Newport Student Review results in field trip - to perform in Yachats
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Catch a glimpse of some of Newport’s brightest, most creative high school students this Friday, Feb. 3, at a showcase presented by the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences. Students from Newport High School will present a review of literary and photography projects starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Yachats Commons, W. Fourth St. and Hwy. 101.
All the young people are students of Matt Love and participate in Newport High School’s Friday Lunch Jam. The hour-long event will feature musical and spoken words by
NHS students who perform at the Friday Lunch Jam, a weekly open mike event held on campus every Friday at noon. The school’s photography class will also present their work at the event.
“We’ve got some unbelievably gifted students,” said Love, who holds the jam sessions in his classroom. “We began it three years ago and it’s become a sensation, with over 600 individual or group performances.”
Love also serves as the advisor to the review and rock festival, and teaches photography. “You will not believe the quality of the talent, musical and spoken word,” he added. “We’ve got rock, blues, pop, folk, country and some real beatnik poets. Our photographers are very accomplished also.”
Love and his students also present a summer literary review and rock festival called “Cubstock.” It takes place in June and is held at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, adjacent to the school. There will be an opportunity to make donations to help support this effort.
Featured performers include Flannel Wolf, Nakaia Brogran, Hocoontas, Sedative Soup, Super Rock Cluster, Brie Staunton, Preston Cahall, Logan Cummings and many others. Senior Elana Sutton will emcee the event.
If you like what you see and hear on Feb. 3, you’re welcome to donate to the group’s literary review. The approximately 200-page bound review will showcase fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays and photographs. Past volumes have included a CD with the students reading their own material. Private donations, grants and sales of the review have made this publication possible.
There is no admission charge for this presentation, but a $5 donation will help cover publicity expenses. The YAAS is supported by the Friends of the Yachats Commons Foundation. For more information, head to GoYachats.com or call 541-961-6695.
All the young people are students of Matt Love and participate in Newport High School’s Friday Lunch Jam. The hour-long event will feature musical and spoken words by
NHS students who perform at the Friday Lunch Jam, a weekly open mike event held on campus every Friday at noon. The school’s photography class will also present their work at the event.
“We’ve got some unbelievably gifted students,” said Love, who holds the jam sessions in his classroom. “We began it three years ago and it’s become a sensation, with over 600 individual or group performances.”
Love also serves as the advisor to the review and rock festival, and teaches photography. “You will not believe the quality of the talent, musical and spoken word,” he added. “We’ve got rock, blues, pop, folk, country and some real beatnik poets. Our photographers are very accomplished also.”
Love and his students also present a summer literary review and rock festival called “Cubstock.” It takes place in June and is held at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, adjacent to the school. There will be an opportunity to make donations to help support this effort.
Featured performers include Flannel Wolf, Nakaia Brogran, Hocoontas, Sedative Soup, Super Rock Cluster, Brie Staunton, Preston Cahall, Logan Cummings and many others. Senior Elana Sutton will emcee the event.
If you like what you see and hear on Feb. 3, you’re welcome to donate to the group’s literary review. The approximately 200-page bound review will showcase fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays and photographs. Past volumes have included a CD with the students reading their own material. Private donations, grants and sales of the review have made this publication possible.
There is no admission charge for this presentation, but a $5 donation will help cover publicity expenses. The YAAS is supported by the Friends of the Yachats Commons Foundation. For more information, head to GoYachats.com or call 541-961-6695.
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