Children are exposed to the arts at Our Shepherd from their early beginnings in preschool. Visual arts, music and dramatics are an integral part of their education. Students learn appreciation of the arts by studying artists and art history as well as by using their imagination to develop their own artistic talents. Children participate in concerts, drama productions, fine art fairs and many other creative endeavors in addition to their classroom and art studio studies.
Music and choir programs are not only offered sd regular curriculum lessons, but also are available as extra curricular activities. Integration of all our arts programs are showcased through out the year in various programs.
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Choir
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Preschool / Kindergarten Choir
Face of Grace!
4 year old preschool (both am & pm) and Kindergarten rehearse weekly with Mrs. Priskorn. They sing two times per year in church and are part of the Sunday School events on Palm Sunday and Christmas Eve.
Proverbs 22:11 “One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with GRACE will have the King for a friend.”
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1st and 2nd Grades
Youth ‘4’ Truth
1st and 2nd Grades rehearse weekly with Mrs. Priskorn. They sing four times per year in church and are part of the Sunday School events on Palm Sunday and Christmas Eve. They also sing for Award’s Night at the end of the school year.
Psalm 25:5 “Guide me in Your TRUTH and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.”
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3rd and 4th Grades
Jubilation Choir
3rd and 4th Grades rehearse weekly with Mrs. Priskorn. They sing four times per year for regular church services, plus one advent Service, Carols by Candlelight, Sunday School events on Palm Sunday and Christmas Eve (optional), and Award’s Night at the end of the school year. They also sing at one other area church during the school year as an outreach event.
ju·bi·la·tion: An act of rejoicing; an expression of great joy.
3 John 1:4 “I have no GREATER JOY than to hear that my children are walking in the Truth.”
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5th – 8th Grades
Young Disciples
5th - 8th Grades rehearse weekly with Mrs. Priskorn. They sing four times per year for regular church services, plus one Lenten Service, Carols by Candlelight, Sunday School events on Palm Sunday and Christmas Eve (optional), and Award’s Night at the end of the school year. They also sing at Historic Trinity during Lent and at least one other church in the area as an outreach event. This choir is required for 5th and 6th graders; it is elective for 7th and 8th graders.
Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make DISCIPLES of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
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Middle School Drama Club
Students in the 6th through 8th grade have the unique opportunity to participate in drama club where they can grow in confindence and communication skills while playing drama games and improv exercises, and preparing for performances. Students also learn responsibility as they handle costumes, curtain, props and help to create set items. the group meets weekly with extra rehearsals near showtime. The group puts on both a fall and a spring production.
Previous performances include:
Charlotte's Web
Invisible Dragon
Tom Sawyer
Robin Hood |
The annual classroom musical
Each year at Our Shepherd, specific classrooms work together to produce a classroom musical. The play is performed for the entire school as well as on two evenings for parents and friends. This has been an Our Shepherd tradition for more than 25 years. Previous productions include:
2011-2012 2nd-4th grades Back to the Manger
2010-2011 K-1st grades Aaron the Allergic Shepherd
2009-2010 6th-8th grades Inside the Outside Inn
2008-2009 2nd-4th grades Are We There Yet? |
Passion Play
Each spring the 5th grade traditionally puts on the "Passion Play," the story of Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection. This allows the children to experience the Biblical account of Easter in a deep and meaningful way. The Passion Play is performed as part of a Lenten Worship service as well as for the school Chapel service. The younger children in our school watch the "Passion Play" each year and eagerly await their turn to tell the greatest story ever told. |
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Band
Strings program
