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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…

Franconia Sculpture Park Field Trip

October 4, 2023

Students from Studio Expedition, Sculpture, Darkroom Photography, and Filmmaking classes took a field trip to Franconia Sculpture Park on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Also on the field trip were Khalid Ali, Media Arts Instructor; David Bowman, Media Arts Instructor; and Lindsey Schmitt,…
Khalid Ali, Media Arts Instructor, Shares Film and Speaks to Students During Common Experience
Khalid Ali, Media Arts Instructor
October 3, 2023

Perpich Media Arts Instructor, Khalid Ali, shared his film Squeegee and spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, October 2nd. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear about the artistic…
Minnesota State Senators Visit Perpich Center

October 3, 2023

Left to Right: Rebecca Bullen, Arts High School Principal; Reagan Greene, Education Policy Committee Legislative Assistant; Sen. Mary Kunesh (39); Emma Zellmer, Legislative Assistant to Sen. Kunesh; Sen. Bonnie Westlin (42); Sen. Liz Boldon (25); Sally Grans-Korsh, Board…
Books in Celebration of Latinx Heritage Month from Perpich Library

September 25, 2023

September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic/Latine/Latinx Heritage Month! The Perpich Library is celebrating by highlighting books in our collection that focus on visual artists and photographers who come from, or whose ancestors come from: Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

All…
Editors from Mankato State’s Lit Review Visit with Literary Arts Students

September 25, 2023
Editors and an advisor from Minnesota State University, Mankato’s undergraduate lit review, River Whale Review, visited with Perpich Literary Arts students.
On the afternoon of September 22, two editors and an advisor from Minnesota State University, Mankato’s undergraduate lit…
University of Minnesota Duluth Professors Workshop with Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater Students

September 20, 2023
Matthew Wagner works with the Dance students in the Studio.
On Tuesday, September 19th, Perpich students in Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater welcomed Lauren Roth and Matthew Wagner to their arts classrooms. Both Roth and Wagner are assistant professors…
Dedication Day 2023

September 19, 2023

Dedication Day 2023 was September 18. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The ceremony featured speeches from seniors in all art areas: Elyse Ulmen, Dance; Rowan Hilden, Literary Arts; Grace Mathews, Media…
The Honorable Harvest and Jeffers Petroglyphs Field Trip

September 15, 2023

Over the last week, Derek Debrauske’s science classes (Biology and Environment & Sustainability) and thomas carlson’s language arts class (Counter Stories In American Literature) worked together to study a story pattern known as the “honorable harvest”. Stories which follow this pattern teach…
Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, Visits with Theater and Musical Theater Students

September 12, 2023
Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, meets with Perpich Arts High School Theater and Musical Theater students
On Tuesday, September 12th, Theater and Musical Theater students welcomed Carla Steen, Dramaturg at Guthrie Theater, to their classroom. A dramaturge or dramaturg…