It's that time of year!

After fall break we'll hit the ground running on all things Variety Show. If you're new to Hopi and want to learn more, join us at the Nov. 4th PTA meeting, where we'll be available to answer questions.

In the meantime, start talking with your kids and their friends to see who wants to be part of the show this February! With over 75% of our school participating, this is one Hopi tradition you won't want to miss!

Mark these important dates on your calendar:

Oct. 23 - Theme Release in Hopi Highlights + MC information sent to 5th graders
Oct. 26 - MC Q&A at 7:30am in the library (parents + 5th grade students invited)
Nov. 5 - 5th Grade MC Auditions
Nov. 9 - Act Sign Up Genius goes live
Dec. 9 - Act Auditions
Jan. 20 - All Act Run Through
Feb. 4 & 5 - Variety Show!

A few important schedule changes this year!

You might notice some changes to this year's calendar. A lot of thought and planning goes into coordinating our Variety Show schedule, taking into consideration other school events that impact our Hopi community.

One of our biggest changes this year is designed to make things easier for our 5th graders!

We’re releasing the Theme and MC information on October 23rd, followed by MC Auditions on November 5th. Then, on Monday, November 9th, Act SignUpGenius will open.

Why the change?

By holding MC auditions before act sign-ups, our 5th grade groups will have a clearer picture of who’s participating as an MC and who’s available to be part of an act. Our hope is to eliminate some of the last-minute juggling and make the planning process smoother for everyone.

This also means there will be a little over two weeks between the theme release and act sign-ups.

We know how exciting (and sometimes stressful!) it can be to come up with an act, get your idea approved, and start practicing. But don’t worry! You’ll still have the same amount of rehearsal time as in years past. We’re simply adjusting the timeline to help make the process easier, especially for our 5th grade groups.

We hope these changes make for a smoother start to another amazing Variety Show season!

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to email us at hopivarietyshow@gmail.com.

Jordan Reasy & Emily Blais

The History

The Variety Show has become one of Hopi’s longest standing traditions. The Hopi Variety Show is unlike any other talent show around! Perhaps one of our favorite Hopi Traditions, the Variety Show started in the 1980’s initially being run by the Hopi staff and performed in the school cafeteria. The show has grown in popularity and was eventually taken over and run by the Hopi PTA. The Variety Show is now held in the Arcadia High School Auditorium and the AHS theater students lend their technical help. Each year, the show has a theme such as “Hopi World Tour,” "Hopi:The Happiest Place on Earth," “Hopi Headliners”, and "Hopi's Night at the Museum!"

The Variety Show is a wonderful event, and we have seen it change children’s lives. Students love the opportunity to perform on stage and watch the show. They all look forward to seeing friends, classmates and even teachers on stage. There is truly nothing else like it.

We hope you will join in on the fun!

Acts

A parent or a group of parents (called Parent Reps) gather together a group of kids, usually kids in the same grade, and put together an act. Acts can be anything such as dancing, singing, piano solos, guitar solos, comedy acts, skits, gymnastics routines! We encourage parent reps to get creative - almost anything goes! Each act is allocated around two minutes depending on how many kids are in the act:

Acts of 10 or more must be at or under 2 minutes in length
Acts of 9 or fewer need to be at or under 1 min 20 seconds
Acts with 1-3 participants need to be at or under 45 seconds

You may have as many in your group as you want but space on stage is tight (we suggest 18-20 max).

The whole show lasts about 2 hours and ranges from 28-40 acts! There are almost 400 children who participate each year.

Questions?

Email the Variety Show Committee at hopivarietyshow@gmail.com.