Hal And Jeanette Segerstrom Family Donates $2 Million To Support Orange County School Of The Arts Masterpiece In The Making Campus Completion

SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA), a nationally recognized arts school that provides bright and talented students with a creative and challenging educational environment, is pleased to announce a $2 million gift from the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family to support the completion of the school campus in midtown Santa Ana.

The gift will support the construction of the new 12,000-square-foot Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Music Center that will include three state-of-the-art instrumental music and choir rehearsal facilities, 16 practice rooms, dressing rooms and storage.

OCSA began construction on the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Music Center which is part of a new 60,000-square-foot Instructional Center, in summer 2014 with completion in summer 2015. The campus completion project will further establish OCSA as one of the premier arts schools in the nation.

Orange County arts philanthropists Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, Sally Segerstrom, Ted Segerstrom and Susie Perry joined together to donate the $2 million gift in memory of their parents, Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom. Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom are widely recognized in Orange County for their role in transforming the region's artistic landscape and for their major support of arts organizations such as the Pacific Symphony and Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

"We are proud to announce this gift in honor of our parents, Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom. Our parents were passionate advocates of the arts and believed in the impact arts education can have on our community. Throughout their lifetime, they made it their mission to grow our local economy and culture through the arts. Now, it is up to us to continue on with that mission. I know our parents would be proud to help build this beautiful new Music Center on the Orange County School of the Arts campus and provide a state-of-the-art instructional facility that will help the next generation of world-class artists and scholars reach their dreams," says Sandy Segerstrom Daniels on behalf of the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family.

The Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Music Center is part of a $20 million campus completion campaign, of which the school has raised $10 million. The campaign will focus on:

• Constructing a 60,000-square-foot Instructional Center, including 7 state-of-the-art science labs, 14 dance studios, instrumental music and choir rehearsal facilities, 16 practice rooms, dressing rooms and storage areas
• Creating a central quad and outdoor stage with landscaped and hardscaped areas, where students can create, study, collaborate and showcase their talent
•  Building a new double-lane student pick-up/drop-off area to improve access to all campus destinations
• Continuing capital equipment acquisition and technology improvements for all programs, including the Film & Television and Digital Media conservatories
• Completing the campus integration plan by unifying and beautifying all the exterior facility elements to create a secure and attractive urban campus
• Expanding the Program Excellence Fund to attract and retain the best arts and academic faculty; increase professional development; expand the guest artists/ master teachers program; and invest in enhanced technology and instructional resources

Other lead supporters of the campaign include:

Marybelle and S. Paul Musco     
Martha and James Newkirk  
Maureen and Mike Mekjian 
Callero Family Foundation    
Julie and Doug Garn      
Cynthia and Martin Howard, Howard CDM
Deborah and Larry Bridges                                        
Kathy and Gary Conrad

Under the dynamic leadership of Campaign Co-Chairs Marybelle and S. Paul Musco, Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, and OCSA alumnus Matthew Morrison, as well as Campaign Cabinet Co-Chairs Doug Garn, and Jerry Mandel, Ph.D., OCSA's leadership team is continuing to raise funds for the school's new state-of-the-art expansion.

For additional information about the capital campaign, please visit www.ocsamasterpiece.net or contact Catherine Michaels, vice president of development, at 714-560-0900, ext. 5532 or [email protected].

About Orange County School of the Arts:
The nationally recognized Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) provides a creative, challenging and nurturing environment that offers bright and talented students unparalleled preparation for higher education and a profession in the arts. Established in 1987, the school currently serves nearly 2,000 students in grades 7-12. OCSA offers students the opportunity to focus on one of five schools of study, School of Applied Arts, School of Fine & Media Arts, School of Dance, School of Music, and School of Theatre. 

OCSA offers one of the top four high school academic programs in Orange County and is ranked in the top three percent of all high schools in the State of California based on an Academic Performance Index score of 914. It is the only specialized arts program of its kind in the region to offer tuition-free academic and arts instruction to students from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The non-profit school relies solely on private and corporate donations, totaling $7.5 million annually, to fund the five schools of study offered. For additional information, visit www.ocsarts.net.

Media Contacts:
Cambria Cline, vice president of marketing
Orange County School of the Arts
Office: (714) 560-0900 Ext. 6292
[email protected]

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