Nativity Prep Academy to Host Comedy Night at North Coast Rep

Online, April 23, 2011 (Newswire.com) - San Diego, CA----Nativity Prep Academy (NPA) will host a fundraising event "Come Get Your Laugh On", a comedy night at North Coasty Repertory Theater located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D in Solana Beach on Tuesday May 3, 2011 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the event are $40 and will feature comedians Mark Christopher Lawrence (Host), Brian Sheil, Kurt Swann and Francis DiLorinzo. Visit www.nativityprep.org or call (619) 313 3142 to purchase tickets; all proceeds benefit the academic programs at NPA.

According to NPA Board member and Event Coordinator Jamie Carr, "This is a wonderful way to enjoy an entertaining evening while supporting NPA. The performance includes a collaboration of comedians, featuring Mark Christopher Lawrence of the NBC hit series Chuck, who will present a family-friendly, upbeat show. We encourage everyone from the community to attend for a fun night out."

NPA is an accredited, all-scholarship middle school dedicated to providing a rigorous college-preparatory education to children from low-income families in San Diego's inner city. Their programs support more than 160 students in middle school, high school, and college. Typically, 80% of their graduates go on to higher education. Now in their tenth year, the philosophy of the school believes the best hope for low-income children is a great education earned through hard work. The daily emphasis in and out of the classroom focuses on their students' development by integrating all components of growth as young men and women-the academic, the social, the physical, the spiritual, and the emotional. They also offer non-graded elective classes and support programs as integral parts of the curriculum. Core classes in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies for all three grades are based on the content standards for California