Ep. 72- Ilene Berman Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we’re talking with Ilene Berman. Ilene has a durational arts practice aimed at address…

Ep. 71- Kalaija Mallery Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Kalaija Mallery. Kalaija Mallery is the Artistic Director of The …

Ep. 70- Kevin Harris Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Kevin Harris. Kevin Harris is an experimental artist with a backgrou…

Ep. 69- Katherine Poole-Jones Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Katherine Poole-Jones. Katherine Poole-Jones is Professor o…

Ep. 68 Jessica Mannisi Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we’re talking with Jessica Mannisi. Jessica is a St. Louis-based curator, arts consu…

Ep. 67- Jodi Kolpakov Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Jodi Kolpakov. Jodi is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and f…

Ep. 66.- Myrina Otey-Myton Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Myrina ‘Renaissance’ Otey-Myton. Myrina is a fashion, portrait…

Ep. 65- Mee Jey `Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Mee Jey. Mee Jey is a multidisciplinary Indian artist concerned with the…

Ep. 64- Melon Press Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Melon Press’ Sophia Malone and Dan Madrigal! MelonPress is a communit…

Ep. 63- Occupy Vacancy (Brianna McIntyre and André Fuqua) Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld. This episode we’re talking with Occupy Vacancy’s Brianna McInt…

LEGACY SH VAPA. (323) 357-7531 6/5/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Congratulations to our sports teams who finished their seasons this past week, our vocal and dance students who celebrated Springfest last Wednesday to a packed audience, our mariachi and Folklorico students who performed …

March 28, 2022 Dear Students and Parents or Guardians, It is with great excitement I welcome you to the Legacy Visual and Performing Arts High School family! We have been working hard to prepare for a wonderful year for you full of fantastic learning opportunities from the classroom to the stage and beyond! We are excited about the many programs we…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 5/24/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Open House is this Thursday, May 26, 5:30-7 pm. I hope you can join us. Springfest 2 is this Friday at 6:30 pm in the MPR. Please join us for our dance and vocal music performances. Congrats, Legacy VAPA Mariachi and Showc…

Hello from Legacy VAPA, Monday, May 2 is a REGULAR START DAY with Per. 1 starting at 8:30 am. Most Mondays through the end of the year are regular start days beginning at 8:30 am. Thank you, Teachers! This is Teacher Appreciation Week. Also, thank you to our office staff as we celebrated Administrative Professionals Week last week. This Monday we c…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 4/25/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Congrats, Legacy VAPA Dance Team competing in the WCE Dance Team Nationals today at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach. We are super proud of our dancers, competing for the first time with some of the top groups in all of S…

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. Hola Comunidad VAPA! Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios. Please note that Friday is a minimum day. Students are out of school at 1:12 pm. Please also note that next week is Spring Break and Legacy VAPA will be closed all week. We will return to school on April 18 at 9:30 am …

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 3/20/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. March is Music in Our Schools Month and Women’s History Month. Please note that per LAUSD guidelines, masks continue to be required for all students, staff, …

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 3/13/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. March is Music in Our Schools Month and Women’s History Month. Please note that per LAUSD guidelines, masks continue to be required for all students, staff, …

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 2/27/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. February is Black History Month. We have TUTORING for most subjects throughout the week at various times at VAPA. Check out the tutoring schedule online at o…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 2/20/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a school holiday and Tuesday is a regular day. El lunes es feriado escolar y el martes es un día normal. February is Black History Month. Congratulations to all of our wonderful performers and presenters who part…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 2/13/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. February is Black History Month. We will have our Black History Month Town Hall this Friday during Period 4. This week we will begin Mental Health Monthly Wo…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 1/30/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. February is Black History Month. We will have our Black History Month Town Hall on February 18. This is National school Counseling Week as we celebrate our w…

(323) 357-7531 1/30/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a late-start day. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Please note, we need all of our students to return textbooks and novels from their Fall classes except for Spanish classes. The textbooks are needed for the new students. A…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 1/23/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day with Period 1 beginning at 9:30 am. As we move into our 3rd week of school, we continue to strive to provide a safe and COVID-free learning environment through extensive testing, monitoring, and …

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 357-7531 1/17/22 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Tuesday, January 18, is a regular, A-Day. El martes, es un día A regular. Today we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. https://fb.watch/aBUaRFb9WZ/ We have some new programs beginning this semester including the …

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 358-7500 12/5/21 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Happy New Year! Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. ¡Feliz año nuevo! We are looking foward to welcoming back all of our students and teachers for a regular A-day on Monday, January 10, beginning at 8:20 am. We have some new programs beginning this semester …

Special Podcast-Broadway and Beyond: Inside the Musical is a special podcast focused on Musical Theatre. Don't miss "Frozen" at Legacy VAPA opening February 17!Dr. Edward Trimis

12/5/21 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Congratulations to our performing groups in this year’s Winterfest, the first LIVE Winterfest in 2 years! Our performances rocked the house with wonderful singing, playing, and dancing representing all of our music and dance clases. All total, there were literally hundreds o…

LEGACY SH VAPA (323) 358-7500 12/5/21 Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Congratulations to our instrumental music groups directed by Mr. Cuevas who performed last Friday in Winterfest. I encourage you to come out for the vocal groups Winterfest this Thursday and dance Winterfest this Friday, both at 6:3-0 pm. Cost o…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. This Thursday is Parent-Teacher Conference Night on Zoom from 5-7 pm. Go to www.vapalegacy.net/parentconference21 for more information and Zoom links. Please note all students must be fully vacci…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. This Thursday is a school holiday for Veterans Day and our Parent-Teacher Conferences are on November 18 on Zoom. We continue to have lots going on at VAPA. Please be sure to check our website (w…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. This week we start the second half of the Fall term, Mester 2, with most students starting the second half of 4 year-long courses. This is an excellent time for students to check with their teach…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. This is a special Saturday message because the first student vaccine deadline is tomorrow. All students participating in extracurricular activities and/or athletics must be fully vaccinated by Oc…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Senior photos and make-up ID photos are scheduled for October 15 at Legacy. The Senior Sunrise Event, just for the Legacy Class of 2022, will be at Legacy at dawn on 10/16/21. Please see our webs…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Our ACE Program for all ninth graders will be an in-school program Sept. 28-30. All ninth graders must submit their Educare participation forms ASAP. The form is good for the year and also serves…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. Our ACE Program for all ninth graders will be an in-school program Sept. 28-30 with a parent event on Sept. 30 at 5 pm. All ninth graders must submit their Educare participation forms ASAP. The f…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is a Late-Start Day. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día de inicio tardío. This past week we welcomed our new assistant principal, Ms. Barragan. Please say hello if you see her in the office or at one of our events. This is Spirit Week. Look for the daily themes on our …

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis, principal of Legacy VAPA HS.. Monday is a Late-Start A-Day.Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es un día A de inicio tardío. There is a lot going on this week at Legacy VAPA! M: Student Body Election results, COVID19 Testing, EL/Master Plan Parent Meeting; T: 9th Gr. Townhall during Adv…

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. Monday is our first late-start day. Students should arrive between 8:30 and 9:30 with Period 1 beginning at 9:30 am. We will have a late-start almost every Monday of the year. Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. El lunes es nuestro primer día de inicio tardío. Los estudiantes deben llegar entre …

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis, principal of Legacy VAPA HS. This is our first weekly message of the year. Monday is a regular start day beginning with Advisories. Welcome back to school! Hola, comunidad de VAPA. Este es el Dr. Trimis. Este es nuestro primer mensaje semanal del año. El lunes es un día de inicio normal que comienza con los…

We’re excited as the start of the 2021-22 school year approaches on August 16. We will be back in school, in-person with full-day instruction five days a week. This includes after school programs and extracurricular activities! Los Angeles Unified is prepared to welcome everyone back with the highest standard of safety protocols at every campus. We…

Broadway and Beyond: Inside the Musical is a podcast series examining the Musical: Book, Music, and Lyrics, hosted by Dr. Edward Trimis. The first episode examines The Last Five Years written by Jason Robert Brown.Dr. Edward Trimis

Hello VAPA Community. This is Dr. Trimis. This is our final weekly message of the year. Monday is an early release day with Per. 4 starting after advisories.This is a big week as we wrap up our school year. Tuesday is Senior Awards via Zoom at 6 pm. Wednesday is Senior Return Day and Cap and Gown and Awards pick-up. Look for our SpringFest presenta…

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! There is no school Monday as we celebrate the Memorial Day holiday. Tuesday is a A-Day with Per. 1-2-3-T and advisories meeting. We are now less than 2 weeks to graduation and the last day of school! This is time to be sure all work is completed and students are studying for final e…

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! Monday is a A-Day with Per. 1-2-3-T and advisories meeting. Please note school is over for students at 2:20 pm every day. This is another big week as we press towards the end of the year! On MONDAY we will distribute senior shorts to all graduating seniors on Tweedy in front of the …

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements! ¡Hola Comunidad VAPA! ¡Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios! Monday is a A-Day with Per. 1-2-3-T and advisories meeting. Please note school is over for students at 2:20 pm every day. El lunes es un día B con el período uno, dos, tres y una reunión de asesoría. Tenga en cuenta …

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios. Our new schedule starts this week with Monday being a special schedule. Nuestro nuevo horario comienza esta semana y el lunes es un horario especial. On Monday, all students, hybrid in-person or fully online, will be in an online advisory …

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios. Monday is an early release day with Per. 1 starting at 9 am. El lunes es un día de salida anticipada con Periodo uno a partir de las nueve. We are excited to welcome back students who have decided with their families to return to campus th…

Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios. Monday is an early release day with Per. 4 starting at 9 am. El lunes es un día de salida anticipada con Periodo quatro a partir de las nueve. Our VAPA offices are open from 8AM-3PM, Monday through Friday. Please be sure to make an appoint…

Weekly Updates April 4, 2021 Hello VAPA Community! This is Dr. Trimis with a few announcements. Este es el Dr. Trimis con algunos anuncios. Monday is an early release day with Per. 1 starting at 9 am. El lunes es un día de salida anticipada con Periodo uno a partir de las nueve. Our VAPA offices are open from 8AM-3PM, Monday through Friday. Please …