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Theatre teaches so much!  It is a place where students can increase their confidence.  Students walk away from theatre with better speaking and listening skills. Theatre allows students to walk through the lives of different people giving them a better understanding of the world and those who live in it.  And that’s just the beginning…

about Mrs. Cortez

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  1. 2008 February 17

    I think Fowler Theatre Arts is a life-changing experience. Although the year isn’t finished I learned soooo much already. We have been working on the 2 tools of an actor which is his body and his voice. We did pantomime and sevral voice projects to help us with these tools. I am so excited to countinue theater next year and learn so much more.
    Also I can’t wait to our Musical HONK next month so I can do so much for the theater club.

    I Love theater so much and I love everyone involved in it too! =)

  2. 2008 February 20
    Macie permalink

    AMEN SISTER!!!!! this theatre program is freakin awesome!!!!!!!!!! BIg thank u to Ms. Cortez, who freakin rox all of r sox!!!! yess ma’am!!

    “I need to be paid extra”
    -Ms. Cortez

    ahahahahah!!!!!!!

  3. 2008 February 23
    Paige G. permalink

    Theatre in general is a very great experience. It gives me the chance to find myself by acting out a certain character. I see it as an opportunity. Like if you fail, you DIDN’T fail, it just means to work better at it and soon enough, you can rule the world (Metaphorically.)
    And like when I am on stage auditioning I am going to try this new method to keep me from stage fright: To go on the stage, pretend that no one is there and pretend I am where my favorite dream was.
    And I’ll see if that will work out.

    But Ms. Cortez makes theatre rock.

  4. 2008 February 29
    Sofia B. permalink

    THEATRE ROX!!!!!!!! =]

  5. 2008 March 4
    Hannah permalink

    Theater Arts is super fun! Not only is Mrs. Cortez my favorite teaher, but I love her class!

  6. 2008 March 6
    Hannah!!!! permalink

    all of you are super right!!!

  7. 2008 March 6
    Annie permalink

    OMG, how do I start this….
    Theatre is actually not particularily anything….
    It’s everything.
    It can be anything you want it to be.
    You’re holding a story in the palms of your hands.
    You can do whatever you want with it.
    On stage, you can be whoever you want.
    Say whatever you desire.
    Do whatever you long to. (WELL, maybe not but still…)
    Theatre is your own little world.
    It’s all up to you!
    MUSIC, ACTING, FRIENDSHIP, TEAMWORK, LEARNING,…..etc…..so much……

    okay, I’m going to stop now. I’m starting to sound like some cheesy philosopher. Neways, word!!!!!!! THEATRE RULES!!!!!

  8. 2008 March 30
    Macie permalink

    Basically, Fowler Theatre Department kicks BUTT!!!

    thats pretty much the jist of what everyone is trying to say. ;D

  9. 2008 April 7
    Anonymous permalink

    Theatre is awesome.

  10. 2008 May 2
    Ruqayyah permalink

    Mrs. Cortez makes Theatre really fun. I am always looking forward to warm-ups and new games to learn because they are so fun. I am also excited about this cool website! If only it had some Theatre games . . . haha I am just kidding.

    See ya! :)

  11. 2008 May 10
    Maggie N permalink

    Even though i am not in theatre i SO wished i signed up!! i loved the musical honk it was so AWESOME!!!

  12. 2008 May 22

    i ♥ fowler theatre arts! ms.cortez u did an AWESOME job this year! thank u so much 4 everything! i’m gonna miss u over the summer!!!

  13. 2008 May 22
    Sarah Blandford permalink

    theater is soooooo much fun! it is my most favorite class! i luvv u sooo much ms cortez and il miss u over summer break so much!

    luvv yall all!
    sArAh BlAnDfOrD! :p

  14. 2008 May 23
    Dani B :) permalink

    Theatre has been an awesome experiance for me! Last year, I was about to choose band, but I chose theatre, and I am SOOOOOOOOOO glad! I really came out of my shell this year and have improved immensily! I love expressing myself through lots of ways and actually being myself for once, not having to worry what others think. I couldn’t have come this far with out my theatre family and of course Mrs. Cortez!

    P.S.- HONK WAS AWESOME! CAN’T WAIT TO DO IT NEXT YEAR! ILUV U GUYS!
    -Dani (Dot) :) HOW DO U GET THE SMILIES?

  15. 2008 June 17
    Macie permalink

    ugh no fair, all y’all get to come back to Fowler and Theatre and what not. goodness im gonna mis y’all, like, A TON!! :’(

    btw, random, but i have a HORRIFYING sunburn!! it was blistered and now its all peely and gross. my mom says its probably gonna scar if i don’t treat it. yeah i just had to complain to y’all.

    COS IT HURTS LIKE GRAPEFRUIT!! (grapefruit=replacement for crap, teaching VBS, can’t use “bad” words or BAD words)

    -Mace the Ace gonna kick your FACE!! haha jkjk

  16. 2008 June 17
    Macie permalink

    one more thing….how’d we all get those cool little shape thingys on our comments??

  17. 2008 September 5
    Aarika!!! permalink

    I LOVE THEARTE!!!!
    :)

  18. 2008 September 6
    Dani B :) permalink

    i feel like having a weird moment…. i like chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMYYYY! OOOOHH! Fruit isn’t that bad either….

    OK! weird moment over! Ya, so Theatre is like totaly awesome! Sixthgraders, well actually 5th graders, YOU HAVE TO PIC THEATRE! YOU CAN BE ANYONE YOU WANT ON STAGE! IF YOUR SHY, THEATRE CAN BE YOUR ONE PLACE YOU CAN BE CRAZY, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE CRAZY WITH YOU! IT IS TOTALLY AWESOME!(SO WHAT IF I HAVE CAPS LOCK ON) HEY! IM NOT IN SCHOOL, I CAN BE AS CRAZYFUL AS I WANT TO! CHOCOLATE IS GOOD! HEY, MRS.CORTEZ, DID YOU GET YOUR CHOCOLATE MILK THIS MORNING???

    Dani B (chocolate lover)

    GOT CHOCOLATE MILK???

  19. 2008 September 6
    Dani B :) permalink

    hehehehehehehehehe, im really energetic for some weird reason, maybe cause i had CHOCOLATE!

  20. 2008 September 6
    Dani B :) permalink

    THOSE CLOCKS ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY SAY AM WHEN THEY’RE SUPOSED TO SAY PM!

  21. 2008 September 6
    Dani B :) permalink

    mmmmmmm…………….

    chocolate…

  22. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    great, now im hungry again… thanks self!

  23. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    :P :) :D :(

  24. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    8)

  25. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    hehe arn’t they cute????

  26. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    thats a good question Macie…. that isn’t fair yours is cuter then mine!!! So…. how’s High School? hehe chocolate!

  27. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    I HAD CHOCOLATE MILK THIS MORNING!

    ok…. why am I so hyper, is it lack of sleep, or just too much chocolate?

  28. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    you people are so BORING! YOU NEVER POST ANYTHING!!!!

  29. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    sorry people… i was really hyper then… now im tired, i kinda ran 2 miles, arn’t you glad? hmmmmm… i think im gonna go have some chocolate.

  30. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    i wonder if this is a smiley… :*

  31. 2008 September 7
    Dani B :) permalink

    nope… i felt like doing that… don’t know why

  32. 2008 September 7
    Dani B permalink

    … now im sleepy

  33. 2008 September 9
    Dani B permalink

    :l

  34. 2008 September 9
    Dani B permalink

    :p

  35. 2008 September 9
    Dani B permalink

    <:D

  36. 2008 September 9
    Dani B permalink

    he has a party hat on!!!hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  37. 2008 September 11
    Dani B permalink

    MY BIRTHDAY IS 6 DAYS AWAY!!!!! YAY!!!! IM GONNA BE A TEENAGER!!!!

  38. 2008 September 13
    skander permalink

    heheheheheheheehe mwahaha hi ms cortez can we chat here?

  39. 2008 September 16
    Dani B permalink

    OMG!!!!!!!!! MY BIRTHDAY IS TOMARROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

  40. 2008 September 19
    Dani B permalink

    wow… it feels so weird to be a teenager…

  41. 2008 October 6
    Aarika!!! permalink

    yaaa!
    theatre is amaaaaaaazinggg!!!! :)
    it doesnt just tell you where to stand and how to get there
    it teaches you soooo much more!!!
    things like how to take discipline and be a good person
    i have leanrewd a LOT from theatre and ive loved it since 6th grade!!!
    i hope one day i can land a lead role ;)
    LOVE TO ALL!!! :)

  42. 2008 October 8
    Dani B permalink

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS.CORTEZ!!!!!! I LUV U! :D
    !!!!!!!

  43. 2008 December 8
    Dani B permalink

    Alright… this snow is AWESOME! Im wondering, if i sit here long enogh if it will start to pile up and eventually takeover my entire screen… hmmm, IM GONNA TRY!

  44. 2008 December 23
    Dani B permalink

    Well now it doesn’t pile up at the bottom… but it does fall in the direction of your mouse! :)

  45. 2009 March 22
    Dani permalink

    Why did you take the snow off? Sure it may not be Christmas… and it’s 76° outside… BUT I LIKED THE SNOW!Ooooh! I’m craving Pei Wei!

  46. 2009 March 22
    Dani permalink

    You guys, we need to get an April fool’s joke going, because it’s fun, okay? But we can’t plan it here… or SHE’LL KNOW!!!Just watch, Mrs. Cortez is going to pretend she’s in labor and we’ll all be screaming and running around the classroom. Oh, shoot! I just got an idea! :)

  47. 2009 March 31
    Claire Q. permalink

    Theatre Rox!

  48. 2009 May 10
    Dani :) permalink

    OK… I just thought everyone should know that I just finished making four pilgrim costumes… I worked so frekin hard on them and my group better like them because I am not fixing them! OOOOOHHH! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MRS.CORTEZ!!!

  49. 2009 June 4
    Aarika permalink

    Oh my gosh, I’m going to miss you sooooo much Mrs. Cortez!! :(
    Theatre was so fun this year(:
    I loved your class and I’m really going to miss it next year. And good luck with your son! What is he going to be again? A soccer star? Yea, I think that’s what you said. hmm…
    Anyway, thank you for all you’ve done in class and in Stranger with Roses. Even though the judge was stinky, I still think we were good. (: So yea. Basically all I needed to say was I will miss you, but I ramble too much. See? I’m still doing it! Even now. Just rambling on and on…
    Sorry.

  50. 2009 July 2
    Dani :) permalink

    It’s okay, Aarika, I ramble on and on and on and on and on and on and on, and I bet the teacher for next year is going to rip my head off! I don’t know how Mrs. Cortez handled me this year! Oh, and Mrs. Cortez???? If you ever need a baby sitter, I am on it! But I’m sure you don’t want to hear the speach about how I love kids and blah blah blah blah blah… See? I’m rambling again! :P

  51. 2009 August 3
    ericka y permalink

    omg i loooove acting!!! and i was thinking about joinig but didnt kknow for sure. and looking at all these comments have changed my mind!!! thanks everyone!! i’lll be joining 8th grade this year at fowler!!

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