Arts

8th Grade Art is designed for both beginner and intermediate artists who want to develop a range of drawing, painting, and sculpting skills by exploring various techniques and materials. This course offers a large variety of projects, including: celebrity portraiture, painting with watercolor and acrylic paints, drawing with pastels, charcoal, and pencils, and food/ recycled junk sculptures. Students will also be given an opportunity to use clay. Sketchbook required.

Welcome to the world of words, where you can learn for yourself why the pen and
one’s own ability to speak, is mightier than the sword. Students will engage in assignments such as; Group Discussion: where students square off with one another to find solutions to current problems. Through reasoning, research, and persuasive skills, participants will try to provide the best solution. Extemporaneous Speaking: armed with research and allowed preparation time, students talk about the major issues of the day and try to convince us that their argument is the strongest.
Public Forum Debate: beginning with a hotly contested topic, two debate partners will face off against another team, each side taking a different position. Through wit, speaking, and listening skills, the best team wins. This is but a sampling of what awaits you in the ultimate clash between two sides that both believe they have won. (Prerequisite Speech 725) (Grade 8)

This course is open to students who have previous chorale experience and demonstrate intermediate/advanced vocal skill as well as dedication to choral singing. Students will master their vocal technique, music literacy, and be introduced to a wide spectrum of choral literature. The selections of repertoire will maximize the development of choir tone and outstanding performance skill. All students will be encouraged to audition for

Regional and All State Festivals. Accepted students will have the opportunity to sing with other talented peers and work under the direction of well-known conductors. (1/2 credit) (9-12)

You may be very comfortable on stage and consider yourself a "veteran" performer. Then again you may have limited acting experience, or even no experience. Well, this course could be just the thing for all of you. Planned activities include: Monologues, Duo performances and Group Acting. At the end of each quarter, the class will create a 10 minute play or plays (depending on class size). Students will learn the differences between comedy, drama, melodrama and other forms of acting, including musicals. The entire class can have an opportunity at being a cast member of Sacred Heart's annual fall musical and/or a 40 minute winter one act contest play. Grades 9-12 (1/2 credit)

The course is designed to provide training and support to students who wish to become more familiar and confident within the world of theatre. Sacred Heart produces two major theatrical events each year. Such a course would serve as a companion piece to those performances allowing students the in-school opportunity to learn about how to successfully audition, learn about state movement, the role of the Director, State Manager and other essential roses such as makeup, costuming, props, sets and more. A large portion of student performers should be drawn from this program, allowing the Director more time to work with the creative aspects of the play/musical. Students would be required to serve in some capacity with one of the theatre productions. Grades 9-12 (1/2 credit)