Dobie Theatre Receives Honors At Texas Thespian State Festival

Press release from Pasadena IS:

January 14, 2021

By: Maria Mata

Pasadena ISD Communication

Dobie High School’s Thespian Troupe, 1790, received an honorable mention for costume and scenic design during the Texas Thespian State Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was held virtually this year back in December.

The team competed in the festival’s Team Design Challenge and walked away as one of six recognized in a pool of over 8,000 participants.

Two Dobie teams entered the team challenge, with only three weeks to complete their plans and designs, which were based on the musical, “Wicked.”

Each team had the opportunity to collaborate and complete their concept for the following design elements:

• Scenic Design – “Outside the Gates of Emerald City”
• Costume Design – “Fiyero Turned Scarecrow”
• Hair/Make-Up Design – “Chistery, the first flying monkey”
• Properties Design – “Ancient Book of Spalls – The Grimmerie”

Once completed, the teams had to submit a slide show containing pictorial references of their work for the judges.

“Dobie Theatre department strives for excellence and it shows. Our students know that success demands dedication and hard work. We are extremely proud of our tech theatre students and their accomplishments at their first statewide competition.” — Juliet Rogers, Dobie Theatre department head

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we all know, this has been an incredibly difficult year in our community and across our state for educating our students due to COVID-19. Our teachers have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of both our face-to-face learners and our virtual students. Planning for instruction in both of these delivery methods, one of which has required new learning, has led to many extra hours of additional planning throughout this year. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has recognized this struggle and is allowing districts to request asynchronous remote days so that teachers can have additional time to plan. Pasadena Independent School District requested and was approved, to add three asynchronous remote learning days to the Spring 2021 semester for this additional planning time forteachers.

These days are:• Monday, February 1• Monday, March 1• Monday, April 12Our campuses will remain open for students who may not be able to work remotely from home. Transportation and meals will be provided. For students who work from home on these days, curbside meals will be available. Please look for detailed information to come from your child’s campus.

Please note these three days are not student holidays. All students are required to log in to their learning platform, complete assignments from teachers by 11:59 p.m., and continue to make academic progress in order to be counted present.

Thank you for your continued support and for your willingness to work with your child’s campus during this challenging time to ensure your child continues to receive a quality education.

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