From the Principals

Bluegrass

Letter from Marilynn Cunningham

Dear SCAPA Families:

Wow! It is that time of the year when we complete what we have begun at the beginning. Performances or events are scheduled almost every night. With nine arts areas and their culminating events, knowing the time and place of scheduled events is important. When you begin to put the events on the calendar, you see how busy you will be this month. How can we stay connected and grounded during this busy time? Take time each day to live in the moment, reflect over the year, celebrate what you want to hold on to and let go of what you don’t want to remember.

In the next two weeks, the whole school will be focused on the Kentucky Core Content Assessment. This is a chance for our students to perform what they have learned in their academic classrooms. I am looking forward to their having that opportunity to demonstrate their learning.

Another way to stay connected and knowledgeable about performance events, is to view the SCAPA website on a daily basis. Anything you need to know is on it or linked to it. Our latest addition to the website is the New SCAPA video. View it. You will be inspired. It is well done and produced by our Fayette County Public School’s media services.

Lastly, email us and ask. We are here to serve you. The only way we know what you need is to have you ask. I will be looking forward to seeing you in the month of May at your students' performance.

Stay connected!

Sincerely,

Marilynn Cunningham, Principal

If you need help as a parent, remember, I am an email (marilynn.cunningham@fayette.kyschools.us) or phone call (859) 381-3332 away. Don’t hesitate to contact me. If we work together, it offers a structure within which your student may accomplish great things.

Lafayette

Letter from Vicki Ritchie

Dear Friends of the Arts,

Welcome to spring – what nice weather we have had recently! Students (and teachers) can easily become distracted at this time of year, but so many important things are still going on at Lafayette. We just finished our state testing. The juniors had three days of testing and the sophomores had one day. All the groups did well each day and we appreciate their hard work. I am sure it will translate into many proficient and distinguished scores for our kids.

Students involved in AP classes will be taking their AP exams during the month of May and freshman students will be completing their MAP testing in the computer labs here at school. All students will be preparing for their final exams in their classes.

Parents will attend the Award Programs on May 5 for underclassmen and May 12 for seniors. In addition, parents will vote on the parent SBDM representatives from May 5 through May 7.

Voting will be available at the May 5th awards ceremony.

Again, we are still working hard as a team to help students reach high levels of success. In spite of the wonderful spring weather, we will do our best to keep our focus. Thank you for all of your support as the year winds to a close.
Vicki Ritchie.

Sincerely,

Vicki Ritchie

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Calendar of Upcoming Events

(Please check the SCAPA website regularly for updates)

• Tuesday-Thursday, May 5-7, Lafayette High School SBDM Elections
  
• Monday-Tuesday, May 4-5, Lafayette SCAPA Voice Juries
  
• Monday-Friday, May 4-8, Teacher Appreciation Week
  
• Tuesday, May 5, 6:30pm, Undergraduate Honors Night, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Friday, May 8, 7pm, Lafayette SCAPA Piano Recital, Central Christian Church
  
• Friday, May 8, 7pm, Lafayette SCAPA Junior/Senior Voice Recital, Centenary United Methodist Church chapel
  
• Saturday, May 9, 4:30pm, Bluegrass SCAPA Elementary Piano Recital, Centenary Methodist Church
  
• Saturday, May 9, 7pm, Bluegrass SCAPA Middle School Piano Recital, Centenary Methodist Church
  
• Saturday, May 9, 9pm-Midnight, Lafayette HS Prom, Lafayette Gymnasium
  
• Tuesday, May 12, 6:30pm, Senior Honors Night, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Friday, May 15, 4-6pm, Bluegrass SCAPA MS Dance Informance rehearsal, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Sunday, May 17, 3pm, Senior Inspiration, Calvary Baptist Church
  
• Monday, May 18, 8:30-11:30am, Author Kaza Kingsley visiting MS students, Bluegrass Library
  
• Monday, May 18, 4-6pm, Bluegrass SCAPA Elem. Dance Informance rehearsal, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Monday, May 18, 6pm, SCAPAcelli's for the 8th graders, Helm Hall
  
• Monday, May 18, 6:30pm, FOAS Meeting, Bluegrass Library (Change of date)
  
• Tuesday, May 19, 6:30pm, Bluegrass Vocal Concert, MPR
  
• Wednesday, May 20, 6pm, 4th Grade Orientation, Helm Hall
  
• Thursday, May 21, 7pm, Dance Informance, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Friday, May 22, 3:45-4:30pm, After school auditions for 8th Grade Showcase
  
• Friday, May 22, 8pm, Lafayette SCAPA Senior Drama production of "The Odd Couple" (female version), Lexington Children's Theatre
  
• Saturday, May 23, 8pm, Lafayette SCAPA Senior Drama production of "The Odd Couple" (female version), Lexington Children's Theatre
  
• Monday, May 25, No School, Memorial Day
  
• Tuesday, May 26, 6pm, SCAPA Senior Banquet, Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Radisson Hotel)
  
• Tuesday, May 26, 6:30pm, Bluegrass SCAPA MS Band/Strings Concert, MPR
  
• Thursday, May 28, 4-7pm, 8th Grade Showcase Tech rehearsal, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Friday, May 29, 6:30pm, 8th Grade Showcase, Beeler Auditorium
  
• Wednesday, June 3, Bluegrass SCAPA Field Day
  
• Wednesday, June 3, 6:30pm (students to arrive at 6pm), 8th Grade Completion Ceremony, MPR with reception to follow in HH
  
• Thursday, June 4, Last Day of School, Academic and Arts Awards
  
• Friday, June 5, 4pm, Lafayette High School Graduation, Rupp Arena
  
• Monday-Friday, June 8-12, Camp Art Smart

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Announcements and Reminders

A Surprise Gift to SCAPA

I wanted to pass along a chance encounter I had recently at work. I met Elaine Wolf. She is more than a proud SCAPA person. She told me great stories about the old building that SCAPA was in, productions, the love of the arts, students that she knows who have moved on to glorious careers, and the love of the creative environment. She also told me about Linda Helm. Elaine was so enthusiastic about what SCAPA brings to not only the individual, but the community. What an incredible person. When she was leaving she said she had something to give to me. She handed me a check for $100.00 to give to FOAS in the memory of Linda W. Helm (for whom Helm Hall is named).

My, how SCAPA works in many ways. We are all very lucky to be associated with such an incredible place.

Cindy Bennett

Piano Recitals

On Friday May 8th the high school pianists will be performing at Central Christian Church on Short Street .
The program will begin at 7:00 P.M. with a reception to follow. The program will last about an hour to an hour and a half. We are pleased to make this free and open to the public.

On Saturday afternoon at 4:30, May 9th, the SCAPA elementary pianists will be performing at Centenary Methodist Church on Tates Creek Rd. The program will last about 50 minutes. While there will be no reception, it is sure to be a wonderful performance.

On Saturday evening at 7 P.M., May 9th, the SCAPA middle school will present their recital. The program will last about an hour and 40 minutes. Again, there will be no reception, but a wonderful evening of beautiful music. Both Saturday recitals are also free and open to the public.

2009 Governor’s School for the Arts

Congratulations to the following Lafayette students on their acceptance to the 2009 Governor’s School for the Arts:

• William Baldwin (SCAPA) - Instrumental Music
  
• Gabrielle Barker (SCAPA) - Vocal Music
  
• Nicholas Blackburn (SCAPA) - Instrumental Music
  
• Geoffrey Britton (SCAPA) - Instrumental Music
  
• Savannah Heltzel (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Elaina Henderson (SCAPA) – Drama
  
• Emma Jackson (SCAPA) – Vocal Music
  
• Jonathan Karp (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Lucy Mathews (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Andrew Miller (SCAPA) – Vocal Music
  
• Micah Miller (SCAPA) – Vocal Music
  
• Fiona Mowbray (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Lauren Sandberg (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Julia Schwenk (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Heeju Son (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Raisa Tikhtman (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Nicole Van Denburg (SCAPA) – Drama
  
• Wood Van Meter (SCAPA) – Musical Theatre
  
• Colleen Wagoner (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Andrew Wiemann (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Shatila Zaman (SCAPA) – Creative Writing

The following Lafayette students have been chosen as alternates to attend the Governor’s School for the Arts:

• Taylor Begley – Vocal Music
  
• Prangchat Fakto (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Nathan Fister (SCAPA) – Dance
  
• Brian Frick – Instrumental Music
  
• Andrea Frost (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Clay Gonzalez (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Jordyn Rhorer (SCAPA) – Creative Writing
  
• Jillian Richardson – Drama
  
• Robert Scott (SCAPA) – Vocal Music
  
• Ari Sogin (SCAPA) – Architecture
  
• Will Swisher (SCAPA) – Drama
  
• Jacob Yates (SCAPA) – Instrumental Music
  
• Hannah Yates (SCAPA) – Vocal Music

Governor’s Scholars Program

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to attend the Governor’s Scholars Program:

• Alexandra (Sasha) Danchenko
  
• Natalie Drucker
  
• Lucas Hansen
  
• Hannah E. Johnson
  
• Pooja Patil
  
• Raisa Tikhtman

Arboretum Birdhouse Display and Benefit Auction

The Arboretum has invited our students to create and submit birdhouses for their annual Birdhouse Display and Benefit Auction again this year. Several SCAPA students participated last year and our own Callaway Stivers, a 4th grade visual arts major, won the award for Best Student Birdhouse. This is a fun summertime project for creative kids and families that raises money to benefit The Arboretum. Your student may choose to donate their birdhouse to the silent auction or they may reclaim it after the display period is over.

Entry forms will be coming home in backpacks in the next couple of weeks and will also appear in the next newsletter. Please consider participating in this worthwhile event. We would love to have a great showing of SCAPA birdhouses. I hope to see your student’s entry at the 8th Annual Birdhouse Display in September.

SBDM Nomination and Election Process

Calling All 8th Grade Parents...

You are eligible to nominate and vote for members of the SBDM for the high school your student will be attending. Please continue to see how you can continue to be actively involved in your student’s education.

Volunteers Needed!

If you can help with the Forms and Fees Sessions that occur before school starts in August, please contact Sylvia Aldrich, 381-3332 ext. 1106, sylvia.aldrich@fayette.kyschools.us for more details. There will be separate days and different times scheduled for each grade level.

ATTENTION SCAPA Graduates from the Class of 1990!

If you are interested in holding a ten-year reunion during the weekend of Lafayette's Homecoming (usually in September/October) or sometime during the 2009-2010 academic year, please contact Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman at (859) 381-3332 ext. 1102 or carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us. The Friends of the Arts School would be happy to host and help you plan a gathering for your SCAPA class! Hope to hear from you.

The King and I

Paragon Musical Theatre's production of "The King and I"

SCAPA Bluegrass Dance Intensive Workshop

SCAPA Bluegrass second summer workshop, June 22-26, is available to all present and incoming Dance Majors and Minors, with other interested students also invited space allowing. This has been funded through a Fayette County Public School's 2020 Arts Grant.

Classes will be in two levels: Elementary and Middle School, with base classes of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Other possible "samplings" will be Jazz; Modern; Turns class; Jumps/leaps class; Tap (those without shoes "Tap in Tennis Shoes"); Yoga and Pilates.

Clases will run approximately 10:00 -1:00 each day.

Professionals within the community and SCAPA high school teachers have been contacted already, other professionals still to be invited.

Parent help will be needed with organization and running of the week workshop. A meeting will be set up for after Spring Break....more information coming for the date of that meeting. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Patti Bingham, patti.bingham@fayette.kyschools.us.

Broadway Bound!

A unique musical theater training opportunity for students in Lexington and surrounding areas. Broadway Bound is proud to provide two streams of training:

Broadway Bound Conservatory:
A performing arts “college” for kids, the conservatory offers a maximum variety of specialized training and classes. Students will be offered “electives” in specialized topics as well as training in the fundamentals of singing, acting, dancing and elements of auditioning, exploring new opportunities, and creation. All students are encouraged to attend this camp, as the skills they gain will be invaluable!

Broadway Bound Performance Camps:
These week-long day camp program offers classes in voice, dance, and drama, culminating in a fantastic broadway-revue final program. Students will have opportunities to learn music from various musical theater productions, to work with talented professionals who will challenge and inspire them, to gain confidence and skill in artistic expression, to become a valuable part of a performing team, and to make new friends in the context of a positive, encouraging, and non-competitive environment.

• Registration Form
• Get to Know You Form

SCAPA in 4th of July Parade

Believe it or not the 4th of July Parade is just around the corner. I will be glad to do just what we did last year and have SCAPA students, parents, teachers, staff, etc. meet as a group and march in the parade with our banner handing out flyers and candy. However, if there are parents who want a more significant presence, such as a float or truck, I NEED HELP! If there is anyone interested in assisting in this effort I would deeply appreciate it. Please contact me at carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us or 381-3332 ext. 1102.

Friends of the Arts School (FOAS) Meetings

Mark you calendars for the meeting dates in 2008-09:

• August 19 - Meeting Minutes
• September 16 - Meeting Minutes
• October 21 - Meeting Minutes
• November 18 - Meeting Minutes
• December 16 - Cancelled
• January 20 - Meeting Minutes
• February 17 - Meeting Minutes
• March 16 - Meeting Minutes
• April 21 - Meeting Minutes New
• May 19

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Recent Events

Art Lease at the Gallery Hop

In case you missed Art Lease at the Gallery Hop, it was a huge success! The work of our Bluegrass and Lafayette SCAPA visual artists was on display in the black box theatre of the Downtown Arts Center during the April Gallery Hop on Friday, April 17th. A steady stream of viewers enjoyed the wide variety of visual art as well as performances by our vocalists, musicians and dancers. Thank you to everyone who made this event memorable. Be sure to put it on your calendar for next year!

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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.

SCAPA Lafayette High School freshman Hans Hayes, 15, a vocal major, has been selected to attend the 2009 Junior Statesmen School at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Hayes was selected on academic merit and based on an essay that he submitted about his concerns regarding the No Child Left Behind legislation. Congratulations Hans!

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Academic News

Foreign Languages

Regional World Language Festival

Congratulations to the SCAPA French students who participated in the Regional World Language Festival, held at Bryan Station High School on March 26, 2009. These students received the following rankings in either Cultural or Language Proficiency Assessments on the Middle School level. First place winners, as well as second place winners in some categories, are invited to continue competing on the State level at the State World Language Festival to be held at University of Kentucky on Saturday, May 16.

From Mrs. Bachmeyer’s 7th and 8th grade classes:

Cultural Assessments:

• 1st place in Costumes: Sarah MacDonald
  
• 2nd place in Costumes: Madi Fogarty
  
• 3rd place in Costumes: Emma Centers
• 1st place in Group Dance: Jamie Vescio, Natalie Schneider, Kelsey Melrose, and China Green
• 1st place in Group Projects: Miranda Holm-Hudson, Joseph Wrightson, Sydney Jahnigan, and Ellie Day
  
• 1st place in Individual Projects: Robert Wendroth

Language Assessments:

• 1st place Writing Proficiency (level 2): Denise Henault
  
• 1st place Writing Assessment (level 1): Janie Herbener
  
• 2nd place Writing Assessment (level 1): Johnathan Wheatley
• 1st place Recitation of a Literary Passage (level 2): Aaron Reynolds
  
• 1st place Recitation of a Literary Passage (level 1): Aly Ackerman
  
• 2nd place Recitation of a Literary Passage (level 1): Jonathan Wheatley
• 1st place Reading Proficiency: Aly Ackerman
• 1st place Listening Proficiency: Dylan Rowe
• 1st place Oral Proficiency: Adam Brown

Congratulations to all and Good Luck to those students who participate in the State Festival. Go penguins!

District World Language Festival

The results are in for the District World Language Festival and congratulations are in order for the following Spanish students:

• Olivia Yessin 1st place Art Level A
  
• Tynan Eichhorn 7th place Art Level A
  
• Aaron Karp 2nd place Projects Level A
• Kirk Hardy 5th place Projects Level A
  
• Heather Feese 1st Place Listening Proficiency, Level II
  
• Connor VanMeter1st Place Oral Proficiency, Level I and 4th Place Reading Proficiency, Level I
  
• Emily Farrer 1st Place Reading Proficiency, Level II
• Alice Mathews1st Place Literary Recitation, Level II
• Lewis Aldridge, Colton Ryan, Jaime Pierce, McKenna Slone, and Natalie Betts (accompanied by Aaron Karp, Casey Ren, and Clare Holl on violins) – 1st Place – Chorus – Level 2
  
  All 1st and 2nd place finishers have qualified for the state festival to be held in May.
  

Middle School Science

Ms. Randolph’s Classroom

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.

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Arts News

Bluegrass

Art - No submission this month

Band

• Band News

Creative Writing - No submission this monthh

Drama - No submission this month

Contemporary Dance

• Harlem Dancers Show What They Got! By: Patrick Garr

Strings - No submission this month

Vocal - No submission this month

Visual Arts - No submission this month

Video Production - No submission this month

Lafayette

Drama

Theatre IV senior drama majors will be presenting Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (the Female Version) in late May. The tentative dates are Friday, 22 May, and Saturday, 23 May. The location will be announced later.

Strings

• May 4, 7:30pm, Chamber Orchestra Concert, Norsworthy Auditorium
  
• May 5, Time TBA, Underclassmen Awards Ceremony, Chamber Orchestra performs, Beeler Auditorium
  
• May 11, 7:30pm, String and Concert Orchestra Spring Concert, Norsworthy Auditorium
  
• May 12, Time TBA, Senior Awards Ceremony, Chamber Orchestra performs, Beeler Auditorium
  
• May 16, Time TBA, State Solo & Ensemble, Eastern Kentucky University
  
• May 19, 7:30pm, Chamber and Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert, Singletary Center for the Arts
  
• May 28, Orchestra Banquet
  
• May 17, 3pm, Senior Inspiration, Symphony Orchestra performs, Calvary Baptist Church

Band

• Lafayette Band News
• May 3, Lafayette Band Honors Ceremony
  
• May 21, Lafayette Spring Band Concert, Singletary Center for the Arts
  
• May 22, Jazz Band, Singletary Center with UK Jazz Ensemble
  
• May 27, Jazz Band Concert, Band Room
  
• June 5, 4pm Lafayette Graduation

Vocal

• May 4/5, SCAPA Voice Juries
  
• May 7, 7pm, Ice Cream Concert, Beeler Auditorium
  
• May 8, 7pm, SCAPA Junior/Senior Voice Recital
  
• May 13, 6-8:30pm, Major Work Rehearsasl, Chorus Room
  
• May 17, 3pm, LHS Senior Inspiration, Calvary Inspiration
  
• May 18, 7:30pm, LHS Spring Chorus Concert
  
• May 29, 7:30pm, Madrigal Spring Concert

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Club and Team News

Bluegrass

Chess Club

Taylor Micajah Bagley, a 6th grader at Scapa Bluegrass, took home a first place Championship win in the 2009 Kentucky State Scholastic Individual Championship, sponsored by the Kentucky Chess Association. The tournament was held in Bowling Green Kentucky on March 14 - 15, 2009. Taylor won a total score of 4.5 out of 5 games and won the State Championship title against 6th, 7th and 8th graders. He has worked very hard to reach this milestone.

He tied for Co-Champion with Andrew Lipman, who received the 2nd place trophy, a Louisville Kentucky Kentucky Country Day student, with both students winning 4.5 games out of 5, but Taylor won the first place title on tie break.

Lafayette

- No submission this month

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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 25th of each month.)

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 25th of each month.)

• 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

 

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

The Art of Parenting

Instead of Sounding Off, Try Listening Up

Enraged because her 9-year-old sister has been in her room again uninvited, your irate 12-year-old daughter storms out to the yard where you are mowing the grass and demands that you do something about, “the dreadful little brat.” Because you are the adult and have learned self-control, you do not scream at her to grow up and stop calling her little sister names. And you resist the temptation to ask, “What’s the big deal about somebody being in your room anyway?”

What you do next goes a long way toward defining what kind of communication skills you impart to your children. In this situation, as in nearly every interaction with our children, we are teaching and modeling our communication skills. Did you know that you can’t avoid communicating? All behavior, both verbal and nonverbal, is communication and conveys a message. So the issue is not whether you’re communicating, but what and how you’re communicating.

Some people think of communication as merely talking, but that’s only part of the process. I once saw a billboard displaying the message, “A big part of loving is listening.” Listening is an essential parenting tool that becomes more and more important as kids become more sophisticated.

It’s important to remember that listening does not signal that you approve of or condone what you are hearing. Nor does it mean that you are giving permission. You are listening in order to acquire the information necessary to respond appropriately. So, how do you communicate with that angry 12-year-old?

Try this. Calmly turn off the mower, gently guide her to the porch, have her count to 10 and then ask her about the problem. You are not interested in hearing all the loathsome qualities of her little sister. You simply want to know the problem.

Once she has defined it, help her brainstorm solutions (any solution is acceptable at this stage of problem-solving). Next, help her choose a solution (this is when you suggest that stuffing her little sister in the closet for a week is not an option), and support her in implementing it. You might roleplay the situation with her so she can practice explaining the solution to her sister. You might even want to be there for the big event to show your support.

Our children’s behavior, the choices they make in friends, music, activities, how they spend their time, communicates a great deal to us about what they need from us if we are “listening.” The fact is, if we are not effective listeners we will not know when or how to best intervene on their behalf. Here are a few suggestions for promoting better communication.

Model open, honest communication. Take the time to accurately identify your feelings before speaking. Are you really mad or are you actually hurt or disappointed? Are you really angry or are you actually scared or embarrassed?

Be sure the message you are sending is the one intended. Match your words with a tone of voice, facial expression and body language that clarify rather than confuse the message you are trying to convey.

Talk with rather than at your children. While nagging, criticizing, threatening, lecturing and ridiculing may be done with the best of intentions, these tactics tend to diminish rather than enhance communication.

Be quick to listen, slow to speak. Effective listening is a total body experience requiring the use of our eyes, our brain, our feelings, as well as our ears. Pay attention to eye contact, facial expression, tone of voice, and body posture as well as words. Listen for the feelings behind the words and behavior.

Our children are faced with more difficult decisions each year. We want some assurance that our values are the ones that guide them in making those decisions. There’s a much better chance that they have heard the messages and will continue to listen if they believe we are.

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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.

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Volunteer Opportunities

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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