Fine Arts Expansion
New Ways to Enhance Your Education
by Pat Cunningham
April 18, 2008
Fine Arts
Expansion: We
have been endeavoring over the past year to increase the number of
fine arts offerings, and structure courses in fine arts so that
students are doing art rather than just observing
art. Thus, Creative Writing has been
reintroduced, and will be taught both this summer and next fall by
Ms. Esterline. Poetry, short stories and short novels are all
creative art forms. Latin IV-AP is qualified
for fine art credit, since it is a year-long study of an epic poem,
The Aeneid. Photographic Journalism may
qualify as a fine art; students so involved must be active
journalistic photographers with our publications, and prepare a
portfolio of news, sports and artistic photographs for exhibition
and judging. Students may also elect Theatre Arts by
participating and journaling a stage production jointly put on with
Providence High School. And Central Catholic now has a
Chorus for our young men, learning and performing all kinds
of vocal music.
Time is
short, and graduation requirements are heavy. Recently, the
school council approved credit for students who as grade
school/middle school students attend our Alamo Band
Academy two days a week for a year, and students who come
to us with at least a year of Middle School Band
from private, parochial or public school. These students must
take a written musicianship (theory) test and pass it, and also
qualify for our advanced band by audition before a panel of
musicians. Students interested in this program should call
Mr. Garza, the band director, or our Registrar at 225-6794 x
238.
