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| Greetings, Booker T. family! We are excited to start the countdown for the much anticipated first production of the school year! The opening day of the all-school musical, ON YOUR FEET, is less than two weeks away! Let's sing Gloria Estefan's 1987 hit song "1-2-3-4 Come on baby say you love me, 5-6-7-times, 8-9-10-11 I just want to keep on counting..." There's 11 days, ELEVEN DAYS until opening night! Are you ready to party?! Tickets, playbill ads and a promotional package is now available! Make sure to use your membership benefits by claiming your $5 promo code on the membership toolkit. |
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Congratulations to senior Visual Arts student Victoria Ornelas! Her original artwork has been selected by the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Creative Team and approved by Theatrical Rights Worldwide licensing company as the show artwork for BTWHSPVA’s 2024 All School Musical, ON YOUR FEET! The PTSA values the artistry of our scholar artists. Victoria’s artwork and name will be featured on the production Playbill, digital ads, custom merchandise, and posters. A merchandise gift package will be presented to Victoria on the opening day of the show! So much has happened in this one-week timespan! Our costume crew has been busy sketching, measuring, shopping, sewing, and organizing the costume racks. Our musicians, who are also part of the cast, have been measured for costumes and rehearsing the music diligently each day in preparation for their prominent roles on stage. |
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Our makeup and hair crew are creating makeup styles and hairstyles from the 80s-90s. The graphic design crew is researching scenes from the musical and the locations where the Estefans lived and toured in order to design scenic graphics to project on the MAT stage. The photographers are taking headshots and candid shots during rehearsals. The stage crew is holding meetings, managing rehearsal schedules, sending reminders, and more. Our creative staff is coordinating the set, providing acting direction, vocal and music lessons, dance choreography, costume and makeup lessons, and much more. Your PTSA officers and chairs are raising funds to support the production expenses and organizing hospitality for the cast, band, and crew. Our members are signing up to volunteer and making generous donations. I want to welcome our newest All School Production sponsors, Carol and Bill Huckin - Communities Foundation, to the Director level sponsorship! Thank you for being an integral part of supporting our school community! |
A special thank you to our production partners Laura and Ken Capps and the Texas Standard: Outfitters of the Texas Gentleman for donating the most beautiful guayaberas for our cast. We are grateful for any form of support, whether it's volunteering your time or donating items. Thank you for supporting the success of the production. The generosity of our Booker T. community never ceases to amaze me! |
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The excitement about the musical has spread to the DFW community. NBC 5 interviewed our Director, Mr. Miller, and junior student Sofia Torres, cast as Gloria Estefan. Tune in to NBC 5's newscast on September 9 between 4-6:30 pm to catch the story and the behind-the-scenes footage captured during rehearsals. With only a one-week run, tickets are going to sell fast! We hope you'll be part of the magical experience of the all-school musical. Audience participation is encouraged! Don't delay! Get your tickets today! |
Congratulations to the newly selected cast of the upcoming student-led and written musical theatre production celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in October. Great job to our student leadership team, which organized and led the auditions. We'll share more about this production at our first PTSA Meeting of the year, to be held in The Commons on Tuesday, September 3rd at 6 p.m. Join us for special door prizes to celebrate our achievement of reaching our membership goal of 1,000+ in record time! We hope to see you there! Enjoy the Labor Day holiday! |
Newsletter Archive | Visit the PTSA Membership Toolkit to access the latest newsletter and archive. View Entire Newsletter | Click on 'View Entire Message' at the bottom of your email to access all the articles. Resources | Click on the newsletter images, graphics, and words in blue font for more helpful information. |
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Come one, come all to see the much anticipated first production of the year! The All School Musical, "ON YOUR FEET!" is an inspiring true story about heart, heritage, and two people who believed in their talent — and each other — to become an international sensation: Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Their inspiring story will arrive on stage at Booker T. Washington's Montgomery Arts Theatre September 11-15, 2024. TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Audience participation is welcome! - Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm - Booker T. Student Preview (Student audience only, flat rate ticket, reserved seating)
- Thursday, September 12, 7 pm - Opening Night! "The Rhythm Is Going to Get You" Wear your dance shoes!
- Friday, September 13, 7 pm - "Get ON YOUR FEET!" Come and CONGA with us!
- Saturday, September 14, 2 pm (matinee)- Get "WRAPPED" in the moment! Bring your loved ones!
- Saturday, September 14, 7 pm - It's "PARTY TIME!" Shake your hips!
- Sunday, September 15, 1 pm (matinee) - "See the Light Shining On Me" in the Final show!
Ticket prices range from $20-$40. Student Preview Night is a flat rate with reserved seating for $15 (student audience only). Make sure to use your PTSA Promo Code to save $5! |
PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE - Check out the savings with the Weekend Promotional Package! The package is for Saturday and Sunday shows, which include 4 tickets, one full-page ad in the Playbill, a concession voucher, and one reserved parking spot. There is a limited quantity available. Upon purchasing the promotional package, an email confirmation will be sent with instructions on receiving your packaged items. The deadline to purchase is September 3. |
| PLAYBILL ADS - Advertise your business or send a special greeting to a cast, band, and crew member. Purchase your ad on the membership toolkit today! - Full-page ads $150
- Half-page ads $75
- Quarter-page ads $50
- Shoutouts $5 (up to four lines of text, no photo or imagery)
Create your ad or send the assets and we'll create one for you! Once you've purchased your ad, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to upload a completed ad or the assets to have one created for you. The deadline to purchase and submit your ad is September 3. |
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DONATE - Please help us provide hospitality for the All-School Musical. - Donate concession snacks - all proceeds support the production expenses.
- Donate rehearsal snacks - quantity needed 130 per day.
- Underwrite a 'Feed the Kids' dinner for 130 people. (This could be donated by one family or several families working together to support. Donations are custom to whatever your family can provide. For reference, here is an estimate of catering. It does not include tax, delivery, and paperware.
•$10 meals for 130 students/staff = $1,300
•$10 meal for 10 meals per student = $100
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MEMORABILIA - Do you have Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine memorabilia? A vinyl album, cassette, CD, posters, movies, playbill, shirts, etc? Please get in touch with our VP of Fundraising. |
ATTENTION CAST, BAND + CREW - Need a checklist to help you keep up? Visit the membership toolkit. Remember to join the following two Reminds by texting 81010 @BTWASM2024 and @BTWOYF2024. |
Join us for the first PTSA meeting of the year in The Commons on Tuesday, September 3 at 6 p.m. We will announce more information about the 'all school' productions and programs we support. We'll have special door prizes to celebrate our achievement of reaching our membership goal of 1,000+ in record time! We will also announce the membership winner of the Pegasus Family Four Pack! Online orders for PTSA merchandise will be available for pick up including Senior yard signs. The guild meetings begin at 7 pm. Help us fill the Pegasus Pantry by bringing the following items to the meeting: personal hygiene items, toothbrushes, toothpaste, body wash, shampoo, and non-perishable items such as granola bars, cereal, pasta, canned meats, sauces, vegetables, t-shirts, and jogging pants (all sizes). You can also shop from the Amazon Wishlist and have the items delivered to the school in care of Nurse Wiley. |
All Booker T. families are asked to contribute 4 hours of volunteer service per year. That's a goal of 4,000+ hours! Please help us reach our goal to support the future of our scholar artists by making the Pegasus Promise today. A new total of 498 hours of volunteer service have been pledged through the Pegasus Promise! Thank you to the following Booker T. families for making your pledges: Bonfield, Camarillo, Messenger, Perez, and Tabor. |
Adult volunteers must complete a volunteer application, background check and orientation as required by D.I.S.D. online through VOLY before volunteering on campus. |
ATTENTION FACULTY: A successful PTA is one that is backed by the campus leaders, teachers, parents, and the community in their effort to help every child reach their full potential by involving and empowering families and communities to stand up for all kids. PTSAs that enlist 100% of their school's faculty as members are eligible for a special recognition — the Golden Apple Award. Please help us earn this award by joining or renewing your membership online. Questions? Contact Ann Romine, VP of Membership. |
Note: Texas PTA's definition of faculty includes principals, assistant principals, teachers, counselors, office staff, and full-time campus aides. |
| The 2024-25 Reflections program theme is "Accepting Imperfection." Visit the membership toolkit to read more about the program and how students can submit original artwork in dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and visual arts. Submissions will be accepted in the fall. |
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| Click to save the 2024-25 Bell Schedule. Make a note of the schedule adjustments at the beginning of each semester, during testing, and for college showcase week. |
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- Monday, September 2: (AS) Labor Day Holiday, No School
- Tuesday, September 3: (AS) PTSA Meeting, The Commons, 6 p.m. (check with your conservatory guild for meeting time and location)
- Wednesday, September 11: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 7 pm Student Preview Night (Student audience only, flat rate ticket, reserved seating)
- Thursday, September 12: (VA) Gallery Reception featuring Studio Selections, Hudson Gallery, 5-7 pm, open to the public
- Thursday, September 12: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 7 pm, Opening Night!
- Friday, September 13: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 7 pm
- Saturday, September 14: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 2 pm (matinee)
- Saturday, September 14: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 7 pm
- Sunday, September 15: (AS) ON YOUR FEET!, The MAT, 1 pm (matinee)
(AS) All School = all grades, all conservatories, (A) Academic Conservatory (D) Dance Conservatory, (M) Music Conservatory, (T) Theatre Conservatory, (VA) Visual Arts Conservatory, (S) Seniors, (F) Faculty |
The contribution of the PTSA's Sustaining Sponsors help cultivate the future of the performing and visual arts and enables the PTSA to provide school-wide productions, programs, resources and event support. Please review the benefits of becoming a sponsor for the 2024-25 school year and make your contribution today! |
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