Fine Arts Offer Creative Opportunities for CCSD Students
Fine Arts are a key piece of the curriculum for CCSD
students. In elementary school, students receive both art
and music instruction every week. In middle school,
students can choose visual arts, music (band and/or
chorus) and theater as a Connections class. Band and
chorus classes for high school credit are offered in CCSD
middle schools for eighth-graders so students can get a
head start on earning credits and be prepared for higher
level fine arts courses once in high school.
CCSD has a district theater program, Academy Street
Theatre Group, that holds auditions throughout the year
for its multiple productions, open to students K-12.
At the high school level, students can choose electives
from theater arts, visual arts, chorus, band and orchestra.
Those students who wish to pursue a Fine Arts Pathway
as part of their diploma completion can do so by completing
three units of credit from eligible fine arts courses.
Advanced Placement (AP) courses in visual arts and
music are also available for advanced students.
CCSD high schools also have extensive extra-curricular
programs for students, with marching band, as well as
various orchestras and ensembles. High schools have
active drama programs as well that stage multiple productions
each year, including musicals in the spring.
Academy Street Theatre Group puts on an annual production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”
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Band and/or orchestra programs are offered beginning in middle
school and continue through high school.
Right: Visual arts instruction is available to students beginning in
kindergarten. Middle and high schools offer art classes as electives.
Creekview HS student Paige Nash won first place in the Congressional
Art Competition for her drawing, “Hidden Behind the Mask.”