CoSA Newsletter

WELCOME NEW & RETURNING COSA FAMILIES!!!

We hope everyone enjoyed summer and is ready for another creative year ahead at COSA!

Our COSA Newsletter is sent out to COSA Families at least once a month. A link to the COSA Newsletter can also be accessed in The Islander that Karin Melina sends out weekly. In our COSA Newsletter we not only share all of the upcoming performance and exhibition dates and ticket information for all COSA Conservatories, but also share import logistical information that pertains to COSA Families. Please take a moment to look over our newsletters and stay informed.

If you have any COSA related questions, our contact information will always be at the end of the newsletter for your convenience.

WELCOME NEW LEADERSHIP & FACULTY!!!

We are so grateful for our COSA Team & Leaders and excited to embark on an inspiring year together!

CHS/COSA Administration:

Karin Mellina, CHS/COSA Principal

Tim Kusserow, CHS/COSA Assistant Principal

COSA Support Staff:

DD Smith, COSA Administrative Assistant

Karrie Jackson, COSA Coordinator

COSA Faculty:

Dance: Welcome Caryn Ipapo-Glass!

Digital Arts: Animation/Graphic Design, Anna Woerman & Film, Michelle Evenson

Instrumental Music: Matt Heinecke

Musical Theatre & Drama: Barbara Wolf, Kim Strassburger, David McBean

Technical Theatre: Welcome Cynthia Bloodgood! Coleman Clark

Visual Arts: Karrie Jackson

Plus our fabulous Consultants, Guest Artists, Live Models and Volunteers!

COSA Foundation Board Leaders:

President, Linda Edison

Vice President, Holly Peterson

Director of Development, Jenni Nesbitt

Press & Social Media, Christine VanTuyl

Island Youth Theatre, Stephanie Nurding

Erin Everett, COSA Foundation Administrative Assistant

COSA Council Student Leadership Team:

President, Abigail Kim

Vice President, Haissam Kouli

Secretary, Cadence Wright

Co-Leaders of Publicity Team: Noemi Swearingen Ordonez& Eleanor McLellan

Advisor, Karrie Jackson

And THANK YOU to all our working COSA Student Interns who collaborate on our Productions and Publicity! You are truly PROs!

CoSA Period 4 & 5 Begins Monday, August 18th!

We are so excited to start creating!

Back to School Night

August 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Welcome Session in Theater 5:00-5:25

Ist Period 5:30-5:45

2nd Period 5:50-6:05

3rd Period 6:10-6:25

4th Period 6:30-6:45

5th Period 6:50-7:05

Important Information paired with Community Celebration!

Everyone had such a wonderful time last year! All CoSA Community Carnival is back with some important information that will help families navigate the 2025-2026 COSA school year.

Tuesday, September 23rd 5:15 - 6:45pm
All New and Returning Parents & COSA Students

Hosted by COSA Foundation Board Members & CoSA Council student leadership

5:15 pm in Theatre: Welcome 2024-2025 Informational Session for Parents and Students to share important COSA details for this school year.
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm in CHS Quad: Celebration of our COSA Community. Food! Games! Activities! Conservatory Information Booths! Plus a chance to get to know families and establish relationships!

Hadestown at San Diego Musical Theater

Seven MTD students will be performing in Hadestown at SDMT (San Diego Musical Theater) on August 22-24. Please come out and support them!

From left to right- CHLOE PETERSON, KLEBER TOALA, ELLIS QUESADA, AMANDA NURDING, JULIA DAVIDSON, MOXIE ROTTER, LUCA HANSEN

COSA goes to NYC!

Lead by Technical Theatre Teacher Coleman Clark and Musical Theatre & Drama Theatre Teacher, David McBean, COSA students had a fantastic trip to New York City with a full itinerary!