SADDLEBACK COLLEGE

The Saddleback College Forensics Team competed at the Phi Rho Pi Nationals on April 9-15, 2012 in Schamburg, Illinois, placing 7th overall in the country. With more than 59 colleges competing, Saddleback proved to be one of the most competitive institutions serving Speech and Debate competitors. The coaches, along with the one veteran and thirteen "rookie" students, navigated their way to a near-upset of the tournament. Saddleback was the only college in the country bringing two Reader's Theatre entries to the semi and final rounds garnering a bronze and silver medal. It appears that Saddleback has a "bulls-eye" entering the 2013 season as the favorites to possibly place in the top 3 in the country. Rolland Petrello, director of Forensics at Moorpark College and eventual tournament winners, was quoted as saying, "The entire country is afraid of Saddleback. Saddleback will be scary-good next year. Watch out."

Team Leader Lucas Ochoa stated, "We are pleased with the results at this year's National Tournament. It was incredible to see our students huddle up at the awards ceremony and declare that Saddleback would be back with a vengeance in 2013. Several students have already begun working on next year's speeches. With the hard work of the coaches and students, I'm confident that Saddleback will be a huge force in the forensics community. I'm incredibly proud of my Reader's Theatre. Watching them compete in the final round was a culmination of hard work and enthusiasm. It was fun knocking Mt. Sac out of the Semi Final round with my Reader's Theatre "II". I look forward to seeing what we can do next year at nationals in Los Angeles. We'll be ready!"

Co-Team Director Larry Radden stated, "Phi Rho Pi Nationals was an amazing experience for all 18 of us. I feel that this group interacts more like a big family then just a team. Aside from the joy of being around these amazing students and coaches, I was also ecstatic with the results. We were the only school to advance our Readers Theatre teams to the out rounds and that was extremely difficult because every show was fantastic. The fact that most of our team was recruited at the beginning of the semester and new to the activity is also a testament of hard work, talent and commitment. I would also like to highlight the accomplishments of Olivia Noceda who in her first semester on the team managed to not only receive Bronze in Dramatic Interpretation and Poetry Interpretation, she was also a pleasure to work with in my Reader's Theatre. She received her third bronze medal in that event! Hat's off to a powerful year."

Dr. Tod A. Burnett, President of Saddleback College stated, "Saddlebackâ's forensics team is truly phenomenal. From the superb performance of our students to the dedication of our talented coaches, it’s been a real pleasure watching our team improve and become a force to be reckoned with. I commend all of our forensics students for their amazing work this year, and look forward to seeing the Saddleback team progress to new heights next year."

Bart McHenry, Dean of Fine Arts and Media Technology, stated, "I am thrilled with the ongoing success of our forensics team. They have continually proven themselves to be outstanding during this academic year. The fact that we rank nationally while competing against four-year institutions is an accomplishment I am most proud of. Congratulations to our students and coaches for a job well done."

Here are the individual results:

Bronze Medal Poetry- Olivia Noceda
Bronze Medal Drama- Olivia Noceda 
Bronze Medal Reader's Theatre ("X Marks the Spot" Director, Larry Radden)- Olivia Noceda 
Bronze Medal Reader's Theatre - Andrew Johnson, Jackson Lee-Spencer and Maria Zakhar 
Bronze Medal Communication Analysis- Madison Dixson 
Silver Medal Communication Analysis- Andrew Ronquillo 
Bronze Medal Duo Interpretation- Derek Demerjian/Brittany Jarrett 
Silver Medal Reader's Theatre ("II" Director, Lucas Ochoa)- Carolina Beyer-Flores, Derek Demrjian and Dylan Lappin

The Saddleback Forensics team is grateful for the support received from Dean Bart McHenry, President Tod Burnett, administrative assistants Suzie Bugay Joyce Speakman and the Associated Student Government.

The Saddleback Forensics Team started in the 1970s and prides itself on offering students the ability to create innovative arguments for future writing and speaking engagements to strengthen their critical thinking skills and to better communicate with others.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

Mission Viejo, CA.  The 2012 KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival, presented by Saddleback College radio station KSBR (88.5 FM) Saddleback College, returns to the Village Green at Oso Viejo Park on Sunday, May 27, 2012, with a new twist to the already popular event. The first annual Taste of the Bash will feature over 25 restaurants showing off their finest creations. The Taste is an added value so those purchasing tickets to the concert will be admitted to the Taste of the Bash for no additional charge. The Birthday Bash is the major fundraising event for KSBR-FM, Mission Viejo's own community radio station at Saddleback College.

The Bash has around 40 jazz artists that gather to play at the unique event; jazz headliners often leave their own bands behind to play with each other. Brenda Russell, Boney James, David Benoit, Hiroshima, Greg Adams, and Peter White are just a few of the biggest stars in contemporary jazz who have appeared in Mission Viejo for the annual KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival. Because of contractual obligations, many of the biggest stars cannot be announced until they actually step on stage, which makes the event even more fun and surprising.

The event will include a special tribute to Veterans. Saddleback College's Veterans Memorial is the most significant tribute to veterans at any community college campus in the nation. In recognition of this event and the role that the college's VETS (Veterans Education and Transition Services) Center plays in the community, the festivities will include a color guard performance and a special musical tribute to kick off the concert. In addition, veterans and active military personnel may purchase general admission tickets for just $25 through the Saddleback College VETS Center (949) 582-4252. The Center is open Monday -- Thursday 9am to 4:30pm and Friday 9am to 12 noon. Doors open at 3:00 pm; the Taste of the Bash will run from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Advance sale ticket prices begin at $45; $50 at the door. Reserved VIP seating is still available and is priced at $100-$175 per person. Tickets are available to the public at www.KSBR.org, at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center and at the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 949-582-4656.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,00 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

When: Sunday, May 27, 2012 Gates open at 3:00 P.M. Taste of the Bash 3:00 P.M. -- 6:00 P.M. Military Appreciation Festivities - 4:30 P.M. Music at 5:00 P.M. Location: Oso Viejo Park 24932 Veterans Way Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Mission Viejo, CA.  Saddleback College Art Gallery Director Bob Rickerson is pleased to announce the winners of the Student Art Exhibition on April 23rd through May 9th in the Saddleback College Art Gallery. Students received their awards at an artists' reception and awards ceremony on May 1st. With the exception of the President's and Dean's Choice Awards, Saddleback College students selected the award winners through a voting process conducted in the gallery from April 23rd through April 27th. Approximately 300 students cast their vote in the categories of painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography and jewelry. The exhibit continues through May 9th. Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, noon to 4 pm and Thursdays, 4 to 8 pm. Admission is free.

Tod Burnett, President of Saddleback College, stated "Fery Khadivi's oil and acrylic painting City Light is an outstanding piece, but that didn't make it any less difficult to designate a President's Choice winner as all of the pieces are worthy of recognition. I encourage everyone to visit the gallery and view a sample of the amazing talent we have at Saddleback College.:

Bart McHenry, Dean of Fine arts and Media Technology, stated, "I was thrilled with the outstanding art at this year's Student Art Exhibition and the large crowd that came to our awards ceremony. We had more art submitted this year for consideration than in past years. The wide-range of talent demonstrates the exceptional teaching that is occurring here on campus. Saddleback College is truly a place where excellence in the arts is celebrated."

Congratulations to the winners:

Best of Show John Hartl for his sculpture In the Spirit

President's Choice Fery Khadivi for her Oil and Acrylic City Light

Dean's Choice Norman Vance for her Clay and Mixed Media Haiku

Painting/Oil or Acrylic

First Noanie Renuart The Old Violin 
Second Ellen Rose Ophelia 
Honorable Mention Bren Hanson Brackston

Painting/Watercolor 
First Linda West Under the Knife 
Second Dotti Barnes Rusting Away 
Honorable Mention Yoon Lee Old Timer

Printmaking 
First Varsha Patel Birch Trees 
Second Barbara Daniel Angel Girl 
Honorable Mention Eve Chartrand Revisiting Pellan

Drawing 
First Gabriel Gonzalez Diana's Boon 
Second Justin Brown Alice 
Honorable Mention Thomas Crew Worth its Weight in Sunlight

Ceramics First Dawn McNamana Remover of Obstacles 
Second Sharon Inbar 24/7 
Honorable Mention Terry Lewis Celedon Dish

Sculpture 
First Nikita Young Many Faces 
Second Larry Oien Passages
Honorable Mention Sherry McEuen The Dark Side

Photography 
First Dustin Dill Determination 
Second Tiffany Carl Untitled 
Honorable Mention Trevor Toma Orb 
Honorable Mention Mirt Norgren Soaked

Jewelry 
First Janine Sun Dream of Flight 
Second Rachel Young Frog Bone Bracelet 
Honorable Mention Stacey Van Hanswyk Untitled

2D/3D Projects (new category this year)
 First Eunpyo Hong Old Man's Head 
Second Daniel Tes Reinventing the Wheel of Color 
Honorable Mention Alicia Ness Untitled

The college's Art Gallery is one of South Orange County's primary outlets for creative expression in traditional and conceptual art. Exhibitions featuring works by local, regional and nationally known artists are presented from September to July. The month of May is reserved for the annual multi-media Juried Student Exhibition. The Art Gallery is an important part of the instructional program. Students enrolled in the gallery display and exhibition classes learn how to plan, design, install and organize gallery space through art exhibitions.

Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Free parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback's Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the second left to Theatre Circle, turning right into Lot 12.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

Mission Viejo, CA.  Saddleback Civic Light Opera is thrilled to present Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a musical for the whole family to enjoy. Directed and choreographed by K. C. Gussler and musically directed by Lex Leigh, this biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life in this delightful musical parable. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

In this vibrant story, a narrator tells us we are about to hear the story of a person like any one of us - a dreamer - whose dreams come true. We jump back to Biblical times and meet Jacob, who had twelve sons of whom Joseph was his favorite. To show his love for Joseph, Jacob gives him a multi-colored coat. Joseph's brothers resent the favoritism and the fact that Joseph has high aspirations. But we won't give away what happens to Joseph due to the jealousy of his brothers. Come to the McKinney Theatre at Saddleback College on June 8th --24th to find out for yourselves!

Dates: June 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 7:30pm and June 10, 17, 24 at 2:30pm. Please note there will be a Buzz Night 2 for 1 Special on June 16 at 7:30pm. No more bees but the buzz lives on! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4 Tuesday through Saturday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Ticket prices are $27 general; $25 students/seniors/ Angels; $12 children 12 and under. Group rates are $25 each for groups of 20 or more.

Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback's Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the second left to Theatre Circle, turning right into Lot 12.

Saddleback Civic Light Opera is one of two South Orange County's professional summer musical theatre companies that teams Equity actors and professional directors with college and college-prep students, bringing affordable, quality, Broadway productions to our community.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.

Mission Viejo, CA.  Saddleback Civic Light Opera is thrilled to present Dames at Sea, book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise, in the McKinney Theatre on July 13th through the 29th. Directed and choreographed by K. C. Gussler and musically directed by Jimmy Vann, this all song-and-dance musical will delight audience members of all ages. Small-town girl Ruby arrives in the Big Apple with only her tap shoes, a song in her heart, and a burning desire to become a Broadway star. She falls in love with Dick, a sailor who just happens to be a songwriter. They can sing a lovely duet but can they save a Broadway musical when calamity strikes? An affectionate spoof of the grand and glorious Busby Berkeley movie musicals of the 1930s Dames at Sea is an all-singing, all-dancing, old-fashioned tap extravaganza that charms and delights with the catchy old-timey tunes like Broadway Baby, Choo-Choo Honeymoon, The Sailor of My Dreams and Dames at Sea.

Dates: July 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 7:30pm and July 15, 22, 29 at 2:30pm. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (noon-4 Tuesday through Saturday) and online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Ticket prices are $27 general; $26 students/seniors/ Angels; $12 children 12 and under. Group rates are $25 each for groups of 20 or more.

Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Parking is available in Lot 12. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway turn left to the third traffic light, which is Saddleback's Marguerite entrance. Turn right into the campus and take the second left to Theatre Circle, turning right into Lot 12.

Saddleback Civic Light Opera is one of two South Orange County’s professional summer musical theatre companies that teams Equity actors and professional directors with college and college-prep students, bringing affordable, quality, Broadway productions to our community.

Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.