheila Silver’s expressive eyes were slightly wet, although from emotion or just exhaustion it was hard to …[READ MORE]

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AVPA Parents Meet With CCHS Principal

February 10, 2011 2

It was standing room only in Culver City High School Principal Pam Magee’s office, and the 25 parents of AVPA students who had come to discuss Sheila Silver’s dismissal were almost literally shoulder-to-shoulder in their …[READ MORE]

Arts

Silver’s Release Creates Real Squabbles at CCHS/AVPA

February 10, 2011 0

When word began to get around yesterday that CCHS Drama Teacher and AVPA Director Sheila Silver was being let go, drama came out of the classroom and out into the street. Anne Finestone, an AVPA …[READ MORE]

Arts

AVPA Improv Team Fundraiser This Friday Feb. 4

February 2, 2011 0

The Smiling Babies Improv Team featuring some of AVPA’s best actors will perform a ‘Whose Line is it, Anyway?’ – style show in the SONY Black Box Theatre at Culver City High School on Friday, …[READ MORE]

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AVPA Theatre Shines Again at CETA Festival

January 26, 2011 2

When CCHS Senior Nathan Palman decided to audition for “The Laramie Project” last September, he never dreamed that his first foray into theater would result in such a rewarding experience. “Acting in ‘The Laramie Project’ …[READ MORE]

Arts

One Night Only for AVPA Theatre “The Laramie Project”

January 2, 2011 0

If you missed last year’s sold-out run at the Sony Black Box, there is another chance to see the prize- winning Academy of Visual and Performing Arts production of “The Laramie Project” on Friday, Jan. …[READ MORE]

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AVPA Wins First Place in CETA

December 17, 2010 0

For the second straight year, AVPA Theatre has been awarded first place for the Los Angeles County region in the CETA (California Educational Theatre Association) competition. This year, again under the direction of Creative Director …[READ MORE]

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