Orlando Hunter (Dance 2009) Visits Perpich as a Guest Artist

Orlando Hunter (Dance 2009) visited Perpich Arts High School as a guest artist for Dance and Theater students in mid-September. Hunter spent several days working with the students. He taught movement from the African diaspora, concentrating on the storytelling aspects while teaching movement from…

Perpich Junior selected for Access/Print Teen Mentorship Program at Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Essence Young (Visual Arts 2021) has been selected as one of only three students for this fall’s ACCESS/PRINT Teen Mentorship Program at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Essence is the fifth Perpich student in the past four years to be selected for this fantastic program.

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Dedication Day 2019

Dedication Day 2019 was September 24. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. This year’s ceremony featured speeches from students in all six art areas (Noah Engebretson, Catherine Hinz, Anna Miller, Lucy Roberts-Niemann, Ash Wood,…

Katie Bush, Chalk Artist, leads hands-on workshop

Chalk artist Katie Bush led a hands-on workshop with Perpich students and faculty on Friday, September 13, 2019.

Bush is a freelance artist who specializes in 2D and 3D chalk art, hand lettering, sign painting, menu art, retail art, murals, and more. As part of…

Perpich Library now has a Zine Collection

The Perpich Library started a zine collection this summer! What is a zine? They are self-published works created to share thoughts, feelings, art, experience, knowledge, and more with others. A zine is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually…

Harding and Lein Walseth lead Osseo educators in Arts Integration Professional Development

Mary Harding (Education Specialist in Dance) and Stephanie Lein Walseth (Education Specialist in Theater) partnered with Zanewood Community School in ISD 279 – Osseo Area Schools for a day of professional development in August, 2019. Harding and Lein Walseth presented an arts integration unit…

Sonder: Perpich Studio Arts Summer Project Exhibition – September, 2019

This exhibition features work from all visual and media arts students. Each student was asked to create a work of art over the summer. Themes explored include self-portraits: present and future, inner and outer and memory.
Noun. sonder (uncountable) (neologism) The profound feeling of realizing…

Perpich Senior Named National Merit Finalist

UPDATED FEBRUARY, 2020: Perpich Senior Mary Pfeifer has advanced in the National Merit Scholarship Program and was recently named a National Merit Finalist.

Perpich Senior Mary Pfeifer has been named a National Merit Semifinalist by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Mary Pfeifer is a Visual Arts…

Regional Arts Teacher Leaders meet for Summer Workshop

Our Regional Arts Teacher Leaders were hard at work mid-August, preparing for the 2019-2020 school year. This network of expert teachers signed up to advocate and expand arts education through the state of Minnesota. The team of 70 educators represent all arts areas and…