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UCC ARTS BOOSTER CLUB (ABC) The UCC Arts Booster Club was created in 2009 with a mandate to deepen appreciation and understanding of the arts at UCC’s Upper School. Members include parents, faculty, students and Old Boys. Its primary purpose is to bring the “small school” successes of arts students and arts events to the attention of the broader “whole school” community at UCC. It also aims to contribute to school spirit by enlivening school events through the involvement of the arts. The ABC’s specific goals are to: 1. Give recognition to the many boys who participate in the arts at UCC. This is accomplished with the help of the following: • The ABC section of UCC’s Connection e-newsletter, with news, photos and video of arts students and events. This “People magazine” of UCC is distributed to parents, students and a select group of Old Boys each month during the school year. • Regular arts news updates on UCC’s website and Facebook page • Showcasing the activities of arts students at three end-of-term Arts Assemblies each year. • The inclusion of arts students in the Terry Fox Run, Association Day, Festive Marketplace, Winterfest, Founder’s Dinner, spin-a-thons and other school events 2. Celebrate the specific accomplishments of arts students at the annual Spring Arts Festival, Nuit Bleue. This festival showcases the cumulative works of arts students in music, film, visual art, literature, theatre, languages and performance clubs at UCC. 3. Expose students to successful role models with Arts Speakers at three Assemblies each year. The ABC actively encourages Old Boys, parents or other community members active in any area of the arts to share their experiences with the boys.
UCC ARTS BOOSTER CLUB (ABC) BOARD The Arts Booster Club Board includes Parent Representatives for each art at UCC. Each art has a single Parent Representative. The Music parent representative has the additional responsibility of chairing the Music Parent Council which includes Parent Reps for the
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