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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 Presents at Association for Experiential Education Conference

     Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor

    April 26, 2023

    Kate Vinson, Visual Arts Instructor, recently presented a workshop at the Association of Experiential Education (AEE) Heartland Regional Conference. The workshop, titled Explore Active Thinking Strategies to Enhance Experiential Learning asked the question “How…

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  • Poetic Picture Books from Perpich Library

    April 19, 2023

    April is National Poetry Month. In honor of this, the library is featuring picture books about poetry! Not just for children, these books encourage a love of poetry in all ages and are excellent to either use in the classroom or to…

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  • Perpich Arts High Theater Department presents “TMORA, and TMORA, and TMORA”

    April 18, 2023

    Perpich theater students screened Anton Chekhov’s short story film adaptations and performed selected vignettes of Luigi Jannuzzi’s “Museum Plays” at The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) on April 14, 2023. The selected vignettes were recontextualized to fit specific works in The Museum…

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  • Charlotte Heins (Visual Arts 2005) Speaks to Students During Common Experience

     Charlotte Heins (Visual Arts 2005)

    April 17, 2023

    Perpich alum, Charlotte Heins (Visual Arts 2005), spoke with students during Common Ex on Monday, April 17th. Common Ex is a series of presentations where students hear about the artistic life from practicing artists,…

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  • Harding and Lein Walseth Present Workshop at Art and Science Academy

    April 10, 2023

    Mary Harding, Perpich Dance Instructor and Dance Education Specialist, and Dr. Stephanie Lein Walseth, Theater Education Specialist, presented “Using the Tools of Theater and Dance to Build Arts Literacy” to faculty and staff at Art and Science Academy, a K-8 arts and…

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  • Perpich Dance Students Workshop with TU Dance

     Perpich Dance students with members of TU Dance and their CUL·TI·VATE program

    April 6, 2023

    On Friday, April 6, 2023, the Perpich dancers had a workshop experience with TU Dance, a leading voice for contemporary dance. The professional company is acclaimed for…

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  • Perpich Spanish Students Travel to Costa Rica for Spring Break

    March 27, 2023

    Perpich Arts High School students and instructors traveled to Costa Rica for spring break and spent eight days exploring four geographic regions.

    As Perpich Arts High School began spring break, nine students and two instructors headed for Central America….

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  • Erin O’Daniel (Visual Arts 2023) Named 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Silver Medalist

     Erin O’Daniel (Visual Arts 2023), National Silver Medalist in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

    March 24, 2023

    The nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers has announced its 100th annual class of National Medalists in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the…

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  • Spotlight on Women Playwrights from Perpich Library

    March 21, 2023

    This month, the library is highlighting plays written by some of the brilliant women playwrights from our extensive play collection. Check out our catalog for more titles!

    All items on this list are available at the Perpich library. Click on titles for more…

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