You may be wondering why a music blog is writing about a high school. Well there’s 2 reasons:
First, the Perpich Center for Arts Education is a very unique school for grades 11 and 12 that offers high school students the option to finish their secondary education as well as focus on developing their skills at a variety of arts visual, media, literary, music, dance, and theater.
The second is a bit more personal and subjective. The staff and students pretty much saved my younger daughter. A bright kid, the traditional school setting left her anxious due to other students behavior (or lack thereof) and withdrawn, as well as struggling with grades. Her first semester at Perpich saw her blossom, looking forward to going to school and a dramatic improvement in grades across the board with a love for Math and French. She entered the literary arts program and the progress in her writing impressive. As she put it after her first day at Perpich: “These are my people”. She is now in college for sound engineering and continues to write.
What’s unique about Perpich is that the school draws from all over Minnesota with students having the option to stay at the dorm. This offers students from smaller, outstate districts an opportunity they would not have otherwise. It is a public school run by the state of Minnesota, so there is no tuition. You will find Perpich Alumni all over the Twin Cities. If you watched Project Runway this season, you are already familiar with one – Samantha Rei.
Perpich was in the news earlier this year with some concerns about state funding but wiser heads prevailed and with a new director and oversight committee the school is launching a tour of Minnesota cities to introduce itself to perspective students. If you have a high-schooler (or even a middle-schooler who likes to plan ahead), check out one of the info session in your area. It may have a huge difference in your child’s life – I know it did for mine.
More Info on Perpich HERE
There are a few on campus information sessions scheduled
All sessions are 10:30 a.m.-noon on:
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
SATURDAY, DEC. 2
SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 2018
SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 2018
Traveling Info Sessions
October 2: Moose Lake 3:30 p.m., Moose Lake City Hall
Duluth 7 p.m., Duluth Art Institute
October 3: Ely 3:30 p.m., Ely Folk School
Hibbing 7 p.m., Borealis Art Guild
October 4: Grand Rapids 3:30 p.m., MacRostie Art Center
Aitkin 7 p.m., Jaques Art Center
October 9: Baudette 3:30 p.m., The Baudette Depot
Roseau 7 p.m., Bear & Bean Coffee Company
October 10: Thief River Falls 3:30 p.m., Thief River Falls Library
Crookston 7 p.m., Crookston Public Library
October 11: Park Rapids 3:30 p.m., Beagle & Wolf Book Store
Bemidji 7 p.m., Headwaters School
October 14: Perpich Center for Arts Education info session
October 17: North Branch 3:30 p.m., North Branch Public Library
Forest Lake 7 p.m., Hardwook Creek Public Library
October 23: Detroit Lakes 3:30 p.m., Historical Holmes Theater
Moorhead 7 p.m., Moorhead Public Library
October 24: Fergus Falls 3:30 p.m., Lake Region Art Council
Morris 7 p.m., Morris Public Library
October 25: Alexandria 3:30 p.m., Andria Theater
SaukCenter 7 p.m., The Palmer House
October 26: LIttle Falls 3:30 p.m.
Brainerd 7 p.m.
October 30: Mora 3:30 p.m.
Cambridge 7 p.m.
November 1: Elk River 3:30 p.m.
Andover 7 p.m.
November 2 St. Cloud 3:30 p.m.
Monticello 7 p.m.
November 7: New Ulm 3:30 p.m.
St. James 7 p.m.
November 8: Mankato 3:30 p.m.
Owatonna 7 p.m.
November 9: Northfield 3:30 p.m.
November 11: Perpich Center for Arts Education info session
November 13: Willmar 3:30 p.m.
Granite Falls 7 p.m.
November 14: Redwood Falls 3:30 p.m.
Marshall 7 p.m.
November 15: Worthington 3:30 p.m.
Fairmont 7 p.m.
November 16: Belle Plaine 3:30 p.m.
November 28: Buffalo 3:30 p.m.
November 29: Hutchinson 3:30 p.m.
November 30: Rosemount 3:30 p.m.
December 2: Perpich Center for Arts Education info session
December 5: Albert Lea 3:30 p.m.
Austin 7 p.m.
December 6: Winona 3:30 p.m.
Rochester 7 p.m.
December 7: Red Wing 3:30 p.m.
December 13: White Bear Lake 3:30 p.m.
December 14: Woodbury 3:30 p.m.
January 10: St. Paul 3:30 p.m.
January 11: St. Paul 3:30 p.m.
January 17: Minneapolis 3:30 p.m.
January 18: Minneapolis 3:30 p.m.
January 20: Perpich Center for Arts Education info session
January 23: Waconia 3:30 p.m.
January 24: Lakeville 3:30 p.m.
February 1: Priority Deadline – 1st Round Applications Due
February 24: Perpich Center for Arts Education info session
March 19: 2nd Round Applications Due
