Music and The Arts
In accordance with former Gov. Strickland's education goals for the state, Lima Senior has maintained a full arts department in the high school as well as an arts magnet in one of the middle schools. The music department is constantly growing and the High School has several musical ensembles, and students within those ensembles participate in honors choirs and bands annually. The high school boasts a Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Pep Band, and Jazz Band. The Orchestra Department is in the inaugural year of two orchestras, a Scarlet Orchestra and a Grey Orchestra. The Choral Department hosts the Masterworks Ensemble, the Meridian Chorale, and the Mixed Chorus. Other performing choirs are the Scarlet and Gray Show Choir, and The Spartanaires, a mixed chamber ensemble. All groups in the music department are by audition only, at the discretion of the individual directors.
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