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Visual and Performing Arts

Welcome to the SJHHS Visual and Performing Arts Department

Welcome to the SJHHS Visual and Performing Arts Department

The mission of the visual and performing arts department at San Juan Hills High School is to give all students an encounter of the creative experience through the mediums of visual arts, theater arts, music, and dance.  The creative experience is the personal interaction that one has while creating, critically analyzing, and performing art.  Students will encounter these art forms on several different levels as defined through the California State Framework including, but not limited to artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, and aesthetic valuing.  All students of varying artistic aptitude and prior experience will receive quality instruction at the appropriate level, with a focus of challenging them to reach a greater level of artistry.  Students who have the aptitude and desire to pursue any of these areas as a profession will be given the full opportunity through quality instruction and a variety of course offerings for them to reach their goal.  However, the primary focus will be to bring the creative experience to all students of San Juan Hills High School through every artistic medium to the end result that all students bring a ‘creative spirit’ and critical analysis to all of their life challenges.
 
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS

 
Avery Arman   Visual Art Teacher
Cambria Graff   Drama Teacher
Kristine Calder   Dance/Performing Arts Teacher
Greg Carlson   CTE Teacher
Brian Devaney   Video/Film Teacher
Dean McElroy   Director of Instrumental Music
Ryan Norgren   Digital Photography/Yearbook
Thomas Pike   CTE Teacher
Michael Ushino   Director of Choral Music
Jeremey Wooten   VAPA Department Chair
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Instrumental Music
Instructor - Dean McElroy   Email
  • Concert Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • String Ensemble
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Marching Band
  • Drumline
 
Vocal Music
Instructor - Michael Ushino  Email
  • Mixed Choir
  • Chamber Choir
  • Advanced Womens
  • Guitar
  • Commercial Music
  • AP Music Theory
 
Dance
Instructor - Kristine Calder   Email
  • Beginning Dance
  • Intermediate Dance
  • Advanced Dance Production 
 
Theatre Arts
Instructor - Cambria Graff  Email
  • Drama 1A/1B
  • Advanced Drama
  • Actors' Repertory Theatre
  • Stagecraft
  • Theatrical Production and Management
  • Drama/Musical Comedy PE
  • Drama/Musical Comedy FA
 
Visual Arts
Instructor - Jan Colt   Email
  • Drawing/Painting
  • Advanced Drawing/Painting
  • Ceramics
  • AP Studio Art
 
Instructor - Ryan Norgren   Email
  • Digital Photography
  • Advanced Digital Photography
  • Yearbook
  • AP Studio Art
 
Video/Technological Arts
Instructor - Brian Devaney   Email
  • Video Production
  • Advanced TV Production
  • TV Broadcast Journalism
  • Film Studies
  • Computer Graphics