This year, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is ranked as number 31 in the nation, and number 7 in the state.

To see the entire Newsweek list, click here.

DA Student Orientation dates are as follows:

• SENIORS – Friday, August 13 at 8:00 a.m.
• JUNIORS – Thursday, August 12 at 8:00 a.m.
• SOPHOMORES – Wednesday, August 11, at 8:00 a.m.
• FRESHMEN – Tuesday, August 17 at 8:00 a.m.

All orientation sessions will begin in the DA Theatre, and will last approximately 4 hours.

At orientation, students can expect to get their photo IDs, class schedules, textbooks, rent a locker, and tour the campus to find their classrooms.

Any students who are unable to attend their scheduled orientation will receive their class schedules and will be able to obtain books and lockers the first day of school.

• Early Dismissal Permission Form (required to miss school after May 26 and must have been turned in to pick up cap/gown)
• Letter from the Principal to the Graduate (must have been turned in to pick up cap/gown)
• Letter from the Principal to the Parent
• Lunch At The Fountain Order Form (orders due with payment by May 27)
• Baccalaureate/Commencement Video Order Form
• Reminders for Baccalaureate/Commencement (VERY IMPORTANT DETAILS about arrival times, required dress, tickets, Will Call, and much more)
• Schedule of End-of-the-Year Activities

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

Tuesday, June 1: Senior Dinner — Catered by Gumbo Ya Ya’s; $8 tickets available from Mrs Harbin in room 111

Thursday, June 3: ALL DEBTS/OBLIGATIONS MUST HAVE BEEN MET TO PICK UP CAP & GOWN; signed Early Dismissal Permission Form and Letter from the Principal to the Graduate must be on file.

• Cap & Gown distribution BY LAST NAME, at theatre lobby– PHOTO ID REQUIRED
  • A – L      9 - 10 a.m.
  • M – Z      10 - 11 p.m.
  • All Adjustments 11 - 12 noon
  • Cap/Gown packet will include:
    • cap/gown
    • black & white tassel (grad may keep tassel)
    • ten tickets for commencement
    • up to three tickets for baccalaureate
    • yellow map/parking information
    • another pink Reminder sheet
    • handshake photo information
    • another video order form

  Grads must return gown immediately after commencement ceremony to receive diploma.

Friday, June 4

• Awards Assembly, 9 - 11 a.m., DA Theatre
  • cap and gown required
  • graduates arrive by 8:45 a.m.
• Lunch at the Fountain, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Fountain
  • pre-paid reservations due to Main Office by May 27
• In-House Commencement Rehearsal, 1 - 2 p.m., DA Theatre
  • MANDATORY
  • Cap and gown NOT needed
• Baccalaureate Rehearsal, 2 - 3 p.m., DA Theatre
  • MANDATORY for graduates choosing to participate in Baccalaureate

Sunday, June 6

• Baccalaureate, 3 p.m.,  DA Theatre
  • cap and gown and appropriate attire is required
  • seniors arrive BY 2:30 p.m

Wednesday, June 9

• Commencement Rehearsal
  • MANDATORY
  • Meet at DA bus-loading zone at 8:15 a.m.
  • Return to DA by 11:30 a.m.
  • All graduates must ride bus to and from Moran Theatre
  • Cap and gown NOT needed

• Commencement, 7 p.m., Moran Theatre
  • Graduates must arrive by 6:15 p.m.Graduates only enter at Terry Lobby (Hogan Street entrance)
  • See pink Reminders for Baccalaureate/Graduation sheet for additional graduate instructions and guest information (NO BACKLESS SHOES)
  • Parents/Seniors are responsible for transportation to and from Moran Theatre for Commencement.

Parents/Seniors are responsible for transportation to and from school on days of special activities.

Any senior on campus after May 26 must either be EITHER in their regularly scheduled classes OR in a scheduled senior activity.

Attendance at BOTH COMMENCEMENT REHEARSALS IS MANDATORY for participation in Commencement

Remember–the following are REQUIRED FOR CAP/GOWN PICKUP June 3

• (blue) Early Dismissal Permission Form

• (white) Letter to the Graduate with parent and student signatures

• Baccalaureate and Commencement (including tickets)
• Financial Obligations
• Cap and Gown Distribution
• Grad Night
• Testing Schedules
• End-of-Year Senior Activities
• Last Quarter Calendars/Schedule of Events
• Attendance/Behavior Policies
• General Guidance Information (credits, financial aid, scholarships, etc.)

A question/answer session will follow the presentation of the above information.

Douglas Anderson events and traditions are unique from other high schools. To prepare you and your senior for a memorable and enjoyable conclusion to his/her high school education, please plan to attend this meeting.

The GRAMMY Foundation® announced that Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been selected as the National GRAMMY® Signature School for 2010.

Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. GRAMMY Signature Schools is presented by the Gibson Foundation with support from the Ford Motor Company Fund.

“Our commitment to fostering and rewarding excellence in music education at public high schools around the country has never been more important,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation. “In fact it’s a cornerstone of the GRAMMY Foundation’s mission. Throughout the academic year, these schools and their teachers work to share the positive power of music with their students, and the resources we provide through our GRAMMY Signature Schools program strengthen their efforts. Many of these schools face serious financial burdens, so we are very pleased to announce six Enterprise Awards again this year. We truly appreciate the continued support of the Gibson Foundation and the Ford Motor Company Fund to help make this program a success.”

Each of the 12 GRAMMY Signature Schools will receive a custom award and a monetary grant to benefit its music program. The top three are designated Gold recipients. The best of the Gold recipients is designated the National GRAMMY Signature School. The National GRAMMY Signature School will receive $5,000, and the two remaining Gold schools each will also receive $5,000.  The recipients are determined by the Blue Ribbon Committee, a panel of top music educators and professionals.

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Fla., is the 2010 National GRAMMY Signature School. Schools awarded Gold status are Las Vegas International Academy of Performing and Visual Arts in Las Vegas and Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The selection process for GRAMMY Signature Schools begins each year in September when the GRAMMY Foundation mails notification to more than 20,000 public high schools from districts large and small, urban, suburban and rural, requesting information about each school’s music program. Applications are completed and submitted online in October at www.grammyintheschools.com. After the applications are scored, finalists are identified and asked to submit additional documentation, such as recordings of school concerts, sample concert programs and repertoire, which is then reviewed by an independent screening committee to determine the schools that merit Signature School status.

The GRAMMY Foundation® was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.

The Complete List of 2010 GRAMMY Signature Schools can be found on the GRAMMY in the Schools official website.

9th grade:

• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
  Publisher: Modern Library Edition. ISBN-10 # 0679424741

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  Publisher: Penguin Group. ISBN #: 0399501487

• The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
  Publisher: Vintage. ISBN-10 # 0679734775

• The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage (All World History Classes)

10th grade:

• Incantation by Alice Hoffman
  Publisher: Little Brown. ISBN #: 9780316154284

• Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
  (Enriched Classic Series, contains study material)
  Pocket Publishing: ISBN-10#: 0671888048

• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  Harvest: ISBN- 10 #: 0156027321

• The History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage (Students who did not have World History in 9th grade)

11th grade:

• The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
  Vintage: 2^nd edition: ISBN-10#: 0679732764

• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
  Random House: ISBN#: 038549081X

• Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Standard English classes only)
  Knopf Doubleday: ISBN#: 0385486804

• 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, second edition by Samuel Cohen (AP Language classes only)
  Bedford/St. Martins: ISBN-10#: 0-312-44699-3
  Assignment: Choose 5 essays to read

• Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis (All U. S. History Classes)
  

12th grade:

• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  Thrift Edition Series: ISBN#: 0486278077

• The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
  Publisher: Broadway Books. ISBN #: 0-7679-0289-0

• Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
  Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. ISBN-10 #: 0-374-53063-7

• Naked Economics by Charles Weelan (All Economics Classes)

• Words We Live By by Linda Monk (All Government Classes)

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