FAC Weekly Update
May 21, 2021
Good Morning, Fine Arts Center Family
I hope that you had a wonderful week!
5 more days...5 more opportunities. Next week is the final week of FAC classes for the 20-21 School Year. As we close out the school year, I think it is important to reflect on how much we accomplished during a year of uncertainty. I said the following to our Seniors at Monday night's Commencement ceremony:
Having transcended the negativity, worked our way through problems and restrictions, kept our spirits up, and got through it. Arguably, we did much more than just get through it. We managed to create impassioned, meaningful art. When you view the canvases and sculptures, when you hear the voices, when you listen to the instruments, you see and hear the future. I said it before at a concert and I will say it again now - if you students represent the future, then the future is indeed bright. Nothing stopped you from finding a way this year. Can’t be in a practice room? We played in the hallways. Can’t perform for an audience? We learned to live stream. Can’t create extraordinary art on the first, or second, or third...or fourth attendance plan this year? Watch us. We are the FAC, and we will not be deterred.
Thank you for staying the course with us. We are so proud of what our students accomplished and look forward to doing it again next year...in what we hope to be a return to normalcy.
Here is the latest from the halls of the Fine Arts Center...
Thank You, Ms. Cotter!
If you would like to send her well-wishes, please email her at kcotter@greenville.k12.sc.us.
This Week's Student Leadership Lesson
Pursue the Mastery, Not the Score
"When your life gets beyond temporary and surface-level things (like wins and losses) and has a clear purpose, your perspective switches from short-term gains, which seesaw up and down, to developing mastery and fulfilling your purpose. As a result, everything changes. No longer do you 'have to' win this event, impress your boss, or make your quota. Competition goes from 'have to' to 'get to,' which is a far more empowering pursuit.
The greatest obstacle to mastery is the ego. The ego is attached to the five ingredients of the 'affluenza virus:' possessions, achievements, looks, money, and status. Mastery gives the feeling of control, ironically by giving up trying to control things. The ego, however, is controlled by results. Mastery has freedom and ego has tension and anxiety. Mastery has fewer needs, while the ego is very needy."
― Jim Murphy, "Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life.".
Congratulations to Blake Slaughter!
Congrats to Blake, and thank you to Steve Watson for your outstanding mentorship!
Congratulations to Jackie Park and Chaz Haines!
Congratulations to Jackie and Chaz, and kudos to the Theatre Instructors for helping our students prepare for this opportunity!
GCS District Art Show
- Best In Show - Kristen-Alyse Finklin: "Flexin' My Complexion Epaulettes: - Katy Cassell, Instructor
- Honorable Mention, Drawing - Hattie Jennings: "16 Years Later" - Ryan Roth, Instructor
- First Place, Painting - Jordan Abtahi: "3 Stages of “It” In One Second" - Ryan Roth, Instructor
- Third Place, Painting - Sydney Dailey: "Never Lost At Sea" - Ryan Roth, Instructor
- First Place, Photography - Jessalyn Padilla: "Lady Like" - Zane Logan, Instructor
- Second Place, Photography - Katherine Widemann: "Give Into Me" - April Dauscha, Instructor
- Third Place, Photography - Nadzeya Drahun: "Dead But Alive" - Zane Logan, Instructor
- Honorable Mention, Photography - Diana Velazco: "Pin" - Zane Logan, Instructor
- First Place, Printmaking - Maddi Lehde: "Scream" - Donna Shank, Instructor
- Second Place, Printmaking - Hayse McGowan: "Fish" - Donna Shank, Instructor
- Third Place, Printmaking - Addison Cate: "Race Against Time" - Donna Shank, Instructor
- First Place, 3-Dimensional - Brianna Nicoloff: "Contrivance" - Kelly King, Instructor
- Third, Place, 3-Dimensional - Niko Selby: "My House" - Katy Cassell, Instructor
- Honorable Mention, 3-Dimensional - Kate Illingworth: "Pegasus Ornament" - Rebecca Stockham, Instructor
GCS Visual Arts Show
Kristen-Alyse Finklin
Jordan Abtahi
Jessalyn Padilla
Brianna Nicoloff
Maddi Lehde
More College Credit Opportunities!
- Agreement with Clemson University to earn credit through course completion and portfolio development/passing of a challenge exam in FAC Architecture, Music (Theory and Recording Arts), Theatre, and Visual Arts.
- Agreement with Coastal Carolina University to earn credit through course completion and portfolio development/passing of a challenge exam in FAC Visual Arts and Music (Theory and Recording Arts) (NEW!). An agreement for Creative Writing should be finalized soon.
- Agreement with Winthrop University to earn credit through course completion and portfolio development/passing of a challenge exam in FAC Dance, Music (Theory and Recording Arts), Theatre, and Visual Arts.
This agreement is accessible to students who are in the upper-level courses for the aforementioned programs. Please have your child reach out to their Instructor to inquire about any of the above opportunities.
Digital Film Screening - Friday, May 28 - 7:00 p.m.
This event is limited to Digital Film Studio students and families. Eric Rogers has emailed ticket info. We will publish the web link to all other FAC families so that you can watch the films from home.
MORE IMPORTANT DATES
- May 28 - Last Day for Underclassmen
- August 16 - Orientation for NEW students (tentative - details to follow)
- August 17 - First Day of the 2021-2022 School Year!
Students Performing in the Community
Congratulations to the following FAC students for being cast in the South Carolina Children's Theatre production of Miss Nelson is Missing:
- Andrew Cooter
- Rusty Daniel
- Hayley Glenn
- Lexi Howard
Please click on the following link for tickets - https://scchildrenstheatre.org/missnelson-tickets/
REMINDERS
FAC Parent Guild
If you have any questions or are interested in being a part of the FAC Parent Guild, please email our Parent Engagement Committee Co-Chairs:
- Anita Pacylowski-Justo - anita@danceartsgreenville.com
- Steve Hairston - steve.hairston@furman.edu
COVID-19 Return to School Procedures
Fine Arts Center - Greenville County Schools
Preparing dedicated students for 21st-century careers through rigorous, pre-professional arts training in a dynamic, inclusive, collaborative learning community.
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Email: vpopat@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: https://www.fineartscenter.net
Location: 102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864) 355-2550
Twitter: @FACGreenville