This article from MUSIQ, a French magazine covering the contemporary music scene around the world, featured Prince and highlighted David “T.C.” Ellis. The full-page article talked about T.C.’s career and the founding of HSRA through the transformation of Studio 4.
Have a safe and joyous holiday. See you Monday, January 5, 2009.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008 friends, family, and classmates celebrated the graduation of Sharif Walker and Kiara Carothers. Both students worked very hard to complete the graduation requirements which included creation of a digital portfolio. The portfolio must include an employment resume with the State of Minnesota and an acceptance letter from a college or other post-secondary institution of higher learning. Both students plan on a college education and creating a business. Congratulations Kiara and Sharif!
Teens from St. Paul’s High School for Recording Arts hosted a Student Summit on teen driver safety this Friday at the University of Minnesota. Youth from six different schools met learn more about driver saferty, seat bely law and community organizing and lobbying. Students helped lead workshops on Power Mapping, The Legislative Process and Team Building-One on One sessions . For more on student perspectives click here. To learn more about the Click 4 Life campaign, click here.
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Bryan McCane known as Bizzy Bone from Multi-Platinum Grammy Award winning hip hop group Bone thugs n harmony dropped past Studio 4 last month to work with HSRA Alumni Donte Suttle aka Humble Child. ”Man this is a professional studio” Bizzy explains before recording with another HSRA graduate Clinton Cordero aka Arsoniss on a song called “Welcome 2 Church” then recorded “Who Created You” a song dedicated to spirtuality. Later that night Donte performed in Duluth, MN with Bizzy Bone and both made plans on returning with The Mo Thugs Family in the near future.
Teens from St. Paul’s High School for Recording Arts will host a Student Summit on teen driver safety this Friday at the University of Minnesota.
The event, planned for students by students, is designed to help young people understand the legislative process, grasp the importance of primary seatbelt laws in Minnesota and raise awareness among communities and legislators.
Nearly 100 teens from five metro area high schools as well as the HSRA will attend the summit, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Avenue South in Minneapolis. The summit was made possible with support from State Farm Insurance.
“High School for Recording Arts and The Fo-Show are proud to be a part of State Farm’s campaign to make Minnesota a primary seatbelt law state,” said Tony Simmons, Director of Development for HSRA. “Our students have heard the dire statistics and are now ready to spread the word to their peers all throughout the metropolitan area that seatbelts save lives. But most importantly, we need our legislators to also hear this message and to do their part to promote safe driving and to protect teens’ lives.”
Students at HSRA already have experience in raising awareness about teen driver safety and seatbelt use. The schools’ “Click 4 Life” project was created to make more teens aware of the dangers they face by not wearing seatbelts and to promote the movement to pass a primary seatbelt law in the state of Minnesota.
The summit is part of a new HSRA project to create a public awareness campaign focusing on teen driver safety and seatbelt use that targets their peers, communities and legislators. The students earned a $38,500 grant to create the Primary Seatbelt Campaign from the State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Program.
“As the nation’s number one insurer of vehicles, State Farm makes it a priority to promote teen driver safety through programs like this,” said State Farm spokeswoman Missy Youmans. “This type of service learning project gives teens the opportunity to inform their peers on the importance of safe driving habits in an innovative way that is both educational and rewarding.”
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers. More than 5,600 young people ages 16-20 were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2005, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In Minnesota alone, 62 young people were killed.
“We will take on this challenge like we usually do here at HSRA – using our student’s boundless creativity to educate ourselves and our community with vital information,” Simmons said. “This will be a great campaign and we are excited to share it with other high school students throughout Minnesota.”
The 14th Episode of the 5th Season. Originally aired on KTTB-FM, 96.3, Minneapolis/St. Paul on December 7, 2008.
The 13th Episode of the 5th Season. Originally aired on KTTB-FM, 96.3, Minneapolis/St. Paul on November 30, 2008.
The 12th Episode of the 5th Season. Originally aired on KTTB-FM, 96.3, Minneapolis/St. Paul on November 23, 2008.
