Taft Elementary Principal Steve Longacre Honored

Steve Longacre with Center VP, Education Talena Mara at OCMAA Awards.

Steve Longacre, principal of Taft Elementary School in Santa Ana, was honored for his 35 years as an educator and 25 years at Taft Elementary during the recent Orange County Music and Arts Administrators awards celebration. He earned the Outstanding Administrator Award for his superior dedication to support arts education at Taft Elementary. Taft has been a Center ArtsConnect partner since 2004. The Center has collaborated with Steve and his faculty on many projects, including those specifically designed for the deaf and hard of hearing students. Through the years, teaching artists such as Andrew Grueschow and the cast of STOMP have held special workshops and performed for the Taft Tigers. Congratulations, Mr. Longacre! 

Andrew Grueschow conducts workshop for deaf and hard of hearing students.  

Cast of STOMP performs for Taft Tigers.