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Kyle Sinclair | Bio

Name: Kyle Reese Sinclaire Nicknames: Ghost Face Claim: Tye Sheridan Pronouns: he/him Age: 27 DoB: January 6 Orientation: heterosexual Occupation: marine Personality (+): disciplined, loyal, Personality (-): Biography:

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offical bios & character references for the Carousel cast 🫡🫡 this was loooong overdue but I finally got around to it…

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Ectoplasm's Kinktober Prompt List 2023

Just a disclaimer: I AM TURNING 18 IN OCTOBER!!! If you are under 18, please don't interact with my posts on this blog! My main blog, @jar-of-ectoplasm, is the place for you to freely interact with everything! If you are a minor and have your age in your bio, I will ask you to please not follow this account; thank you for understanding!!

Everything will be under the cut, certain prompts I haven't assigned characters to yet but you guys are free to request certain characters for certain prompts and I'll take those into account!!

I will be doing this in the form of headcanons, with two characters per prompt (with some exceptions)! Any day with an asterisk (* <this thing for those who don't know) i need characters for!

I'm pulling inspiration from several different prompt lists, but this is is an original list!

I am going to try to do everyday of this, but please don't be surprised if I don't, I have a lot of stuff going on in October this year!

Prompts and characters are under the cut!

Day 1: Threesome w/ Coop and Remer from BASEketball and Sniper and Scout from Team Fortress 2

Day 2: Medical/Lab kink w/ Medic from Team Fortress 2 and Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) from Batman

*Day 3: Mirror sex w/ Illuso from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and a requested character!

Day 4: Accent kink w/ Tex Sawyer from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 and Sniper from Team Fortress 2

Day 5: Strap-on w/ Ms. Pauling and Zhanna from Team Fortress 2

Day 6: Temperature play w/ Ghiaccio from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Pyro from Team Fortress 2, and Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze) from Batman

Day 7: Sensory Deprivation w/ Demoman from Team Fortress 2 and Edward Nygma (The Riddler) from Batman

Day 8: Fearplay w/ Billy Loomis from Scream and Leslie Vernon from Behind the Mask

Day 9: Language kink w/ Spy from Team Fortress 2 and Eduardo Dorrance (Bane) from Batman

*Day 10: Bloodplay w/ Risotto Nero from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Sniper from Team Fortress 2 (but he's crazy!!)

Day 11: Size kink w/ Heavy from Team Fortress 2 and Formaggio from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Day 12: Work sex w/ Egon Spengler, Ray Stanz, Peter Venkman, Winston Zeddemore and Janine Melnitz from The Ghostbusters

*Day 13: Sex pollen w/ Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy) from Batman and a requested character!

Day 14: Body worship w/ Vincent Sinclair from House of Wax and Melone from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Day 15: Degradation w/ Harvey Dent (Two Face) from Batman and Herbert West from Re-Animator

Day 16: Professor/Student (PURELY CONSENSUAL, BOTH PARTIES 18+) w/ Egon Spengler from Ghostbusters and Engineer from Team Fortress 2

Day 17: Dirty talk w/ Prosciutto from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Stu Macher from Scream

Day 18: Dumbification w/ Bo Sinclair from House of Wax and Sellout!Remer from BASEketball

Day 19: Praise kink w/ Ray Stanz from The Ghostbusters, Coop from BASEketball, and Engineer from Team Fortress 2

Day 20: Volume control w/ Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn) from Batman and Spy from Team Fortress 2

Day 21: Public sex w/ Randy Meeks from Scream and Scout from Team Fortress 2

Day 22: Face sitting w/ Melone from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Peter Venkman from The Ghostbusters

Day 23: Hypnosis w/ Jervis Tetch (The Mad Hatter) and Dennis Prowell (The Music Meister) from Batman

Day 24: Mask kink w/ Adrian Chase (Vigilante) from Peacemaker and Pyro from Team Fortress 2

*Day 25: Predator/Prey w/ Tex Sawyer from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 and a requested character!

Day 26: Teasing w/ Remer from BASEketball and Leslie Vernon from Behind the Mask

Day 27: Manhandling w/ Chris Smith (Peacemaker) from Peacemaker/The Suicide Squad and Soldier from Team Fortress 2

Day 28: Passionate/Loving sex w/ Winston Zeddemore from Ghostbusters and Abner Krill from The Suicide Squad

*Day 29: Food play w/ Engineer from Team Fortress 2 and a requested character!

Day 30: Lingerie w/ Melone from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and Ms. Pauling from Team Fortress 2

*Day 31: Costume sex w/ Selina Kyle (Catwoman) from Batman and a requested character!

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Active Characters:

Here is a list of currently active characters with links to their respective bios (Their species are verse-dependent)

Ariana Rose Hollow Braeden Michael Hollow Charlotte Amelie O’Connell Elizabeth Grace Biel (Ellie) Emma Jean Neil Mikayla Renea Sinclair

Works in Progress/Test Muses:

You can probably guess this, but I’m working on these babies. They aren’t fully fleshed out yet

Jordan Bruce Moore Kyle Brahn

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Monday. December 28, 2020

 I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. These few comic books are thanks to the generosity of fellow fan Doug.

 Batman/Catwoman #1 - Tom King (writer) Clay Mann (art) Tomeu Morey (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). Well surprise, surprise. I really liked this first issue. Someone doubted that I would because I wasn't a fan of Tom King's recent stories but this one I enjoyed immensely and not just because of how Clay draws Selina. My favourite storyline in the Batman run was the relationship between Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Bruce Wayne/ Batman and it still is. I really wanted them to get married. This story jumps back and forth in time and involves Catwoman's complicated relationships with the hero and the villains. I hope I get to finish this new Black Label series.

 Action Comics #1027 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) John Romita Jr. (pencils) Klaus Janson (inks) Brad Anderson (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters).  The House of Kent story concludes with the Superman Family winning the day and defeating the Red Cloud. Too bad the new owner of the Daily Planet and mastermind behind the Invisible Mafia, Marisol Leone, escapes justice. I hear Brian Michael Bendis is leaving this book and that some fans are happy with that news. As big a Bendis fan as I am I thought this story sucked. Not even better art would have saved it in my opinion. Even the shocking development on the last page was dumb. I hope the next creative team does a better job on this book.

 Iron Man #1 to #4 - Christopher Cantwell (writer) Cafu (art) Frank D'Armata (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). You can't keep a good Iron Man down. Here I thought Tony Stark was dead. He's back on the racks and teamed up with Patsy Walker/Hellcat in this latest reboot and the first 4 issues were oaky. I stopped reading Iron Man a while back so I don't know who the new A.I. is that he talks to but it goes by B.O.S.S. How he hooks up with Patsy is another mystery to me. Tony has reinvented himself after being resurrected from the dead and he fights a bunch of old foes. His biggest challenge is a new version of Korvac. Remember him? I don't. For straight super hero versus super villains fare, this is okay, middle of the road comics.

 Batman Black and White #1 - James Tynion IV, J. H. Williams III, G. Willow Wilson, Emma Rios and Paul Dini (writers) Tradd Moore, J. H. Williams III, Greg Smallwood, Emma Rios and Andy Kubert (art). I call books like this vanity projects. They're written and illustrated in an artsy fartsy way that is pretentious to me. When it comes to Batman I'm more of a blue collar kind of fan and these stories feel more like they should be in a snooty art gallery. The stories are accompanied by creator bios and I found the first two to be worth reading but I didn't read all of them, kind of like how I stop reading the little plaques at the art gallery that goes with the art on the wall after a few. $5.99 US for four short stories in black and white seems steep to me.

 Batman #103 - James Tynion IV (writer) Guillem March, Carlo Pagulayan  & Danny Miki (art) David Baron (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). The cover is a blatant bait and switch. It says "Ghost-Maker vs. Clownhunter" but it's really Ghost-Maker vs. Batman as Bruce tries to keep Ghost-Maker from killing Clownhunter. The best part of this issue was Harley Quinn's appearance.

 Batman #104 - James Tynion IV (writer) Guillem March, Bengal, Ryan Benjamin  & Danny Miki (art) David Baron (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). I like this Ghost-Maker guy. He wears a headband. I wonder if he still wears one under his helmet. So Ghost-Maker sedated Batman, Harley and Clownhunter last issue and now has them tied up in Arkham Asylum. He left Clownhunter unfettered with a sword handy to kill Harley with. Uh-oh.

 Batman #105 - James Tynion IV (writer) Alvaro Martinez  & Christian Duce, Carlo Pagulayan  & Danny Miki (art) David Baron (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). Does Clownhunter kill Harley? Does Ghost-Maker kill Batman? Read this conclusion to "Ghost Stories" to find out. Get ready to roll your eyes.

 Superman #27 & #28 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Ivan Reis (pencils) Danny Miki (inks) Alex Sinclair (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters). The last 2 parts of "Mythological" where Superman fights Synmar came to a grinding, groaning stop. This is the type of story that helps explain why some people get turned off super hero comics. It's just a bunch of big punch-'em-ups and then the good guy wins in the end. And can we get a consistent depiction of the Phantom Zone please? Is it a dimension where the bad guys are phantoms existing in null space or just another dimension where the bad guys live basically like they used to, like in this story? I hate when creators change things to suit their plots. I don't blame fans for grumbling about Bendis after reading this multi-parter.

 Detective Comics #1030 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Bilquis Evely (art) Mat Lopes (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). Rob Leigh (letters). The grassroots movement to rid Gotham City of masked vigilantes doesn't make me care for the Bat Family more because it sure feels like a contrived plot device. The plotline that I'm much more interested in is Damian's poking around his dad's old case files. That's the kind of detective work I like.

 Detective Comics #1031 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Bilquis Evely (art) Mat Lopes (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). Rob Leigh (letters). This issue is reflective of events that happened during the recent US presidential election. Anti-Bat and pro-Bat supporters clash and only in comic books can Batman defuse the volatile situation with a noble speech. Meanwhile, Damian quickly finds the person guilty of sweeping the cold cases of the attacks on Bruce Wayne in the past under the rug and brings them to justice. The perp's real identity offers a clue to the villain who shows up at the end of this issue.

 Detective Comics #1032 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Brad Walker (pencils) Andrew Hennessy (inks) Dave McCaig (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). Father and son set aside their feud to save the rest of the Bat Family from the latest super villain that has them in his clutches. No mystery who the bad guy is with the cover for this issue being a ginormous spoiler. Yes, Hush is back and he's got a great new scheme to hurt Batman.

 Superman Special #1 - Andy Lanning & Ron Marz (writers) Phil Hester & Ande Parks (art) Hi-Fi (colours) Dave Sharpe (letters). Flashback sequence Marco Santucci (art) Arif Prianto (colours) A Larger World's Troy Peteri (letters). This is part 3 of "Endless Winter" which is DC's version of the finale of the Game of Thrones TV show. It's pretty straight forward. The heroes fight giant ice creatures. The end. I wouldn't spend money on this rack filler.

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Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry receives honorary doctorate from N.S. university

Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry congratulated students for navigating their studies through the COVID-19 pandemic as he received an honorary doctorate from Nova Scotia's Acadia University on Sunday.

Lowry, a point guard with the Raptors and an Olympic gold medallist, received the honorary doctorate of humanities during the university's virtual spring convocation.

He said in a recorded video he is honoured to receive the degree and asked this year's graduates to think about how they plan to serve their communities.

It's official! Dr. Kyle Lowry joins the Acadia University Class of 2021. #AcadiaUGrad21 #WeTheNorth Read his bio and full video here: https://t.co/23f2oOzyoP pic.twitter.com/xcR1fTCp3S

— Acadia University (@AcadiaU) May 9, 2021

The university says it bestowed the honour upon Lowry for his achievements in the basketball world and for his charitable work.

One of his most notable accomplishments includes helping Canada's only NBA franchise win a championship in 2019.

Other honorary doctorate recipients from Acadia University this year include former prime minister Paul Martin, Nova Scotia chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang and former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2021.

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Green Lantern 80th Ceremony 100-Page Super Spectacular Written by James Tynion IV, Geoff Johns, Cullen Bunn, Dennis O’Neil, Ron Marz, Peter Tomasi, Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie, Robert Vendetti, Mariko Tamaki and Sina GraceArt by Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke, Mike Grell, Darryl Banks, Fernando Pasarin, Crisscross, Rafa Sandoval, Mirka Andolfo, Ramon Villalobos, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jordi Tarragona, Steve Oliff, Alex Sinclair, David Baron, Lovern Kindzierski, Hi-Fi, Gabe Eltaeb, Luis Guerrero, Ivan Plascencia, Arif Prianto and Rico RenziLettering by Tom Napolitano, Rob Leigh, Carlos M. Mangual, Clem Robins, Josh Reed, Steve Wands, Dave Sharpe, Gabriela Downie and AndWorld DesignPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10

DC’s ceremony specials accept been a bit accidental historically, with anthologies that sometimes bang and added times feel added accidental than annihilation else. But acknowledgment to the intergenerational attributes of the Green Lantern Corps, DC’s Green Lantern 80th Ceremony 100-Page Super Spectacular has homesickness to activity for admirers of any age, alike if it doesn’t absolutely accept abundant absolute acreage to dig too acutely into any accurate characters.

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This Teacher Uses Marvel Comics to Teach Government Regulation (with Great Results!)

Episode 133 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis

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Today Kyle Stern @stern_history uses Marvel’s “Civil War” to teach Government Regulation. The test scores show it is working. Understand how a teacher can use graphic novels (a/k/a Comic Books) to meet standards, excite kids, and teach at the same time. It can be done!

Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. The Kids Discover online platform lets students enter discovery mode. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners.

And while they can explore a wide variety of topics from the US Constitution to Ecology and Ancient China, I also like that you can assign these nonfiction texts at three different lexiles to supplement what you’re doing in the classroom.

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Enhanced Transcript for Episode 133 

Using Marvel Comics to Teach Government Regulation

Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e133 Download the transcript: Episode 133 Transcript

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

How Kyle Uses Comics to Teach Government Regulation

Vicki: Happy Wonderful Classroom Wednesday! Today we are talking to Kyle Stern @Stern_History, a history teacher from North Carolina, about using graphic novels to teach. So, Kyle, tell us about how you taught government regulation.

Kyle: With government regulation, especially with students, it’s not exactly the most exciting topic in the world.

Vicki: (laughs)

Kyle: (laughs) I know I love it, but they don’t. And you know, there’s tons of ways to go about it. I could drone on and on about specific topics or specific things, but I found the best way with my kids was to take advantage of, you know, popular media. Comic books kind of made this huge breakthrough a couple of years ago, and I’ve always loved them. I found that the best way for me is using Marvel Civil War, which goes into regulation, but of course it’s a fictional telling of it.

What we actually tend to do is use a dual entry log, where I will show them specific scenes from the book and actually do it Reader’s Theater style. So each kid is assigned a specific character, which gets a little bit more of student buy in and engagement, which of course is always what we’re looking for with our lesson plans.

As we go along, we stop after each scene, and we analyze it a little bit. We go over what is this? What happened? So like, for example, the first scene that we always talk about is our catalyst, our thing that causes the need for regulation. So, in the book it’s a school comes under fire, and it’s because these superheroes are not trained, and now everyone’s like, “Well we need to figure something out so this doesn’t happen again.”

And then of course I say, “Alright, what can we equate this to in current events or in recent history that it aligns with?” And of course, a lot of our kids go with something like 9/11… or I always bring up something like Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle which causes the whole regulation of the food industry. And we go into that and we analyze that, and we also do some prediction and everything. So, it’s a lot of close reading, a lot of critical analysis, which takes it a step further. It’s not just this explicit reading that we get in our elementary and middle school levels. We get more implicit. We have them draw details out themselves, which is, you know, that higher level comprehension. It always brings very positive results in my class.

How Kyle got permission to use comics in his course

Vicki: What did your administrators think when you said, “Hey, I’m going to use a graphic novel, a Marvel Civil War, to teach government regulations.” I mean, they almost don’t go together. It’s almost kind of hilarious. “I’m going to teach government regulation with a comic.” It’s basically a comic book, right?

Kyle: Oh yeah. Absolutely. I actually had a really fantastic first principal at my school. His name was Robert Beal. I brought the idea to him, and he probably had the best response that I’ve ever heard. And he was like, “Well, do you think parents are going to get upset with the fact that their kids are reading comic books in your classroom?”

Vicki: (laughs)

Kyle: And I was like, “Well, I don’t think so.” And was like, “Well, are you going to make it controversial?” And I was like, “No, that’s not my job.” And he’s just like, “Alright. Then I see no problem, as long as it gets the job done, then I don’t mind what you do.”

When he saw that my kids did actually really well with covering government regulations, then he’s like, “Well, don’t fix what isn’t broken.” So, we kept going along.

How well are the students learning government regulation?

Vicki: Yeah, cool! So, you’re teaching with this. How do the kids responding and how well are they learning it?

Kyle: It’s actually really funny. When I introduce it, like any other time when you say, “We’re going to do Readers Theater,” and everything, they all groan. And they’re all like, “I don’t want to read in front of everyone. I don’t want to be a character.” And then it’s even better when the kids are like, “I don’t like comic books. Comic books are terrible. I’d rather read something else.”

Initially, there’s a little bit of push and pull. But then once they finally really get into it, the kids start providing more information. We’re doing like standard callouts in class, and so like in the story, “We have Ironman representing this one group, and we have Captain America representing another group. What do they represent?”

And after a second of thinking the kids will go, “Oh! Ironman represents big business. Captain America represents small business.” Or, “Federal government or local government” kind of things. And they really start clicking especially as the story goes along.

And one of the main points that we try to make is, “Who does regulation really benefit? Does it really benefit big business? Does it really benefit small business?” We mostly push this during my Economics unit, so that’s how we tend to frame it.

Vicki: So, how long have you been taking this approach with this unit?

Kyle: Let’s see. At my school we do semester classes, so I’ll do Civics/Economics for half the year, and I’ve now done it about four times in my class. And it’s been honestly pretty productive. I’ve had kids come out of the North Carolina final exam for Civics/Economics, and they’re like, “Oh, Mr. Stern! There was a question about Civics/Economics, government regulation, and I definitely understood it, and it was all because of that book!”

And I was just like – and mind you, it’s kids – “I was a little worried if you were going to figure it out. I knew you had the information. I just wasn’t sure if you were going to draw on it.” And I’ve had a number of kids that do it, and now I have rising freshmen who are going to be sophomores this year. They’re like, “Oh, I heard we get to read this in your class! Is this true?” And I’m like, “Well, do you see the whole class set on the bookshelf? I don’t keep it all for myself.”

What other topics would be good for graphic novels?

Vicki: Yeah. Awesome! Now if you had your way, are there some other units you might do with graphic novels?

Kyle: There’s a number of different things that I would like to do. Some of it is just figuring out the best way to take a look at them. I always like to find, for example – I actually did this one in my thesis study, and I think I’m going to push for it this year – is discussing the Constitution, and the different parts of it, and the Amendments.

There’s actually a really great graphic novel, and it’s just, The Constitution: The Graphic Novel. It really breaks it down, and it uses the different literacies that, you know, our student have and we don’t draw on all the time. Like, we constantly have our students read, right?

And not all of our kids – I mean, we would love to say they’re all at grade level or above, but let’s face it, some kids just aren’t. And it helps give them a little more leverage to grasp the information a little bit better. That’s one of the reasons why I really like using graphic novels. I get the kid to read the Constitution, but let’s face it. Reading 18th century writing is not the easiest when you’re just kind of trying to come to grips with the way we read and write in the 21st century. So, adding those pictures, it becomes a little bit more clear. It gives them a new way of analyzing the information.

Vicki: So, teachers, we have heard an idea. You have an example to share, that this DOES work, and you CAN teach – I mean, if you can teach government regulation with graphic novels, what can you NOT teach with it? So, it can be done. I think it’s really exciting, and I love it because, I’m not even going to say “out of the box” because I don’t even like boxes.

It’s just good teaching, saying, “I can use this to teach.” It engages the kids, and it gets kids excited. And so get out there and be remarkable!

Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford

Full Bio As Submitted

Kyle Stern

Kyle Stern is a high school social studies teacher at Lee County Schools in North Carolina. Originally from Webster, New York (just outside of Rochester), Stern attended the State University of New York and Fredonia. There he earned his BA in Adolescent Social Studies Education and MS in Literacy Education.

While completing his Master’s, he focused on the use of non-traditional texts on expository material. Since coming to Lee County in 2015 he has taught Civics & Economics, World History and is the lead teacher in his school’s ACT prep program.

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Jana Barros is the name of a rapper and hip hop artist. Jana Barros packed houses and sold out performances in American theatre for the past fourteen years. At age 16, Jana Barros made her national film debut in Reckon 7 Down. The movie starred Dirk Benedict, and was directed by William Cheney.  

Jana Barros trained over a decade at the Grandstreet Theatre in Helena, MT. The department of English at UM awarded Jana Barros for writing while she was simultaneously completing her Sophomore and Junior year in Honors English. In three years, Jana Barros completed graduation from the four year curriculum. American Legion Auxilliary Award recipient Jana Barros attended the Savannah College of Art and Design on substantial scholarships. In 2008, Jana Barros unveiled The Barbie Chair in the Capital City of Montana. The art works of Jana Barros have been featured in the Holter Museum of Art. For Paola Hernandez, in 2011, Jana Barros exhibited her drawings in the Presentation of Fashion at "A Look Within" in the H Hotel during {A Dove's Flight} New York Fashion Week. Jana Barros's art has been described as "controversial," and "distasteful."  While in school, Jana Barros's drawings and poems were selected for publications including  Writings On the Wall and Pen and Ink.

August 2007, Jana Barros won the title of Montana's Junior Miss 2008, at which point she was awarded satellite scholarships for fitness, elocution of wit in interview, and unquestionable or indescribable poise. Two years in a row, 2007 and 2008, Jana Barros received recognition by the National Endowment for the Arts for her genius command of language and was awarded as a poetic orator.

June 2010, Jana Barros was invited by Mike Beaty to attend the MB Talent Expo. November 2010, Jana Barros competed for a spot in the MB Dallas show. Winning one of fifteen coveted spots, Jana Barros performed in the Dancer, Singer, Songwriter show for Producers, Agents, and Talent Scouts from across the United States. Though the New York Film Academy offered Jana Barros a scholarship, she continued to work on her rap music. In 2010, Jana Barros joined with The Texas Band and performed night after night on songs such as "Cowboy Sweetheart" by Patsy Montana, "Jackson" by Johnny Cash, and "Walking After Midnight" by Patsy Cline, to name a few. In February 2009, Jana Barros performed with the Broadway Artist Alliance Master Class Winter Workshop Series. November 2010, Jana Barros performed with the Broadway Artist Alliance in New York City for the Pop Genre workshop with Kyle Dean Massy of Tony Award Winning Next to Normal. Jana Barros walked the runway for four designers during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in February, 2011.

Jana Barros has voluntarily supported organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Big Brother's Big Sisters, Girl Scouts of America, Y.M.C.A., and the Spay and Neudor Task Force.

Performances include: 1999-2000 Bugsy Malone Jr. (U/S Lena, Lena's Girl, Down and Out) (1999) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams Bugsy Malone Jr. Tour (U/S Lena, Lena's Girl, Down and Out) (1999) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams Spring Showcase (2000) (Jill) Directed by Martha Sprague Anne Frank (2000) Directed by Matt Flanders

Jana Barros performed with Grandstreet's Improv Troupe (2000) A Christmas Carol (Dancer), (2000) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams and Choreographed by Martha Sprague Words by Kids  (Company Player) (2001), Directed by Marianne Adams Words by Kids Tour (Company Player) (2001), Directed by Marianne Adams The Rainbow Connection (as herself) (2001) Directed by Sarah Louise Hannah Showcase (Class of 2001) Directed by Sarah Louise Hannah

Jana Barros performed with Grandstreet's Improv Troupe (2001) Jana Barros performed for Hometown Helena. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Veruca Salt) (2001), Mainstage Directed by Marianne Adams and Choreographed by Blair Bybee Grandstreet Kids Sing Broadway (as herself) (2002) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee Dearly Departed (2002) Maintstage Directed by Marianne Adams The Crucible (Beth) (2002) MainStage Jana Barros performed shadow box with the Last Chance Stampede & Fair. Summer Showcase (2002) Directed by Romyl Mabanta of the Montana Shakespeare Company.

Jana Barros performed with Grandstreet's Improv Troupe (2002) Once Upon a Mattress (Lady Barros) (2002) MainStage Directed by Martha Sprague Pinocchio (2002) Mainstage Directed by Marianne Adams The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Unicorn) (2003) Mainstage Show Me What's On, Stage Manager (2003) Directed by Marianne Adams Summer Showcase (2003) Directed by Retta Leaphart

Honk! (Basset Hen) (2003) Mainstage Directed by Marianne Adams Footloose (Girl 5, Ensemble) (2004) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee Spring Showcase (2004) (Directed by Martha Sprague) Summer Showcase (2004) (Gameshow Announcer) Directed by Tanner Cosgrove

The King and I (2004) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee Grandstreet Treat (as herself) (2004) Directed by Blair Bybee Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl) (2004) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams Seussical (Gertrude McFuzz) (2005) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee Aladdin Jr. (Ensemble) (2005) Mainstage Directed by Blair Bybee Spring Showcase (2005) Directed by Marianne Adams School House Rock (Interplanet Janet) (2005) Directed by Blair Bybee A Chorus Line (2005) (at the age of 15 Jana was cast as Wrong Arms Rachel, but when the director Blair Bybee was unable to find a dancer to play the role of Larry, the dance captain, the role was assigned to Jana Barros and the name was changed to "Laurie" (after the Director's first wife). Jana Barros was also cast as one of three swing's for the entire cast of female performers. Annie (Jana Barros was cast as the Star to Be and performed for four weeks. She was also cast as the U/S for Grace,  a lead role which she performed. Jana Barros was the Dance Captain for Annie as well.) (2005) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams A Chorus Line Revival (Maggie) (2006) RMTA Festivention Mainstage Directed by Blair Bybee Cheaper by the Dozen (Anne Gilbert) (2006) MainStage Directed by Dawn Lee Kangas Crazy for You (Tess) (2006) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee Spring Showcase (2006) Directed by Marianne Adams Summer Showcase (2006), Assistant Director (Directed by Tanner Cosgrove)

Lucky Stiff  (Dominique DuMonaco, The Roulette Wheel, Subway Passenger, Server) (2006) MainStage Conservatory Directed by Jeff Downing Bat Boy (Bud, and Daisy) (2006) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee The Wizard of Oz,  Light Board Operator (2006) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams Showcase (2006) Directed by Marianne Adams Alice in Wonderland, Director (2006) "Short Shorts" Produced by Erin Ortman Words by Kids, Assistant Director (2007) Directed by Marianne Adams In 2007, Jana Barros was nominated as Vice President to the board of choir for Ambiance. At the Western Music Festival of Montana, Jana Barros was awarded by the highest achievement for her perfect singing performance in a sola aria titled "Voi Che Sapete" from the Marriage of Figarro.

The Sound of Music (Nun) (2007) MainStage Directed by Katy Strote-Wright As Montana's Junior Miss, Jana Barros represented Montana at the Miss Montana Convention in 2007. In December 2007, Jana Barros performed on the Diamond Block.  Entertaining as Montana's Junior Miss 2008, Jana Barros spoke on behalf of the Be Your Best Self Platform at the Montana Club during a luncheon for The Republican Women's. Jana Barros performed in December 2008 again for the Republican Women. Jana Barros performed at The Festival of Trees in December 2007. Cinderella (Queen Gertrude) (2007) MainStage Directed by Marianne Adams January 2008, Jana Barros appeared on behalf of Helena's Live! @ the Civic. January 2008, Jana Barros performed for the Laurel Jaycees of Montana Awards Gala. April 2008, Jana Barros performed for the Internationally acclaimed Destino Popera Trio. Jeckyll and Hyde (Lucy Harris) (2008) Night to Shine Directed by Manny Lopez Jana Barros directed a fundraiser that Grandstreet Theatre produced on June 3, 2008 for Junior Miss. big! the musical, Dance Captain, Assistant Choreographer (2008) MainStage Directed by Blair Bybee and Choreographed by Lisa Fox June 2008, Jana Barros performed for the National Distinguished Young Woman of America. August 2008, Jana Barros performed for the Distinguished Young Woman of Montana. While hosting the Distinguished Young Woman of Montana 2009, Jana Barros Directed and Choreographed the Little Sister's Performance.

The Secret Garden (Rose) (2008) MainStage Conservatory Directed by Jeff Downing Till We Have Faces (Redival) (2008) Directed by Rachel Jones Jana Barros was selected as a SCAD Student Ambassador for the College. In 2008, Jana Barros was cast for the project  Performance Ensemble whose performances aimed to promote the SCAD's school of Film, Television, Media and Performing Arts. As a member of the group the Performance Ensemble, directed by Kevin Wallace, Jana Barros performed in October at SCAD Day, and in December 2008 at the Winter Concert in the Mondanaro Theatre. In Winter 2009, Jana Barros performed with the Performance Ensemble in the Savannah Squares at a SCAD Day oriented towards Juniors, and in the Spring of 2000, the Performane Ensemble Group performed again with Jana Barros in the Savannah Squares.  Jana Barros performed at the Spring Concert  with the Performance Ensemble Group in 2009. Carousel (U/S Julie Jordan, Ensemble) (2009) Directed by Michael Wainstein Closing Notice (Woman 5 Ensemble) (2009) Directed by Derek T. Pickens All in the Timing (Dawn Divito) (2009) Directed by Mark Tymshyshm Suite Surrender (U/S Athena Sinclair) (2009) (Directed by Michael McKeever) Bye Bye Birdie (Kim MacAfee) (2009) Directed by Michael Wainstein. Mountain Shorts, Co:Director, (Company Player) Directed by the Blowing Rock Stage Company Interns Jana Barros costumed and designed for Time Machine Portrait Studio from 2009 to 2010. Impossible Marriage (2009) (Pandora) Directed by Sharon Ott

"Her performance is over-the-top, but the audience believes the joyous optimism she brings to the stage," according to the District Newspaper. Jana Barros has built costumes for Regional and Community Theatres, and built sets in more than two dozen performances. Jana Barros was hired to play Ingrid Bergman at the Hal Miner Memorial CASAblanca Gala for Amarillo Area Casa in October 2010.

Anderson Model and Talent Agency signed Jana Barros in June 2010.   In January 2011, Jana Barros became a Talent Scout and Coach for classes in Professional Runway and Improvisation at the Anderson Model and Talent Agency.

Awards:              Sarah Louise Hannah's "Marianne Adams Award" (Vocal Scholarship)              Dancer of the Year (Grandstreet Theatre)              MB Expo 1st Runner Up in Adult Female Actor Photography              MB Expo 1st Runner Up in Adult Female Fashion Model Swimsuit              MB Expo 2nd Runner Up in Adult Female Fashion Model Composite Card              MB Expo 2nd Runner Up in Adult Female Fashion Model Runway              Summer Theatre Award 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007              Theatre School Board Festivention Award 2008              Montana's Junior Miss 2008             Nominations:             Best Supporting Actress Ovation 2010

Film Credits Include: Rekon 7 Down (Daughter) (National) Directed by William Cheney b.l.i.s.s (Melanie) (Indi) Directed by Kyler Ernst The Last Five Years (Josie's Best Friend) (Indi) Directed by Joel Wilson Big Time (Picketer) (Indi) Directed by Matt Flanders (Indi) Directed by Errol Koch The Senior Movie (Josie Adams) (Indi) Directed by Errol Koch In 2008 Jana Barros was the lead in an independent Film Noir directed by Robby Silcox. In the Winter of 2009, Jana Barros played the Best Friend in an unfinished independent film directed by Felipe Midieros Lurk Steady All Stars (post production), Jana Barros plays a lead role in this independent film directed by Michael Ellwood Oh, God! (Mary) (Indi) Directed by Tyler Stuart Open House (Jen) (Indi) Directed by Max Golden Through Sames of Am (Lead) (Indi) Directed by Robert Costello The Chopin Study (Lead) (Indi) Directed by Pieter Ribbens Recycle This! (Amber) (Indi) Directed by Matthew Timothy Demarko Hands and Feet (Dancer) (Indi) Directed by Laura Renz Through Haves of Give (Lead), Cinematographer (Indi) Directed by Robert Costello

Commercial Contracts: Webster National Bank The Floor Show Alive @ Five Carlyle & Co., Inc. (2011) 360 Events & Promotions (2011) Adelante Live Inc. (2011) GC Marketing Services (2011) network promotions & events (2011) Talent Tree Staffing (2011) Sunflower Staffing (2011) Deluvia Inc. (2012) Trilogy, L.L.C. (2012) Crossmarks (2012) Extreme Marketing and Promotions (2011)

Modeling Credits Include: New York Fashion Week (2011) Julstar Fashions (2011) BKNS (2009) Tiara Austini (2011) Steven Daniel (2011) Paola Hernandez (2011) The Fashion Bug (2010) Rod Latta (2010) Wyatt Ramsey (2009) Nate Abramowski (2008) Elle Ross Dimitra Renée Williams Martin Battilana Mike Laura (2009) Marcelas Furs (2010) National Sunflower Association (2010) Dannon (2011) Chiquita Banana (2011) Zyrtec (2011) Kellog's (2011) Centrum (2011) Axe (2011) Dr. Pepper Ten(2012) Taste Adventure (2012) Patron XO  Cafe Dark (2012) Rosa Regale (2011) Ashley Spencer Jay Photo