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Perpich Arts High School Graduation 2026

May 22, 2026
The Class of 2026 took the stage at the Ames Center in Burnsville, Minnesota in a heartfelt and deeply personal graduation ceremony on May 22, 2026 that celebrated not only artistic achievement, but also community, resilience, and self-expression at Perpich Arts High…

Kate Vinson Selected as NEH Summer Scholar by National Endowment for the Humanities
Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor
May 30, 2024

Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from a national applicant pool to attend one of 43 summer teacher workshops supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities….
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…
Studio Arts Student Work Featured in 2024 EDU Film Festival

May 23, 2024
Visual Arts and Media Arts students at the 2024 EDU Film Festival on Friday, May 17, 2024
Visual Arts and Media Arts student works were selected and screened as part of the 2024 EDU Film Festival on Friday, May…
Perpich Arts High School Theater Department Presents “Neo-Futurists Rip-Off” and “4 Ten-Minute Plays” Senior Capstone
L to R: Maeve Filkins (Theater 2024), Charli Pedersen (Musical Theater 2025), and Maggie Loxtercamp (Musical Theater 2024) in “Playwriting 101” by Rich Orloff, directed by Miah Reimann (Theater 2024)
May 22, 2024

The Perpich Arts High School Theater Department presented “Neo-Futurists…
Books, Music, and Movies from Perpich Alumni in the Perpich Library

May 21, 2024

It’s Graduation Week!

It’s a week of celebration and bittersweet reflection. There’s excitement about the future, and sadness about the end of an era. To honor this time of year, we are looking at the accomplishments of past graduates. The following items are…
Perpich Students Participate in “Of the Earth” Climate Change Show at Art-A-Whirl 2024

May 21, 2024

Perpich Arts High School was offered the opportunity to participate in Art-a-Whirl this year as part of the second annual “Of the Earth” climate change exhibition that is spearheaded by local artist, Peggy Thompson, mother of Maggie Thompson (Visual Arts 2008).

Students partnered…
Perpich Arts High School Music Department Presents: 23/24 Sound Works IV

May 20, 2024

The Music Department of Perpich Arts High School presented the fourth and final concert of the year on Thursday, May 16th with a repeat performance on Friday, May 17th. The concert was a culmination of the work created by students in their…
Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024) Receives Rotary Scholarship

May 20, 2024
Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024)
Congratulations to Aiyana Beaulieu (Visual Arts 2024) on receiving the Golden Valley Rotary Club’s Senior Scholarship! Aiyana will graduate with honors from Perpich Arts High School on May 24, 2024. She has plans to…
Perpich Arts High School Literary Arts Students Present “Tree Rings” a Lit Reading

May 16, 2024

The Literary Arts Department of Perpich Arts High School presented their fourth and final reading of the school year on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The reading took place at Open Book on Washington Avenue in Minneapolis.

In Literary Arts, the students have been…