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C R E A T I V E W R I T I N G The Spring newsletter for Creative Writing is dedicated to graduating Senior Kathleen Cole, who has had astonishing success in the past few months with her writing and college plans. Kathleen was chosen as a finalist in Fiction in the YoungArts national arts contest and spent a week in Miami in January attending workshops with other young writers and artists. As a result of her time there, she was awarded a $1,500 cash grant in recognition of her outstanding potential in the field of short fiction. Additionally, the national awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing competition were announced in March, and Kathleen was awarded a national gold medal — given to the top 5 percent of creative youth in the country — for her work in poetry. In June she will be traveling to New York City to accept her award in a ceremony at Carnegie Hall. As if that weren’t recognition enough, Kathleen is also the winner of the Bennington Young Writers Competition for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Her winning poem can be downloaded in PDF format here: http://tinyurl.com/KathleenCole On the same day that Kathleen found out about her Bennington prize, she also received a call from the University of Chicago, admitting her into their incoming class and offering her a $50,000 grant renewable for all four years of her college career. This, added to the offers from the University of Richmond (which offered Kathleen a full, four-year tuition remission) and Davidson University (which awarded Kathleen their prestigious Patricia Cornwall Scholarship for outstanding promise in writing, worth a total of $10,000) has made her college decision unusually difficult. Ultimately, however, Kathleen has decided to accept the University of Chicago’s offer and will be traveling to Illinois this summer to start school in the fall. In other college news, all four of the graduating seniors in Creative Writing have been accepted to the colleges of their choice and are planning to attend the University of Chicago, Perdue University, Converse College and Winthrop University, respectively. We wish them the best of luck and are proud to have the Fine Arts Center represented in such a diverse range of schools. This summer, Creative Writing underclassmen will keep busy in their field. Sophomore Adina Lasser and Juniors Willard Ramsey and Ashley Israel have all been accepted into highly competitive summer writing programs and have all been offered substantial scholarships to attend. Adina and Willard will both be students at Kenyon College’s Young Writers Summer Program in Gambier, Ohio. Ashley, who attended the Kenyon program last summer, will be going to the highly selective Institute for Writing and Thinking at Bard College, where she will be a part of the Young Writer’s Workshop. Instructor Sarah Blackman, her husband, John, and their daughter, Helen, are expecting a second girl to join their family. The Little Stranger (as she is currently called) is due Aug. 2. F I L M Digital Film students Amanda Fryar and Colton Miller recently earned their IMDB credits by working on a web series called “The Adventures of Iguana Man,” starring Chris Cashon and directed by Dean Ferreira. Amanda served as sound operator, and Colton worked in the grip department. Amanda has also recently worked as an actress and a production assistant on a black and white short film called “It Should’ve Had Water.” The short film is scheduled to premiere later this year. 14
FAC PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR April 23: Spring Greenville County Youth Orchestra Concert at the Peace Center at 7:30 p.m. April 24: Morning Jazz Class Concert in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. April 25: Pan Harmonia “Elegy” Concert in the Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 25: Juried Student Show and Reception in the Sheffield Wood Gallery at 6:30 p.m. April 26: Spring Dance Concert (in the auditorium at Wade Hampton High School) April 28: ARMES Dance Concert May 1: Afternoon Jazz Class Concert in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. May 2: Strings Recital in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. May 3: Generation to Generation Theatre Performance at 7 p.m. The School District of Greenville County, W. Burke Royster, Superintendent Fine Arts Center Dr. Roy S. Fluhrer, Director 102 Pine Knoll Drive • Greenville, SC 29609 The School District of Greenville County does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, handicap, religion, or national origin in its dealings with employees, students, the general public, applicants for employment, educational programs, activities, or access to its facilities. 15 May 6: Music Club Recital from 6-10 p.m. May 8: Percussion Recital at 7 p.m. May 11: FAC Dance and Theatre Students Perform for Artisphere at 3 p.m. at the TD Stage at the Peace Center May 11: Young Artist Orchestra Concert at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre at 7:30 p.m. May 13 and 14: Voice Recital in the Recital Hall at 7 p.m. May 17: Showcase and Last Day for Seniors May 21: Awards Day Ceremony from 1:30-3:20 p.m. May 21: Graduation Rehearsal at 4 p.m. at Wade Hampton High School May 22: Graduation at Wade Hampton High School at 7:30 p.m. May 27: No Students/Teacher Workday May 31: Last Day for Underclassmen May 31: Film and Video Showcase at 7 p.m.
Page 1 and 2: Director’s Comments S P R I N G 2
Page 3 and 4: Graduation Speaker Chip Egan Clifto
Page 5 and 6: FAC Mural Downtown V I S U A L A R
Page 7 and 8: Annual Juried Spring Show Fine Arts
Page 9 and 10: D A N C E Dancers Jacqueline Calle,
Page 11 and 12: M U S I C Alumni News: Caroline Rob
Page 13: T H E A T E R The Theatre Departmen

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