Orange County Register: Artist of the Year Nominees:

The Orange County Register’s Artist of the Year program, now in its seventh year, is proud to announce this year’s nominees.

A total of 750 students have been nominated by teachers and private instructors from 78 Orange County high schools and arts organizations as the standout arts students in the county in the fields of theater, dance, film, vocal music, instrumental music, computer-assisted visual...

Congrats to Hailey Featherston '21 for being the DMAA Student of the Week for March 8-14. Hailey is not only a talented and hard working filmmaker in the Video Pathway for DMAA, she is also an incredibly supportive and caring friend to everyone. She is involved in absolutely everything, has an all-around positive attitude, is always ready to help, and everything she touches is better because of her. Most recently, Hailey recently did a fantastic job p...

DMAA students Joslynne Van Ginkel, Jordyn Sievers, and Sowmya Rajesh are finalists in the Courageous Persuaders PSA contest. They can win a bunch of money if enough people vote for them, and so can the EDHS Video Production class. Please help out by clicking on the link below and voting. To vote you want to click on the letter "i" that will appear in the upper right corner of the video.

The DMAA Advanced Video students have started a GO FUND ME PAGE to raise funds for their 48 Hour Film Festival on the weekend of March 13-15.  You can make a donation in any amount by going to the link below.  Please feel free to share this link with your most generous friends!  

Thanks for your support!

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Sam Koeck is this week's DMAA student of the week. Sam demonstrates his love for graphic design and digital art every day. He shows dedication, passion, and creativity in every design project that he creates.  Sam is the kind of student who comes in to class every day with a positive attitude, smile on his face, and a professional demeanor.

OK.  We're not actually broadcasting a LIVE show.  But we did record the 2-27-20 episode live in front of a studio audience in the Gai Jones Theater.  This only happens once a year - so take a look.

The DMAA Student of the Week for February 23-29 is Benjamin Kim! Ben is our starting men's volleyball setter and a 4 year DMAA student who is also an extremely talented landscape and sports photographer. You can always count on Ben to get the perfect shot! His football video reel was featured on Hawk Talk this past year and his photography has received many awards during his years here at EDHS. Ben's AP portfolio answers the essential question "How ca...

Congrats to Aydan Reeve '20, Natalie Henderson '20, Falit Bakshi '20 and the rest of the cast and crew of "Hold On." They just won the awards for Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Story and Best Actor at the 2020 Orange County Film Festival. Emily Sweet was also named the winner of the Festival's Founder's Award. Overall, El Dorado had 14 nominations for awards! We are happy for all of you and it was a thrill to see your work screened this weekend!...

Congrats to the DMAA Student of the Week for February 2-8, Aydan Reeve. Aydan is a senior DMAA student in the Hawk Talk class, and recently received 4 nominations from the Orange County Film Festival for his 2019 film "Hold On". Aydan was nominated for best editing, best directing, best story (along with Natalie Henderson), and best short film (along with Natalie Henderson). The movie also received nominations for best production design and best origi...

Congratulations to the DMAA Student of the Week for January 26 - February 1 is Carlee Elders. Carlee is an Advanced Graphic Design student and a designer with El Dorado's Design Rescue creative studio. Carlee has been in the DMAA Graphic Design pathway since 9th grade and continues to push the boundaries of her creative abilities. With an unceasing positive attitude, Carlee is a valuable asset to the Design Rescue team and the DMAA program.