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  • Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

    October 13, 2025

    Perpich alum, Missy Whiteman (Visual Arts 1995), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, October 13th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students often hear about the artistic life from practicing artists, many of whom are Perpich graduates. We…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Music Department Presents: 25/26 Sound Works I

    October 13, 2025

    The Music Department of Perpich Arts High School presented the first concert of the school year on Thursday, October 9th with a repeat performance on Friday, October 10th. The concert was a culmination of the work created by students in their small…

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  • Mary Harding, Dance Instructor, Presents at 2025 National Dance Education Organization Conference

    October 10, 2025

    Mary Harding (standing left) presents at National Dance Education Organization

    Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor and Dance Education Specialist, was a presenter at the national conference of National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) in early October, 2025. Harding, who was…

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  • Perpich Students Perform and Direct in 2025 ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence Nationwide Reading

    October 7, 2025

    On Monday, October 6, 2025, Perpich Arts High School students joined Applause Community Theatre, Protect Minnesota, The Landmark Center, and Save Our Sons in the nationwide reading of ENOUGH! — a movement of teens using theater to demand change on gun violence.

    The…

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  • Franconia Sculpture Park Field Trip

    October 2, 2025

    Students from Media Arts, Spanish 2, Plein Air Painting and Drawing, and Material Manipulation classes took a field trip to Franconia Sculpture Park on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Also on the field trip were there instructors: Khalid Ali, Media Arts Instructor; Sarah York,…

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  • Perpich Students Shine for Portfolio Day/College & Career Day 2025

    September 30, 2025

    On Monday, September 29, students at Perpich Arts High School participated in Portfolio Day, celebrating college and career readiness. For over 25 years each fall, Perpich sponsors a Portfolio Day, offered in conjunction with a national portfolio day at Minneapolis College of…

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  • Sailing Club Explores Bde Maka Ska

    September 26, 2025

    This fall, Cameron Browne (Visual Arts Instructor) and Derek Debrauske (Science Instructor) led two afterschool field trips to the Minneapolis Sailing Center on lake Bde Maka Ska. Both Cameron and Derek shared their love for the wind and the water by teaching…

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  • Perpich Students Attend Guthrie Theater Performance of “A Doll’s House”

    September 25, 2025
    On September 24th, a group of 17 Perpich students from Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater, attended Guthrie Theater’s production of “A Doll’s House” with their instructors Mary Harding (Dance), Kevin Hohlstein (Musical Theater), and Tory Peterson (Theater).
    About the Performance: A classic drama…

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  • Visiting Artists for Studio Arts Mini Portfolio Day

    September 23, 2025

    On Monday, September 22, Perpich hosted two visiting artists: ​Jacob Docksey and Carolyn Swiszcz. Alongside the Perpich Studio Arts faculty, the visiting artists reviewed art portfolios and provided feedback to our seniors in Visual Arts and Media Arts. Their comments served to make improvements…

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