page_title: Butterfield Elementary School (Lake Elsinore, California)
section_title: Visual and performing arts program
hierarchical_section_title: Butterfield Elementary School (Lake Elsinore, California) / Visual and performing arts program
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo taken at a school play of Wizard of Oz in 2001
context_page_description: Butterfield Elementary School was a publicly funded grade school in the Lake Elsinore Unified School District, in California, USA. It was named after the old Butterfield Overland Stage route which runs in front of the school. It provided many innovative programs to its students. In 1995, Butterfield became the new home of the first Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School Program in Riverside County. Coincidentally, the second VAPA school program in Riverside County started in September 1991 at Butterfield School of the Arts in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, in Moreno Valley, CA
  Butterfield Elementary School received many grants and awards, especially in the performing arts field. Students from Butterfield performed with well-known groups and celebrities, such as The Young Americans and Mark Wahlberg. This school closed permanently on June 3, 2010, after 28 years of service to the community. The entire student and teacher population moved 3 miles south to the campus of Lakeland Village Middle School which was renamed Lakeland Village School as it became a K-8 school.
context_section_description: Butterfield became a Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) magnet school in 1995 when the program was moved from Elsinore Elementary to Butterfield. A unique feature of the Butterfield Visual and Performing Arts Program was that instruction was offered to all students regardless of grade level. Until 2007, it was the only existing elementary arts magnet school in Riverside County, and was still the only program to offer Kindergarten through 5th grade VAPA content until its closure in June 2010.
  Butterfield had a music and drama artist-in-residence (Ilene Moore, former Young American) as well as a part-time art teacher and a shared band teacher. Butterfield produced 12 major theater productions over the years including the full-length shows of Peter Pan, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz and Annie Jr., as well as Willy Wonka Jr. which was produced in the spring 2009. Honk Jr. was Butterfield's final performance in June, 2010. Butterfield's theatre productions were produced by Barbara Egbert and/or Kim Rosales and have been directed by Ilene Moore. Students from across the district's boundaries, as well as those from neighboring school districts, attended Butterfield to participate in the magnet program. Many families chose to enroll their children in Kindergarten and continue throughout their elementary years at BES. There was always a waiting list for families desiring enrollment.
  Butterfield students performed with the world-famous group, The Young Americans, in several stage, recording, and television productions. Butterfield hosted several Young American Outreach Tours and workshops. Several Butterfield alumni became members of The Young Americans including Auriol Steel and Cynthia Pulley. Butterfield alumni are still consistently considered to be among the top performers in local high school and community theatre ensembles.
caption: 2001 Performance of The Wizard of Oz
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