Recent News

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…

New Library Materials – Graphic Novels – Fall 2022

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins – adaptation by Clint McElroy, Carey Pietsch (library also owns volumes 2 and 3)

Alone in Space: A Collection – Tillie Walden

Beetle & the Hollowbones – Aliza Layne

Boys Run the Riot. 1 – Keito Gaku (library also owns…
Two Perpich Students Receive Honors in St. Catherine University’s 2022 Fashion Competition

December 16, 2022

Perpich Arts High School is home to two students who received honors in St. Catherine University’s 2022 Fashion Competition. Both Catrielle Barnett (Visual Arts 2023) and Maeken Ploof (Music 2023) were named award winners! Catrielle received the best overall design recognition and…
Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presents “Liminal Spaces”

December 12, 2022

Perpich Arts High School Dance Program presented “Liminal Spaces” on December 8 and December 9, 2022. Their fall concert was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 12 student choreographed works,…
Representative Mike Freiberg Visits Perpich Center

December 8, 2022

Representative Mike Freiberg (43B) with Perpich Center leadership and Board members. Pictured (left to right) are: Molly Chase, Board Member; Linda Brobeck, Board Chair; Rep. Mike Freiberg; Dr. Wendy Barden, Director of Professional Development and Resources; Conn McCartan,…
Lee Christianson (Dance 2023) Receives Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
Lee Christianson (Dance 2023) is a Horatio Alger State Scholarship recipient
December 7, 2022

Lee Christianson (Dance 2023) has received the Horatio Alger Association State Scholarship valued at $10,000! This honor is awarded to eligible students in all fifty states and the…
Perpich Arts High School Musical Theater Ensemble Presents “Life: A Woman’s Journey”

December 5, 2022

The Perpich Arts High School Musical Theater Ensemble presented their fall semester show, “Life: A Woman’s Journey”, over two nights and a matinee on December 1st and 2nd, 2022.

What happens when eight intelligent, thoughtful, caring, and determined young women get together to…
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…
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…