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Thea Foundation Announces Kristen Lippencott As Renaissance Club President

Photo by Heather Canterbury

Mar 14, 2019
2 min

Thea Foundation Announces Kristen Lippencott As Renaissance Club President

As the Thea Foundation works to expand the reach of the Renaissance Club, Kristen Lippencott has been named the first Club President. We are excited to have such an enthusiastic leader in place to help us spread the word about Thea’s mission and the club’s opportunity for everyone to take part in the advancement of the arts for Arkansas’s youth. After moving to Little Rock in 2012, Kristen met our Executive Director Paul Leopoulos and quickly became an active volunteer for th

Band Builds Confidence, Community and Creativity at Little Rock School

Photography by Alex Kent

Nov 20, 2018
4 min

Band Builds Confidence, Community and Creativity at Little Rock School

It’s game night, and inside the band room at Hall High School in Little Rock, student are buzzing with excitement. Basketball season is starting, and Hall’s brass band is fine-tuning the music they’ll perform to pep up the audience and the players tonight. Band instructor Rojay Moore leads the musicians, stopping them every now and then to pinpoint where they could make changes. “Being in the band helps students develop the discipline needed for success in and out of other cl

How a School Dance Program Changes Lives with Help from the Community

Photography by Katie Childs

Nov 13, 2018
4 min

How a School Dance Program Changes Lives with Help from the Community

“Students who dance have a reason to come to school,” North Little Rock dance instructor Christen Pitts says. “They can express themselves, get out emotions through movement, their grades are better, and they learn time management skills.” When the morning bell rings, Mrs. Pitts’s students are dressed and ready to warm up. They listen attentively and answer as roll is called, then they get in formation in front of the mirrors that fully surround them, eager for their instruct

For Conway Students, Science is Music to Their Ears

Mar 30, 2016
4 min

For Conway Students, Science is Music to Their Ears

Patty Oeste, a seventh grade teacher at Ruth Doyle Middle School, located in Conway, Ark., didn’t know what to expect when she launched her first project on DonorsChoose.org, but she knew that her students needed supplies and she had to try something new to make up for what her school’s budget severely lacked. “Over the years I have raised funds by selling candy, pencils and waiting tables with student helpers,” she explained. “The money comes together very slowly that way.”