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t <br /> ARTS IN EDUCATION GRANT—FALL 2012 <br /> CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL <br /> The Sacrificial Poets:Poetry Month Celebration <br /> 1.Applicant Information: <br /> Applicant Name <br /> Cedar Ridge High School DUNS number:196636596 <br /> 1125 New Grady Brown School Road <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> (919)245-4000 fax:(919)245-4010 <br /> www.orange.kl2.nc.us/als/ <br /> Project director:Kelli Monroe Porco (ELA Teacher) <br /> 2.Project Director Information: <br /> 3149 Falling Cedars Drive <br /> Chapel Hill,NC 27516 <br /> H(919)929-4556 W(919)245-4000 extension 21100 C(919)418-3159 <br /> Kelly.m o n roe-po rco@ @ o ra nge.k12.nc.us <br /> 3.Grant Request Summary: <br /> Arts Program Grant Request:$500 <br /> Total cash Match:$500 <br /> Total Organizational Budget 2011-2012 $0 <br /> Cultural Enrichment 2012-2013 $500 matching money for Sacrificial Poets <br /> 2013-2014 $0 <br /> Summary Statement for Proposed Uses of Arts in Education Grant: <br /> Cedar Ridge High School English Department would like to host The Sacrificial Poets for a weeklong <br /> residency for the P grade Critical Reading and Composing classes. The Sacrificial Poets will work with <br /> individual classes to improve their composition and performance skills culminating with a group <br /> performance on the final day. Additional students may join workshops depending upon space.The <br /> performance will be available to all interested students. <br /> 4.Budget Sheet(Attached) <br /> Arts Program Application Narrative: <br /> School Profile <br /> Cedar Ridge High School is one of two high schools in the Orange County School System. It is located just <br /> south of downtown Hillsborough off of Orange Grove Road. There are 1084 students and 68 teachers. <br /> The ethnic make-up includes 709,o' Caucasian,17%afro-American,11%Hispanic,<1%Asian and 2%Multi- <br /> cultural. Twenty percent are enrolled in the free or reduced lunch program. <br /> School Arts Programs <br /> At Cedar Ridge High School,cultural arts are promoted and revered. Students are offered electives and <br /> opportunities in band,chorus,theatre,improvisational comedy,visual arts,graphics,woodworking,and <br /> videography. <br /> Proposed Uses of Grant Funds <br /> The Sacrificial Poets is an award winning poetry organization that serves middle,high school and college <br /> aged youth in the Triangle Are of North Carolina. The Sac Poe's YouTh ink curriculum promotes creativity <br /> by enhancing emotional literacy,facilitating identity exploration,refining writing and analytical skills, <br />