Congratulations to the SCPA Class of 2021!

Congratulations
to our
2021 
Jack Tygett
Scholarship Winners!
Fantasia Guerra-Rivera:
$1000
Michelle Zeng:
$1000
Valeria Rodriguez: $1000
Alexander Loaiza: $750
Cristian Gonzalez: $300
Veronica Vasquez: $300
Natalia Villarreal: $300
Isiah Brown:
​$300
Sofia Miramontes: $300

The Jack Tygett Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Jack Tygett and his strong belief in the arts! Jack Tygett was an amazing man who was an inspiration to thousands of students in the Sweetwater district as well as an icon in the San Diego theater community. He worked tirelessly, along with his colleagues, to create the SCPA program for the Sweetwater District, and his expertise in theater arts contributed immensely to the success of this model Arts program over a span of nearly 30 years. 
​In addition to his incredible teaching career, Mr. Tygett had a professional career on stage and screen, dancing in over 30 movies, including "Mary Poppins" and "Oklahoma," and with the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Fred Astaire. He was also a professional director and choreographer, sharing his talents and wealth of experience with the Old Globe, Starlight, Moonlight, Lawrence Welk, and La Jolla Stage Company Theaters. Mr. Tygett was instrumental in starting the Musical Theater program at USIU, which drew talented students from all over the country, including Jamie Fox. Jack Tygett was originally hired as the first dance teacher at Del Rey High School in 1976, and was one of the major forces behind the big SUHSD summer musical productions.  Some of the words used to describe this man by all who knew him include - gracious, kind, humble, caring, positive, appreciative, rigorous, energetic, professional, motivating and generous with his time. He was a person who gave much of himself to the Sweetwater district and never asked for or expected anything in return. He was the "heartbeat" of the SCPA from the very beginning and his memory still touches us with his kind and gentle spirit. We are proud to have our PAC named after him and it is a privilege to be able to offer scholarships to young aspiring artists in his honor!

If you have not picked up your award:
 You may come to the SCPA office and pick up your senior awards during school hours.  Please call or email the SCPA program assistant in advance, so she can have it ready for you
​Yolanda.Santana-Parman@sweetwaterschools.org 
​or 619 476-3377

Senior AWARD information
All SCPA graduating Seniors will receive a Certificate 
All SCPA graduating Seniors that met the requirements will also receive the SCPA Medallion
All SCPA graduating Seniors that earned the SCPA Medallion with a 3.0 GPA or above will also receive the SCPA Seal (the seal - SCPA "Graduate of Distinction" is inside your senior envelope, we don't put it on the diploma, we let you decide where)
SCPA Honor graduates are students that earned the SCPA Medallion and Seal, and demonstrate high artistic achievement. These students will be gifted the SCPA sash*
*We no longer have the SCPA sash available for sale as it is exclusive to the honor grads (formerly "portfolio winners")
You should pick these up in an envelope following your graduation rehearsal