Fine Arts

Students in Kindergarten-6th grade have art class once a week.  During class, students are introduced to various aspects of art including material and techniques, elements and principles of art and design, art history, aesthetics and art criticism.  In 7th grade, students enjoy a quarter-long class, while students in 8th grade have a semester-long class.  Middle school students use art class to focus on developing their abilities in the areas of painting, sculpting and drawing.  Students in 9-12th grade have the opportunity to take various art electives.  Art electives include sculpting, ceramics, drawing and painting. 

Music class for students in Kindergarten-4th grade is held weekly.  Class time is spent learning about notation, various musical instruments, and their characteristics, composers, performance, types of music and music from around the world.  Students in 5th grade participate in a vocal music class.  Students learn proper performance techniques, such as timing, dynamic, expression, diction and concert etiquette.  Students in 6th-12th grade have the opportunity to participate in choir.  During their time in the choral program, students learn about their voices and how to use them in a group and solo setting.  Students practice sight-reading on a weekly basis using solfege in order to improve their music reading abilities and musicianship. Students in 4th-12th grade may elect to participate in our strings program.  While participating in strings, students will spend time learning notation and methods to play their instruments.