On May 21, Metea Valley High School hosted its annual Fine Arts Festival as an opportunity for students of all grade levels to come together and put their hard earned talents on display. The Fine Arts Festival is scheduled each year on the 3rd weekend of May and is sponsored by Indian Prairie Educational Foundation. The festival showcases the art, music, theater, dance, and industrial projects of students k-12 in an attempt to celebrate great artistry and foster a passion in young students to continue to grow and improve.
Throughout the entire day, Metea Valley welcomes anyone and everyone into the building to observe art work of all kinds, watch performances, and even see live sculpting. This event is a great opportunity for students to show their work, but also to notice the work of students at different levels.
According to the Fine Arts Department Chair Donald Devany, the festival is an opportunity to build a bridge between the different schools of our district and help inspire young artists to continue their passion by giving them positive student role models.
I’m a member of Metea Valley’s Wind Symphony, a group made up of mostly juniors and seniors, and we got to perform songs with the 7th grade bands of Hill and Still Middle School. This performance gave students of different experience levels a chance to build a relationship and connection that would otherwise not exist. The hope is that performing with older students encourages middle schoolers to recognize their own potential and grow as musicians and artists.
Down the line, Metea Valley will continue to foster a sense of community that transcends schools and grade levels so that all students can learn and grow from each other.
