First ever Visual Arts Department "Gift Art Sale": Saturday Dec. 1st 11am-2pm Lots of unique handmade items great for gift giving. There will be photos, prints, resin jewelry, beaded jewelry, key chains, book marks, crochet items, painted tiles, ornaments, t-shirts, leather cuffs and much more. There will also be a shrinky-dink station where you can make your own shrinky-dinks! All funds raised will be donated to the Metro Arts Visual Arts Department.Please come out and have fun while supporting our students.
Finance Director and Teacher Betsy Rosenmiller contributes to "ARIZONA" installation artwork in Scottsdale Ms Rosenmiller was one of 100 volunteers who crocheted sections of the 600 foot long piece titled "ARIZONA".
Metro Arts dance teacher Nicole Olson featured for 2nd year at Scottsdale Canal Convergence Nicole Olson will choreograph and perform two completely different dances on two separate dates during the canal convergence. Don't miss these two exciting performances.
Dance teacher Nicole Olson in Java magazine's May issue Nicole Olson is one of 4 "Women in the Arts" featured in the May 2018 issue of Java Magazine.
Quick resin jewelry workshop for Metro staff After the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 4th, Betsy Rosenmiller led the staff in a 1 hour workshop on making resin jewelry. We embedded natural materials like tiny branches and flowers, written text and even a little glitter! Ms. Rosenmiller has been making resin jewelry with the Metro student Craft Club and decided to share the process with the staff.
Carter Lindsay and Trent Sandon win 2nd place in AZ Council on Economic Education "Stock Market Game"! Metro Arts Personal Finance class team of Trent and Carter placed 2nd out of 267 in the High School Region! Metro Arts as a school placed 2nd out of 18 local high schools for best rate of return (2nd place for making the most money overall). Congratulations to Finance teacher Janice Konderik for her excellent instruction that helped her students achieve this honor! On Friday, May 4th, Ms. Konderik and the two student winners will be attending the awards banquet held at the Phoenix Zoo.
Metro Arts Ireland/England Video Here is a video from our March 2018 Ireland/England Trip! Video by John Perovich Metro Film/Theater Faculty
Metro Arts Dance Teacher Nicole Olson choreographs and performs at the Canal Convergence 2018 Nicole Olson was selected to choreograph several dances that will occur over the space of two weekends. The dancers will interact with the large scale public art installations that are the main focus of the event.
EARLY RELEASE NOTICE ON 10/5/2018 Greetings Metro Parents,In order to finalize Quarter One grades, we will release Jr. High at 2:30 and campus will close at 3:00 pm on October 5th, 2018. Please make student pickup arrangements accordingly. School resumes after Fall Break on Monday, October 22nd, 2018.Thank you for your support.Metro Arts Administration
Metro Arts students win prizes in two categories at the Arizona State Fair Metro Arts students won 1st prize in yearbook layout and 3rd prize for the cover design for the 2016-2017 school yearbook. Thank you to photo and yearbook teacher Stephanie Carrico for working with the students and submitting the entry to the state fair.