Arts High School News

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  Perpich Alumni Named Jerome Hill Artist Fellows

  The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich alumni.
  The Jerome Foundation recently announced the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program and two of them are Perpich…

  
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  Zosha Warpeha (Music 2013) Awarded 2019 Fulbright Award

  Her studies will be based at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway.

  Zosha Warpeha (Music 2013) has been awarded a 2019 Fulbright Award. Zosha will pursue graduate studies in Nordic folk music and the Norwegian hardanger fiddle while exploring the intersections between traditional…

  
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  French Trip is Magnifique!

  The students experienced art, music, theater, and French family life all while exercising their language skills.

  Six Perpich students (Josie Tellin, Ava Hutchinson, Nora Malueg, Catherine Hinz, Emma Thomas, Jane Mulcahy) spent spring break in France with Mme. Trina Keller. The students experienced art, music,…

  
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  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) Visits Campus

  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician.
  Nimene Wureh (Theater 2016) is a New York based actor, improviser, and musician. She had her first New York theater experience working as the personal assistant to actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh…

  
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  Perpich Arts High School Students Participate in “Kumbayah: The Juneteenth Story”

  The play was written by Rose McGee, Golden Valley resident and founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie.
  On Thursday, March 7, three Perpich students had an unique experience. They performed excerpts from Rose McGee’s play, “Kumbayah: The Juneteenth Story,” with an exceptional cast from Omaha,…

  
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  Perpich Success in MN Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

  The Minnesota Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have been announced.
  The Minnesota Scholastic ART Awards have been announced. This year, Perpich Arts High School students received 63 total awards: 14 Gold, 17 Silver, and 32 Honorable Mentions.

  There are 97 schools in Minnesota receiving awards. Of…

  
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  Samantha Rei (Visual Arts 1999) Fashions a Piece of History

  Samantha (Crossland) Rei was a contestant on Season 16 of Project Runway.
  January 14, 2019

  When Peggy Flanagan entered the One Minnesota Party on Saturday, January 12, 2019, as the new Minnesota Lt. Governor, she did it wearing a Samantha Rei original. Samantha (Crossland) Rei (Visual…

  
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  Noted MN Composer also at Home in the Perpich Music Department

  Janika Vandervelde, who retired in December 2015 as music teacher at Perpich, is not one to toot her own horn (although she does happen to play French horn). As a result of her modesty, many parents and non-music students and alumni are unaware that…