Student Spotlight
August Student Spotlights: The OSA Telegraph, Poinciana Hung-Haas, Alphabet Rockers, and Emily Shores
the osa telegraph
the osa telegraph![]()
the osa telegraph
The OSA Telegraph is a monthly publication written, edited, and published online by both high school and middle school Literary Arts students in the Design, Visual, and Media Pathway at OSA.
This publication strives to be an influential source of news, ideas, art, and culture for Oakland. Articles, images, and videos are posted on a monthly basis and range from advice columns to artist interviews, performance reviews, social commentary, and much more!
This publication strives to be an influential source of news, ideas, art, and culture for Oakland. Articles, images, and videos are posted on a monthly basis and range from advice columns to artist interviews, performance reviews, social commentary, and much more!
Lit Arts Chair Jordan Karnes runs the middle school class, and faculty member Nam Le runs the high school class.
"the movement" by alphabet rockers
"the movement" by alphabet rockers![]()
"the movement" by alphabet rockers
2023 Grammy Award Winners, Alphabet Rockers
We have so many beloved members of our Oakland School for the Arts community who are contributors to the Hip Hop group's album, "The Movement", including Maya Fleming, Kali de Jesus, and Tommy Shepherd III, who are all OSA High School students, Kaitlin McGaw, and Tommy Soulati Shepherd (OSA Parent) are the founders, Dame Drummer (OSA Parent/Music Artist & Producer), Samara Atkins (Lead Choreographer), and Ryan Nicole (Former Leader of Youth Music Radio program at OSA).
poinciana hung-haas, oaklandish t-shirt design
poinciana hung-haas, oaklandish t-shirt design![]()
poinciana hung-haas, oaklandish t-shirt design
Congratulations to OSA Fashion Deisng Senior Poinciana Hung-Haas for her beautiful design work on the Oaklandish T-Shirt honoring the legacy and culture of Oakland’s Chinatown!
Poinciana has been a student at OSA since the 6th grade and started on the design during last year’s Superbowl. She was inspired by the dragon murals she saw in Oakland’s Chinatown and decided to integrate that image into her Oakland logo. According to Poinciana, she originally created the design in hopes of it becoming the logo for a new organization in Chinatown called OCIC. However, it wasn’t selected for that particular project and she decided to find a way for it to be utilized in another capacity to represent the Chinatown community that was so important to her.
Poinciana has been a student at OSA since the 6th grade and started on the design during last year’s Superbowl. She was inspired by the dragon murals she saw in Oakland’s Chinatown and decided to integrate that image into her Oakland logo. According to Poinciana, she originally created the design in hopes of it becoming the logo for a new organization in Chinatown called OCIC. However, it wasn’t selected for that particular project and she decided to find a way for it to be utilized in another capacity to represent the Chinatown community that was so important to her.
One day after school in August, Poinciana walked into Oaklandish and shared her design with their team. They helped her connect with the CEO, who worked to bring the design to life and suggested that she donate a portion of
the proceeds to Chinatown’s recreation center. This collaboration has helped bring attention to the campaign to support the efforts to rebuild the rec center, where Poinciana spent a huge portion of her childhood and currently works at today.
This is a huge moment for Oaklandish to represent the Oakland Asian American community in such a beautiful way driven by youth voice and artistry. Poinciana, we are so proud of you and celebrate your ingenuity, dedication to the community, and beautiful artistic expression.
Emily shores, assistant stage manager,
livermore valley opera for "tosca" production
livermore valley opera for "tosca" production
Emily shores, assistant stage manager,
livermore valley opera for "tosca" production![]()
Emily shores, assistant stage manager,
livermore valley opera for "tosca" production
livermore valley opera for "tosca" production
Congratulations to OSA Production Design Senior Emily Shores, who was offered a paid position of Assistant Stage Manager for the production of Tosca at the Livermore Valley Opera. Emily received rave reviews from the crew and production manager for her strong work ethic and professional demeanor in the show.
The production of Tosca runs for two weeks, and the set design was done by none other than our Production Design Chair, Jean Francois Revon.
We love seeing our students shine in professional spaces. Big shoutout to our Production Design department for their extraordinary training and work experience for our students.
Photo of Emily and Mr. Revon: Taken during Act 3 of Tosca at the Livermore Valley Opera.
The production of Tosca runs for two weeks, and the set design was done by none other than our Production Design Chair, Jean Francois Revon.
We love seeing our students shine in professional spaces. Big shoutout to our Production Design department for their extraordinary training and work experience for our students.
Photo of Emily and Mr. Revon: Taken during Act 3 of Tosca at the Livermore Valley Opera.
