DGS Fine Arts
Established in the fall of 1964, Community High School District 99 Downers Grove South High School is located in DuPage County, 30 miles southwest of Chicago's Magnificent Mile.
The Fine Arts Department currently has six music faculty, a staff accompanist and numerous instrumental and vocal private teachers. More than 600 student musicians participate in band, orchestra and choir on a daily basis. Nearly 200 student musicians study guitar, pop music, and digital music on a daily basis. More than 500 student artists study 2D and 3D visual art on a daily basis. In total, just over 60 percent of the Downers Grove South student population will study either art or music in the course of a school year.
“Igniting a passion in the arts for every learner” is the vision for the Fine Arts Department at Downers Grove South High School. In 1992, the department received the “Outstanding Total Music Program” Award from the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA). The department also received a 1999 “Grammy in Our Schools” Award as one of the top 250 high school music departments in the country.
The quality of education and opportunity at South can be found in every corner of the Fine Arts Department, within our classrooms and beyond, including these special activities:
Student Artistic Participation in our Local Community
• D99/WPL Art Show
• Jazz at Fishel Park
• Downers Grove Independence Day Parades
• Holiday performances at civic organization meetings
• Emerging Artist Exhibition
• Middle School Choral Festival
• Wind Ensemble Invitational
• Jazz Café
• D99 Orchestra themed concerts with sender schools
• Choir Show for sender schools
• Cross Town Classic combined National Anthem
• Madrigal Singers and Downers Grove Choral Society collaborative concert
• Spring Musical
• Student vocalists perform National Anthem at athletic events
• Student Handbook Designs and Artwork
Student Artistic Participation in our Broader Community
• Chicago Jazz Festival performance
• Symphony Center performance
• Scholastics Art Show Regional Exhibit (co-hosted)
• Host of annual Mustang Music Bowl
• Madrigal Singers and Chicago a cappella Youth Choir Festival
http://southfinearts.blogspot.com
Student Artistic Participation in our Local Community
• D99/WPL Art Show
• Jazz at Fishel Park
• Downers Grove Independence Day Parades
• Holiday performances at civic organization meetings
• Emerging Artist Exhibition
• Middle School Choral Festival
• Wind Ensemble Invitational
• Jazz Café
• D99 Orchestra themed concerts with sender schools
• Choir Show for sender schools
• Cross Town Classic combined National Anthem
• Madrigal Singers and Downers Grove Choral Society collaborative concert
• Spring Musical
• Student vocalists perform National Anthem at athletic events
• Student Handbook Designs and Artwork
Student Artistic Participation in our Broader Community
• Chicago Jazz Festival performance
• Symphony Center performance
• Scholastics Art Show Regional Exhibit (co-hosted)
• Host of annual Mustang Music Bowl
• Madrigal Singers and Chicago a cappella Youth Choir Festival
http://southfinearts.blogspot.com
