Another stipend spent!
Readers' Theatre students enjoy the stools purchased with FOFA money. These will be great for contest!
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Showcase, the high school show choir parent preview that kicks off the season, will take place on Mon. Dec. 19 in the auditorium at 7 PM. Both Impulse, directed by Megan Seifert and Momentum, directed by Renee Davenport, will be performing. Come out to see this year's show for both groups!
SCIBA Jazz Band Festival
December 10, 2022
Waukee High School
DC-G’s Jazz I & Jazz II begin their season of competition at the SCIBA Jazz Festival, taking place at Waukee High School. The admission fee is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Families and friends are encouraged to attend.
The DC-G Jazz Preview will be Thursday, December 8, starting at 7:30 PM; this takes place in the auditorium. This will be your chance to see Jazz I & Jazz II before their season of competition begins.
DC-G High School 9-12 Vocal Concert, 7:00 PM, DCG Auditorium
The DCG High School Choir concert, "December with DCG" takes place on Monday, December 5th. The concert starts at 7:00pmand the doors open at 6:30pm. This concert is held in the high school auditorium. There is no admission. “December with DCG” will feature all five choirs in collaboration with Quartet 515, a Des Moines area professional string quartet. The concert will feature all types of music and help kick off all the festivities of the month! Choirs will sing from throughout the auditorium, giving the audience a musical experience!
Congratulations All-State Selectees!
The following talented DC-G students have been chosen for the 2022 All-State Music Festival, taking place November 19, 2022 at Hilton Coliseum.
All-State Choir: Kiley Crivaro--Soprano, Kylie Perdue--Soprano, Campbell Valline--Soprano, Madison Stone--Alto, Alex Pries--Tenor, Chase Behnkendorf--Tenor, Aaron Fuentez--Bass, Kyler Willenborg--Bass,
All-State Band: Anna O'Tool - 2nd Clarinet, Emma Altman - 3rd Clarinet, Isabel Schall - 1st Alto Saxophone, Dante Chittenden - Tenor Saxophone, Jack Crilly - 1st Cornet, Ryan Fitch - 1st Trumpet, Lauren Ihde - 3rd Trombone
All-State Orchestra: Ella Christensen - 1st Horn
Alternates for the All-State Band: Ethan Ibarra - Baritone Saxophone, Brady Kinman - Trombone
FOFA Membership 2022 is here!
FOFA is beginning their membership drive for the 2022 – 2023 school year. Your membership and financial support are needed to keep the funding available for equipment for the high school choruses and bands down to kindergarten art supplies. Last year, FOFA provided funding for new show choir dresses, flags for the marching band color guard, picks for ukuleles, metronomes for middle school band, and much more. This year, FOFA is already working on new hats for the marching band, all new outfits for the high school choir, and much more to be seen.
If you would like to become a member for the upcoming year and support the DCG Arts, click on the link below and become a support member at your comfort level. No donation is too little, and all help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your support!
We’ve got our trailer!
Wow! The support of the parents of our fine arts never ceases to amaze me. FOFA identified the need for a replacement trailer used by the music and drama departments at DCG. FOFA agreed to the purchase of the trailer with the hopes of raising at least the $5000 for the initial purchase. We sent out some emails, made a few posts and waited to see if there would be any donations. Not two days later, we've reached are goal! Over $5000 has been received and enough to eqiupment inside of the trailer with proper storage. Thanks go the wonderful supporters of FOFA for your generosity! The new trailer is currently in design and will be revealed at a later time.
FOFA was proud to present $500 scholarships to four of our seniors last night. Congratulations to Amelia Johnston, Paige Hollatz, Anthony Munoz, & Drew Bissell! All the best in your future endeavors!
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