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TheEl e me nt a r ySc ho o l4 t hg r a des t ude nt st hi sy e a rwi l lbeo pe ni ngt hewa r dr o bedo o r a ndl e a di nguso nas pe c t a c ul a rj o ur ne yi nt ot hema g i c a lwo r l do fNa r ni a . Ac c o mpa ny i ng uso nt hej o ur ne ywi l lbeo uro l df r i e ndsPe t e r , Sus a n, Edmunda ndLuc ya swe l la sa my r i a do ff o r e s tc r e a t ur e s . TheWhi t eWi t c h, t he“ que e n”o fNa r ni awi l lbewa i t i ngf o rus t he r e a swe l la st hebe l o v e dAs l a n, t heKi ngo fNa r ni a .Br i ngt hewho l ef a mi l ya ndj o i n uso nt hi sma g i c a lj o ur ne y ! Mi ddl eSc hoolSpr i ngConc e r t Ma y1 6 Mi ddl eSc hoolAf t e r noonofJa z z Ma y2 2 Hi g hSc hoolPs a l msConc e r t Ma y2 3 Br i t i s hSc hoolSpr i ngConc e r t Ma y2 4 El e me nt a r ySc hoolGr a de4&5Spr i ngConc e r t Ma y3 1

sfscommuni tymusi c groups ThePe r f o r mi ngAr t sDe pa r t me nti spr o udt obea bl et opr o v i demus i co ppo r t uni t i e s f o rt hewho l eSFSc o mmuni t yt opa r t i c i pa t ei n.TheSFSCo mmuni t yGr o ups , whi c h i nc l udeCommuni t yBa nd,Communi t yOr c he s t r a ,a ndPs a l msChoi r , a r ea v a i l a bl e o nMo nda ye v e ni ng sf r o m5 pmt o7 pmo nt het hi r df l o o rmus i cwi ngo ft heLy s oCe nt e r f o rt hePe r f o r mi ngAr t s .Al lt hr e eg r o upsa r eo pe nt os t ude nt s , pa r e nt s , a ndf a c ul t y , a nd pe r f o r ma tt heHi g hSc ho o lc o nc e r t st hr o ug ho utt hey e a r .

APAC & KAI AC opportuni ti es Se o ulFo r e i g nSc ho o li same mbe ro ft heAs i aPa c i f i cAc t i v i t i e sCo nf e r e nc e , a swe l la s t heKo r e a nAme r i c a nI nt e r s c ho l a s t i cAc t i v i t i e sCo nf e r e nc e .Ass uc h, pe r f o r mi nga r t s s t ude nt sa r ea bl et opa r t i c i pa t ei nl o c a la ndi nt e r na t i o na la r t sf e s t i v a l sf o rba nd, c ho i r , o r c he s t r aa ndt he a t r e .Thi sy e a r , i na ddi t i o nt ol o c a lf e s t i v a l s , s e l e c ts t ude nt swi l lbe t r a v e l l i ngt oChi na( o r c he s t r a ) , Ho ngKo ng( ba nd) , a ndVi e t na m( Cho i r ) , whi l eSFSwi l l beho s t i ngt her e g i o na lAPACThe a t r eFe s t i v a l .

march 201 3 Hi g hSc hoolI BMus i cRe c i t a l s Ma r c h1 2&1 3 Fame !Jr . -Mi ddl eSc hoolMus i c a l Ma r c h1 5&1 6 Fa me !J r . , de v e l o pe dbyDa v i dDeSi l v a , i sa ne xhi l a r a t i ngmus i c a lc ho s e nno to nl yt o s ho wc a s et heuni quet a l e nt sa ndpe r s o na l i t i e so ft heMi ddl eSc ho o ls t ude nt s , buta l s o t oe xe mpl i f ya ndc e l e br a t et hedi v e r s i t yt ha tma ke sust r ul yi nt e r na t i o na l .Li ket heNe w Yo r kHi g hSc ho o lo fPe r f o r mi ngAr t s ’ s t ude nt s , t heMSs t ude nt sbr i ngt o g e t he rawe a l t ho f c ul t ur e , t r a di t i o n, ba c kg r o unds , a r t s , s t o r i e sa ndpe r s o na le xpe r i e nc e si nt oa ne xc i t i nga nd hi g he ne r g yhub.Suc hahub, ho we v e r , c a nno tpo s s i bl ye xi s tf r e eo fc l a s he sa nds t r ug g l e s . Theme s s a g eo fFa me !J r . i suni v e r s a l yc l e a r : f a c i ngc ha l l e ng e sa nde mbr a c i ngdi f f e r e nc e s wi l lma key o us t r o ng e r .Thec ha r a c t e r sa nda c t o r sa l i kewi l li ne v i t a bl yr e di s c o v e rt he ms e l v e s a si ndi v i dua l s , f r i e nds , s t ude nt sa nda r t i s t si nt hi sf una ndupbe a tmus i c a lj o ur ne y . Mi ddl eSc hool / Br i t i s hSc hoolDong da e wonConc e r t Ma r c h2 0

apri l201 3 Hi g hSc hoolBa ndConc e r t Apr i l5 Br i t i s hSc hoolKe ys t a g e1Pl a y Apr i l1 2 The r ea r enobe t t e rs t o r y t e l l e r st ha nc hi l dr e n, a ndt he r ei snobe t t e rwa yf o rame s s a g e t obes ha r e dt ha nt hr o ug hbe a ut i f ull i t t l ev o i c e s , da nc i ngf e e t , c o l o r f ulc o s t ume sa nd j o y f uls mi l e s .TheBr i t i s hSc ho o lKe y s t a g e1wi l lde l i g hti t sa udi e nc ea g a i nt hi sy e a r wi t hac hi l dr e n’ smus i c a lhi g hl i g ht i ngt hes t ude nt s ’ ma nyt a l e nt s . Paj amaGame-Hi g hSc hoolMus i c a l Apr i l1 9&2 0 I t ’ st he1 9 5 0 ’ s .Thewo r kpl a c ei st heSl e e pTi t ePa j a maFa c t o r y .Co ndi t i o nsa r ea ny t hi ng butpe a c e f ula ss pa r ksa r ef l y i ngbe t we e nt hene ws upe r i nt e nde nt , Si dSo r o ki n, a ndt he l e a de ro ft heuni o ng r i e v a nc ec o mmi t t e e , Ba beWi l l i a ms .Wo r ke r sg oo ns t r i ke , l a bo ra nd ma na g e me ntg ohe a dt ohe a da ndt heba t t l eo ft hes e xe sbe g i ns !TheHi g hSc ho o lpr e s e nt s Pa j a maGa me , wr i t t e nbyRi c ha r dAdl e ra ndJe r r yRo s s , ape r f o r ma nc ef i l l e dwi t hc o me dy r o ma nc e , a ndpo pul a rs o ng sa ndda nc e si nc l udi ngt ho s ema def a mo usbyHa r r yCo nni c k Jr . e nt i t l e d“ He yThe r e ”a nd“ He r na ndo ’ sHi de a wa y ” .De s c r i be da s“ br i g ht , br a s s y , a nd unc o nv e nt i o na l ” , Th ePa j a maGa mewi l lbeamus i c a lf o rt hewho l ef a mi l yt oe nj o y ! Hi g hSc hoolChoi r&Or c he s t r aConc e r t Apr i l2 5

201 2-201 3season offeri ngs September201 2 El e me nt a r ySc hoolBe g i nne rBa ndDa y Se pt e mbe r1 5

October201 2 Hi g hSc hoolFa l lConc e r t Oc t o be r1 2 Hi g hSc hoolI BMus i cRe c i t a l s Oc t o be r1 6&1 7 Th eLas tDayso fJud asI s c ar i o t-Hi g hSc hoolFa l lPl a y Oc t o be r1 8~2 0 Unl i kec o nv e nt i o na lc o ur t r o o mdr a ma s , t hes e t t i ngo ft hi sy e a r ’ sa mbi t i o ushi g hs c ho o l f a l lpl a y , Th eLa s tDa y so f J u d a sI s c a r i o tbySt e phe nAdl yGui r g i s , i ss o me whe r ebe t we e n He a v e na ndHe l la so neo ft hemo s ti nf a mo usc ha r a c t e r si nhi s t o r y , Juda sI s c a r i o t , i sput o nt r i a lf o rbe t r a y a l .Wi t ne s s e si nc l udeSi g mundFr e ud, Mo t he rThe r e s a , Po nt i usPi l a t e a ndmo r e .Phi l o s o phy , c o me dy , pa r a do xo ff a i t h, a ndhuma ni t yc o mehe a dt ohe a di nt hi s e xpl o r a t i o no fwha tha sbe e nde s c r i be da s“ a na mbi t i o us , c o mpl i c a t e da ndo f t e nl a ug ho ut l o udr e l i g i o usde ba t e . ”Pa ne ldi s c us s i o nswi l la l s of o l l o wpe r f o r ma nc e sf o ra l lwhoa r e i nt e r e s t e d. Hi g hSc hoolI BThe a t r eYe a r2Pl a y Oc t o be r3 1&No v e mbe r1 TheHi g hSc ho o lI BThe a t r eYe a r2s t ude nt swi l lbepr e s e nt i nga no r i g i na la nd i nno v a t i v epe r f o r ma nc ei nt heLy s oCe nt e rBl a c kbo xThe a t r e .Thepe r f o r ma nc ewi l lbe wr i t t e n, di r e c t e d, a ndpe r f o r me dbyt hes t ude nt sba s e do nt he i rI BThe a t r es t udi e sa nd phy s i c a lt he a t r ewo r ks ho pswi t hg ue s ta r t i s t , Ma r kHi l l .

november201 2

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Di gI t !AMus i c alTal eo fAnc i e ntCi v i l i z at i o ns-Br i t i s hSc hoolKe ys t a g e2Mus i c a l No v e mbe r1 5&1 6 Tr a v e lwi t ht heBr i t i s hSc ho o lKe y s t a g e2be y o ndt hewa l l so ft hec l a s s r o o ma ndt he pa g e so ft het e xt bo o kt obr i nghi s t o r yt ol i f e !Di gI t !AMu s i c a l Ta l eo f An c i e n tCi v i l i z a t i o n , byJo hnJa c o bs o n, t r a ns f o r mst hes t ude nt si nt oe xpl o r e r s , hi s t o r i a ns , mummi e s , s o l di e r s , e mpe r o r sa ndma nymo r ei nf a mo usc ha r a c t e r sa st he ydi gupt hea r c he o l o g i c a lmy s t e r i e s o ft hepa s t .Me s o po t a mi a , Eg y pt , Gr e e c e , Ro me , TheFa rEa s ta ndag l i mps ei nt ot he f ut ur eke e pi nqui s i t i v ea r c he o l o g i s t s , Ta kia ndTut , bus ya st he yl e a dt heKe ySt a g e2 s t ude nt sa nda udi e nc e so na na dv e nt ur eo fdi s c o v e r ya nde xpl o r a t i o n.

Hi g hSc hoolI BMus i cRe c i t a l s Ja nua r y1 5&1 6

El e me nt a r ySc hoolGr a de4&5Conc e r t No v e mbe r3 0 Hi g hSc hoolChr i s t ma sConc e r t No v e mbe r3 0

Hi g hSc hoolI BThe a t r eYe a r1Pl a y Ja nua r y2 4&2 5 TheI BThe a t r eYe a r1s t ude nt swi l lde s i g na ndpe r f o r mapl a ywhi c hi st obes e l e c t e d byt hes t ude nt si nt hec l a s s .Ea c hs t ude ntwi l lt a keo nt her o l eo fa c t o ra swe l la sbe r e s po ns i bl ef o rs o mee l e me nto fpr o duc t i o n, i nc l udi ngs e tde s i g n, l i g ht i ngde s i g n, e t c . Thepl a ywi l lbepe r f o r me di nt heLy s oCe nt e rBl a c kbo xThe a t r e .

february201 3 Hi g hSc hoolNi g htofJa z z Fe br ua r y1 5

December201 2

Hi g hSc hoolTr i M Cha r i t yConc e r tf orDong da e won Fe br ua r y1 9

El e me nt a r ySc hoolPr e K~Gr a de1Chr i s t ma sConc e r t De c e mbe r5

Hi g hSc hoolKAI ACHonorMus i cFe s t i v a l Fe br ua r y2 2&2 3( c o nc e r to nt he2 3 r d)

Br i t i s hSc hoolKe ySt a g e3Le s s ons&Ca r ol s De c e mbe r7

Hi g hSc hoolAPACThe a t r eFe s t i v a l Fe br ua r y2 8~Ma r c h2 ThePe r f o r mi ngAr t sDe pa r t me nti sho s t i ngt hea nnua lAPACThe a t r eFe s t i v a lt hi sy e a r . Dur i ngt hi swe e k, s t ude nt sf r o ms i xi nt e r na t i o na ls c ho o l si nAs i awi l lg a t he ri nSe o ulo n t heSFSc a mpust oe xpl o r et heKo r e a na r t i s t i cc ul t ur ea nde l e me nt so ft he a t r i c a l pe r f o r ma nc e .Twope r f o r ma nc e swi l lbeo f f e r e dt ot hepubl i cdur i ngt hi s4 da ye v e nt , i nc l udi ngas ho wc a s eo ft e nmi nut epl a y spe r f o r me dbye a c hi ndi v i dua ls c ho o la nda c ul mi na t i ngpe r f o r ma nc epr e s e nt e dbyt hec o l l e c t i v eg r o upo ft he a t r es t ude nt s .Ar t i s t s i nr e s i de nc ewi l lbel e a di ngt hef e s t i v a l , i nc l udi ngphy s i c a lt he a t r epe r f o r me r , c ho r e o g r a phe ra ndt e a c he r , Ma r kHi l l .

El e me nt a r ySc hoolGr a de2&3Chr i s t ma sConc e r t De c e mbe r1 3 Mi ddl eSc hoolChr i s t ma sConc e r t De c e mbe r1 4

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