Involvment
Conservatory
What is it?
The conservatory program at San Juan Hills High School is designed to help students prepare for careers or college programs in the arts by completing specific classes and meeting goals in their chosen field, such as auditions, skill-building, volunteering, and participating in school productions. Students must also maintain GPA and behavior standards, with requirements varying by major. To learn more, students can email or meet with an instructor, and for conservatory-specific information, contact Ms. Graff at clgraff@capousd.org. The Theatre Arts conservatory offers majors in Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Technical Theatre. To apply, students should schedule a meeting with Ms. Graff between June, before 9th grade, and September to ensure the program is a good fit; the enrollment deadline is November 1 each year.
Enrollment
Musical Theatre:
Grace deGroot, Elianna deGroot, Talia Doyle, Blaire Thompson, Madeline Quinn
Theatre:
Alex Edgar, Micaela Perez, Maya Kimbrough
Technical Theatre:
Vanessa Roselli, Maddan Cook
Cappies Critics
What is it?
The Critics and Awards Program strives to recognize the Orange County student writers, performers, and technical crews. High school theatre students who participate in the Cappies program are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, and write reviews. The top three reviews from each show are published online.
At the end of the school year, the student critics vote to give awards to their fellow students for outstanding productions, group and individual performances, and achievements in technical categories. The critics vie for the Best Critic and Best Critic Team Award. Awards are presented at the annual Cappies Gala at the The National City Grove of Anaheim.
Our Critics
Publishing Soon
Links
https://www.occappies.com
https://www.cappies.com
Usitt
What is it?
A Student USITT Chapter is a group of peers, acknowledged by the national organization of USITT. Student chapters help to expand the reach of education beyond your school, to the world of theatre and the pioneers that continue to change our industry.
USITT Student Chapters are established to provide opportunities for students wishing to further their experience in technical theatre, design, and management through education, outreach, and networking.
Links
https://www.usitt.org
International Thespian Society
What is it?
The International Thespian Society is the only theatre honor society for middle and high school students in the United States. Affiliation brings credibility and distinction to students, theatre programs, and schools. It is a visible, positive symbol of the quality of your theatre program.
ITS recognizes, rewards, and encourages student achievement and celebrates the work of students in all aspects of theatre – performance and production. Each student is honored on a national level and gains access to opportunities and resources beyond those of their school.
Links
https://schooltheatre.org/international-thespian-society/