Following
a vote on February 9th, San Juan Unified District staff and the school site are
now moving forward on a state-of-the-art performing arts center at El Camino
Fundamental High School. The bidding process will begin in March and
conclude by June 2016. We anticipate construction to begin in February
2017, with doors opening in the spring of 2018.
While the final design may
include some alterations, a user group including band director Kevin
Glaser, choir teacher David Vanderbout, and ECHS parents and
students developed a list of components to be included in the
performing arts center. The theater will include 500 fixed seats
(with room for approximately 100 extra chairs to be set up to accommodate larger
crowds), a large stage, and dressing rooms. The project design also includes a lobby,
backstage area, theater lighting, restrooms, and a control room. Acoustical
engineers will be consulted to maximize sound quality in the building.
The 11,593-square-foot building
will be constructed within the current senior parking lot. The lobby will have space to
display artwork, a merchandise concession area, ticket booth and men’s and
women’s restrooms, and current designs include a covered outdoor area that will serve as an
extension of the lobby.
Future enhancements could
include new shop classrooms, enhanced street access to the performing arts
center, and beautification of the landscaping to increase curb appeal.
Ten
million dollars in Measure N funds will go toward building the performing arts
center itself. However, all the elements that go into staging a concert
or production will not be included. Therefore, a fundraising committee is
hard at work, dreaming up ways to raise funds to purchase all the items we’ll
need to put on a good show. (The committee has also been looking at
possible grants for this purpose, and the performing arts center will remain on
the list for future STARS donations.)
Would
you like to help? The ecARTS committee welcomes new members!
Watch this space for announcements about upcoming meetings.
Donations
are also gladly accepted, whether they are general contributions or donations
for specific item. Here are some of the items we'll need, along with
their estimated costs. Please spread the word!
Stage
Equipment
- Music Stands $2,500
- Choral Risers $3,500
- Stage Risers $5,000
- Stage Shells $10,000
- Conductor Podium and Music Stand $2,000
- Musician Chairs (stage and pit orchestra) $7,000
- Timpani $15,000
- Bass Drum $1,000
- Mallets (xylophone, marimba, vibraphone) $15,000
- Grand Piano $80,000
- Make-up Tables and Mirrors $500
- Costume Racks and Storage $500
- Shop Equipment for Set Design $5,000
- Desk, shelves, computer with ticket sale software, printer, copier $6,000
- Refrigerator, microwave, soda dispenser, popcorn machine $4,000
- Pedestals and Movable Walls $3,000
Three easy ways to donate:
- Click the DONATE button above and to the right
- Send a check payable to ecARTS to Kevin Glaser, El Camino High School, 4300 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821.
- Contact Kevin Glaser at kglaser@sanjuan.edu or (916) 971-7449.
Keep up on El Camino's project and all Measure N signature projects at www.sanjuan.edu/hsprojects.
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