Arts High School Alumni News

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  Dedication Day 2019

  Dedication Day 2019 was September 24. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. This year’s ceremony featured speeches from students in all six art areas (Noah Engebretson, Catherine Hinz, Anna Miller, Lucy Roberts-Niemann, Ash Wood,…

  
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  Perpich Library now has a Zine Collection

  The Perpich Library started a zine collection this summer! What is a zine? They are self-published works created to share thoughts, feelings, art, experience, knowledge, and more with others. A zine is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually…

  
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  Perpich Senior Named National Merit Finalist

  UPDATED FEBRUARY, 2020: Perpich Senior Mary Pfeifer has advanced in the National Merit Scholarship Program and was recently named a National Merit Finalist.

  Perpich Senior Mary Pfeifer has been named a National Merit Semifinalist by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

  Mary Pfeifer is a Visual Arts…

  
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  Dr. Charles Rick to be Interim Executive Director for the 19-20 school year

  We are happy to announce that we have a new member of the Perpich community. Dr. Charles Rick will serve as our interim executive director for the 2019-2020 school year. Charles’ start date will be 8/13/19.

  Dr. Rick holds an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from…

  
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  Conn McCartan to be Interim High School Principal for the 19-20 School Year

  We are happy to announce that we have a new member of the Perpich community. Conn McCartan will serve as our interim high school principal for the 19-20 school year. Conn’s start date was 8/5/19.

  Conn McCartan’s educational career spans 36 years. During that time,…

  
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  Perpich Center for Arts Education Executive Director Announces Departure

  Tryggestad has led the agency since August, 2017.

  Perpich Center for Arts Education Executive Director Dr. Curt Tryggestad announced Thursday, June 20, that he has accepted a new position as the superintendent of Pine City Public Schools. His last day at Perpich will be determined…

  
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  Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker Joins Perpich Board

  The Commissioner of Education, or their designee, serves on the Perpich Board of Directors as an ex officio member per the 2017 Education Omnibus Bill.

  Perpich Center for Arts Education is pleased to welcome Minnesota Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker as an ex officio member…

  
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  Perpich Spirit Shop Now Open

  The Perpich Spring 2019 Spirit Shop is now open!

  ORDERS END FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019 – EVERYTHING WILL BE DELIVERED TO PERPICH ON JUNE 3, 2019 All items need to be picked up at Perpich Center for Arts Education; no items will be shipped to…

  
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  Alumna Creates Woven Works, Studies New Practices

  Laura Fischer (Visual Arts 2002) received her MFA from San Francisco State University in 2013. She concentrated her work on New Practices, an area established for students wishing to work cross-media. Here she shares words of wisdom and why going to Perpich was a great…