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October 2015
Pair of Tragedies Takes Three from OCSA
Two loved students lost in summer Popular P&D teacher
accident at National Park
passes away
“Although [Kim] was
new, so many people got close to him in
my friend circle,” said
sophmore Sue Lee
(CIM). “ He had a lot
of work to do since he
was in Junior Olympics
for water polo. He was
tired all the time, but he
tried his best to cheer
everyone up. He had
such lame jokes to
make everyone happy.”
Both Kim and Lee
were highly active in
sports. They participated in the Northwood
Water Polo Club and
were highly regarded
by their coaches and
team members.
As a member of the
Junior Olympics for Water Polo, Kim competed with other athletes
from across the nation
in prestigious sporting
events. In 2011, he
achieved the rank of
second-degree black
belt in Taekwondo. He
was also an active club
soccer player.
Lee participated in
water polo over the
summer through a
Sarah Chen
Staff Writer
On Aug. 14, 2015, the
OCSA community lost
two beloved members:
sophomore Dragon Kim
(CIM) and incoming
freshman Justin Lee
(CIM) passed away
after a tree limb fell on
their tent in Upper Pines
Campground while
camping at Yosemite
National Park.
On the first day of
school, many OCSA
students wore red and
brought flowers in rememberance of Kim
and Lee. At the front
reception desk in the
Tower, all students were
welcomed to send
condolence cards
to the Kim and Lee
families. A moment of
silence was broadcast
on Art Attack, and a
display of flowers was
placed on the steps of
Symphony Hall.
Many expressed their
grief on social media.
OCSA students remembered Kim and Lee as
caring, loving, and always having a postive
outlook on life.
program called Patriots
Aquatics provided at
Beckman High School.
After this tragic occurence, people who
knew Kim or Lee are
encouraged to focus
on the joys these teenagers shared with the
world.
“I just want him to be
remembered as that
kid who was always
cheerful and worked
hard on everything he
did.” said Lee.
“ I hope that everyone who knew or were
close to Justin and
Dragon to have comfort since they are in a
much better place now
and be reassured that
so many people blessed their departure from
here. They were really
loved.”
“Dragon was a good
kid. He was really
cheerful all the time. He
was really outgoing. I
want him to be remembered as that kid who
was always trying to
make everyone happy
because he really tried
hard.
Julia Tran
News Editor
Lily Williams
Staff Writer
Just before the start
of the school year,
Production & Design
instructor Gina Davidson, 50, passed away.
On August 24, she died
from unidentified natural causes. Davidson, a
costume designer, had
served on the P&D faculty since 2012 and was
respected by many.
“Ms. Davidson was
a really inspirational
teacher, and she was
really talented...I remember it like it was
yesterday when I had
hugged her on the last
day of school when we
were at [Production &
Design Awards], how
she always helped us
with our work,” said
freshman Julia Offenberger (P&D).
Davidson was a
founding board member of the Breath of Fire
theater in Santa Ana
and held a position
at California Institute
of the Arts (CalArts),
where she shared her
love for costume de-
sign and wisdom with
those who were pursuing similar interests in
P&D.
“She was a really caring, generous person.
She had a lot of experience in the field, so
she had a lot of great
insight,” said junior Isabella Long (P&D). “I did
a report on Frida Kahlo
and she brought in a
whole book for me, just
to show me the costumes and the outfits
she would wear. So she
would definitely go the
extra mile, and really
wanted her students to
do well.”
Prior to this, Davidson received her
undergraduate and
Masters degrees from
the Fashion Institute of
Design & Merchandising (FIDM) and CalArts.
She furthered her career as she went on to
work with numerous
theater groups and
departments at REDCAT Theatre, La Jolla
Playhouse, University of
California San Diego,
and University of Nevada, Reno for more than
20 years.
Bringing OC Sunshine to Seattle
Nikki Rosenbloom
Staff Writer
OCSA students to perform at ASN conference for a second year
From Oct. 21-23,
OCSA students will perform with Huntington
Beach High School’s
Academy of the Performing Arts (APA) at
the Arts School Network
(ASN) Conference in
Seattle.
ASN is a unique organization that brings
together arts education
leaders from around
the nation. Its main
goal is to provide arts
schools with quality
resources, support, and
networking opportunities. Every year ASN has
a major conference at
a well-known location
in the country. They
seek students to present their art form at this
conference, and they
are very selective, as
only a few schools are
invited each year.
This year, OCSA and
APA’s collaboration
is the keynote performance. Students and
faculty from the conservatories of Commercial Dance, Creative
Writing, Digital Media,
Film and Television, and
International Dance
created a multimedia
performance piece
that represents California.
Abbe Levine, coordinator of the trip and
co-director of Creative
Writing, said it will be
“an exciting collaborative showcase in the
stunning Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Cen-
ter. The performances
will feature student
showcases from art 0