Minneapolis Public Schools

Join Ian to cook up all kinds of delicious dishes, from snacks to dessert and everything in between. Gain skills in the kitchen and enjoy the variety of food you make. In order to ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. We're moving to a sliding scale model for program fees so our afterschool programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as discounted options. Families are asked to pick the price that they are able to pay. When families participate as they are able, in all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining.

Learn the importance of costumes and props to help tell the story of the musical. Work as a team to make, gather, and maintain the costumes and props for the cast of the musical. You'll be behind the scenes helping cast members throughout the show. Get creative making costumes, altering clothes and gathering items. Before, during and after performances you'll be busy working with the cast. This class will meet twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday until March 3, when we will add a few more days. All Cast and Crew members attend the Full week of March 9-14. Public Performances: Friday March 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - Students stay after school, rehearsal, and dinner before the performance. Saturday March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM and 7:00PM - Students arrive at 1:00 and 5:45 to prepare for the performances. Strike and Celebration: Afterschool on Monday, March, 16. This is an ALC and Community Education class. It is taught by MPS licensed teachers and community Education Instructors. This class is only open to Justice Page Students.

DEADLINE TO REGISTER to audition for the cast is Monday, November 24. You are registering to the waitlist. Please make sure you click all the way through the waitlist registration. If you did not receive a confirmation, you are not registered. Registration for the musical is open to current Justice Page students. As part of the cast, Justice Page students will bring the story of High School Musical Jr. to life through singing, dancing, and acting! Cast Commitment: Practices will be Monday-Thursday, 3:25 - 5:30, January 5 - Monday, March 16. All cast members should plan to attend each day for the first week or two and the last 2 weeks, in addition to attending 2-4 days a week as scheduled. If a student is not scheduled, they have a rest day and do not need to attend. All cast members should be able to attend all the public performance dates and their scheduled rehearsals. Students enrolled in Debate, Math, Green Team, Justice Pages, and Yearbook are welcome to attend those classes if they do not have to be at rehearsal. Students are expected to participate, follow directions, be in assigned spaces, and attend scheduled practices. Students who have 3 unexcused absences will be removed from their role or cast. Rehearsals: Monday-Thursday 3:25-5:30. Depending on the role, students will be asked to attend rehearsal 2-4 days a week. Public Performances: Friday, March 13, 7:00 PM and Saturday, March 14, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM Strike and Celebration: Afterschool on Monday, March 16. There are a limited number of roles for the musical. We anticipate more interested students than we will be able to accommodate. When you register, it will say "waitlist". All waitlist students will audition. If your student is cast in a role, they will move off the waitlist. If your student is not cast in a role, they will remain on the waitlist and be contacted if a role needs to be filled, and can join crew, another class, Live theatre thrives because of people like you. The cost of producing a show from teaching talent, sets and costumes to lighting, sound, is considerable. Your attendance and financial support make all the difference. Thank you for investing in local arts and helping us continue to tell stories onstage. This show is a combination of Community Education and ALC instructors. AUDITION INFORMATION: December 1: 6th-grade students audition December 2: 7th-grade students audition December 3: 8th-grade students audition December 6, names for callbacks will be posted on the Auditorium door. December 8th and 9th, callbacks December 12th, the Castlist will be posted at the end of the school day. December 18, come and get acquainted with Ms. T, cast members, the script, the space, etc. This is a great time to get your script before winter break, ask questions about your character and role, and get hype about the musical. Find more information on the JPMS Musical webpage. High School Musical Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn the importance of props, set, and stage design to help tell the story of the musical. Get creative and work as a team to make and collect props, build stage pieces, and move stage pieces through out the show. Before, during and after performances you'll be busy behind the scenes. This class will meet twice a week, Wednesday and Thursday until March 3, when we will add a few more days. All Cast and Crew members attend the Full week of March 9-14. Public Performances: Friday March 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - Students stay after school, rehearsal, and dinner before the performance. Saturday March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM and 7:00PM - Students arrive at 1:00 and 5:45 to prepare for the performances. Strike and Celebration: Afterschool on Monday, March, 16. This is an ALC and Community Education class. It is taught by MPS licensed teachers and Community Education Instructors, the fee covers cost associated with the musical. This is only open to Justice Page students.

Learn the importance of lights and sound to tell story of the musical. Before, during and after performances you'll be busy behind the scenes. Students who learn these skills may be called to help with future auditorium events like school assemblies, guest performances. Attention to detail, willing to learn, and work as a team are all important parts of running the lights and sound. This class will meet once a week on Mondays, starting Febrarury 2, 2026. Students may attend more days in March if planned with directors. All Cast and Crew members attend the full week of March 9-14. Public Performances: Friday March 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - Students stay after school, rehearsal, and dinner before the performance. Saturday March 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM and 7:00PM - Students arrive at 1:00 and 5:45 to prepare for the performances. Strike and Celebration: Afterschool on Monday, March, 16. This is an ALC and Community Education class. It is taught by MPS licensed teachers and community Education Instructors. This class is only open to Justice Page Students.

Connect with friends and play Volleyball afterschool! All levels are welcome to join. Play games, practice drills, go over rules and terminology so you feel confident on the court. Come have fun! In order to ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education is now offering fees on a sliding scale. A sliding scale model for program fees so our afterschool programs can be financially sustainable and more equitable. The different prices reflect the average cost of offering a class as well as discounted options and options that help us cover our administrative costs. Fees cover instructor pay, class supplies, program materials, marketing and scholarships. Families are asked to pick the price that they are able to pay or select the no-cost option. We have always offered partial and full scholarships upon request. By more clearly articulating our lower cost options, we have removed the barrier that some may have felt in making these requests. When families participate as they are able, in all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining.

YWCA - Girls Inc! YWCA Minneapolis is a member organization of Girls Incorporated. Through Girls Inc., girls take risks, discover and grow their inherent strengths, learn to value themselves and create long-lasting mentorship relationships in a pro-girl environment. Through this affiliation with Girls Inc., YWCA offers research-based curriculum delivered by trained professionals to equip girls to achieve academically, lead healthy and physically active lives, manage money, navigate media messages and discover an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This programming helps girls traverse complex gender, economic and social barriers to find success. Participants gain opportunities to learn new skills, make positive connections to peers and adults, contribute to society and believe in their ability to create the best possible future for themselves. This group is for students who identify as girls and/or non-binary. YWCA will require additional registration forms to be completed before program start.