District 99 Marching Band Prepares for Independence Day Parade

Members of the DGN and DGS Bands hit the pause-button on their summer vacation tonight as they returned to campus and prepared for the Downers Grove Independence Day Parade (July 4th - 1:00 PM). Student musicians from North and South High School annually combine forces to form the "District 99 Marching Band" for this community event!

DGN Theatre Students Selected for 2023 All State Musical

Congratulations to DGN Theatre students Robby Boucher, Natasha Fugate and Zoe Petro for being named to the company of the 2023 Illinois All State Musical: Shrek. We applaud each of these dedicated thespians for this impressive achievement!   

The All State Musical is produced in consort with the Illinois High School Theatre Festival, and will run at the University of Illinois, January 12-14, 2023.

Robby Boucher

Natasha Fugate

Zoe Petro

DGN Artists Celebrated at Carnegie Hall!

Congratulations to DGN Visual Artists Haley Phillips and Aiden Robinson who were honored this week in a ceremony at New York's famed Carnegie Hall. Both students won National Gold Medals by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Aiden Robinson was additionally recognized with the National American Vision Award in the Jewelry and Metal Work category. 

Entries are selected for awards without knowledge of the student’s gender, age, ethnicity, or hometown by some of the foremost leaders in the visual and literary arts. Many Scholastic Awards alumni have lent their expertise as jurors, including Michael Bierut, Philip Pearlstein, Edward Sorel, Red Grooms, and Gary Panter. Other luminaries who have served as judges include Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Judy Blume, Billy Collins, Paul Giamatti, Francine Prose, Edwidge Danticat, David Sedaris, Lesley Stahl, Nikki Giovanni, Roz Chast, Wangechi Mutu, Andres Serrano, Kiki Smith, Jill Kraus, Shinique Smith, Rashid Johnson, and Waris Ahluwalia. Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

We salute both Haley and Aiden for the exceptional national achievements, as well as their Visual Art mentors and DGN Fine Arts faculty, Ms. Amy Bernard and Ms. Robyn Bican.

Join our Team!

Job Opening! 

Ms. Diana Heppner, our current DGN Fine Arts Department Assistant, has an exciting new professional opportunity on her horizon. That means we are looking for a new team-member to join DGN Fine Arts! 

We seek someone who is organized, creative, detail-oriented, and energized by other creative people (faculty and students)! Applicants should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software package and/or Google Office apps. Knowledge of Microsoft Publisher (or similar) to develop concert programs, flyers, posters, etc. is preferred. Candidate will be responsible for general accounting practices, and managing purchase orders. Must be a team player, capable of working with a diverse group of students, staff, parents, guardians and outside stakeholders.  Well-developed interpersonal and organizational skills are required. The ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks is important. 

Applications are now being accepted. We plan to screen candidates in early July. Thank you for helping spread the word, and sharing this link with anyone who might be interested!

Questions: please contact Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairperson, via email.

Follow this link for additional information, and to start your application: 

tinyurl.com/DGNFineArtsAdminAssistant