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DateTitleSourceAuthor
02/04/2012 The Producers
The School of the Arts, a high school delivering art education close to our neighborhood, will be celebrating its 30 years of public art education by showcasing the great musical ‘The Producers’, Feb 23-25 and March 2-3. From what I have seen and heard so far, this production is going to be a blast and a lot of fun to see.
 Inner Sunset Neighborhood GroupWalter Van Riel
12/07/2011 School of the Arts hosts holidy sing along
Holiday sing-a-long at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in San Francisco, Calif. The Community Access Transition classs in Room 208 at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts hosted a holiday sing-a-long to celebrate San Francisco Inclusive Schools week.(Plus eight photos) 		SFGate.comLee Suzuki (photos)
12/06/2011 Students Grossed Out By School Water Fountains
New California rules are meant to get school kids to drink fewer sugary drinks and more water. But many students don't want to drink out of public water fountains (Radio story by alumni Sayre Quevedo) 		NPR Radio/Youth RadioSayre Quevedo
10/20/2011 Blind Willies Perform at Yoshi's (SOTA grads)
Blind Willies take their name from their influences: Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Blake and Blind Lemon Jefferson are a few of the musicians to whom they pay homage. The band includes SOTA Instrumental Music grads Alexei Wajchman (2004), Misha Khalikulov (2005), Daniel Riera (2005), Max Miller-Loran (2005) and Alex Nash (2009).
 SFGate.comTony DuShane
10/12/2011 Stories on Stage: Shout out to SOTA Creative Writing
Beth Lisick gives a shout out for SOTA Creative Writing during a Michael Krasny on-air interview (starting at 40:12).
 KQED RadioMichael Krasny
10/10/2011 SOTA (Vocal) prepares for a spring tour to New Orleans
Vocal students from the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA) are currently preparing for a spring tour to New Orleans. 		Examiner.comStephen Smollar
09/22/2011 Ruth Asawa Name on High

San Francisco School of the Arts High School celebrates its 30th birthday this year by changing its name to honor acclaimed artist Ruth Asawa, who was instrumental in starting the school, as well as art programs for students around the city.

Noe Valley VoiceHeather World
09/21/2011 S.F. School for the Arts Named After Ruth Asawa

San Francisco School of the Arts unveiled a new marquee in celebration of both the school’s new name, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA), and reaching a milestone of 30 years of excellence in public arts education on Sept. 14

Rafu Shimpo
09/15/2011 Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts Unveiled

San Francisco’s only public arts high school had its day in the sun in spite of the chilly fog, as Mayor Ed Lee’s office proclaimed Sept. 14 Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts day in San Francisco.

San Francisco Classical VoiceLisa Petrie
09/14/2011 KGO Television: San Francisco Art School Named After Ruth Asawa
View our television coverage of the 30th Anniversary Kickoff and Marquee event. 		KGO Television
09/13/2011 Arts Week in San Francisco Public Schools!
At a time when creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills are at the core of the 21st Century skill set we are told our current students will need for the workplace, when thinking outside the box, persistence, risk taking, time management and self motivation are held up as valued goals beyond subject matter knowledge, the intuitive move would be to value the arts in our schools more, not less. 		BeyondChron.orgSusan Stauter
09/13/2011 Japanese-American sculptor Ruth Asawa to have school named after her
San Francisco School of the Arts, The City’s only public arts high school, will unveil a new marquee tomorrow with its new name, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.

 SFExaminer.comAmy Crawford
09/11/2011 The Bay Remembers 9/11
Students, teachers and staff members prepare to read obituaries as the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01 are remembered at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts on Friday, September 9, 2011 in San Francisco, Calif.(Pictures 4-12, including Steve Hendee, Jose Martinez, William Lanier, Keith Carames, Joyce Bowes, Majesty Smith )
 SFGate.comPhoto: Lea Suzuki
08/27/2011 Once-in-a-career-kid lands BBB scholarship
Darius Drooh: Dance/2011 - Drooh is "a once-in-a-career kid - he's that remarkable," says Susan Lofthouse, his counselor and teacher at Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, nicknamed SOTA, from which he graduated in May. 		SFGateBernadette Fay
08/26/2011 Chamber Music
Elizabeth Dorman: Instrumental Music/2005 - Appearing at Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, 8/25/2011 		SFGate
08/22/2011 High School Renamed After Japanese-American Artist
On September 14, the San Francisco School for the Arts will unveil a new marquee and celebrate its new name: The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.		 The Bay CitizenAndy Wright
07/28/2011 Madhouse Rhythm: Joshua Walters Reprises Play
Joshua Walters: Theatre/2003 - Joshua Walters, who is reprising his 2008 solo play "Madhouse Rhythm" this summer at the Marsh, has a question: "What's the difference between the madman and the CEO?"
 SFGateNirmala Nataraj
07/14/2011 The Dead Westerns

Including 2002/Visual SOTA grads,  Beau Wiley, Ed Gomez, Yousef Al-Shomaimri

The band has evolved from its psychedelic-inspired beginnings to play a groovy Western surf-rock that is arrestingly catchy, with strong rhythms that are buoyantly carried along with country bass and surf guitar...


 SFGateMichelle Broder Van Dyke
06/07/2011 The Steve Silver Foundation and Beach Blanket Bablyon Announces Winners of 2011 Scholarship for the Arts
Darius Drooh: Dance/2011 -  Out of nine finalists who performed in the live competition at Club Fugazi, Darius Drooh (Dance) from Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in San Francisco...walked away with $10,000 towards their college education.		 Beach Blanket Babylon
05/31/2011 San Francisco Students Recognized for Literary Achievements
Middle school and high school students from across San Francisco were recently recognized for their outstanding creative writing submissions to the “Young at Art” festival (including Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts) 		The Epoch TimesDiana Mathias
01/07/2011 David, Stephen, Margaret Talot - Telling Stories
David Talbot, father of Nathan Talbot: Media/2012:  When academics bemoan the closing of the American mind, they might consider a lesson from the Talbot family...		 SFGateMeredith May
12/16/2010 Siddhartha: The Bright Path at Marsh Youth Theater
Jens Ibsen: Vocal/2013: Jens Kwabena Asante Ibsen, the 15-year-old actor who stars in the Marsh Youth Theater's current show "Siddhartha: The Bright Path 2010," believes there's a Siddhartha in us all. 		SFGateTamara Straus
10/28/2010 Youth Radio: LGBT youth hope "It Gets Better" now
Sayre Quevedo: Creative Writing/2011: Seventeen-year-old Sayre Quevedo from Youth Radio has been deeply moved by the video series, but now that the campaign's really taken off, he’s got some mixed feelings about the sentiment behind it. (audio)
 KALWNews.orgCrosscurrents
10/26/2010 Gay Youth's Support System Countered Bullying
Sayre Quevedo: Creative Writing/2011: Report for Youth Radio
09/17/2008 Ruth Asawa: Art is for Everybody
The world of education has many unsung heroes, and Ruth Asawa is one with a unique life story.  		Edutopia.orgMilton Chen and Ruth Cox