SERVICE

We are the butlers, cooks and custodians, supporting  our theater and music students.  They are the true heroes of the show!.

FUND RAISING

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We provide ways for parents, community members, businesses, and others to donate funds, food and supplies, to ensure our events will be all they can be.

PROMOTION

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We help get the word out to fill seats so students can feel the thrill of performing for a full house.

The DHS Performing Arts Association (DHSPAA)

Decatur Performs is a 501(c)(3)non-profit parent volunteer organization that promotes and supports performing arts education in Decatur High School, particularly through chorus and musical theater classroom activities and extracurricular activities.

Our mission is to support the Decatur High School chorus, drama, and musical theater programs through raising funds and promoting parental involvement. Decatur Performs funds supplement funds from the City Schools of Decatur and are used solely to support DHS performing arts.

We aim to provide a supportive and enriching experience for students, including opportunities to perform in professional-level performances. Our activities include:

  • Coordinating, promoting and staffing musical theater performances
  • Purchasing equipment and supplies
  • Funding supplemental classroom instruction and clinics
  • Coordinating and staffing choral performances and competitions such as All-State Choir

 

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Executive Board

Ingrid Anderson: President
Contact: president@decaturperforms.org
Sarah Satterfield: Executive Vice President
Contact: president@decaturperforms.org
George Grills: Treasurer
Contact: treasurer@decaturperforms.org
Erica Udell: Secretary
Contact: secretary@decaturperforms.org

Disciplines Board

VP DHS Acting
Beth Waltemath:
Contact: acting@decaturperforms.org
Jackie Chapman:
Contact: acting@decaturperforms.org

 

VP DHS Chorus
Sherry Ebrahimi:
Contact: chorus@decaturperforms.org
Reid Willingham:
Contact: chorus@decaturperforms.org

 

VP DHS Musical Theater
Cindy Gartska:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org
Christy Hall:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org
Ashley Gibbs-Davis:
Contact: Musical@decaturperforms.org

 

VP BHMS Theater & Chorus
Teresa Parrish:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org
Tiffany Sawyer:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org
Erica Udell:
Contact: BHMSchorus@decaturperforms.org
Contact: BHMStheatre@decaturperforms.org

 

VP BHMS Orchestra
Jen Lewin:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org

 

VP DHS Orchestra
Janet Conley:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org
Patricia Liscio:
Contact: orchestra@decaturperforms.org

 

VP DHS Technical Theatre
Maya Misra:
Contact: techtheatre@decaturperforms.org

 

Photographers “At Large”
Kristen Hansen, Nikki Llewellyn, Keson Graham

 

Decatur Performs is a 501(c)(3)non-profit parent volunteer organization that promotes and supports performing arts education in Decatur High School, particularly through chorus, drama and musical theater classroom and extracurricular activities.

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