What an exciting fall semester! Over sixty new beginning Theatre Arts students joined the Tractor Shed Theatre and brought a great diversity to the program. We had a lot of fun getting to know one another and getting acquainted with theatre as an art form. Play Production, which is an auditioned troupe of artists, created a new club S.A.V.E Promise (Students Against Violence Everywhere) to help better our student body by bringing the Start With Hello Week to help reduce social isolation. They put together one of our biggest Halloween shows as to date (Trick-or-Treating Extravaganza) which included live singing, acting, dancing, and science experiments all under the theme of Monster Mash. Play Production won National awards for our S.A.V.E Promise Club work including the grand prize winner for the Student Voices contest for a short video; were chosen as the top school in the nation for our creative ideas for the S tart With Hello Week; and were invited to present our “superpower” at the National summit in April. We participated in the Y ou Matter movement to continue our drive to spread kindness. We then designed our civic engagement project, Sticks & Stones, around the theme of bullying by joining forces with St. Stephens Elementary School where we brought to life fifth grade students’ personal stories of bullying also including our own testimonies. Follow us through our journey…
Start With Hello Week - S.A.V.E Promise Club Sandy Hook Promise Starting the week of Sept. 24-28, The Tractor Shed Theatre spearheaded this national week to help create a culture of inclusion that values each individual at SSHS. Hundreds of schools and youth organizations across the United States will participate in Start With Hello Week and teach students 2-12, the skills they need to create a culture of connectedness, and encourage them to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with social isolation. We are collaborating with some amazing clubs here at SSHS to help us reach out - Juntos, Key Club, Student Council, Cohesion, Guidance Counselors and