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  • Advanced Dance 9 – 12

    Do you have a passion for dance and performance? 💃✨Do you want to join advance dance? Advanced Dance is for dedicated dancers that want to dance every day and practice all styles of dance like hiphop, jazz, contemporary, modern and more. Advance dance is designed to instruct students in the… Read more

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  • Art Foundations 11 – 12

    This foundations course is your gateway to mastering the elements and principles of art, while building a solid vocabulary to express your creativity. Dive into drawing and painting, all while exploring art history and discovering your own artistic voice through personalized research. It’s your chance to experiment, create, and expand… Read more

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  • Beginner Dance 9 – 12

    This is an inclusive course designed for any student interested in developing their identity and sense of belonging through movement. We will learn technical skills across a wide variety of genres to build self-expression, perseverance and resilience. This course is suitable for any student, from beginner to advanced, who wishes… Read more

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  • Choir 9 – 12

    Choir is all about having fun with music 🎶—learning and performing a variety of songs in at least four-part harmony 🎤, while building confidence and honing your unique vocal skills ✨. Students will get to perform as a group at school events, music concerts, and exciting music festivals, both competitive… Read more

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  • Concert Band 9 -12

    Concert Band 9 – 10 is a linear (Sept – June) class that runs with PE 9 – 10. On odd days, class meets for Band and on even days class meets for PE. Concert Band 11 – 12 is also linear and runs with English 11 – 12. Level… Read more

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  • Dance Company 9 – 12

    This course is designed for students who want additional performance opportunities and/or are considering pursuing dance in some capacity after high school.  This course is open to all students with previous dance experience or training. This course aims to help each students improve their dance technique, flexibility, muscular strength, fitness… Read more

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  • Drama 9 – 12

    This performance-based course invites students to explore both stage and film acting while developing theatrical presentations that include technical elements. Through collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and risk-taking, students will build self-confidence and deepen their understanding of theatre.  🎭

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  • Film and Television 10 – 12

    In this course students will focus on making and producing films.  Students will work on both the basics and beyond depending on the level they are at.  They will work with a variety of styles and genres of film, both individually and collaboratively.  Using school equipment students will work on… Read more

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  • Guitar 9 -12

    Guitar 9-12 is a space for both beginner and advanced guitar players to develop their playing at their own pace. We’ll be exploring a wide variety of music, playing as a group, and playing on our own. There will be opportunities to learn other instruments, play in small groups, and… Read more

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  • Jazz Band 9 – 12

    Jazz Band is open to students who are regular members of the Concert Band or by the band director’s approval. Being part of the band means committing to regular rehearsals and exciting extra-curricular performances. Students will explore and perform in a range of styles, including swing, Latin, blues, funk, R&B,… Read more

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  • Media Arts 9 – 12

    Students should have a background in art foundations based on the elements and principles of design, from which they will develop a critical response to the media of their environment. Students will create and design with a variety of technology and mediums to produce newsletters, logo designs and documentary video… Read more

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  • Musical Theatre 9 – 12

    This course meets outside the regular timetable in order to produce a performance of a  full-length Broadway Musical from start to finish.  There are three separate classes that meet as a part of this course: Cast, which needs to audition near the beginning of the school year; Crew, which anyone… Read more

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  • Photography 11 – 12

    Students will build on their knowledge of the elements and principles of art recognizing photography as an art form. Digital imaging offers the student critical response to and opportunities in a field that affects us daily from advertising to websites; on an average of 10,000 images daily. Students will appreciate… Read more

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  • Strings Orchestra 9 – 12

    Take your string skills to the next level! 🎻 This course focuses on advancing your instrumental technique while diving deeper into music theory and history. Explore how these elements connect to the pieces you perform, enriching both your playing and your understanding of the music.

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  • Theatre Production & Stage Craft 11 – 12

    This course runs in combination with the Acting 11/12 class and teaches students about the backstage elements of theatre: sound, lighting, make-up, costumes, props, sets, directing and stage management from both a design and practical standpoint.  Students will get to design and create for their own work and partner with… Read more

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  • Visual Arts 9 – 10

    In this foundations course, you’ll learn all about the building blocks of art—like shapes, colors, and design principles—while diving into drawing and painting. Along the way, you’ll discover the stories behind famous artists and their work, and you’ll even get to focus on your own creative ideas through a personal… Read more

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  • Vocal Jazz 9 – 12

    Vocal Jazz meets before school once a week, and once and a while at lunch as needed.  Students must be enrolled in Concert Choir to be in Vocal Jazz. Students are introduced to vocal jazz style, form and listening skills. The student will learn vocal jazz articulations, singing techniques, improvisation… Read more

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  • Yearbook 12

    Journalism will encompass written and photojournalism skills, graphic design and digital photography. Students will develop skills in group cooperation, print advertising, and magazine layout for a digitally produced yearbook. The student will be evaluated on their understanding of and participation in these forms of communication, journalism, graphic design and production… Read more

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  • Yoga 9 – 12

    Yoga for Mindfulness is a new course running  that offers a holistic journey to well-being. In this course, students will delve into yogic philosophy, anatomy and mindfulness. Through the practice of yoga asana (poses), meditation, breathing techniques and mindfulness, students will experience the health benefits of yoga and simultaneously learn more about themselves through the… Read more

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