Visual and Performing Arts
From pre-kindergarten through high school, Parish students are encouraged to express themselves through a variety of visual and performing arts. In a competition sponsored by The Dallas Morning News, Parish students won six awards for major productions in 2009-10. Class of '10 Meredith Moore (now at Barnard College) had her review of Mame printed in The Dallas Morning News. Parish offers its lower school students a chance to explore music, colors, art materials and techniques, shapes, patterns, and textures. As students move into the upper elementary and middle school grades, they are introduced to art and music from different cultures, as well as theory concepts. Students also receive continued choral training and are encouraged to audition for school productions. Middle and Upper School students learn photography, ceramics, studio art, sculpture, and theatre. Some productions include The Curious Savage, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Taming of the Shrew.
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