Support the DGN-FOFA Plant Sale!

Spring is in the air and we’re all anxious to get outside and enjoy the beauty this season brings.  A great way to enjoy this time of year is by participating in the DGN Friends of Fine Arts’ annual Plant Sale Fundraiser!

By participating in this fundraiser, your purchases will help support our many fine arts programs and initiatives, such as summer grants, college scholarships, professional artist/clinician workshops, instrument and equipment needs, artist showcases and so much more.  In exchange for your contribution, you will have the opportunity to select from a variety of beautiful plants and flowers to enhance your home landscaping.  We are offering hanging baskets, potted plants and flats of flowers.  We have a new vendor this year, who is anxious to help support our cause.

Our plant sale starts today.  All orders will be taken online and must be completed by Tuesday, April 27th. 

HERE are photos of available plants. 

The 2021 Plant Sale order form can be found HERE. 

If you have trouble with the link, please copy and paste the address directly into your browser.

https://finearts2017.wufoo.com/forms/z865hqq0n2yaas/

The plants will be available for drive-through pick up at the north end of the DGN Main St. parking lot on Saturday, May 8th.  Additional details for pickup will be sent closer to May 8th.

Friendly reminder: Make some dough fundraiser orders ends on April 21st.

FOFA's end of school year fundraiser deadline is approaching soon, April 21st. Please support your students at Fine Arts via FOFA by placing the order with Make some Dough Fundraiser. Take the night off of cooking and enjoy the evening with your family. Here is the direct link to order. 

Please see the below for the original fundraising post.

As we approach the end of year DGN band/orchestra/choir banquet, here is the perfect match to give yourself a night off and relaxing evening to enjoy the banquet with a great pizza from our very own Home Run Inn pizza. Please see this brochure for the details and order your pizza dough to support FOFA.

Thank you for supporting FOFA

Make some Dough Fundraiser

 

As we approach the end of year DGN band/orchestra/choir banquet, here is the perfect match to give yourself a night off and relaxing evening to enjoy the banquet with a great pizza from our very own Home Run Inn pizza. Please see this brochure for the details and order your pizza dough to support FOFA.

Thank you for supporting FOFA

Senior Scholarships Applications are Due by Wednesday March 24th, 11:59pm

 This is a friendly reminder to all of our Senior DGN Fine Arts Students that DGN FOFA Senior scholarship application is due this Wednesday, March 24th before 11:59pm. Please see the previous blog post about senior scholarship application here. No late entry will be accepted. Thank you.

DGN FOFA

Friendly Reminder of FOFA meeting next Tuesday, March 23rd, 7pm

 Dear FOFA Members,

Just a friendly reminder that we have FOFA meeting Tuesday next week, March 23rd, 7:00pm. If you would like to join this meeting, please send an email to President.DGNFOFA@gmail.com to get an access to the zoom link:

Hope to see you there.

Friendly Reminder of FOFA meeting tomorrow, Feb 23 at 7:00pm

 

Dear FOFA Members,

Just a friendly reminder that we have FOFA meeting this Tuesday, January 12th, 7:00pm. If you would like to join this meeting, please send an email to President.DGNFOFA@gmail.com to get an access to the zoom link:

Hope everyone is keeping warm.

DGN FOFA Senior Scholarship 2021

What is the Senior Scholarship?

The Downers Grove North Friends of Fine Arts (FOFA) are pleased to announce our Senior Scholarship Award Program. FOFA will award scholarships to seniors who are planning to continue their education in the fall following their high school graduation and who plan to participate in some capacity in the fine arts. The FOFA Senior Scholarship Committee reviews the applications in a blind format.

Who may apply?

Current DGN seniors may apply for a scholarship if they are planning to be both involved in the fine arts and continue their education in the fall of 2021. To be eligible, the student must be enrolled in a Fine Arts course during their senior year and have completed 6 semesters of Fine Arts courses upon graduation from Downers Grove North High School.  

• At least one scholarship will be awarded to a senior attending a college in the fall where they will be pursuing a degree involving Fine Arts.

• At least one scholarship will be awarded to a senior who is pursuing an area of study outside of the Fine Arts but plans to continue a Fine Arts activity in college during their freshman year.

To what may the award be applied? 

Recipients will use this one-time award towards tuition at an accredited two or four-year institution of higher learning. The FOFA Senior Scholarship will be administered and awarded in compliance with the DGN Student/Parent Handbook and Code of Conduct Policy.

How do I apply?

Complete the application (fillable Google Form), which can be found HERE or at https://tinyurl.com/DGN-FOFA-SeniorScholarship2021.  The application requires a typed parent/guardian acknowledgment signature. Applications must be submitted electronically via the Google Form no later than 11:59 pm, Wednesday, March 24, 2021.  Mr. Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairperson, will then accept all applications, remove the student’s name from the application, assign the application an ID number, and submit it to the Scholarship Review Committee for blind review.

What are the criteria for selecting winners?

The Scholarship Review Committee will review the applicant’s grades in the Fine Arts, school activities involving the Fine Arts, activities outside of school involving the Fine Arts, other extracurriculars at DGN, civic/community service, work experience, and essays about the applicant’s future plans and growth as an artist/musician/thespian.  All of these components will be judged blindly and relative to other applicants with similar future plans. Semi-finalists may be required to attend an interview with the Scholarship Review Committee in April. The recipients will be presented with the scholarship at the DGN Senior Awards Night (currently scheduled for Wednesday, May 5th, 2021), or by a phone call from the FOFA President.

Please note: If you are the recipient of a full Fine Arts or full academic grant/scholarship for college, we ask that you do not apply for the FOFA Scholarship as you will not be eligible.

Checklist for completion:

1. Complete the Google application form in its entirety, including student and parent electronic signature and date.   We suggest you use Google Docs or another tool to create your essay responses, then copy these to the form.  

2. Submit the completed application by 11:59 PM, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours that your submission has been received. If you do not receive an email, please re-submit. 

Scholarship Alert (Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors): Summer Study Grant in the Fine Arts! (DGN FOFA)

 

Are you a Fine arts student at North? You are qualified to apply.

If you are interested in continuing your Fine Arts studies this summer at a music, theatre, or visual art camp/workshop, and would benefit from financial assistance to attend, please consider applying for a scholarship from the DGN Friends of Fine Arts, which annually supports $8,000 - $10,000 in Summer Study Grants to student musicians, thespians and visual artists.

To be considered, your application must be submitted by Sunday, April 11, 2021. The Summer Study Grant application is on a Google form, completely paperless. You may complete the form here:

https://tinyurl.com/2021DGNSummerFineArtsGrant

Scholarship Awards will be announced in early May.  Questions about the application process? Please ask Mr. Teague, Downers Grove North Fine Arts Department Chairperson.

Friendly Reminder of our upcoming FOFA mtg, Jan 12th, 7:00pm

                                              

Hello FOFA members,

Happy New Year!

Just a friendly reminder that we have FOFA meeting this Tuesday, January 12th, 7:00pm. If you would like to join this meeting, please send an email to President.DGNFOFA@gmail.com to get an access to the zoom link:

Also, here is the list of dates for the remainder FOFA meetung this school year:

February 23, 2021

March 23, 2021

April 20, 2021

May 18, 2021

Thank you.

Happy New Year! Here is the winner of Holiday Movie Bracket...

 Happy New Year!

Thank you for participating in the DGN FOFA 2020 Holiday Movie Bracket! I hope your family had as much fun as mine and perhaps discovered or rediscovered a new movie.  My children finally agreed to watch Miracle on 34th Street without complaint! 

Overall, we had more than 75 people voting in the final from New York to California. After 11 days of voting and 32 movies, the winner, the best Holiday Movie of All Time is... It's a Wonderful Life! 

Congratulations to Holiday Bracket winners, Chris Waden and Susan Robinson who both tied with a total of 132 points.  The attached file lists the final point standings.

While 2020 was an extraordinary year and lived largely apart, there was much that brought us together.  Thank you again for participating in the 2020 Holiday Movie Bracket.  Cheers to you, to your families, and cheers to new beginnings. 

DGN FOFA