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Arturo Sandoval & Shelia E. headline benefit concert for the SAUSD

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Churches and Religion, Education, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana, SAUSD Leave a comment

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SAUSD Media Advisory: Arturo Sandoval & Shelia E. Headline Benefit Concert

Hope Alive! Keeping Music Alive in the Schools

Student Rehearsal – November 4, 2012, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Santa Ana High School

When concerned citizens of an Orange County neighborhood church saw the impact significant budget cuts in the State of California would have on the music program at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, they knew they could not sit idle. “We needed to let these youth know that they matter. We decided to create a first-rate benefit concert to help bridge the gap in funding,” said Reverend Chineta Goodjoin, pastor of the New Hope Presbyterian Church in Orange. Continue reading→

Bill Medley to headline concert at Santa Ana High School on 12.15

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Arts and Culture, Charities, Education, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana, SAUSD, Youth Activities Leave a comment

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Contact: Angela Burrell, APR, (714) 558-5555

Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers to Headline Concert at Santa Ana High School on December 15

SANTA ANA, CA – December 5, 2011 – Grammy Award winner Bill Medley, Santa Ana High School alumnus ’58, of the Righteous Brothers duo will host a concert benefitting Santa Ana High School’s Dollars for Scholars Program on Thursday, December 15, 2011, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at Santa Ana High School’s newly renovated Bill Medley Auditorium, located at 520 West Walnut Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Continue reading→

“For the Sake of Music” benefit concert at Segerstrom High School tonight

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Art Pedroza Posted in Charities, Education, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana, SAUSD Leave a comment

SAUSD Teachers and Students Perform For the Sake of Music

SANTA ANA, CA – May 20, 2011 — Santa Ana Unified School District’s (SAUSD) talented teachers, staff, students and community members will perform at a benefit concert to support the K-12 music program. “For the Sake of Music” benefit concert will be held on Saturday, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Segerstrom High School Theater. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at the door. A few of the acts include:

Los Santaneros, a 10-piece band with a horn section, performs a mix of dance rhythms and genres from Latin America. The band consists of students, alumni and staff from Valley High, Saddleback High, Segerstrom High, Villa Intermediate and Carr Intermediate schools.

Hopsing, formed in the 80s, has toured the nation and Europe extensively and brings its blend of Ska Rock to willing listeners. Band members include drummer Keri Bello, teacher at Walker Elementary School; percussionist David Guerrero, a teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School; bassist and vocalist Mark Bello, principal at Mitchell Child Development Center; and Matt Dorame, guitars.

Vocalists Gabriel Pena, a Valley High School junior, and Jocelyn Perez, a 3rd grader at Davis Elementary School.
SAUSD educates approximately 58,000 students at 61 dynamic school sites throughout the Santa Ana community. The K-12 school district is the largest in Orange County and the second largest employer in Santa Ana, with approximately 4,500 educators and staff members. Contact us at 714-558-5555, or pioinfo@sausd.us. For more information about our schools, visit http://www.sausd.us/.

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