Students Honored with 2024 Arts Proficiency Seal
The Arizona Department of Education has recently recognized the excellence of high school graduates who have excelled in a particular area of study with its Seals program. The highly coveted Arts Proficiency Seal is awarded to students who have achieved academic excellence in arts education and have completed a rigorous set of extracurricular activities and a Capstone project.
To earn the Arts Proficiency Seal, student artists must first complete four credits worth of qualifying arts courses while maintaining a minimum of 3.0 GPA, showcasing their consistent, outstanding academic performance.
Students are also required to engage in at least 80 hours of extracurricular activities in the arts fields. These activities allow them to gain practical experience, develop their creative thinking skills, and enrich their art history and cultural knowledge.
The most challenging component of the Arts Seal program, the Capstone project, serves as the final showcase of students' skills and achievements in the field of arts. This public exhibition of original artwork aims to demonstrate their ability to synthesize a wide range of artistic techniques and styles. The Capstone project also provides a fantastic opportunity for students to present their work to a broader audience and receive feedback as well as recognition.
All five PVSchools high schools have students receiving this distinguished honor.
The Arts Seal program has recognized high school student's academic excellence in art education and inspired and encouraged them to explore their artistic talents, gain practical experience, and develop their creative skills. The program has demonstrated that art education is a valuable and essential part of high school curricula, a field that requires students' hard work, discipline, and dedication.
PVSchools is very proud of these 86 individuals as well as their instructors!
Dance
Jaidyn Burgwald, SMHS
Alyssa Brinson, SMHS
Abigail Chenausky, SMHS
Hannah Gardner, SMHS
Olivia Garza-Reeves, SMHS
Brooklyn Heidenreich, SMHS
Isabelle Karapelou, SMHS
Ainslee Lindner, SMHS
Helena Peters, SMHS
Bridgette Rawlings, SMHS
Isabel Sparks, SMHS
Paige Steffen, SMHS
Maya Taylor, SMHS
Music
Gianna Arrighi, PHS
Brodan Athearn, SMHS
Joseph Corrigan III, SMHS
Isis Delph, SMHS
Skylar Else, PHS
Shyla Gowda, PHS
Cambria Kautenburger, PVHS
Rachel McClurg, PHS
Jayden Michael, NCHS
Michal Molho, PHVS
Theatre
Mica Alexander, SMHS
Alyson Alt, SMHS
Jasmine Barrs, SMHS
Bobbi Bingham, NCHS
Josephine Bradley, PHS
Sloan Clark, SMHS
Maximus DelGarbino, HHS
Ethan Doyle, SMHS
James Fields, PVHS
Sareena Gupta, PHS
Ava Hoelzen, PHS
Miya Jones, SMHS
Tatum Kee, NCHS
Alyvia Kurth, NCHS
Adalynn Leonard, HHS
Shea Lord, SMHS
Mya Matney, SMHS
Erika Miller, NCHS
Sophie Miller, PVHS
Cayley Pitblado, PVHS
Lucas Posner, PVHS
Claire Rankin, SMHS
Joseph Sandoval, NCHS
Jade Schouten, PHS
Ross Smith, NCHS
Colter Smitherman, PHS
Sarah Tankersley, NCHS
Ava Usher, PHS
Malena Wilson, PVHS
Kayla Wolfe, PHVS
Annelise Ybarra, PHS
Krystian Ziolkowski, PHS
Visual Arts
Darko Araiza, SMHS
Patrick Bird, PHS
Hailey Carter, PHS
Dawsen Conedera, SMHS
Estella Doolan, PHS
Samuel Frade, PHS
Amber Gillen, SMHS
Wren Greer, SMHS
Olivia Hobrock, SMHS
Sydney Huleatt, SMHS
Roan Interpreter, SMHS
Cait Iseri-Ramos, SMHS
Amara Lee-Johnson, SMHS
Kristina Lesser, NCHS
Brooke Lutzel, PHS
Tristyn McCommas, SMHS
Megan McEntarffer, SMHS
Shelby Medina, SMHS
Kayla Miller, SMHS
Rylee Pfeiff, SMHS
Veronica Potter, PHS
Jazel Samawi, PHS
Jada Schlossmacher, PHS
Lillian Schmal, SMHS
Camryn Sinnwell, SMHS
Nicole Solomon, PHS
Joey Stallone, PHS
Stevie Stokes, PHS
Angelina Sulaiman, SMHS
Kinsey Todd, SMHS