All Dance Majors will participate in Informance on Thursday, October 18.  The performance time has changed and will start at 6:00 p.m. on the YPAS main stage.  All participants will stay after school until the completion of the show and clean up after the show.  The schedule will be as follows:

2:30- All students must sign in in the Annex Canteen
2:45- Eat dinner
3:15- Juniors and Freshmen help clean up the meal
3:30- Prepare for Dress Rehearsal
4:00- Dress Rehearsal
6:00- Show

Upon completion of the show Sophomores and Seniors must stay to strike the marley floor. All students must sign out.

Sign up for the Churchill Downs/Levy's opportunity by October 10.  As mentioned in previous communication this is a fundraiser for the YPAS Dance Festival Group.  Each Festival Family is strongly encouraged to do a minimum of 2 shifts.  The more shifts we volunteer for - the less festival payments we will have.  Per JCPS regulations monies earned by participating volunteers must go to total cost of trip.

​www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4FADA622A02-churchill

Students may sign up- but we must have one adult (over 18) per every under 18 volunteer.

We must have 10 volunteers per shift with one shift lead.

All volunteers must come in dress code; Black slacks*, white collared shirt, black (Closed toe/non slip shoes), no jewelry and hair pulled back. (*no jeans/yoga/jeggins/leggins - must be khaki material or dress slacks).

Volunteer shift is 3 pm - 9 pm.

15 Minute online training must be done prior to working on your home pc/laptop.

This will be a fun opportunity for students and families and a great way to cut the cost of Festival down!

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the track!

 Dawn Nelms & Missy Humphreys

Producers Organizers

Help the Producers help our students.  Sign up to help with parking at the St. James Art Fair and help our seniors receive scholarships for college.  Click the link below to sign up.

www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d45aba72aa6f85-stjames

Congatulations to the following students who will be attending the Regional High School Dance Festival:

Kaleigh Hampton
Jordyn Gibson
Avery McGhee
Kirsten Tucker
Averi Bishop
Dominique Rice
Jessica Rodgers
Katie Dougherty
Emma Martinez-Morison
Bella Hobson
Taylor Humphreys
Tori McMillen
Mackenzie Nelms 
Hannah Johnson
Alana Drees
Emilee Casabella
Hailey Brown
Gabi Badia
Ashely Eckloff
​Lucas Cassetto 

Please complete and turn in all medication forms by Friday, October 26 with a doctor's signature.  If you are not on any medication, please email Ms. Ruttan to let her know at lora.ruttan@jefferson.kyschools.us.   All forms can be found here:

www.ypasdance.com/festival.html


Also, please read the message below and complete the survey from Producers' President Dawn Nelms regarding possible fundraising opportunities to lower the cost of festival.

Parents-

In effort to assist with the cost of Dance Festival we have an opportunity to participate in a YPAS Producers approved fundraiser through LEVY’S Catering at Churchill Downs for the fall racing meet.

The job is working the carving station and helping run and clear plates on the sky’s terrace dining floors. Volunteers can be students and/ or parents. Only 18+ can carve- so we do need parent participation. Days would be Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s in November from 3-9pm. Money earned is $125 per person per shift.

For example; if all 20 families participate that would be $125 of each dancers trip cost.  If each family works two shifts or two family members from each family for one shift that’s $250 off the cost of the dancers trip!

Due to JCPS regulations any money raised for a trip must be equally divided among all participants.  Therefore we would like to get 20 responses back from the 20 families sending dancers to festival to see what # of events we would like each family to volunteer - as we would like to make this as fair and equitable for all.

If there is no interest - we can forgo the idea.

Please complete the below survey at your earliest convenience.

Take my survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3XLVXYC

More details about the opportunity will be forth coming!

Best,

Dawn Nelms
YPAS Producers

Students interested in being inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts at Informance on October 18 should submit their points to Ms. Ruttan by Friday, September 28.  They should also submit their online application by September 28.  Both forms can be found on our website.

www.ypasdance.com/national-honor-society-for-dance-arts.html

Attention Freshmen Dance Majors: Please join us this Friday, September 14 from 2:30-3:30 in the Annex Conference Room.  The upperclassmen have created a scavenger hunt just for you.  Come get to know your fellow dancers and learn new information about YPAS as you look for clues!