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  • Lit Kid Picks

    December 14, 2021

    The Literary Arts students at Perpich Arts High School were asked for their recommendations for good books that they think others should read. Here is the diverse list they compiled along with their reasons for loving the book, as represented by their…

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  • Perpich Arts High School Literary Arts Students Present their Winter Lit Reading

    November 11, 2021

    Literary Arts students presented their winter lit reading on November 10, 2021. They shared a little bit of everything they’ve written this fall: memoir, poetry, fiction, gallows humor. The evening showed that yes, winter looms and the geese are heading south, but…

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  • Perpich Studio Arts Presents “Active Reactions” Self-Portrait Exhibition, Dance and Literary Arts Students Perform at Opening

    September 3, 2021

    Perpich Studio Arts students opened their first exhibition of the 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, September 2nd, 2021. The exhibition is showing in the Perpich Gallery through October 30, 2021.

    Titled Action Reactions, the show features artwork created over the summer by Perpich…

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  • Literary Arts Celebrates the 2021 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards

    February 2, 2021

    Perpich Literary Arts students and staff are celebrating another year of Scholastic Arts hard work and success!

    We are very pleased to announce the 2021 Minnesota Regional Scholastic Writing Awards! Congratulations to the Perpich Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award winners…

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  • 2020 National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

    March 20, 2020

    Congratulations to the Literary Arts, Visual Arts, and Media Arts students, recognized below, on their successes in the 2020 National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition! And congratulations to their educators, as well!

    Our students are part of almost 3,000 teens across the country…

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  • 2020 Minnesota Scholastic Writing Awards

    We are very pleased to announce the 2020 Minnesota Scholastic Writing Awards! Congratulations to the Perpich American Voices, Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention award winners and our hard working and inspiring faculty! With this list of impressive students, Perpich Literary Arts has…

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  • MN Climate: A Creative Call for Change – November 6, 2019

    Perpich Arts High School students invited the community to MN Climate: A Creative Call for Change on November 6, 2019. Students responded to climate change through Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, Spoken Word, and Music. The event was designed to coincide with the Santiago Climate…

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  • Lisa Swenson (Literary Arts 1996) receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

    Lisa Swenson (Literary Arts 1996) has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Swenson teaches sixth grade science at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and…

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    Lit Alumna Creates Art Out of Shoe Making

    Amara Hark-Weber (Literary Arts 1999) has delved into many creative areas with her work since graduating from Perpich, most recently completing her MFA in Visual Communications at the School of Art Institute of Chicago and receiving a Jerome Fellowship through the Minnesota Center for Book…

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