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Perpich Arts High School Graduation 2024

May 24, 2024

The Perpich Arts High School Class of 2024 graduated on May 24 in a ceremony at Ted Mann Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus. The ceremony was also livestreamed on Facebook. Perpich is proud to announce that 100% of the Class…

Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000) [right] with Mary Harding, Dance Instructor [left]December 5, 2022

Perpich alum, Aiyana Sol Machado (Dance 2000), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, December 5th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear…
Catrielle Barnett (Visual Arts 2023) Named 2023 YoungArts National Finalist in Design Arts

December 1, 2022
Catrielle Barnett (Visual Arts 2023) is a 2023 YoungArts National Finalist in Design Arts
Congratulations to Catrielle Barnett (Visual Arts 2023) on being named a 2023 YoungArts National Finalist in Design Arts! She is the only student in Minnesota…
Ruth Porter, Ojibwe Artist and Teacher, Speaks to Students During Common Experience

November 28, 2022
Porter is pictured with two of her children, Rhonda (left) and Sage (right).
On Monday, November 28, Ruth Porter, Ojibwe artist and teacher, spoke to students during Common Ex. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear about…
New Library Materials – Picture Books – Fall 2022

47,000 Beads – Koja Adeyoha and Angel Adeyoha; illustrated by Holly McGillis

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao – Kat Zhang; illustrated by Charlene Chua

Blueberry Patch = Meennunyakaa – written and illustrated by Jennifer Leason; written and translated by Norman Chartrand

A Boy Named Isamu: A…
Students Present “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe with Guest Director, Christian Bardin
The cast of “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe – Perpich Arts High School – November, 2022
November 16, 2022

The .5 Production Class at Perpich Arts High School presented “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe during a two-show run on November 14 and…
Nonfiction Books By and About Native Americans from Perpich Library

November 15, 2022

This month we honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories, and continuing contributions of Native peoples by featuring nonfiction books by and about Native Americans.

As residents of Minnesota, we acknowledge that the land we are living on is the homeland of…
Perpich Arts High School Literary Arts Students Present their Lit Reading “What Goes Around Comes Around”

November 11, 2022

The Literary Arts Department of Perpich Arts High School presented their first Lit Reading of the year on Thursday, November 10, 2022 before a live and virtual audience. “What Goes Around Comes Around” featured work by each student in the Literary Arts…
New Library Materials – Plays – Fall 2022

The America Play, And Other Works – Suzan-Lori Parks

Aristophanes: Four Plays: Clouds, Birds, Lysistrata, Women of the Assembly – Aristophanes; translated by Aaron Poochigian

Arlington: [A Love Story]; also includes, Rooms – Enda Walsh

The Brother/Sister Plays – Tarell Alvin McCraney

Cost of Living – Martyna Majok

The…
Rebecca Bullen Presents at 2022 Arts Schools Network National Conference
Rebecca Bullen, Perpich Arts High School Assistant Principal and Studio Arts Chair
November 8, 2022

Rebecca Bullen, Perpich Arts High School Assistant Principal and Studio Arts Chair, was a presenter at the 2022 Arts Schools Network (ASN) National Conference in Las Vegas,…