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Arkansas Arts Academy has openings in 7th-12th grade. Reach out to Pam Lewis, District Registrar: plewis@artsk12.org https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1988071/2022-23enrollment_Request_form__1_.pdf

K6 Dance Performance starts at 1:30pm TODAY at the HS Campus!

Congratulations @artsk12.org Class of 2022! Best of luck and continue to make us proud! May the ARTS be with you. #arkansasartsacademy

July 11th -12th, Arkansas Arts Academy offers a Classic French Culinary Intensive. Learn about classic culinary techniques globally used in the best restaurants. This course includes roasting, braising, searing, stewing, vegetable preparation, protein fabrication, and complete product utilization. In addition, the instructor will cover the front-of-house technique used in British, French, and Russian-style services. Menu items will focus primarily on traditional French cuisine. Vegetarians and meat-eaters are welcome. Kadin Kessler is the instructor for this program. Kadin Kessler, a native of northwest Arkansas, is a graduate of the Johnson and Wales Culinary Program in Providence, RI. There, he developed a love for French Cuisine and, as a result, founded the Escoffier Fine Arts Culinary Club. Kadin has worked in many fine-dining restaurants, including Gracie’s in Providence, RI, Castle Hill Inn in Newport, RI, and the Michelin star restaurant, Temporis in Chicago, IL. He has experience in various techniques, including baking and pastry to garde manger and advanced plating techniques. We are offer a limited amount of scholarships to this program. To request scholarship information, please contact Amy Kessler-Weber akessler@artsk12.org. Scholarships are open to incoming 9-12th grade students. Both Arkansas Arts Academy and non-Arkansas Arts Academy students may apply. To register for the Classic French Culinary Intensive, please visit the AAA Eventbrite page. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/arkansas-arts-academy-43331642003

The K6 Arts Cafe is tomorrow, June 2nd!!! 4:15pm: Orchestra performance 5pm: Guitar performance 4pm-7pm: drop in to see the Visual Art show, interactive Computer Tech/Coding display, and eat a free cookie

Cereal Boxes Needed at the K6!!! Help with the Cereal Drive by donating boxes of cereal May 26th-June 3rd! On the last day, we will have a Cereal Domino Effect down the hallway. Donations can be dropped off in the K6 main office.

What an eventful week in the 4th grade as they learned about economics! On Wednesday they traveled to the Walton's 5 & 10/Walmart Museum, Downtown Bentonville Arvest Bank, and stopped at The Spark for ice cream. Today, they had guest speakers Steve Cox with Rogers Chamber of Commerce and Craig Adams & Robert Shields with Walmart.

EMS Rise & Shine was awesome today. Thanks to John Hart @NWAESC for joining us to celebrate our students winning 1st place and Honorable Mention in the Great Arkansas History Video Game Coding Competition. Excellent job by the choir! #arkansasartsacademy

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVAH4Q9DNys AAA is proud to host Perpetual Motion Dance. Tickets at: https://www.perpetualmotiondance.org/

Field Day T-Shirt Orders Forms are still being accepted, but t-shirts are in limited supply. Youth small, youth large, and adult small are the only ones left. Turn your order form into the K6 main office ASAP to reserve your field day shirt. https://5il.co/1b3s1

Help the K6 Campus with its Cereal Drive by donating boxes of cereal May 26th-June 3rd! On the last day, we will have a Cereal Domino Effect down the hallway. Donations can be dropped off in the K6 main office.

Mr. Sallings Jazz Band & Guitar Ensemble had a wonderful concert last night! Click the link to see a clip of the Jazz Band performance: https://5il.co/1azvz

Arkansas Arts Academy is providing FREE summer meals for kids and teens ages 1-18. Breakfast from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and Lunch from 10:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Provided at the AAA High School Campus, 506 W. Poplar Rogers, AR 72756 @ARHungerRelief @Rogers1881

PERPETUAL MOTION DANCE presents Y20! Perpetual Motion Dance is presenting Y20, an original concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City modern and aerial dance company. This concert will feature current and alumnae company members performing dramatic, gravity-defying dance creations that incorporate aerial silks, trapeze, and a new invented metal apparatus. Y20 events will include a public aerial class to be held at the Arkansas Arts Academy on June 6th at 6:00pm and a a full Live Performance June 7th at 6:30pm in addition to an excerpt of the show performed outdoors at the Railyard as part of the Thursday night Artwalk in downtown Rogers, AR during the 4:30-7:30 time slot. Oklahoma Live Performances will be held July 14-16th at 7:00pm and July 17th at 2:00pm at Mustang Performing Arts Center. Tickets available at www.perpetualmotiondance.org. Choreography for Y20 was created by Artistic Director, Michelle Moeller and company members Amy Nevius, Kayla Jenkins, Caitlin Robinson, Emma Prilaman, Melanie Lambert, Katelyn Prewitt, and Summer Brandley. Additional company performers include Mari Rada, Stormi Luney, Felipe Ramirez, and Don Sellers. Guest alumnae choreographers include Rebecca Alca, Rebekah Barger, and Kim Kieffer. Guest alumnae performers include Rebecca Alca, Kim Kieffer, Leah Watson, Sarah Fugett, and Paige Fischer. Guest alumni video contributions were provided by Jessica Taylor, Zahira Mous, Leslie Jones, Ryne Swope, and Elizabeth Kerr. Perpetual Motion Dance is honored to collaborate with the following community partners; Shear Balance Salon to create a cutting-edge aesthetic appearance from costuming to elaborate hair and makeup supporting each performer's character, video projection and promotion created by Lane Avenue Studios, photography and graphic design by Mike Esperanza, rigging support by Stephen Rohlman, and lighting design by Scott Hynes. Perpetual Motion Dance, Oklahoma City’s only modern and aerial dance company, employs home grown professional dance artists who diligently work through the process of experimentation and rehearsal to create original works that draw the audience into new states of awareness. These concerts, funded in part by a matching grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council, and additionally by donors

Announcing AAA Skill Development Summer School! Meals included. Open for AAA K-12 students. FREE! Watch your email for an invitation!

EMS campus: Found glasses. If you recognize any of these pairs of glasses, please email Nurse Katie at kmilligan@artsk12.org

EXCITING NEWS....... Perpetual Motion Dance out of Oklahoma City will teach a public aerial class at AAA on June 6, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. and have a Live Performance on June 7th at 6:30 p.m. Tickets available @perpetualmotiondance.org Don't miss it!

AAA School Board meeting is tomorrow, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the HS Commons. Prelude begins at 6:00 p.m. with performances from the Jr. High Orchestra and Musical Theatre Dance Class. https://artsk12.communitybydiligent.com/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=54

Back by incredibly popular demand, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals would like to reward your extraordinary students for a successful school year through our Report Card RewardZ program presented by GoGo squeeZ. All students who receive at least one A (or equivalent) on their end of year report card will receive two free Dugout Premium tickets to the May 31st Naturals game and get to be recognized on the field/videoboard that night! To get their 2 complimentary tickets, students simply need to bring the report card to the box office with at least one parent/guardian and show their report card.

Click the link to check out these 5th/6th graders in Mr. Shields’ 10am guitar class! Come see their whole set at the Arts Cafe on June 2nd along with visual art displays, orchestra performances, and computer-science exhibits! https://5il.co/1al0f