Theatre Boot Camp
September 3 - 6
When: TBD - September 3-6, 2024
Time : 3:45 pm - 6 pm daily (Conestoga, Highland Park and Whitford middle schools are welcome and will join after school)
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Where: Southridge HS Auditorium
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What: Southridge Theatre Arts Students lead four days of fun and theatre. Camp workshops will include: Acting, Improvisation, Tech (lighting, sound, rigging, costuming and Stage Management), Audition Techniques, and Singing for stage, leadership, plus many others.
Who: Open to all Southridge, Conestoga, Highland Park, Whitford, and Raleigh Hills students who want to learn about theatre from student leaders and theatre participants. (If you are in a school not listed - Contact the director -James_fewer@beaverton.k12.or.us
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We are looking to have over 100 students attend the camp all week. Let's bring theatre back to the stage.
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DON'T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!
TOTS - Eat Canned Food Drive
October 31
2 - 5 pm
When: Usually October 31 - Halloween Night and two weeks prior
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TOTS Eat is a national community service program for International Thespian member schools to collect canned and dry goods for local charities and food banks. Since the campaign began in 2003, Thespian troupes have collected and distributed more than four million pounds of food to help their neighbors in need.
While this is an National Event, the food donations collected in our community will go to benefit the Skyhawk Food Pantry. David Neislanik, SRHS Principal says, “We are extremely grateful to our Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 for the time and effort they give to help combat hunger and need in our Skyhawk Family and our Southridge community. We also appreciate everyone who donates non-perishable items to our families." Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 support the TOTS- Eat program because we all can agree that 'hunger is a very scary thing.’
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The Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 (pending district approval) will continue our Halloween Night collection drive with the Tots-Eat Program this year. We need it more this year than before with Covid-19 still impacting our families. Look for flyers and a bag on your door, during mid-October and place your items on your step on Halloween evening after 3:30pm. We will do the rest.
Oregon Food Bank
OFB planning
is currently in process.
TBD
Hoping to reboot a longstanding tradition, (sadly Covid and scheduling has denied this for the years 20-23) the Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 schedules an evening of service in November to volunteer food packing assistance at the Beaverton site of the Oregon Food Bank, because we also believe food is a basic human right.
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Citing the OFB website "Hunger is not just an empty stomach or an individual experience. Hunger is a community wide symptom of exclusion, of not having enough – not having enough nutritious food, enough income, enough power, enough represented voice. Hunger is a symptom of barriers to employment, education, housing and healthcare.
We all experience the effects of hunger in our communities. But together we can build communities that never go hungry. We can build communities where every voice matters. We can build communities that share responsibility for each other and the common good. Because, when we share prosperity, we all benefit."
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Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 have decided to help "achieve this bold vision" and build ​community connections​ by helping organizations like the Oregon Food Bank provide access to nutritious food and begin the process to eliminate hunger.
Thes-Giving
When: November 22, 2024
Time : Following OFB Service Event or 4:00 pm
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Where: TBD
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What: Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 take an evening to be thankful for all the the good that has come their way during this challenging year. Thespians and non-thespians gather together to share time with each other and take time to unwind.
Who: Open to all Skyhawk Theatre members and their friends.
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This event comprises of bringing a variety of food items that represents your family's heritage, and what you have to be thankful for. This evening is a time to share who we are as Skyhawk Theatre students, Thespians, and human beings.
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DON'T MISS OUT
Snow Pals
When: December 18, 2024
Time : Thespian Meeting Prior To Holiday Break In December
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Where: Black Box
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What: Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 has a long standing tradition of sharing with each other and taking the time to appreciate the individuals of the troupe who wish to participate. This optional event, uses the 'secret Santa' model for holiday sharing. What makes SNOW PALS unique is that anyone is able to participate no matter one's current situation, Giving is in the spirit of thoughtfulness and appreciation of another human being during this event. Gifts can be home-made or store bought, it is not the cost of the gift that makes this time special, it is the thought behind the gift.
Who: Open to all Skyhawk Theatre members and their friends.
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This event normally takes place in a single day the week prior to Holiday Break, and culminates with a share out time after or during the last thespian meeting in December.
Val Pals
When: February 14, 2025
Time : Thespian Meeting Prior To Valentine Day in February or on Valentine Day
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Where: Black Box
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What: Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 developed a tradition of acknowledging each other and taking the time to appreciate other members the individuals of the troupe who wish to participate. This optional event, uses the 'Snow-Pals" model for this seasonal sharing. What makes VAL PALS unique is that anyone is able to participate no matter one's current situation, VAL PALS is not about the cost of the gift, but rather the thoughtfulness and appreciation expressed toward another human during the month of February. VAL PAL appreciations can be home-made or store bought, it is not the cost of the gift that makes this appreciation special, it is the thought behind the gift. In the past students have written thoughful poems, prepared homemade gifts, created Dollar store baskets of toys, and even wrote a song and recorded it. The gifts are more thoughtful when they come from the heart.
Who: Open to all Skyhawk Theatre members and their friends.
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This event normally takes place in a single day the week of Valentine Day, and culminates with a share out time after or during the thespian meeting that week.
Beaverton Celebration Parade
2024 PARADE PARTICIPATION - WE ARE PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR!!! Parents are welcome to join
When: September 7, 2024
Time : 7 am - done
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Where: Downtown Beaverton - parade route
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What: Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012 joined the Beaverton Celebration parade eight years ago and has continued to participate annually. Students sign up to carry the banners, walk the parade route (usually dressed in appropriate costumes according to the parade theme of the year, and hand out candy and flyers to all the parents and children along the parade route. This one-day event gives the theatre department and Troupe 6012 visibility in the community and allows us to partner with the city of Beaverton.
Who: Open to all Troupe 6012 members, Skyhawk Theatre members and their friends and families. Parents are encouraged to join the fun.
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Performance Events
The Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 takes pride in arranging regular troupe events in which we attend feeder school (Conestoga, Whitford, and HIghland) and fellow Thespian school's theatre performances throughout the year.
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We have developed great friendships with other troupes around the region and created lasting thespian bonds of support. We gather together at the event and represent en masse Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012. Thespians Troupes support each other and we intend to continue to do just that - support our fellow Troupes.
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Athletic Events
The Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 takes pride in arranging regular troupe events in which we attend our schools athletic events. Our biggest events are the Andrew J. Keller Memorial Football game in which our troupe wears our best red, white and blue or camo to support our fallen alumni soldier; homecoming game, and Cram the Cage. We intend to spread our reach into other events as well.
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Our mission is to redevelop bonds and friendships with athletes within the school and create some lasting bonds of support from our fellow students athletes. We gather together at the events and represent en masse Skyhawk Theatre and Troupe 6012.
Production Events
The Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 takes participation seriously ​during production and performance season. We do, also have a fun and crazy side as well when it comes to production events.
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We have Opening night encouragements, and cast parties, Friday tradition, and Mom-lucks to name a few. We highly encourage and recommend participation in these events as they are a time to unwind and get to know your fellow thespians in a way other than on the boards. These events bring the thespians and supporters and parents together and bonds develop when you least expect it.
STARGazing
Awards
Night
The Skyhawk Theatre and Thespian Troupe 6012 has a long-standing tradition that withstood Covid-closure 2020 and CDL/Hybrid 2021 which takes place every spring on the Friday evening prior to Graduation. This evening event hosted by the Thespian Juniors is the time for the department to look back and to celebrate the successes of the year and to really honor the seniors of that year. This year we all will have a lot to celebrate as theatre returns to 'normal'; work sessions return to 'normal'; and our program returns to 'normal.'
This thematic, formal evening event is very much like the Tony awards and will return in person with all its original glitz and glamour. This evening takes place in two parts - the dinner in the fishbowl at 5 pm and the awards in the auditorium at 7 pm. This evening is mixed with entertainment, laughter and tears, but all in the honor of Thespians. During this event no one leaves without recognition as everyone who attends has done their part to make Skyhawk Theatre flourish during the current year.