http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org The latest news and archived articles about Communications Arts High School Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:47:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you run across a Twitter site that claims to be the "official" one for CommArts, don't be fooled. It's a fake, and is not supported or approved by the administrators of Communications Arts High School. Although we do plan to start tweeting soon, the link will be available through the ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/08/16/were-not-on-twitter-yet/ The Hundred by Comm. Arts students Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Ben Baxley, Johnny Coppins, and Anthony Peterson  was chosen by a panel of local film experts to receive the "Director's Cut" award in the annual "Fresh Cut" program on KLRN-TV. The show, which was broadcast on May 28, is a showcase of ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/05/29/fresh-cut-winner/ It's not every day an NFL star visits CommArts, but on Thursday, May 7, we received a visit from Priest Holmes when he came to award Senior Amanda Espinoza a scholarship for $1,000. She will be attending Texas A&M University this fall,  joining her brother Albert Espinoza, who also attended ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/05/10/commarts-senior-wins-priest-holmes-scholarship/ A film made by students in our Advanced Video class ("The Hundred" by Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Ben Baxley, Johnny Coppins and Anthony Peterson) will be shown as part of the "Fresh Cut 2009" program on KLRN on Thursday, May 28 at 8:00 PM. The annual broadcast is a showcase of student films ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/04/22/cahs-student-film-on-klrn/ Out of 665 entries,  two Communications Arts students placed in the top 30 in the Battle of Flowers Band Festival Program Cover Design Contest. "Recognized for Artistic Merit" are Natalia Ortiz (grade 10) and Chelsea Mojica (grade 12). http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/03/30/two-cahs-students-recognized-for-artistic-merit/ Videos created by two groups of CommArts students won top prizes in the Teens in the Driver Seat PSA contest. "Another Saturday Night" (directed by Rolando Rodriguez Ruiz-Healy, featuring Ben Baxley, Johnny Coppins, Danielle Garcia, Anthony Peterson, Emily Tam and Anastasia Holl) won the First Place award of $1000 ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/03/24/student-videos-win-contest/ by Caitlin Stives and Liseth Vazquez An opportunity available to just a lucky few: getting assigned a mentor. This new project based in Mrs. Driggers' Leadership class helps freshman learn the ropes of high school by being paired with an older student. “Overall [my mentor] is trying to get me through ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/03/23/seniors-mentor-freshmen/ The end of the school year is approaching and deadlines for many scholarships are upon us! Mrs. Crowson has the scholarship applications, but students need to come by her office, pick up those applications and complete them. Spring is here and that means it’s the best time for juniors to sign ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/03/23/ms-crowsons-corner/ Sophomore Erica Hylemon recently won third place in the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum Essay Contest, sponsored by Allegiance Credit Union. The prompt for this essay contest was to write about a time you made an important decision. Erika wrote about when she was in middle school (living in Germany) ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/03/05/sophomore-wins-third-place-in-national-essay-contest/ By Brittany Leitner “When trouble troubles you, the only thing to do is dance!” sang the cast of The Boyfriend, and dance we did! This year, the theatre department put on The Boyfriend, a musical spoof of the 1920s composed and written by Sandy Wilson. The Boyfriend is about girls at ... http://commartsnewsletter.edublogs.org/2009/02/13/spring-musical-is-a-hit/