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Contents Issue #82 | January 2014 Arts & Entertainment Issue www.MySchoolRocks.com Features 10 14 16 20 30 32 34 Museums Bring Lessons To Life Locations Create Movie Magic Improv – Say ‘Yes’ To Family Fun Join Our Student Art Gallery Learning Camera History Is a Snap! Birds Enjoy Tropical Oasis At Zoo Rookie Learns From NBA Pros 36 School Profiles 24 First Ward Creative Arts Academy 26 Briarwood Academy 28 University Park Creative Arts School Cover Story 36 Behind the Scenes at the Theater Story Time 40 Meet My Cousin The Pop Star 32 Book Trends 42 Recommendations for “Infotexts” Games & Puzzles 44 Circus: The Greatest Show On Earth Science Corner 10 46 Nature Practices the Arts of Disguise 47 How to Make Paper Business Staff: Publishers: Lisa Heitzmann Ilyssa Rubenstein Loren Siegel 6 – My School Rocks! | January 2014 Sales: Kay Renfroe [email protected] 20 My School Rocks! is paid for by publication sponsors, not by CMS or government funds. Public Relations: Alexis Brethauer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Please include your name, address and phone number. Letters may be edited for clarity and length. Send mail to My School Rocks!, 10612-D Providence Road. Suite. 300, Charlotte, NC 28277 | Phone / Fax 704-594-5670. TO APPLY TO BE A ROCKIN’ REPORTER: Fill the application out at www.myschoolrocks.com/rr. Copyright 2013-2014 by My School Publications, LLC. Printed in USA. My School Rocks! is published by My School Publications, LLC. Submissions are welcome, but the editor assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited material and may use them at his/her discretion. We do not assume responsibility for statements made by advertisers or editorial contributors. Articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the publishers. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any way without written permission from the publisher. For more information or comments call 704-594-5670.