Welcome to SOCSA

South Orange County School of the Arts

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Posted at noon, Saturday, June 20, 2009

SOCSA NEWS AND MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COFFEE IMPORTERS DONATES $1,200 to SOCSA Jim Miller, owner of the Coffee Importers in the Dana Point Harbor, raises over $1,200 for the SOCSA Foundation via 30th Anniversary Raffle... read more.

ANNOUNCING SOCSA's SUMMER MUSICAL THEATER CAMP: Auditions were held on Friday, June 19th at the Porthole Theater... cast list and details to be posted soon.

ORDER SHOWCASE 2009 AND OTHER PAST SOCSA DVDs and CDs ONLINE! Now you can order your favorite past SOCSA Performance DVDs and Soundtrack CDs online from our good friends at Affordable Video & Photography.

TWITTER SOCSA Get SOCSA updates on your mobile phone via Twitter! Fast and easy way to keep up with all things SOCSA...

ORDER PAST SOCSA DVDs ONLINE! Now you can order your favorite past SOCSA Performance DVDs online from our good friends at Affordable Video & Photography.

SOCSA FOUNDATION RECEIVES $10,000 DONATION: SOCSA Academy's Artistic Director, Ray Woods, and his wife donate $10,000.00 for the future Dana Hills High School Performing Arts Center... READ FULL STORY

SOCSA RELEASES 30-SECOND COMMERICIAL ONLINE FEATURING DANA POINT MAYOR FOR THE $4 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE NEW THEATER... WATCH THE NEW COMMERCIAL ONLINE NOW.

BUY SOCSA PERFORMANCE PHOTOS ONLINE NOW: These professional photos make GREAT personalized gifts for your SOCSA student or relatives... and a portion of the sale goes to support the SOCSA Academy.

2009-10 SOCSA DANCE PRODUCTION TEAM ANNOUNCED... Click here to see who will be the dance stars for the 2009-10 school year.

The SOCSA Academy

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Our Academy, founded in 1996, a performing and visual arts Academy within Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California, celebrates its second decade of operation this year, 12 years of high school students studying in the arts with many going on to universities, conservatories, continuing with their craft or utilizing their own individual art talents and studying in another field. We are proud of and grateful for our graduates. As the Artistic Director, Faculty, Benefactors, and Foundation Board, we are happy to support them. We welcome you to explore our site, and utilize it for information and communication with us. Should you need further assistance, please call the SOCSA Foundation office 949.240.1994 or call SOCSA Foundation president, Alan Wickstrom, at 949.842.0594.

SOCSA's Mission

SOSCA Visual Arts The South Orange County School of the Arts (SOCSA) at Dana Hills High School is a visual and performing arts public high school Academy within Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, California. It provides an in-depth educational opportunity to talented young artists affording them the chance to explore and develop their artistic talents and prepare them for placement in the college or university and employment in the professional arts industry of their choice. The SOCSA Foundation was founded in 2000 to support the SOCSA Academy in fundraising and volunteer endeavors. The mission of the Foundation is to support the SOCSA Academy's educational and artistic mission, goals, and financial needs through fundraising and related operational activities. The Foundation operates through the SOCSA Academy and Foundation Offices located at Dana Hills High School, 33333 Street of the Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California 92629. Read more on the 2008 SOCSA Fact Sheet in PDF format...

QUESTIONS: See Ms. Longdon, SOCSA's Dance, Acting and Musical Theater Teacher, or send her an eMail.

Rehearsals start on June 29th: Monday-Thursday from 3-6pm

Show dates: July 29th, 30th, 31st, August 1st.

Cost is $200 ($150 of which can be raised in Ad purchases for the printed program)

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BUY YOUR FAVORITE SOCSA PERFORMANCE DVDs ONLINE:
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, OPERA NIGHT, THE WOMEN, A FLEA IN HER EAR, BYE BYE BIRDIE, OLDIES NIGHT AND MORE!
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Click the PLAY button below to view a Teaser from SOCSA's Fall Musical, Bye Bye Birdie

Many thanks to Lansing Switch/Affordable Video Productions for their AMAZING video work on Bye Bye Birdie!

SOCSA In The Community

The SOCSA academy aggressively seeks to maintain close relations with arts groups, community and civic organizations, and other arts education programs in the South Orange County area. Frequent appearances are made by our performers and artists at functions and celebrations throughout the region, and many community groups attend our performances and plays at the Porthole Theatre on the Dana Hills High School campus. Collaborative efforts with other arts schools, professional theatre companies, art museums, and the like are constantly sought by our students and staff. This involvement is a great help in the development of our students' abilities, and a benefit to the cultural life in our community as well. We welcome all inquiries from other arts groups or individuals who wish to participate with us in the pursuit of excellence in arts education.