Newsletter: Volume. May 2011

Animo Watts Charter High School. 12628 Avalon Blvd., LA 90061.

$2 for AWCHS studtents. $10 for others. $50 for supporters.

Artist, Rider, a 9th grader at Animo Watts, creating event art/back drop for Comedy Benefit.

Young Angels says "thanks" to artist Barbara Schwan, Exec. Direc. of The Skylark Foundation for her input on this project.

Cost of Event Art Project:

1 Cloth Painter's Tarp $16.00

Painters' Tape: $1.00

6 Permanent Wall Art Markers $30

15 Teenage Boys With Talent: Free

Total Project Cost: $47.00

Cost Per Boy: $3.13

Cost to teach boys basic math skills to do above math? Seriously? Discuss your thoughts with us on www.facebook.com/youngangelsofamerica

On the Road with Brook + Debbie

Sometimes people say, "Hey, Brook + Debbie, why don't you guys sell Krispy Kreme donuts at your events?" Well the answer is that we're going to! This is Brook and YA comedy faculty member Jose Velasquez investigating the deals at Krispy Kreme Carson. If you go to Volume, you will see donuts. So don't say there is no education reform going on.

BROOK + DEBBIE'S EDUCATION REFORM FOR DUMMIES: Miss Samantha Video Watch our web site for our soon-to-be-released position paper on ed reform. So many players. So much $. Short form: Testing is over-rated and over-used and doesn't evaluate anything except how complicated it is to test. Teachers are pretty good. Charter Schools are not better than public schools. The teachers union is not the bad guy. The Billionaire Boys are not the good guys. Smart kids who learn anywhere-- learn anywhere-- but, the less wealthy the zip code, the harder it is to pull that off. Kids who learn differently need to have someone advocate for them or c) pray they don't get low-tracked in a charter school. What helps kids learn is not old standards but new, engaging ideas (see below). More to follow....
Meanwhile... back at Young Angels, the inexpensive after-school program students actually come to, here are our YA students at Animo Watts doing the event art for the BIG COMEDY BLOWOUT. When parents buy tix to our events and ask "Where does the money go?", they can rest assured that it's going to inexpensive, cool, projects with actual teenagers.
Animo Watts Doing Event Art

NEW EVENT - JUNE 10

Link to Tickets
Volume

VOLUME Supports Young Angels After School Programs at Animo Watts Charter High School. For more info on who we are and what we do, visit www.youngangelsofamerica.org

Thank you to Amy Dersh for the great invite design.

PAC PAL NEWS

YA-Pac Pal producer, Isabel Kelly, vamps for cam at Vallon's yard sale supporting Animo Watts prom. Thank you to Isabel for donating her Mac lap top to YA.
Pac Pal Production Team reaps sweet reward at Palisades the yogurt shoppe for producing excellent videos. Thank You to imovie editor Livi Plesant for her work and to the shoppe for the discount.

The Prom Project - GURUS REACHING OUT

MakeUp Guru Judy Haft at Animo Watts for a pre-prom makeup workshop. Thank you Judy!

Event planning guru, David van der Velde, of Silver Birches, consults on prom decor with Debbie and Myda during AWCHS leadership class. Thank you David, and Chip Sullivan at Dreamworks for reaching out.

Donald Swain, style guru, of Men's Wearhouse, works with Anthony and Javier at YA Dress for Success workshop.

WATTS COMEDY PROJECT
Inner-Circle Youth Chef Eugene asking awchs Lou to join improv group.
Cost:
Chef paid for by: ICY.
Microphone: Donated by Board Member.
Talent: It was there.
Cost per student: $00.00

SCHOOL OF RAP
YA faculty member, Khao310, conducts writers' workshop at Locke Tech with members of ALT.
Faculty members Teira Church, a freshman at UCLA and YA vocal coach at Locke Tech works with Khao 310 before show taping.

SMOKEY EYE LESSONSYA

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There's a right way to put on make-up,

and there's a wrong way. Do you want to learn the right way?

Info: adougherty13@aol.com

Portfolio

YA Student Discount Price:

$ 35.00 per girl up to four girls per session.

Alicia Dougherty. Professional Make-Up Artist.

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