From Marilynn Cunningham, Bluegrass Principal

Dear SCAPA Families:

I am hoping you all had a restful spring break and you are ready for the last leg of the SCAPA Bluegrass journey for the school year of 2009-2010. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” lifted all of our spirits to send our spring breaks off to a great beginning. The play exemplified the SCAPA experience. It showed the enthusiasm of our high school students and once again the support from our families. Bravo!

Congratulations to our Chess Teams and Speech Teams. Both teams earned second place in the state! WOW! For our small school, that is a “big” accomplishment. Our Band, Chorus and Orchestras performed at the highest levels, 1+. Once again, the judges made remarks that offered our conductors the knowledge that they are leading in a way that produces artists. To see individual state winners, watch Channel 13. They always do a great job of showcasing our students’ individual accomplishments.

Starting on April 26th, our students will have a chance to perform or “show their knowledge” on the Kentucky Core Content Assessment and Iowa Basic Skills Assessment. I want to encourage you to make sure your students get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast. I know you have already avoided appointments during the dates: April 26 – May 7! Thanks for being supportive parents.

The busyness of the month of April and May can cause a slippery, sliding feeling for Penguins. In order to slide in style, stay informed as much as possible: structure your busyness with calendars and communicative conversations. Stay in touch…..Always ask for clarification. Our web page is an excellent way to keep up with all the celebrations and events. Please make sure that you contact us if you are not able to get your questions answered with the usual references. We are here to serve you and give back just a little for what you give to us with your son or daughter and your support.

Keep the Arts in our Hearts.
Sincerely,
Marilynn Cunningham, Principal

From Vickie Ritchie, LHS Principal

Dear Friends of the Arts
March and April are busy months for assessing our students’ progress. Our staff and students worked together throughout the winter to prepare for the ACT. Our teachers made sure to use ACT type assessments in class when appropriate to their topics. We had large groups of students working on Saturdays here at LHS in the computer labs to practice for the test. Many other students spent time at home using the online practice program the district has provided for all students. On March 9, our juniors gave a fantastic effort to blow the top off the test. Our sophomores also completed a practice test to prepare them for next year’s test. We are looking forward to great scores this year!

On March 9, our seniors had the opportunity to job shadow someone in the community. We had students learn about health and legal careers, technical and retail careers, as well as dozens of other jobs in the community. Our freshman students worked on career cluster introductory activities here at school. We had a great time and students signed a pledge to do their best to take advantage of all their opportunities as members of the LHS Class of 2013.

Although one big assessment is complete, our next major task is just around the corner. Sophomores and juniors will complete the KCCT test in just two weeks. Sophomores will have their Reading test on April 19 and 20. Our juniors will take the Math, Social Studies and Science tests on April 20, 21, 22, and 23. Please mark your calendars for these important dates.

On an artistic note, our Horse Mania horses have arrived! Watch the website in April for “before” photos of the horses and their artists. We are so excited to be able to participate in this great community activity.

Vicki Ritchie

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Moving Beyond Anger to Forgiveness

by Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman

I am still basking in the glow generated by SCAPA’s fabulous production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”  I have been attending SCAPA musicals for seven years now and I would have to say that this was, overall, the finest production I have seen.  These directors, students and parents have set a new standard of excellence in SCAPA musical theatre.  Every standing ovation was genuinely deserved.

One of the factors that contributed to making this show outstanding was the underlying story.  While the account of Joseph is thousands of years old, it's message is timeless.  Forgiveness takes more courage and is more powerful than any act of violence.  In granting forgivenss, everyone gets the chance to start over, hopefully wiser for the experience.

What leads to the need for forgiveness? Forgiveness is typically preceded by an act motivated by anger. When actions are committed out of anger, the consequences, for everyone involved, are often dire.  For example, when Jacob's older sons could no longer take being treated as second best, their jealousy turned to murderous anger.  They set out to destroy Joseph, but fortunately for him, choose to sell him instead.  When they meet years later Joseph's anger at having been betrayed by his brothers leads him to seek revenge, at least initially.  But then, he is moved to show compassion rather than wrath.  He appears to gain an appreciation for the anger that led his brothers to commit such a hateful act and chooses not to follow that path.  Perhaps by acquiring a better understanding of anger we could prevent situations that require forgiveness or at least be prepared to forgive more readily.

Anger is a natural human emotion. It is a signal - one worth paying attention to - that something is not quite right. Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning that another feeling was experienced first, sometimes only a split second before, that triggered the anger. Some of the feelings that typically precede anger are fear, disappointment, embarrassment, guilt, jealousy, inadequacy, pain, and even fatigue or hunger. The factor all of these feelings have in common is the sense of vulnerability they leave us with. We are not comfortable with being vulnerable, much less admitting our vulnerability to others, so we revert to anger which makes us feel more powerful.

Anger prevents us from taking responsibility for and dealing with our true feelings by allowing us to direct the energy from those uncomfortable feelings outward, against others. We transfer the responsibility for our anger to the other person, thereby justifying whatever actions we choose to take, i.e. since it´s their fault we feel this way, they deserve whatever we dish out. Sometimes the anger we express is completely unrelated to the incident at hand. This "spillover anger" is the result of an accumulation of incidents that have been left unresolved. For example, lashing out at our children because: our boss has been unreasonable lately, we feel neglected by our spouse, we feel pressured to meet a deadline, etc. Obviously, angry feelings are not limited to parents. The goal is not to eliminate anger from our emotional repertoire, or that of our children, but to find appropriate ways to express anger that are not destructive to our relationships with others. How can we help our children handle their anger more effectively? How can we encourage them to readily grant forgiveness? Here are a few suggestions:

1. Evaluate your assumptions about anger. Many of us grew up with misguided notions about anger, i.e. you shouldn´t get angry at people you love, anger leads to abandonment or rejection, anger is dangerous, anger should be held inside, anger is bad and therefore those who become angry are bad. We carry these messages learned in the families we grew up in into all other intimate relationships. Feelings are not the problem. It is how we choose to express them that is important.
   
2. Develop realistic expectations about anger. Accept anger as a natural human emotion that you and your children are going to experience. Identify your "anger triggers" and help your children do the same. When we can anticipate what situations invite our anger, we can better prepare ourselves and our children to manage them appropriately.
   
3. Increase your family feeling word vocabulary. Many of us are limited to describing our feelings as simply sad, mad, glad, or afraid, when there is a whole range of human emotions. The more accurately we can identify what we are feeling, the more likely we are to express it appropriately.
   
4. Provide acceptable outlets for anger. Intense feelings create physical tension. Set guidelines in your family for how to channel this energy constructively. For example, when angry you may not hit people, swear, or call names, but you may hit a pillow, kick a ball, go in your closet and scream, draw an angry picture, listen to calming music, dance, go for a walk or run, etc. Remember that while releasing the tension is important, emphasis should be on returning afterward to work on resolving the issue that led to the anger in the first place.
   
5. Create a plan for defusing anger and resolving conflict. You might follow these steps. Stop and calm down. Express your feelings -the ones you felt that split second before the anger. Listen to the other person. Develop and implement a solution. Go on with your day.
   
6. Summon the courage to express your feelings honestly.  Take the time to think about what you want to say so that the other person can truly hear your message.  Honesty is not cruel, disrespectful or snotty.  It is expressed in a way that invites the other to respond appropriately. 
   
7. Learn how to apologize. We all make mistakes. Failing to admit this leads to resentment and distrust. Remember that saying "I´m sorry" carries with it the underlying message that you intend to do better. Hearing "I´m sorry" for repeated transgressions can get old.
   
8. Be forgiving. Grant forgiveness readily and completely. However, avoid confusing forgiveness with permission to go on making the same mistake over and over again.
    
   May each of us have the patience to be slow to anger and quick to forgive.

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Prior to her role as SCAPA Arts Facilitator, Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman was a Parent/Family Life Educator and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was the author of The Parents’ Toolbox for The Lexington Family Magazine as well as Pastoral Parenting for the Church of the Resurrection newsletter.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

(Please check the SCAPA Calendar regularly for updates)

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Announcements and Reminders

In The SCAPA Paddock

A mare and two foals have been safely delivered to the SCAPA paddock. They stand patiently while our SCAPA students turn them into works of art. They will be returned to LexArts June 1st and will be on display somewhere in Lexington beginning June 30th. Be on the lookout! I know the visual arts students are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this project and thank FOAS for making it possible.

New CATS Dates:

• All Grades KCCT: April 26 – May 7 (Kentucky Core Content Test)
  
• Grades 4-7 ITBS: May 10 – May 14 (Iowa Test of Basic Skills, which is a normed-reference test NRT)

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

• Photos Friday Night, Photos Thursday Night, Photos Schools Shows

Bluegrass SCAPA Yearbooks on Sale

2009-10 Bluegrass SCAPA Yearbooks will be on sale the month of April starting on the 5th. Order forms will be passed out during homeroom that morning. Students can turn their money into their homeroom teachers or to Mrs. Klein if they want personalization. The cost of the 56-page, full-color yearbook will be $29.50. If students want to have their yearbook personalized they need to get their order in to Mrs. Klein by April 30th. After April, the price of the yearbook will go up to $32.00. We need to have at least 200 orders to cover our expenses. Additional order forms will be available in the front office. What a great way to treasure your student’s memories of their SCAPA experience!

Introducing Bluegrass SCAPA Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a first time performance event for SCAPA Bluegrass. It is an interdisciplinary, year-end performance that involves collaborative works between the following arts areas: Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Orchestra, Visual Art and Vocal Music. This exciting evening of SCAPA talent will take place on Thursday May 27 at 7:00 pm in Beeler Auditorium on the Lafayette/SCAPA Campus. Rehearsals for Kaleidoscope are scheduled for May 17th, May 25th and May 26th from 4 – 7 in Beeler Auditorium.

Broadway Bound 2010!

GETTING IT TOGETHER!
Discover the Power of Teamwork in Theatre
Broadway Bound Conservatory Experience
1st-8th grades July 5-10

ONCE UPON A CASTLE
A medieval musical featuring music from Spamalot, Camelot, Enchanted, and more!
Broadway Bound Performance Camp
4th-8th grades July 12-17

CLOWN TOWN
Featuring scenes and songs from Craig Cassil's musical Clowns, the clowns in clown town put on a great show!

• Broadway Bound Beginner Performance Camp
  • 1st-4th grades July 19-24
• Broadway Bound Basics:
  • Location: All camps on campus at the University of Kentucky
    
  • Times: Camps run 9-4:30pm daily Monday-Friday with a Saturday presentation at 2pm
    
  • Cost: $250/wk
    
  • $440 for 2 weeks or 2 siblings
    
  • $600 for 3 weeks or any combination of siblings
    
  • Auditions? Week 2 "Once Upon A Castle" will require interviews in June. All children who apply will receive a part in the production. Other weeks do not require auditions.
    
  • Capacity: Each camp has a 30 student capacity.
    
  • Registration Deadline: June 1, 2010. Applications will be accepted after the deadline if camps are not full to capacity.
    
  • Registration Materials: Available April 1st on our website:

Broadway Bound summer programs are taught by professional performing artists. We encourage children to develop new skills in the arts and to perform with excellence in a high-energy final production.

For More Info:
Call (859)494-3937
Email us: kctcbroadwaybound@yahoo.com

Friends of the Arts School (FOAS) Meetings

Mark you calendars for the meeting dates in 2009-10

• Tuesday April 20th @ 6pm
  
• Tuesday May 18th @ 4pm

Meeting Minutes

• March 2010
• February 2010
• January 2010
• December 2009
• November 2009
• October 2009
• September 2009
• August 2009
• June 2009
• May 2009
• April 2009

SBDM Meeting Minutes

• September 2009

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Recent Events

The Lafayette Speech Team

The Lafayette Speech Team competed in the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) State Tournament on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, March 11th – 13th. Lafayette advanced eleven entries to the Semi-Final Rounds. These SCAPA students were in the top 18 in their event: Beth Bollinger – Dramatic Interpretation; Will Swisher – Poetry Interpretation; Hannah McIntosh – Prose Interpretation. Two of the three Lafayette’s entries that advanced to the Finals and placed in the top 6 in their event were also SCAPA students: Miles Conger – 2nd Place in Radio Broadcasting; Miles Conger – 3rd Place in Improvisational Duo. Lafayette placed 6th out of 45 teams competing. This was an excellent showing and all of our team members are to be commended for their hard work and effort! Coaches Combs, Fore and Middleton.

Fayette County Elementary Honors Chorus

On Wednesday March 17th, the following elementary vocal majors participated in the Fayette County Elementary Honors Chorus at Singletary Center with students representing 31 of the elementary schools in Fayette County. They spent the afternoon practicing and performed an evening concert. The concert can be viewed on Channel 13. The students are Carolyn Ackerman, Thomas Bollinger, Constance Brown, Bennett Creech, Sydney Mullins, Danielle Norman, Kaelyn Payton, Woods Prewitt, and Joseph Waterbury-Tieman.

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SCAPA in the Community

SCAPA Spotlights

This section is reserved for recognizing accomplishments by SCAPA students, parents, faculty and staff. Please send arts accomplishments to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman (carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us). Space limitations will determine how many we can include in any given month.

BG SCAPA Receives Highest KMEA Ratings Congratulations to our Strings, Band and Vocal students who were awarded the highest ratings available in their KMEA Assessments – all Distinguished and Distinguished +!!! According to the directors, “The kids were phenomenal!!!” And of course this is possible because of the incredible preparation they receive from Nancy Campbell, Robin Barker, Karen Akel and Millie Fields. Thank you to all for your hard work and dedication to maintaining a high standard of excellence for SCAPA! SCAPA teacher receives Junior Achievement award Kay Swain, a social studies teacher at SCAPA Bluegrass, has been named 2010 Teacher of the Year by Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass. “I’ve always tried to make real-work connections in my classroom with what we’re learning in Junior Achievement,” said Swain, who has hosted nearly two dozen JA classes in the past six years. Her sixth-graders study the global marketplace, seventh-graders learn financial literacy lessons, and eighth-graders study U.S. economics through Junior Achievement – the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. JA volunteers who have worked with Swain’s classes nominated her for the award, which acknowledges commitment, leadership and inspiration. As David Kidd wrote, “Kay keeps her students engaged … She employs the curriculum taught in JA in her tests and projects so the kids truly stayed focused.” Swain was honored March 16 at the Adopt-A-School Recognition Breakfast. The Adopt-A-School program enables companies to partner with a particular school by funding at least 10 Junior Achievement classes. The businesses underwrite the classroom materials and volunteer training. “I really believe in having the program in the schools so students have an opportunity to learn from professionals in the community,” Swain said. “So many prominent people in this community are involved in helping students grow, really making the connections with real-life business topics and information, and the kids love it.” Swain has been with Fayette County Public Schools for 15 years, including five as a resource teacher and 10 as a social studies teacher – all at SCAPA. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Arizona and her Rank 1 at the University of Kentucky. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Swain is married and has two grown daughters. Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass covers 18 counties in Central Kentucky. Visit http://lexington.ja.org/ for more details.   FCMS Honors Orchestra Twelve SCAPA students auditioned for the Fayette County Middle School Honors Orchestra and they were all accepted! They will be attending rehearsals all day on Friday, April 9 with a concert on Saturday, April 10. Congratulations to the following students for this achievement: Anna Wilson – first chair cello Janie Herbener – second chair cello Robert Wendroth – third chair cello Monica Schmocker – sixth chair cello Elizabeth Robbins – seventh chair cello Sarah MacDonald – second chair viola Spencer Burt – eighth chair viola Laura Briggs – fifteenth chair viola Hitomi Shimojo – fifth chair first violin Sarah Jeoung – ninth chair first violin Dylan Rowe – eleventh chair first violin Aly Ackerman – tenth chair second violin Macauley Chamber Music Competition The Macauley Chamber Music Competition was held in Louisville on Saturday, March 6. There was quite an impressive lineup of ensembles from around the state. In first place was the string quartet comprised of SCAPA students Jonathan Karp, Heeju Son, David Takahashi and Jerram John (home schooled). In third place, the trio of SCAPA cellist Alex DeMoll, SCAPA Bluegrass Alumnus Aaron Karp (Dunbar H.S.) and Allie Wood (Bryan Station.) We are extremely proud of these students representing our program at this high level of performance. Congratulations to all! SCAPA Student Wins Poetry Contest Julie Niklas, Lafayette SCAPA junior creative writing major, has won first prize ($100.00) in the Kudzu Magazine youth poetry contest. She has been asked to attend a conference at Hazard community college in April. Julie is also participating in the Carnegie Center Young Women Writers Program and will read her work at the Women Writers’ Conference in the fall. This is the winning poem June By Julie Niklas By June the words poured like hieroglyphs from mouths, were swallowed by the air in guttural, resonating gulps and the clouds contracted and relaxed like muscles around the sounds, breathing like the real thing, and dared the gods to say they heard otherwise. By June we had decided to recreate the picture of the woman with her hair loose like a beached jellyfish in the sand sleeping on her paisley towel while thunder coughed in the sky and drenched her in gray light, and post it on billboards because that was our secret. By June we found tattered fingers in a chrome and orange diner puttering around the creases in an old receipt, tracing the hot sauce stain streaked across the total and we whispered that this was our prophet and he was here to pay his dues. By June our mumbles had filled crypts with churning pockets of molten, tasted-once promises and split the earth’s skin in tender places, in bruises, and pounded mountains into depressions with a fist crafted from silk-spun stories and nobody regretted a word. By June we had conquered the world with an army of silences and even the dust fell in our shadow and was never revived, and there was the scream of our artillery over the horizon, the victory cry of poetry clanging inside the metal belly of soil and we had to promise to walk away. By June our prayers settled on branches like sparrows waiting for a breeze, and the wind held its breath. More Lafayette SCAPA Creative Writing Honors In addition, Breanna White, Lafayette SCAPA freshman creative writing major, won first place in the Take Back the Night poetry contest. Breanna will read her poem at the Take Back the Night rally in May. Jordyn Rhorer, Lafayette SCAPA senior creative writing major, won second place in the Kudzu magazine poetry contest as well as the Take Back the Night poetry contest and has two poems published in the Poets of Mars Anthology, Haiku of Mars. Julie Niklas, Lafayette SCAPA junior creative writing major, has won first prize ($100.00) in the Kudzu Magazine youth poetry contest. She has been asked to attend a conference at Hazard community college in April. Julie is also participating in the Carnegie Center Young Women Writers Program and will read her work at the Women Writers’ Conference in the fall. Bluegrass Regional Art Show These SCAPA Visual Arts students won 1st place in the following categories at the Bluegrass Regional Art show and their work is now being exhibited at the State level. Congratulations to all and good luck! Emily Collier - Fiber Art/Textile Design Michael Sikora - Sculpture Alexandra Dantenallo - Digital Media Katherine Spears - Mixed Media Outstanding Character Congratulations to the following students for demonstrating outstanding character! 4th = Madeleine Stone 5th = Maya Johnson 6th = Madyson Stokes 7th = Clark Davis 8th = Johah Robinson All County Honor Band Congratulations to the following Bluegrass SCAPA students who were accepted into the All County Honor Band. Sixth Grade Stephen Abney Lane Aldridge Kynnadie Bennett Herman Bratcher Kate Cox Sam Flomenhoft Daniel Gratz Victoria Hall Megan Leiter David Seder Hitomi Shimojo Sal Whitaker Quin Yessin Seventh Grade Callie Babcock Holly Bennett Bruce Cotton Brandon Critchfield Mandy Daniel Jonathan Griggs Adam Henthorne Joel Nelson Esther Putman Nathan Rayens Jake Roney Zack Schneider Hallie Walther Aidan Ziliak Eighth Grade Aly Ackerman Danny Alford Brandyn Duncan Andy Edwards Nathan Gillespie Laira Kelley Will Lovan Dylan Rowe Devan Schmidt Coleman Stivers Ashley Whaley Olivia Yessin State Team Chess Championships This SCAPA chess team competed in the Middle School division of the State Team Chess Championships. The team included Taylor Bagley, board 1; Nathan Rayens, board 2; David Seder, board 3; and Carson Crovo, board 4. The team finished in 2nd place in the State. This is the best performance ever by a SCAPA team. In the four rounds Taylor Bagley was the only player on board 1 with a perfect score of four wins, no losses, and no draws. In the Alternates section of the State Team Championships Congrui Zhang finished in 5th place overall and Thomas Bollinger, playing up from the Elementary section into the Middle School section, finished in 2nd place overall.

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Academic News

Ms. Randolph

Check out our classroom website that lists the weekly spelling words. This might come in handy if the book or pretest is accidentally left at home the night before the test.

Science

BG SCAPA Students Create Roller Coasters and Chemical Reactions

Recently the 7th graders have been busy creating working roller coasters out of pipe insulation and the 8th graders have worked in groups to demonstrate to their classmates different evidences of chemical reactions. It is the art of science in action!

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Arts News

BG Band

• Band News

BG Dance

LHS Band

• Lafayette Band News

LHS Vocal

• More information

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Club and Team News

Bluegrass

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Arts Roundtable

The Arts Roundtable is a place where we can share valuable information about the essential role of the arts in our lives and the lives of our children. (Please submit items to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, by the 20th of each month.)

• Why Art is Essential in Our Public Schools - By Susi Lawson

Submit information to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman (carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us)

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Arts Bookbag

The Arts Bookbag is a place where we can recommend books about the arts that we have found to be informative and inspiring. (Please submit titles to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, by the 20th of each month.)

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Daniel Pink, 2009
• Keepers of the Children. Laura M. Ramirez, 2004
• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life. Twyla Tharp. Simon & Schuster, 2005.
• The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
• Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius by Michael Michalko
• A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. Daniel H. Pink. (2005, 2006). Riverhead Books, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.
• The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Ken Robinson. (2009). Viking, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.
• Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, Ken Robinson, Capstone, 2001
  
• 5 Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner, Harvard Business School Press, 2009
  
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, 2007
  
• Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown & Company, 2008

Alumni News

Alumni! We Want To Know What You Are Doing!

We would like to make plaques to hang outside each of the arts rooms with the names of graduates and what they are doing professionally. Mr. Love has one on the wall just outside his door. Every year he takes his new 4th graders out in the hall, reads the names of past students and what they are doing, and tells the current students that if they dedicate themselves to their work, someday their name will be on the plaque. This is a great motivator! We want every arts teacher to have the opportunity to do the same thing. Please send me your name, year you graduated, major and what you are doing professionally so that we can expand and maintain this tradition. My address is carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us. We are looking forward to hearing from you and celebrating your success.

Arts Facilitator Seeking Alumni Liaison

The first fourth grade SCAPA class was established at Harrison Elementary School in 1987 which means (if my math is correct) that the first SCAPA class graduated in 1996. Therefore, we have fourteen years worth of SCAPA alumni families. This is an essential group that needs representation. I would like to invite any SCAPA alumni student or parent to serve as our alumni liaison. If you are interested in volunteering in this capacity, please contact me, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, so we can begin exploring how we can better stay connected to and serve this population. This could be one person or a committee, so do not fail to volunteer because you figure someone else already has. I look forward to hearing from you.

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SCAPA FUNdraising Opportunities

Box Tops For Education

General Mills Corporation, sponsor of the Box Tops For Education program, has been involved in giving to educational programs since 1996. Over the past 13 years, participating schools have earned over $300 million dollars in funding. The Box Tops program is a simple way for our school to receive money without having to write grants, sell products, work hours, or buy things we don’t want or need. As a parent, relative, or friend of SCAPA, all you have to do is clip the “Official Box Top Coupon” off of the products you already buy and use. A complete list of these products can be found at boxtops4education.com. After clipping, send the box tops to school with your student. Each homeroom teacher has a container in their classroom for collection. Each month, the box tops are collected and counted, with the top collecting homeroom earning a prize. Come on SCAPA Penguins, keep clipping and collecting those box tops. Let’s make this an awesome box tops year.

Volunteer Opportunities

Please download a copy for each of the FCPS approved volunteers in your family. Completed forms may be turned in to Ms. Barbara Talbert at the front office of Bluegrass SCAPA. Thank you so much for your commitment to making SCAPA great!

• Bluegrass Volunteer Form
• LHS Volunteer Form

Please be aware that a records check is required in order to participate in volunteer activities in the Fayette County School system.

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FOAS Board Officers and Representatives

• Officers and Representatives

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