About Fine Arts

Art Education

The high school Art Gallery is one of a kind within public schools, displaying student-produced works of art in a professionally designed exhibit area.

• Visual art lessons are offered to students from the Kindergarten to the 12th grade.
• Elementary School art curriculum encompasses a scope and sequence that includes the study of historically significant world artists.
• Middle School curriculum focuses on cooperative learning in an exploratory atmosphere.
• High School curriculum offers classes in every medium: drawing, oil, jewelry, 3-dimensional design, graphic arts, and air-brush.

Music Education

In 2007, KPS was designated as one of the best 100 communities in the United States for excellence in music education.

• Music lessons are offered to students from the Kindergarten to the 12th grade.
• Elementary School music curriculum includes research-based music learning theory.
• Middle School curriculum includes Band, Choir, Orchestra, and General Music, and is offered to all students.
• High School curriculum includes 7 choirs, 5 bands, and 2 orchestras that have received superior ratings at festivals for over 30 years.
• High School music classes have been show-cased at the state music conference 10 times since 1993.

Theater Education

There are several theater productions each year, including two plays, story-book theater, children's theater, all-school musical, and summer stock theater.

• Theater classes are offered in 9th - 12th grade.
• Theater curriculum offers comprehensive course work with novice, intermediate, and advanced acting classes.
• Acting classes are taught in a professionally designed "black box" classroom.