The Performing Arts Track Pathway is designed for students who are passionate about creative expression, live performance, and developing their artistic talents across multiple disciplines. This pathway offers students the opportunity to grow as performers, communicators, and collaborators through coursework and experiences in band, choir, theatre, dance, debate, and competitive speaking. Students may specialize in one area or explore multiple forms of performance as they build confidence and refine their craft.
The Performing Arts Track offers students the opportunity to:
Develop Artistic and Technical Skills: Students receive instruction in instrumental and vocal performance, acting, choreography, stagecraft, directing, improvisation, public speaking, argumentative structure, and oral interpretation. They learn foundational concepts in music theory, character development, movement, rhetoric, and performance design while using industry-standard equipment and performance environments.
Participate in Live Performances, Productions, and Competitions: Through concerts, theatrical productions, dance showcases, speech and debate tournaments, community performances, and statewide competitions, students gain meaningful experience presenting to audiences and judges. These opportunities build stage presence, articulation, critical thinking, and the ability to perform under pressure.
Strengthen Creativity, Communication, and Leadership: The performing arts foster essential skills such as teamwork, discipline, creative problem-solving, time management, and expressive communication. Students in debate and competitive speaking additionally develop strong persuasive communication, argument analysis, research, and listening skills, abilities that transfer to any college or career field.
Explore Career and College Opportunities: The Performing Arts Track introduces students to a wide range of careers in music performance, theatre, dance, education, directing, technical production, choreography, arts administration, law, public relations, broadcasting, and communication fields. Students may continue into college performing arts programs, conservatories, communication or political science programs, internships, or community-based performance opportunities.
Students who complete the Performing Arts Track Pathway demonstrate creativity, confidence, collaboration, and strong communication skills, qualities highly valued by colleges, scholarship committees, and employers. Participation in advanced coursework, performances, and competitions ensures students receive the full benefits of the pathway and graduate prepared for artistic, academic, or professional opportunities in the performing arts and communication fields.