Cohort

Mission and Purpose

The goal of the GRCHS Fine Arts Cohort is to offer students a high-quality arts education to students passionate about the arts, regardless of background or previous experience. We seek to allow students to interact and communicate in ways that are possible only through communal creative experiences.

The Fine Arts Cohort program will engender a love for the arts, an appreciation of various talents and abilities, and an understanding of the creative and performing arts through rigorous and varied instruction throughout a student's high school career.

Cohort Overview

DIRECT LINK: Student Application, Audition Requirements, AND Teacher Recommendation Forms

Overview: Students will audition for entry into the Fine Arts Cohort, usually at the end of their 8th grade year, though current high school students are also encouraged to apply. Once accepted, students will focus their study on their chosen arts discipline throughout high school. Students completing the program and successfully completing the benchmark performance requirements will receive a unique cord to be worn during graduation.

Students will receive an in-depth, project-based arts instruction. Students in the program will dramatically increase their personal abilities in their arts own disciplines and will learn how to work with students across the other arts areas, through collaborative community performances and exhibitions.

Other Commitments

In addition to their Fine Arts Cohort major class, students will take an arts class in their area each year. Music majors will take a band/choir/orchestra class each year. Drama and dance majors will take Intro to Theater and Intro to Music Theater (they may take any additional arts class upon completion of these theater classes). Visual art majors will take an additional art class of the appropriate level.
Arts Events: Students must attend four outside Arts Events per semester as part of the student’s Cohort grade. Students may not use Arts Events in which they are participating. Generally, the group takes 2-4 off-campus field trips each year, with 2-4 in-school field trips as well.
Volunteer Hours: Students must engage in 5 volunteer hours per semester as part of the student’s Cohort grade. Students may not use events in which they are participating.
School Musical: All Cohort students will participate in the annual production of the school musical, whether on stage, in the pit orchestra, in the tech booth, backstage, set design, or any other number of roles required to put on a large-scale production.
Winter and Spring Showcases: These mandatory performances serve as students’ final exam grades. These occur after school hours, usually on-campus.

Opportunities

Check out the "Opportunities" tab for information about enrichment, camps, etc.

Student Accomplishments

If you appear in a newspaper for any arts activities, whether associated with Cohort or otherwise, please cut out and bring a copy to Mr. Olson for the Cohort Wall of Fame!

Overview and Instructors

Students will enroll in the Cohort Integrated Arts class for their art discipline. Counselors will be given the roster of accepted students.

Vocal & Instrumental Music: Kris Olson
Drama/Dance: John Lawwill
Visual Art: Brittani Fuller
Coordinator: Kris Olson

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