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Yesterday New York University’s Diane Ravitch penned a very iertnesting Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times, on the negative effects of “big ideas” on the educational system. Her ideas are really refreshing. There's an insidious quick-fix mentality peddled by policy entrepreneurs and grabbed on by media and politicians. Like teach phonics or start charters and all the problems districts and teachers struggle with will magically dissolve. I feel the lottery system suffered from the same problem  it got hammered on every March as people got frustrated not getting their picks, but every year as more parents discovered the hidden gems (sometimes by being involuntarily assigned to them, like what happened with Sunnyside), the set of  good  schools grew. [Although some of them had always been good before they had "buzz"].  The incremental progress being made every year got lost in the wailing that we hadn't reached perfection.However, on the other, if there are no quick fixes from introducing Charters or choice or phonics or standardized testing etc., then there's only the much less headline-grabbing slow grind at making small incremental improvements each year.  Fix  is the wrong metaphor:  healing  or training or coaching are better metaphors. Of course, stability of funding is needed to consolidate the slow evolutionary steps we make, but funnily enough, conservative policy entreprenuers don't talk about that much. I am not sure it’s such a good idea for me to get so deeply ensconced in deciding who gets the Party nod for Supervisor, School Board and other races, particularly in the City’s current politically-polarized environment. Well, it would give you more leverage for use in the BoE for key decisions. But otherwise, I'm glad you're dedicated to the BoE.
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=== Crew ===
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Revision as of 01:26, 21 November 2012

Seussical was performed in March of 2008.


Contents

Director's Notes

It 1s with pride that The MCHS Fine Arts Department brings this production of SEUSSICAL to this wonderful community tonight. The cast, crews, and directors have worked hard to produce this fresh new musical based on famous Dr. Seuss characters. The stage comes to life tonight in a blaze of color, creativity, movement, and song.

It's impossible to tally up the man-hours that have gone into this production. Lots and lots of people have been consumed by thisevent. We began almost five months ago with auditions. Along the way we designed and built vivid, imaginative sets and props and usedgallons and gallons of COLOR. The on stage performers and the pit musicians learned over 400 pages of music. We danced and danced, sang and sang, acted and acted, hammered and hammered, painted and painted and most of all, had FUN! After all, we all try to live byour departmental motto, "Excellence is Our Standard.. .Not Our Goal". "Oh the places you'll go" and the "thinks you will think" as you sit back and experience our musical adventure through the wonderful world of Dr Seuss!

Cast

Sarah Price - The Cat In The Hat Tyler Oakley - Horton The Elephant Suzi Pietroluongo - Jojo
Sarah Richardson - Gertrude McFuzz Ariana Goldstein - Mayzie La Bird Etheisia Mims - Sour Kangaroo
Christi Powell - Mayor's Wife Alec Kelsey - Mayor Phillip Bouche - General Gengus Khan Schmitz

Whickershams

Erik Campbell Ryan Dolan Derrick Hansford Brad Johnson

Birds

Sarah Doering Beth Hopper Nashley Mattocks Kassy Edwards
Sarah Humphrey Cynita Simpson

Jungle

Lauren Foster-Lee Brandon LaPiana Ashley Nicely Melissa Verne
Britt Germann Kristopher MacNeill Erin Reynolds Adrian Gilliam
Chenise Micheal Nick Scavo Catie Johnston Ariel Magno
Kirby Treadaway 
Yesterday New York University’s Diane Ravitch penned a very iertnesting Op-Ed for the Los Angeles Times, on the negative effects of  “big ideas” on the educational system. Her ideas are really refreshing. There's an insidious quick-fix mentality peddled by policy entrepreneurs and grabbed on by media and politicians. Like teach phonics or start charters and all the problems districts and teachers struggle with will magically dissolve. I feel the lottery system suffered from the same problem   it got hammered on every March as people got frustrated not getting their picks, but every year as more parents discovered the hidden gems (sometimes by being involuntarily assigned to them, like what happened with Sunnyside), the set of  good  schools grew. [Although some of them had always been good before they had "buzz"].  The incremental progress being made every year got lost in the wailing that we hadn't reached perfection.However, on the other, if there are no quick fixes from introducing Charters or choice or phonics or standardized testing etc., then there's only the much less headline-grabbing slow grind at making small incremental improvements each year.  Fix  is the wrong metaphor:  healing  or training or coaching are better metaphors. Of course, stability of funding is needed to consolidate the slow evolutionary steps we make, but funnily enough, conservative policy entreprenuers don't talk about that much. I am not sure it’s such a good idea for me to get so deeply ensconced in deciding who gets the Party nod for Supervisor, School Board and other races, particularly in the City’s current politically-polarized environment. Well, it would give you more leverage for use in the BoE for key decisions. But otherwise,  I'm glad you're dedicated to the BoE.

Crew

  • Light Board Operator: Sarah Della Carpini
  • Sound Board Operator: Brandon Dressen, Vinny Spallino
  • Spot Operator: Maura Rouse, Kaitlen Pickett
  • Deck Crew: Danny Moore-Chief, Kaiya Arroyo, Ashley DeJong, Mitchell James, Nicole Picirillo, Halley Sherrill, Amber Spencer

Production Staff

Seussical Stories

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