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ORTAB CALENDAR

BOOSTER MEETINGS

3rd Thursday

of each month
7pm - ORHS Theater

The Oak Ridge Theatre Arts Boosters are excited to

WELCOME the new Drama teacher, Mrs. Janet Henke

(916) 933-6980, ext 3621 - jhenke@eduhsd.k12.ca.us

JANET HENKE came to us from the English department here at Oak Ridge where she has been teaching for many years. She was born and raised in London, England and lived there for almost fourteen years until she came to the U.S. (Burbank and Simi Valley) in 1962. She attended the California State University, Northridge where she graduated with her B.A. in Drama and English. Her hobbies and interests are theatre, gardening, her roses, reading books, and writing. Her favorite books are “To Kill A Mockingbird” and “Marley and Me”.

Oak Ridge Theatre Arts Boosters

MISSION STATEMENT

The purposes of this Organization are to provide organizational and financial support to the Oak Ridge High School Theater Arts Department, to support the program priorities as established by the Theater Arts Department Director, to promote and encourage school board, administrative, faculty, student and community interest in support of the Oak Ridge High School Theater Arts Department, and to foster a closer relationship between home, student, and theater arts department faculty through parental involvement.

Our Goal

The success of the Drama program’s extracurricular activities has significantly grown over recent years largely due to the support of the Oak Ridge Theatre Arts Boosters parent club since its inception 5 years ago.  As the program developed and tackled new challenges, the parent club stepped up to help support the drama teacher and the students to make sure their experiences in the program were enhanced, rewarding, and more than just learning how to “recite a monologue”.  Each year we strive to accomplish a few key objectives and add new ones as the need arises.  The foundation of our support has always been:

1) To increase the visibility of the Drama program at Oak Ridge High School and to the

community of El Dorado Hills.

2) To help ensure that "no child is left out" of the program, either financially or due to lack

of their own parental support for whatever reason.

3) To make sure that every student’s work is recognized, whether they are in "leading

roles", "supporting roles", "chorus", or "tech".

4) To provide a safe and positive environment in an after school or extracurricular activity

that encourages and fosters responsibility, discipline, and teamwork.

5) To provide an environment where our students can actually get involved in an activity

or program where their parents can also participate on some level - something that you

usually only find in the "sports" programs.

6) To provide information and additional support for our graduating students who are

college-bound or seeking a career in theater or performing arts.