Downers Grove North Fine Arts: DGN Band Alumnus to Participate in Presidential Inauguration

Friday, January 18, 2013

DGN Band Alumnus to Participate in Presidential Inauguration

As President Barack Obama is sworn into his second term Tuesday, Downers Grove will have a familiar face in the crowd.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Kristen A. King, a 2002 graduate of Downers Grove North High School, is the principal clarinetist for the Air Force Concert Band, which is set to march in the 57th inaugural parade in Washington D.C.

Read all about it on the Patch.

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty is to offer students a well-rounded curricular experience that includes exposure to genres of music, theatre, and visual art in a wide variety of creative settings. Program goals that serve as tenets for the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty are: To provide a productive and cooperative learning environment in which students of various backgrounds and ability levels may learn to achieve outstanding artistic results; To intentionally study music, theatre and visual art from cultures and communities that have been historically under-represented; To engage students in a journey toward artistic and personal success at the highest level; To develop in young people the appreciation, discrimination, analysis, and participation skills necessary to become lifelong consumers of the arts.

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Friday, January 18, 2013

DGN Band Alumnus to Participate in Presidential Inauguration

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