Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Final Countdown

Hey hey hey,



Today we embarked on another great day at arts-x-press! Although we had no excursions today, we still had a jam-packed day here at Vanguard. After a long night at the Pageant of the Arts, we were all grateful to sleep in a little while longer. After filling up on a hearty breakfast everyone went to their Creative Expression classes and put our creative minds to use. While some kids blogged, others wrote acrostic poems and worked on haikus. Then we all met up at the letters and dispersed to our art workshops. Whether dance, visual arts, voice, instrumental, or theater, we all finalized our pieces for the parent work in progress presentation, and added last minute touches. Then we took a quick lunch break to get some energy for the rest of the day. Later we enjoyed a special treat when we got to work with musicians from the Pacific Symphony. A song was written specifically for us at arts-x-press and we came up with different combinations of the melody. Then we got to practice our percussion skills and have a question session with the musicians. The instrumental spotlight was followed by a vocal spotlight where we learned harmonies and found confidence in our voice. After that we squeezed in some time for practicing for the talent show and rehearsing for the parent presentation. Then we ate a fast dinner all anxious to see our family and show our friends the progress we have made. We all went to the show and it was awesome! It was great to see what everyone had been working on for the past couple of days. The performance definitely stayed true to this weeks theme of Collaboration. Creative Expression classes also gave a preview of what they had been working on, and everyone expressed how much arts-x-press has influenced them and impacted them. After our three minute hellos to any visitors, we went to our talent show where everyone was amazing. We saw a wide variety of talents and it was great to see everyone perform their art form. When the show ended, the kids walked over to a surprise party that the counselors            had planned. Then we went back to our dorms and settled down and packed up. Tomorrow the buses will bring us back all home, and though no one wants arts-x-press to end, we can't wait to see our family and friends! 
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