Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy believes that music and art are important and powerful aspects of our humanity that can open our minds to endless opportunities. Through the power of music and art, our students will develop stronger leadership and teamwork skills and experience the power of self-esteem and self-discipline while enjoying the beauty of artistic expression.

Fine Arts Updates

Congrats to Neponset 6th Grade students Jillian Lee and Tony Tranduc are on full Scholarship with Berklee City Music. Both study every Saturday from 9.30 to 2pm.

We were delighted to see PJPIICA students Isaiah Sealy and Jillian Lee who performed with Boston City Singers at the Dorchester Board of Trade Dinner honoring Boston City Councillor Maureen Feeney and Mayor Tom Menino. Isaiah Sealy was one of 40 students selected from Boston City Singers to perform in South Africa this past summer.

Special thanks to the Lower Mills Middle School for their amazing performance at the State Street Press Conference. The students performed under the direction of Janet Feld. Thanks also to Jerell in Grade 3 and Janaye from Mattapan for sharing their talents!

Special thanks to Discovery Ensemble for a most engaging workshop at Neponset Annex. We look forward to the New England Conservatory's opera performance at the Annex on November 4th. We are delighted to partner with Fontbonne Academy on these events and are most grateful to Fontbonne Academy for the use of their beautiful auditorium.

Our Lower Mills Campus welcomes Rob Flax, a graduate student from New England Conservatory who will be working with the Grade 5 violin class. This is a great honor for our students as Rob is a Masters student in violin at the Conservatory.

Our Monday night strings ensemble is up and running, and we are preparing for a December 12th performance with Boston Classical Orchestra at the Strand Theater. All students who have played violin for one year are encouraged to attend. Classes take place every Monday at Lower Mills Campus from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

We would like to welcome amazing choreographer Cathy Encarnacao to our team as our Musical Theater group prepares "The Wiz". Cathy will be working with Musical Director Kevin Black.

We still have openings for our vocal training chorus which is open to all students in Grade 1 and 2. Choir meets on Thursday nights and for more information please email Kevin Black at kblack@pjp2ca.org

The concert chorus is sounding wonderful under the direction of Jane Money, Founding Director of Boston City Singers. Students are preparing some choral pieces for our December 12th concert with Boston Classical Orchestra.

Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Greenidge and Mrs. Swanton had a fabulous meeting with Boston Landmarks Orchestra. They were clearly impressed with our Fine Arts program and we will welcome this new partnership in the coming months.

PJPIICA will be hosting a February Vacation Fine Arts camp that will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday of the week. The program will conclude with a special performance for parents. The camp will take place at Lower Mills Campus and will offer music theory, violin, keyboard, African drumming, tin whistle, guitar, musical drama, chorus and art classes. This is a new program and seats are expected to fill up fast. The cost of the program is $300.00 and will only take place if a sufficient number of students are enrolled. Please email Mary Swanton at mswanton@pjp2ca.org to reserve your child's place in this program.

Our students are preparing for the Christmas season in Art Class and we have submitted art work from all campuses to the Catholic Schools Foundation. Our 8th grade are currently working on their impression of Christmas and the winner will be featured on our Academy Christmas Card.

Our After School Music Enrichment program is up and running! We now offer 72 classes per week in violin, guitar and keyboard. There are limited places still available. Please email Mary Swanton at mswanton@pjp2ca.org for more information.

Our students are preparing for Christmas Shows at all campuses and dates will be sent home at a later date from your campus office.

 

 

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