“If you are looking to find something to be brave about consider the fine arts.”
- Robert Frost, poet
The Arts Complex is the home and heart of the St. Francis arts community and visually illustrates the school’s philosophy and commitment to the arts. An integral part of the school curriculum and community, St. Francis art students develop their interests with beginning through advanced classes in music, theatre, dance and visual arts. Each year our performance students receive special and statewide recognition at regional theatre and music festivals, visual artists take high honors at county and state competitions and St. Francis dancers perform in concert, special events, competitions and liturgies. St. Francis arts classes prepare students for further arts exploration in college with St. Francis graduates enrolled in a variety of arts programs at the following schools: UC Irvine, UC Davis, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts, Pacific, Loyola Marymount, UCLA, CSU Sacramento, San Diego State, Cal Poly, Emerson College and Cal State Fullerton.
Facts about the Arts Program
- There is an arts concert, event, play or art exhibition every month during the school year.
- In May, St. Francis arts students have a celebration dinner sponsored by the Patrons of the Arts. Special awards and scholarships are announced and presented.
- UC Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) entrance requirements:
Students must satisfy the VPA requirement by completing an appropriate single course in a yearlong sequence (i.e., the second semester must be the continuation of the first semester). If scheduling challenges demand, students may divide the yearlong course in two different academic years, as long as the course curriculum is designed as a yearlong sequence and approved as such by the University. For example, Sculpture 1 & 2, Theater Arts 1 (two semesters).
Arts Courses
For more information about Fine Arts course offerings, visit the Course Catalog.
| Visual Arts |
Dance Arts |
| Art 1 |
The Apprentice Dance Company* |
| Drawing 1 |
Intermediate Dance Technique |
| Drawing 2 |
St. Francis Performance Dance Company* |
| Painting 1 |
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| Painting 2 |
Musical Arts |
| Figure Sculpture 1 |
The Troubadour Choir |
| Figure Sculpture 2 |
Concert Choir* |
| AP Studio Art* |
Chamber Singers* |
| AP Art History* |
Intermediate Orchestra* |
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Chamber Orchestra* |
| Dramatic Arts |
Solo & Ensembles* |
| Acting 1: Theory and Techniques |
AP Music Theory* |
| SF Players/Advanced Theatre Arts |
Jazz Ensemble* |
| Theater Arts 1* |
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Applied Arts |
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The Canticle (Yearbook)* |
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* Year long class
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For more information, click here to visit The Arts section of our website.
Adan Romo
Department Chair: Visual Arts
916.452.3461, ext. 207
aromo@stfrancishs.org
Cheryl Watson
Department Chair: Performing Arts
916.452.3461, ext. 127
cwatson@stfrancishs.org
Elizabeth Danielson
Arts Exectuive Director/Producer
916.737.5002
edanielson@stfrancishs.org
