BRAVO!! High School Musical Jr. Packs A Punch!

To say this week at Dobson has been jam-packed would be an understatement.  The annual Art Show set up and Show/Sale and the final rehearsals and performances of High School Musical Jr. concluded on Wednesday, May 23rd.

Almost 300 proud family members, friends and faculty passed through the doors of Dobson to view the wonderful art and fantastic performance.  Congratulations to Ms. Purcell and the Dobson students on a great art show.

High School Musical Jr. brought down the house as it "Broke Free" on the Dobson Stage.  58 cast and crew members came together to put on a powerhouse of a performance.  Rehearsing hard since January, "We're All In This Together" was truly the theme of this production process.  Ms. Tierney and Ms. Plumley can't begin to describe how proud they are of the student's dedication and hard work.  Congratulations to our 8th grade cast and crew members.  To Imani, Keyara, Becca, A'Jahnae, Grayson, Josh, David and Trevor, we wish you all the best in High School.  The Dobson Stage will definitely miss your abundant talents, humor and smiles.  Please take a minute to look at some pictures from their performance!

A big thank you to the Home and School for helping to coordinate our concessions and t-shirts again this year.  We really appreciate all that you do.  Thank you to the faculty for allowing us to borrow the students this week! We couldn't have pulled this off without you. 

 8th Grade Cast Members

 

Gabriella and Troy

Sharpay and Ryan

Kelsi

Cheerleaders

Thespians

Martha and Jackie Scott

Brains

Coach Bolton and Ms. Darbus

Wildcats Basketball Team

Taylor McKessie

Skaters

Louie on Sound

Chris on Lights

Nick our Stage Manger

The Countdown to High School Musical Begins

The beginning of May brings many exciting events to Dobson, the Spring Book Fair, a performance from the Walnut Street Theater Community Outreach program,  a fantastic lower school trip to the aquarium, and much more.  The beginning of May also brings about our countdown to our High School Musical performance.  Tickets are now on sale, as our our fantastic T-Shirts (facilitated by the JDS Home and School).  Get your ticket orders into Ms. Tierney ASAP.  Reserved seats are selling fast.  You don't want to miss out on what promises to be another wonderful experience on the Dobson stage.

Reserved Tickets are $8 each (sales have been extended until Monday, May 7th.  General Admission tickets are $5 each.  See Ms. Tierney or email her at ltierney@philasd.org with any questions.

22 Days until HSM Jr. Hits the stage (May 23rd at 6:30pm)

Sad to see 2011 go... but BUZZZING into 2012!

The students of James Dobson School ended 2011 with a bang, with a wonderful performance, entitled “Holidays Around the World” featuring student performers from grades Kindergarten through 8^th Grade.  Each class in our lower school took the stage representing different celebrations and cultures, from Hawaii to Ireland and Spain.  The program was narrated by three 8^th grade students, Rebecca G., Zamir G. and Josh S..  This performance also featured the Upper and Lower School Choirs, the Dobson Dance Team and the James Dobson Band.  Pictures and video from this performance will be posted soon!  Stay Tuned!!

2011 also ended with the auditions and casting for our May 2012 performance of High School Musical Jr..  Over 50 students have been selected to participate in the cast, and stage crew will begin in the New Year.  Rehearsals will be held on various days after school, so cast members... be sure to check your calendars!

As students returned from break, our focus rapidly changed to PSSA preparation.  Students were invited to a Pep Rally held by our BuZy Bee!  At this assembly, our BuZy Bee reminded all of our students about how to prepare before the test, and strategies to use during the test so that everyone can do their best!!

Students were asked several review questions to earn tickets and Superbucks for their Homerooms!!

The BuZy Bee also asked each class to make one PSSA Preparation Promise that their class would work towards during this preparation season.  Each class took the BuZy Bee Promise Pledge during the assembly, and their promises are proudly posted on a bulletin board outside of the Main Office.

Each student is also working towards maintaining their membership in the PPAA or the Principal's Perfect Attendance Association.  For each day that the students are present and on time during the 50 days leading up to the PSSA test, he or she steps closer to their PPAA Membership Prize.  For each week of perfect attendance, the student will receive a punch on their Perfect Attendance Card.

Ms. D the BuZy Bee had a surprise performance for the students!  The Black Eyed Bees made a guest appearance and entertained the students with "IMMA BEE!" Their new music video will also be available soon! 

2012 is off to a great start!!   

HSM Jr. Audition Schedule Adjustment

Attention all 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th graders auditioning for High School Musical Jr.:

Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, the auditions for all 3^rd-5^th graders who have returned their paperwork for HSM Jr. will be held on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22^nd not on Monday the 19^th. 

We apologize for the inconvenience!

Ms. T and Ms. P

Tomorrow is the last day to turn in all audition paperwork.  If your paperwork is not submitted on time, you may be unable to audition next week!!

James Dobson in Roxborough Review!!

 Our celebratory festivities with the Phanatic are featured in the Roxborough Review this week.  Click here to read the article!

Stay tuned for future posts about our Winter Concert: Holidays Around the World.  The performance will be on December 20th at 6:30pm in the Auditorium.  The performance will feature all of our students in the Lower School, as well as our Upper School Choir and Dance Team.

Auditions will be held next week for our spring production of Disney's High School Musical Jr..  Rehearsals will begin in January and the performance will take place on May 23rd!!!