Chip & Jack open new theater camp for kids in Alexandria
Alexandria Area High School drama teacher and a former student collaborate to teach acting technique, character creation and other skills. 10:15 am, May 12, 2021 ×
Jessica Chipman
Two well-known figures in the Alexandria theater world are offering a summer theater camp for kids.
Jessica Chipman, the drama teacher at Alexandria Area High School, and Alex graduate Jackson Grove have scheduled the four-day camp for Grades 5-12 from Monday to Thursday, June 14 to 17.
Under Chipman s direction, high school performances have repeatedly scored top marks at state-level competitions. Grove, a 2018 graduate, has choreographed multiple high school performances, participated in the national Jimmy Awards and landed an understudy role in a 2019 Ordway Theatre production. He graduated May 9 from the Boston Conservatory. Chipman has been working on a master s degree.
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Josh Zins, senior at Alexandria Area High School, holds up his paint palette. After receiving his first oil painting set three years ago, Zins started creating landscape paintings and selling them at art shows. (Jasmine Johnson / Echo Press)
Josh Zins, 18, was never drawn to sports growing up, but he always had a knack for creating.
He saw a Bob Ross painting video for the first time in sixth grade, and he was shocked at the detail he saw come to life in such a short amount of time.
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Rise in COVID-19 cases prompts Alexandria middle, high schools back to hybrid model of learning
Pre-K through grade 6 will continue with the full in-person learning model. Tuesday, April 6, will be teacher planning and preparation day with no school for grade 6-12 students in attendance, either on-site or virtually. 7:10 am, Apr. 1, 2021 ×
After seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, Alexandria s middle and high schools will return to a hybrid model that includes some distance learning, according to information sent to parents by the school district.
Students at Discovery Middle School and Alexandria Area High School will switch to the hybrid learning model, effective April 7 through the end of the school year, June 4. Students will spend part of the week distance learning and part of the week in the classroom.
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