Arts and Humanities Focus Program
| Arts and Humanities | |
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| Address | |
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643 S. 25 Street , | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public magnet high school |
| Established | 1999 |
| School board | Lincoln Public Schools |
| Principal | John Neal |
| Faculty | 4[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Nickname | Arts[2] |
| Website | arts.lps.org |
Arts and Humanities Focus Program, commonly referred to as Arts,[2] is a focus program that specializes in art and the humanities. The school opened in 1999,[3] and is housed in a historic bottling plant along the banks of Antelope Creek.[4]
Academics
The program's current regular activities include:
- An entry in Lincoln's First Friday art gallery exhibitions on the first Friday of every month, where the students show off their newest work.
- Several visits to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
- The occasional visit to an academic lecture forum or welcoming of a guest lecturer to the program
- A partnership with the Arts are Basic Aesthetic Education program
The Arts and Humanities Focus program has welcomed several speakers over the past six semesters including actor/director Peter Riegert, New York mime Bill Bowers, DC Comics and Marvel Comics cartoonist Bob Hall and director Rodney Evans to name a few.
Past speakers visited have included author Daniel Quinn, author/activist Howard Zinn and President of the ACLU Nadine Strossen.
References
- ^ "2007-2008 State of the Schools Report: A Report on Nebraska Public Schools". Nebraska Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ a b "Arts" is used in the school's official website URL, for example.
- ^ "Arts and Humanities Focus Program - About our Program". Lincoln Public Schools. Retrieved 2009-05-09. [dead link]
- ^ Rooney, Megan R. (February 7, 2005). "Focus program students find first Fridays important". Daily Nebraska. Retrieved 2009-05-09.