Downers Grove North Fine Arts: Winter Guard Takes Third Place at Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships!

Sunday, April 02, 2017

Winter Guard Takes Third Place at Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships!

Congratulations to the DGN Winter Guard who competed in the Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships in La Porte, Indiana. The team placed 3rd in their SRA competitive division with a score of 76.59.

In addition, Senior Emily Grigg was presented with the Dot Dahnke Scholarship.

A special congratulations to graduating Seniors Olivia Featherstone, Natalie Flynn, Emily Grigg, and Lizzie McNamara who received their "age-out" certificates as well at the awards ceremony.

The Winter Guard Showcase will be the last chance to catch a performance of this year's show. The Showcase will be held on Thursday, April 13th at 7:30pm in the Purple Gym.

The Winter Guard is coached by Ms. Crystal Zaragoza.

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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Sunday, April 02, 2017

Winter Guard Takes Third Place at Midwest Color Guard Circuit Championships!

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