Inside The Music Industry

Join us as we uncover and discuss the music industry inner workings.  No aspect will be left untouched.  Doors will open at 5:30 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Mc Afee Center 20300 Herriman Avenue Saratoga, CA.  Come see what it takes to dial in live sound with sound check beginning at 6:00 pm.  Get up close and personal with industry experts as we discuss writing, producing, recording and touring with an interactive Q & A kicking off at 7:00 pm.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show featuring an unprecedented live performance by The Brodie Stewart Band beginning at 8:00 pm.  All this can you yours for the low price of $10 general admission - all ages.  Tickets will be available in the SHS Quad at lunch and on line at brownpapertickets.com.  In addition, there will be a special donation drawing with tickets selling for $1 at the door. All ticket proceeds benefit the Saratoga MAP Boosters.

Back To School Night

Arrive Early to Back to School Night …Tour the Media Arts Program (MAP) Studio and Meet the MAP Teachers

Join us for a MAP Open House before Back to School night. If you have a student currently enrolled in, or thinking about joining the MAP program, this is a great time to see the studio and all the opportunities it offers your student.   Tour the facilities and meet the MAP teachers before Back-to-School night begins. Thursday, August 30th from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.. Location: the MAP studio building is at the southeast corner of campus (in room MM1 near the upper soccer field). Students and parents welcome.

Graduation DVD Sales To Benefit MAP

The SHS Media Arts Program wants to help you preserve and share the memory of your graduate’s big day with a DVD of the entire SHS graduation ceremony. Cost is just $20 per DVD, including shipping. All proceeds benefit the SHS Media Arts Program (MAP). Order forms are available in the main office, or by clicking here to download. Checks (payable to Saratoga MAP Boosters) and order information can be dropped off in the SHS main office, or mailed to MAP Boosters, Saratoga High School, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga, CA, 95070. Deadline to order is 6/11/11. DVDs will be mailed early July. Thank you for your support of MAP and congratulations!

SMASH'N Is Friday, June 1

SMASH'N, the annual Saratoga Media Arts Showcase Night, will honor the best MAP student work in film, animation, digital photography and multimedia journalism on Friday, June 1, from 7 to 9 pm in the McAfee Performing Arts Center. Awards will spotlight the outstanding work MAP students have been been creating all year long on projects designed to spark creativity, expand knowledge and develop skills. The evening will culminate in the award for the Best Overall Project voted on by a panel of industry judges in attendance.

An additional highlight of the evening is the prize drawing sponsored by Boosters to raise funds for MAP. Prizes include a 64GB iPad3, two tickets to Montalvo Arts Center's 9th Annual Food & Wine Classic on June 3, four tickets to see Smokey Robinson performing with the San Francisco Symphony July 5 at Davies Symphony Hall, two Adobe software packages featuring Premiere Pro CS5.5 and After Effects CS5.5, and an entertainment package that includes four AMC movie passes, Rubio's gift certificates and two passes to Laser Quest. Tickets for the drawing will be available at the door for $5 each or 5 for $20.

SHS MAP Students Take Top Honors At 5th Annual SI Doc Fest

MAP students Stephen Ruff (L) and Michael Hoffman (R) accept the $10,000 grand prize award in the 5th annual SI Doc Fest for their film "My New Red Shoes"

Saratoga High School MAP students Stephen Ruff and Michael Hoffman took the top prize at last Saturday's fifth annual SI Doc Fest with their film "My New Red Shoes," which focuses on the non-profit of the same name whose mission is to provide new clothing and shoes to homeless and low-income Bay Area children. The students were presented with a check for $10,000 to be divided between themselves, their non-profit, and SHS's MAP.

MAP students Ankita Chadha, Haley Wong, and Stephanie Payne placed as semi-finalists with their film "Just One Wish," highlighting the work of the Make a Wish Foundation. They were awarded $300 for their non-profit.

Additionally, Saratoga High School was honored with the Terry McElhatton award for the most entries from a single school and received $1500.

Now in its fifth year of operation, the SI Doc Fest encourages student filmmakers in the greater Bay Area to explore social issues by creating short documentary films about individuals or non-profit organizations that are making a difference in the community. It is a unique contest through which both the students and their subjects benefit. Students from twelve counties participated in this year's contest.

Congratulations to our SHS MAP students and teachers!

MAP teacher Tony Palma accepts the Terry McElhatton Award for the most entries from a single school

MAP students Michael Hoffman, Stephen Ruff, Ankita Chadha, Haley Wong and Stephanie Payne are honored with other Bay Area student filmmakers for their winning documentaries at the 5th annual SI Doc Fest

Board Positions Coming Open: We Need Your Help!

The inaugural booster board members are reaching the end of their terms and we are actively seeking committed volunteers to take over several positions so we can keep the support for this outstanding program going strong.

If you would like to help MAP continue to grow and thrive, and help our students continue to gain the kind of knowledge and experience that will give them an advantage in an increasingly competitive world, consider taking on one of the available board positions. If you have applicable skills or knowledge, that’s a plus, but enthusiasm and dedication are the only real requirements.

Take a look at the list of available positions and please contact Katie Shinnick katieoshinnick@comcast.net if you have questions, or are interested in taking on a role.

President: responsible for creating monthly agenda and facilitates regular and special meetings. Stays familiar with the status of all committee work and may call emergency meeting of the Board and to appoint special committees when necessary. Also has the power to approve bills for payment and can write and sign checks.

VP Elect/Parliamentarian: basically president in training, this job requires very little time in 2012/2013, but would take over the position of President in 2014/2015, and would recruit new positions when necessary. Attendance at most board meetings is crucial.

Treasurer: accepts and deposits checks at bank, preparation of a Quicken report of income and expenses for each meeting, preparation/filing of taxes at end of Fiscal Year (June 2013).

VP of Communications:  responsible for all correspondence and promotional materials, maintains MAP Booster website and Facebook page, adding new pages if needed and updating calendar and announcements monthly. Adds photos to website and maintains on-line tools.

Fundraising Coordinator:  leads the January Event in the McAfee and the Donation Drawing at SMASH’N. The position would have support from the VP of Communication who would create any necessary promotional materials and help with logistics. This role could use fresh creative ideas for increasing funds!

Events Coordinator:  responsible for coordinating all MAP Booster events (Speaker Series, SMASH'N, etc.). The position works closely with the VP of Communications and the Fundraising Coordinator. Communicates with and helps recruit guest speakers, works with Communications VP on promotional materials, PTSO Liaison on announcements, and McAfee Center Manager with theater logistics.

Corporate Matching/Grants Coordinator: follows-up on leads and researches corporate matching and grant opportunities.

We also welcome any inquiries at our next Booster meeting on Tuesday, May 8th in room 004 at noon.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Help Us Give Away An iPad To Benefit MAP

We have received some fabulous prize donations for our upcoming drawing event, which will take place at this year’s SMASH’N annual awards program honoring MAP student work.

Prize donations to date:

Adobe Premiere software for MAC
Four tickets to Smokey Robinson performing with the San Francisco Symphony
Two passes to Montalvo Art Center’s annual Food & Wine Classic
AMC Movie Package

We can still use your help!

Donate cash to help us purchase this year’s top prize offering, the new 64GB Apple iPad!
As a thank you, you will receive six tickets for every $25 donated. You can also purchase more at the event. The cost will be $5 per ticket at SMASH’N, so you get an extra chance to win by donating now!

Donate additional prizes like:

Gift Cards
Electronics (headphones, cameras, iPods, anything related to Media Arts)
Software
S.F. Giants Tickets
Santa Cruz Boardwalk Season Pass
Great America Season Pass
Concert or Other Event Tickets
Restaurant Gift Certificates
Unique Opportunities, i.e. Google tour, I Fly S.F., Bay Cruise
Vacation Home Stay
Maybe you have Mileage Reward items that you could take advantage of?

Any other ideas are welcome!

Last year’s drawing proved to be both a lot of fun and a successful fundraiser thanks to the donations of prizes and cash from generous Boosters like you! This will be our last fundraising opportunity for the year and we hope we can count on your support!

Please contact katieoshinnick@comcast.net with questions or to donate items. For cash donations, checks can be made payable to Saratoga MAP Boosters and dropped off in the MAP Boosters mail box in the SHS office or mailed to MAP, Saratoga High School, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070. Please include your name and contact info so we can reserve your drawing tickets.

WHERE DO THE FUNDS GO?

The MAP Boosters organization is responsible for raising $50K annually to support our program, of which, we’ve raised about 40% to date. About half of these funds are used to support personnel, while the other half goes toward the purchase of equipment, as well as technology and software updates necessary to keep our program current. Your participation as a Booster is critical in order to continue to maintain and expand this unique and valuable program, as funding from district and state comes under increasing pressure and, in some cases, is eliminated.

With outstanding support from our parent community, the MAP program continues to create exceptional opportunities for students’ educational growth and enrichment.

Thanks for your support!