Please join us for a our 6th annual art show and sale, The Independents. The student members of the National Art Honor Society curate and put on this show and sale every year. We have original art work for sale, a pop-up shop of craft and art based items, a silent auction with themed baskets (Art supplies, A Day in the Park, Kid's night in/Parent's night out, etc...) live music, food and wine. This is a wonderful opportunity to see student artwork and support their efforts.

All the sales of the art work go back to the students and the rest is a fundraiser for our AQ chapter of the National Art Honor Society.

​​Thank you to all who joined us for Speakeasy at Paradise Ridge! It was a wonderful evening and a financial success. Thanks especially to Julie Smith who led the team and to the planning committee including Jan Sofie, Jerie Parks, Sonia Byck-Barwickm Melacha Quirke, Darlene Pullen, Sarah Friedman, Janet Clark, Connie Sultana, John and Mary Burgess, Joanna Luthin and Lissa Provost. Your extraordinary work was evident and is greatly appreciated.  

Get your tickets to enjoy an evening at the beautiful Paradise Ridge Winery overlooking Sonoma County. The night includes food by Franchetti’s Wood Fire Kitchen, desserts by Village Bakery, wine and beer from selected local wineries and breweries, and dancing to a live band; Swing Fever!
​Friday, May 12th, 6pm to 10pm. 
Paradise Ridge Winery

• Roaring 20's theme
• Music and Dancing
• Silent & Live Auctions
• Student Performances
• Great Food
• Fine Wine
• Non-Alcoholic Beverages​

All for $75/per person
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All money raised directly supports the award winning ArtQuest program at Santa Rosa High School.
​Below are a few of the items Friends of ArtQuest funded using money raised at last year’s event: 

• All ArtQuest Teachers: Seed money for classroom supplies 
• Dance: Costumes for performances 
• Theater Arts: Control console 
• Visual & Fine Arts: “Memory Project” funding for student participation in an internationally recognized project. 
• “Sparks” awards to students for extracurricular summer arts educational experiences 
• Digital Arts: Computer workstations.
• Field trips and event tickets for students

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Get your tickets today for this amazing event, and support the arts in public education!

Tanya Tolmasoff, Arquest Beginning Dance Teacher, and the UPside Dance Company is pleased to present this cheeky, visceral performance traversing what inspires our happiness – from head to toe…A confection of choreography sprinkled with mind-bending presentations from local artists, filmmakers, architects, culinary connoisseurs, and musicians.

6th Street Playhouse
52 W. 6th Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401

• Friday, March 31: 8pm
• Saturday, April 1st: 8pm
• Sunday, April 2nd: 2pm
• Sunday, April 2nd: 6pm

Tickets:

•  $100 for VIP Friend of UPside (VIP Ticket includes: front row ticket, bottle of wine, a special dancer gift, and program recognition)
• $25 general admission
• $18 children/students/seniors

Every year, Friends of ArtQuest offers eligible students Sparks Awards, financial awards that can be used for attending an independent study program (such as a camp, class or workshop) that supports the student’s continued learning in his/her ArtQuest specialty or, for graduating seniors, for attending any college or university.  To be eligible to apply for a Sparks Award, student must be a sophomore or higher grade level and have a minimum 3.0 GPA or counselor recommendation.

Completed applications are due no later than April 7, 2017.
​Awards will be made by May 15.

Awards are made payable directly to the program or institution of study.

Applications can be picked up in the ArtQuest office or downloaded by clicking the button below.

If you have been following the SRCS District budget crisis, I wanted to share my recent experiences at the School Board and Roundtable meetings:

My daughter and I attended the Board Meeting and one of the Budget Roundtable Discussions. It was more of a budget process presentation than a roundtable discussion. I was surprised that no real budget information was available. The majority of the time was spent explaining the budgeting process and how difficult it can be. We get that, but that’s what why we trust the District to hire executive level professionals. None of them attended this meeting.

We were also surprised to learn that the presenter is a consultant and has only been working with the District for a few weeks. She could not answer the most basic questions like how large the deficit is, what is the nature of the "multi-million dollar error" that occurred, how much money is involved, how we got into this position, what is the cost cutting goal etc. 

We also learned that the top three financial positions at the District are vacant. That is really alarming and explains why none of the District representatives present have any useful information. 

This event felt like a public relations stunt more than an honest attempt to gain input from the community. If the District is going to host these kind of events, they need to have information available before they waste the community’s time.

Our time was wasted and nothing productive was achieved. My level of trust in the District’s ability to navigate this crisis is lower than ever. Really disappointing.​

I urge everyone to learn more about what is going on, then attend a meeting or write the District and the School Board to give them your opinion.

Below is a link to a Press Democrat Article regarding the issue.

It's February, and you know what that means! ... Singing Valentines!

Order yours now and a singing quartet will be dispatched on Valentine's Day to serenade your sweetheart . We will travel to any home or business within 15 miles of Santa Rosa High.

$50 for three love songs, a rose and a card.

The deadline to place your order is February 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m., so order asap before the time slots fill up . . . . .

If you have any questions please email Michelle @maglaubiger@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support of SRHS Choir!