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Established in 1987 by Dr. Ralph Opacic, the Orange County High School of the Arts (commonly referred to using the acronym OCHSA {pronounced OH-sha}) is a 7th through 12th grade, tuition free, donation dependent, public charter school located in downtown Santa Ana, in Orange County, California. The school targets middle and high school students with talents in the performing and visual arts. The educational program prepares students for higher education institutions and/or employment in the professional arts industry. Image File history File links Ochsa. ...
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Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States which have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter school...
Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ...
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The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artists own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some...
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The school property itself consists of a 7-story tower with basement formally occupied by a bank, a "technology building", a split-level "annex", and "Symphony Hall", a historic church that was renovated into a concert venue with practice and rehearsal rooms.
It is known by all in the area to be the gathering place for future actors, actresses, writers, dancers, designers and technicians, film directors and editors, composers, and musicians. Many students contract with the Disney Corporation and/or other networks while they are at school as well (see Notable Students and Alumni).
School history
The Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) reorganized as a public charter school on April 20, 2000, and relocated its primary facility from Los Alamitos High School to the Santa Ana Unified School District. OCHSA is an independent nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Trustees representing parents, the community, educators, and the Santa Ana Unified School District. Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California. ...
Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is a school district in Orange County, California that serves the city of Santa Ana. ...
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The school is also supported by The Orange County High School of the Arts Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the financial support of the school's tuition-free artistic programs, as well as its ongoing expansion plans. The Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of prominent business and cultural leaders. With Development staff's input and guidance, the Foundation Board of Directors establishes fund-raising goals, manages long-term strategic planning, implements the school's capital, public relations and marketing campaigns, and oversees funding criteria. Members pay annual dues, serve on fundraising committees, attend the school's activities, and serve as ambassadors to the community-at-large.
Academics A common misconception is that OCHSA focuses only on the arts. This is not entirely true, as OCHSA offers quite rigorous academic classes. Students must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA to continue participating in their art conservatory.
OCHSA's 2005 Academic Performance Index (API) score of 856 ranked the school as one of the top five high schools in Orange County and in the top ten percent in California.
OCHSA uses a block schedule system, having only three academic classes per day. The three classes students have alternate each day for a total of six classes.
Honors classes are offered as well as many Advanced Placement classes including AP World History, AP U.S. History, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Literature and Composition, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Art History, AP Studio Art, and AP Music Theory. OCHSA also has a very large and unique selection of electives including but not limited to Piano, Ceramics, Make-Up, Graphic Design, Taekwondo, and Photography. A short grand piano, with the lid up. ...
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OCHSA is a unique school, with school hours from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. due to the after school arts conservatory classes. 99% of OCHSA alumni continue on to college[citation needed]. The other percent often attend conservatories or find a career pertaining to their specific form of art.
OCHSA has been named a Blue Ribbon School for 2006, by the U.S. Department of Education. This is education's top prize for an individual school. OCHSA was one of 250 schools nationwide, and was one of only five public schools in Orange County, and one of only 35 schools in the State of California, to receive this award. OCHSA also has been named a California Distinguished School. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ...
Art Attack Live The "Art Attack Live" is OCHSA's daily live broadcast featuring the day's announcements. The Broadcast Director is Jonathan Formica, with Technical Director Mike Repper, Floor Director Kiope Gyzen, and Logistics Director Star Jeries. Other key members include Megan Frazier, David Kirkeby, Marc Katz, and Leon Schwab. These members consist mostly of students from OCHSA's Film and Television Conservatory and the school's Leadership (ASB) class. The show is broadcast from one of OCHSA's two studios in the tech building, featuring advanced equipment and lighting. All students at the school are given the opportunity to audition to become hosts of the show as an effort for many to become involved with the broadcast. OCHSA is proud to say that it has one of the most advanced daily live shows of any high school in the world.
The Art Attack Crew debuted a new Art Attack Set on Monday, October 23rd 2007. The Anchors were Mike Repper, Max Tani, and Chantelle Gibbs. This broadcast can be viewed at http://jonathanformica.com/portfolio/aal.php.
Arts Image:OCHSA Totem Pole.JPG The famous totem pole found on the Main Street side of OCHSA's campus. Though it is consistently ranked as one of Orange County's top 5 academic high schools, the school focuses on arts education, which is divided into 11 conservatories: Production and Design, Ballet Folklórico, Classical Dance, Commercial Dance, Creative Writing, Film and Television, Integrated Arts, Instrumental Music (sub-sections such as Piano, Jazz band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber music, Guitar, Symphony and Concert Orchestras), Music and Theatre (sub-sections of Musical Theatre, Drama, and Voice) , Opera, and Visual Arts. The Production and Design Conservatory is a conservatory in the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), in Santa Ana, California in the United States. ...
A woman dancing folklórico in the traditional dress of Jalisco Baile folklórico, literally folk dance, is a collective term for traditional Latin American dances that emphasize local folk culture. ...
A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specfic dance form and technique. ...
Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from technical writing. ...
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The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ...
Director of the Creative Writing Department at OCHSA is the fantasy author, James P. Blaylock. The department's Writer in Residence is the award-winning fantasy author, Tim Powers. For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ...
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The Instrumental Music department holds many concerts throughout the year, and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in spring of 2006. Its Symphony Orchestra, directed by Chris Russell, will be performing in the Sydney Opera House in the Summer of 2008.
OCHSA's biggest event is the annual 'Season Finale' which takes place at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, and identifies notable graduating seniors, information about each conservatory, special themed theatrical presentations, and often revivals or medleys of the top shows of that year. For example: the 2006-2007 school year Season Finale has a "Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber" theme, and also includes a medley of both the junior and senior musical, Working, and the freshmen and sophomore musical, Seussical. The Orange County Peforming Arts Center is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California. ...
For the 2007-2008 school year, the administration has combined Creative Writing and Film and Television to become "Creative Writing & Media". They also plan to combine the dance conservatories and place Production & Design under the "Theatre Arts". This proposal has been met with much resistance from many students and some faculty, with parent & student meetings with the principal and protest plans. "11 Conservatories--Divided But Equal" has been found quoted by many students in the combining conservatories, but also the non-impacted, such as Visual Arts.
Student life
 The Art Attack Live set re-decorated to fit the campus's western-themed homecoming dance, just one of many aspects of student life. Because it is a commuter campus with students from 92 cities, many students ride Metrolink and Amtrak train services, utilize OCTA bus service, or carpool with other students. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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OCTA logo. ...
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The school has no sports fields or sports teams. As a result, Physical Education is anything that can be done in a dance room or around the "track" in the Faculty parking lot. These activities include taekwondo, ballet, tap dance, jazz dance, body conditioning, and new for the 2007-2008 school year, ballroom dancing. OCHSA's school colors are blue and gold, which are also the nicknames for the individual block-scheduled days (Blue Days and Gold Days). Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all area of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ...
Taekwondo (also, Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. ...
For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ...
Man tap dancing. ...
Jazz dancers. ...
Ballroom dance is a style of partner dance which originated in the western world and is now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ...
The dress code of OCHSA is different than other schools. Whilst the school still requires decency and professionalism, it allows many things that aren't traditionally accepted at other schools such as painted faces, dyed hair, cloaks, masks, costumes, capes, flip flops, or high heels all in the interest of allowing its students to express themselves in their own artistic way. Despite the remarkably diverse racial, political, and theological student body, the campus prides itself with a school-wide ambiance of mutual respect and acceptance for all.
OCHSA has at least 3 high school dances a year: Homecoming (despite their lack of sports teams), Winter Formal, and Prom (11&12 only). All of the dances are themed, and expensive in comparison to normal school dances. For the 2006-2007 school year, OCHSA added a "MORP" or "Backwards Prom".
The extended hours of OCHSA present a challenge to students. Most students have to practice their specific art after school and still find time to finish their homework. The students have little time to themselves during the week between schoolwork, practicing their arts studies, homework, and traveling long distances to reach home. Especially busy are the students in the rehearsing conservatories and the Production & Design conservatory, which stay after to "tech" all of OCHSA's performances (excluding Creative Writing readings).
The location of the school also affects student life. Before shows and performances, students and attendees take advantage of local restaurants in Downtown Santa Ana, such as the Gypsy Den and the local Burger King. Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ...
Campus OCHSA has a unique campus, including a seven-story office tower with basement formally occupied by a bank. This is evidenced by the former bank's vault, which is still in use as teacher work area, and occasionally an octagonal theater.
OCHSA has two on-campus venues. Symphony Hall, a theater which holds most of OCHSA's medium to larger performances. Formerly a historic Church of Christian Science, it has been converted to a Theater. Symphony Hall contains a theatre, a side rehearsal room and separate practice rooms for Instrumental Musicians, a spacious basement and library for the Creative Writers, an audio booth in the back of the house, the "O-Shop" (a student store) and a Balcony overlooking the actual house for the Production and Design students, housing an ETC lighting booth, multiple Source Four followspots, and a few rows of seats for the Production and Design students. There is a plan to expand Symphony Hall through its back parking lot. The other is The Black Box, which holds most of OCHSA's smaller performances. The Production and Design Conservatory is a conservatory in the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), in Santa Ana, California in the United States. ...
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Source Four ERS Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Source Four is an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight, a type of spotlight used in stage lighting. ...
The Production and Design Conservatory is a conservatory in the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), in Santa Ana, California in the United States. ...
The single-story Technology Building houses, among a few administrative offices, the bulk of the Film & Television department and the computer graphics portion of the Visual Arts department. There are two fully equipped studios, one primarily for live television production, the other for film work. There is also a large computer lab, and a number of individual video editing rooms. The campus's daily student-run news television program, The Art Attack Live, is filmed in the television studio and the adjacent control room.
Situated between the main campus and the Technology Building is the "totem pole", a five-story ceramic tower that is covered in tiles depicting pregnant animals. The totem pole was donated to school sometime during the 2000-2001 school year. It easily alludes to a phallus on several levels. At the base of the tower is a ring, the inside is a plant area. The tower used to be a fountain, with water trickling down to its planter base. The fountain hole has been cemented off since the 2003-2004 school year. Because of its obvious phallic allusions, several ideas for senior pranks have revolved around the totem pole, ranging from attaching two beach balls to its base to covering it with a diluted milk and foam mixture and putting crabs in the planter. It's not art unless it's a phallus! Aside from that, it serves as a hangout spot during break times and a loading and unloading zone for students.
OCHSA's Annex is a white windowless building with a confusing maze of ramps known as the "cheese maze". The Annex is known as the "Theatre & Dance" portion of the school, as it is home to many dance rooms and vocal rooms.
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