Making room for drama
Boyle County’s drama program makes do with no performing space, but will soon have a new home.
Grant program for underserved schools renewed
Three Kentucky schools received New Troupe Charter Grants in the 2016-17 school year.
Teachers invited to two-week summer program in Scotland
The Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) is giving teachers the opportunity to study in Scotland June 23-July 8, 2017, and to earn college credit hours in a variety of subjects. The two-week program offers classes that explore various aspects of Scotland’s past and present and includes visits to Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Highlands. Participants can earn graduate or undergraduate [...]
Dunbar’s Henning tapped as Drama Teacher of the Year
Alicia Henning of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Fayette County) has been named Drama Teacher of the Year by the Kentucky Theatre Association. Henning was honored last week during the Kentucky Theatre Association’s high school festival in Bowling Green. Henning received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Western Kentucky University and worked professionally in theater around the country before becoming [...]
Macy’s offering grants toward productions of musical
Macy’s is offering $1,000 grants to 100 eligible schools and organizations to support their productions of “Yes, Virginia The Musical.” The program is open to high school groups and nonprofit community organizations for the first time this year. Interested schools can access a digital tool kit at yesvirginiamusical.com that contains the royalty-free script and score, as well as production reference [...]
Summer theater project has Kentucky Teacher of the Year believing
Holly Bloodworth Teachers often jokingly say that their favorite things about teaching are June, July, and August. Of course this is not true because every teacher I know spends a great deal of time getting ready for the next school year, and pursuing other educational interests during the summer months. Teachers take coursework, attend professional development, read professional [...]
Lights, camera, learning!
High school theater class reaches across multiple curriculums.