Arts High School News

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  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater Students Attend Gallery Tours at Walker Art Center

  January 27, 2025

  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, attended gallery tours at the Walker Art Center on January 17th and January 24th. These tours served as preliminary work for the Luigi Jannuzzi Project in which Perpich students will be…

  
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  In Memoriam from Perpich Library

  January 24, 2025

  This month we are featuring a few of the visual and performing artists we lost in 2024. Although they are no longer with us, their work will live on.

  All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles…

  
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  Perpich Dancers Participate in 2025 Minnesota High School Dance Festival

  January 21, 2025

  Dancers from Perpich Arts High School participated in the Minnesota High School Dance Festival on Friday, January 17, 2025. The festival was hosted by PiM Arts High School in Eden Prairie, MN and Borealis Dance Theatre. Dancers from Perpich, Anoka High School,…

  
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  Board Members Leslie LeCuyer and Janet Mohr Say Farewell

  January 24, 2025

  Perpich Board Members Leslie LeCuyer and Janet Mohr attended their final official Board meeting on January 23, 2025. LeCuyer was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2017 and reappointed to the Board in 2021 by Governor Tim Walz. Mohr was appointed by…

  
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  Sheena (Dean) Jimmick (Theater 2006) Makes a Difference for Minnesota Youth

  January 23, 2025

  Sheena (Dean) Jimmick (Theater 2006) is the database manager for Avenues for Youth where they partner with youth experiencing homelessness to help them achieve their dreams. When Sheena was a student at Columbia Heights High School, a drama director there told her…

  
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  Minnesota State Representatives Visit Perpich Center

  January 22, 2025

  Perpich Center for Arts Education was pleased to welcome members of the Minnesota House of Representatives to campus on January 22, 2025. Rep. Mary Frances Clardy (53A), Rep. Mike Freiberg (43B), and Rep. Bianca Virnig (52B) were in attendance.

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  Kevin Kjonaas with Avenues for Youth Visits with Theater and Musical Theater Students to Discuss Youth Homelessness

  January 22, 2025

  Perpich Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed special guest, Kevin Kjonaas with Avenues for Youth, to their classroom on Wednesday, January 22nd. Kevin is Associate Director of Development & Communications for Avenues and was invited to speak on youth homelessness. That theme…

  
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  Jamie Davis (Visual Arts 2026) Named Runner-Up in New York Times Competition

  January 16, 2025

  Congratulations to Jamie Davis (Visual Arts 2026) who was recently named a runner-up in The New York Times “Coming of Age” international competition. The competition asked how young people are developing their political and civic identities, especially in the time of pivotal…

  
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  Grover Hogan Shares Artist Talk with Studio Arts Students

  January 9, 2025

  Grover Hogan joined Studio Arts students and faculty on Thursday, January 9, 2025 for an hour-long artist talk about their work and practice. Hogan is one of the visiting artists who attended the Mini Portfolio Day exercise in early October, 2024 and…