San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts

Meet The Addams Family! The SDSCPA MainStage production, premieres this Thursday. Buy your tickets now at the link below and in our Instagram bio.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Book by Marshall Brickman
Book by Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Roxane Carrasco
April 24 - May 3, 2025
Preview:  April 23
Florence Johnson Grand Theatre

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

https://www.purplepass.com/sdscpa

We are excited to invite you to the Visual and Media Art Department’s Public Jury Exhibition, a wonderful event where all students will have the opportunity to showcase their best works created throughout the 2024-2025 school year at SDSCPA THIS Tuesday and Thursday 4-6p. During this event, students will select and curate their artwork, speak about their creative process, and receive feedback from a panel of esteemed artists and educators. This exhibition is not only a chance for students to display their talent, but also a valuable opportunity to practice speaking, acting, and dressing professionally as artists.
Important Dates:

9th Grade (Freshmen) Public Jury Show:April 15th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

10th Grade (Sophomore) Public Jury Show:April 17th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Friends of SCPA is doing a raffle for 6 VIP seats (1 row) for the Middle school promotion and HS graduation. There will be two winners for each ceremony. The website where families can purchase tickets to this online raffle is below. The winners will be chosen April 15th the night of our Addams Family Event.

https://app.galabid.com/sdscpagraduation/items

Friends of SCPA

There are 18 SDSCPA 2025 Summer Intensive offerings to choose from! Here is a sample of some of the awesome opportunities available this summer! Our sessions offer middle and high school students an exciting opportunity to grow in their artistic and creative problem solving talents through focused, hands-on learning in one, two, or three week sessions.

Don’t wait—spots are limited! We’re excited for students to join us this summer. Signups close this Friday, March 7th!

You can see the full brochure with all offerings and register at the link below in our IG bio.

https://linktr.ee/sdscpa

SDSCPA’s UCSD’s YPAR (youth-led participatory action research) team took the grand prize on Saturday March 1, winning the coveted “Amazing Race!” The schools our students competed against were Crawford, Kearny, Mission Bay, Morse, San Diego High School, and San Diego MET.  Our students participated and competed in 5 separate STEM based events including, Match Up, Snap Circuits, Block by Block, Launch to the Stars, and Jenga Towers.  Our YPAR students are actively researching ways to keep our students engaged in school.  They are in their data collecting phase and will present their research findings to UCSD on May 1.  Faculty coaches are Kara Teschner and Abigail Sauers. Congratulations!!

Check out all of the offerings in the SDSCPA 2025 Summer Intensive through our online brochure. Registration form in the comments!

Summer Intensive 2025  

Watch our SD SCPA Dance students perform LIVE online this Friday and Saturday at 5pm PST!

Watch National High School Dance Festival 2025 Live Stream Online!! National High School Dance Festival 2025 Live Stream Online!!.

SDSCPA Science and Art teachers had the opportunity to attend the CA STEAM Symposium over the past weekend. They connected with resources and programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. They experienced hands-on lessons and activities to take back to their classrooms. Our own Ms. Morrison, Physics and Art teacher, led a session on Data Storytelling.

SDSCPA history and geography teacher Mrs. Thede is out to ensure students can explore the past through the perspectives of Black, Indigenous and people of color.

The value of students seeing themselves in history | News | SDSU SDSU lecturer and local history teacher Acacia Thede is out to ensure students can explore the past through the perspectives of Black, Indigenous and People of Color.

Class of 2025! 👩‍🎓 🧑‍🎓

Tickets are available now for the SDSCPA MainStage Production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui directed by Mr. Maddy. Buy your tickets on Purple Pass in the link in our Instagram bio or below for this show that runs Dec 12-20!

https://www.purplepass.com/organizer/59048

THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
By Bertolt Brecht
Translation by George Tabori
Directed by Jason Maddy

Brecht’s shudderingly accurate parallel between Hi**er and his henchmen on the one hand and the old crime lords of Chicago on the other is a vigorous eye opener that was produced on Broadway with Christopher Plummer. The Cauliflower Trust in Chicago is in need of help and turns to a racketeer by the name of Arturo Ui to begin a “protection” campaign. His henchmen look astonishingly like Goebbels and Goring. Their activities include “accidental” fires and a St. Valentine’s Day massacre.

Happy Fall Break from the SDSCPA faculty and staff, wearing our first ever staff jersey! We’re thankful for all our entire school community. Enjoy your time off with family and friends. 🍁 ❤️ 💯

Congrats to Ella Aldridge, a musical theatre major junior at SDSCPA!

Teens honored for remarkable, selfless acts On Nov. 19, the San Diego Public Defender’s Office, in collaboration with the San Diego Public Library, honored 25 outstanding San Diego Teens at the annual Most Remarkable Teens awards ceremony. Selected from a pool of 98 nominees, these teens have demonstrated exceptional achievements in categor...

CA STEAM Initiatives interviews SDSCPA science teacher Sara Morrison: “I want to show my students that curiosity and learning are important. I show them that I myself am constantly learning by, for instance, asking for feedback.”

Portrait of a San Diego STEAM Teacher Read about the in-classroom practices of Sara Morrison, an eleventh-grade physics teacher in San Diego.