Fine and Performing Arts

Adam Carnes

This in-depth course invites students to develop their creative vision, collaborate on group projects, and begin forming their identity as …

Cheyenne Butcher

Designed for students with some existing experience and knowledge in taking, developing and printing photographs, this course aims to …

Adam Carnes

This course introduces students to essential fine art methods and materials, welcoming both beginners and those with prior experience. …

Cheyenne Butcher

Art History offers a mix of art and history that’s more than just memorizing dates and names. Spanning cultures across all continents and …

Kelly Foshee

This course is a basic ceramics class for both beginners and students with prior clay experience. We will explore all of the basic clay …

Marilyn Gates

Enjoy the opportunity to explore your personal interests and create a project that reflects that interest. Using any available resources, …

Cheyenne Butcher

Darkroom 101 will introduce you to the art of film photography, darkroom processing, and photo printing. You'll learn everything from best …

Cheyenne Butcher

Digital Photography is a trimester introduction to the digital camera as an art-making tool designed for students at the beginning level. …

Marilyn Gates

In addition to the technical side of the craft (lights, sound, sets, costumes, etc.), students in this course will explore characters, …

Adam Carnes

This class is a beginning drawing class for those who have never drawn before and those who have a grasp of basic drawing techniques. We …

Adam Carnes

Building on skills developed in Drawing I, this course deepens students’ drawing practice through a variety of traditional and experimental …

Katie McCall

Students will learn, practice, and perform the foundations of concert style dance forms such as Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Contemporary …

Kelly Foshee

For millennia, humans have created all manner of artwork using a wide variety of materials and techniques to achieve their artistic …

Marilyn Gates

Improvisation, in theatre, is the playing of scenes without written dialogue.This happens with acting and reacting in the moment and in …

Clinton Beeler

Beginning in 6th grade students will learn to read and create music via exploration of multiple instruments and genres. Throughout this 3 …

Rani Spindle

Students will develop the skills of public speaking, acting, and debating through in-class performance, peer feedback, and competition. …

Derek Clark

Media & Society is a course where we examine the history and implications of the interaction between a society and its media, from news, …

Marilyn Gates

In addition to the technical side of the craft (lights, sound, sets, costumes, etc.), this course entails developing skills in vocals, dance …

Adam Carnes

This course will dive deep into historical and practical oil painting. It’s an intermediate and advanced level of training for students who …

Kelly Foshee

The Arts and Crafts movement was a late 19th century design philosophy that championed handcrafted, high-quality items over mass-produced …

Rani Spindle

Speakers develop the skills of acting and public speaking. Daily activities may include creating original speeches or portions of speeches, …

Derek Clark

Yearbook is a great way to learn about graphic design, photography, and writing, while also celebrating our TSAS Community. Students will be …

Kyle Minton

This course will support the development of TSAS's Division Champion Academic Bowl team by providing students with structured study and …

Kelly Foshee

Acrylic paints were invented in the mid 20th century to provide an alternative to oil paints for the commercial art industry. These paints …

Adam Carnes

Designed for advanced students who are committed to developing a specific artistic ability. Examples: oil painting, acrylic painting, …

AP Drawing, AP 2D Art & Design, AP 3D Art & Design Are you a committed artist? This college level class will take your skills to the …

Derek Clark

Through this course, students hone their abilities to access, analyze, create, and act using digital media. There will be focus on students …

Choir is a class designed to teach students the art of vocal performance. Students will be trained in methods of healthy vocal production, …

Rani Spindle

This class serves as the regular meeting time of TSAS's competitive Debate Team. Debaters develop skills such as writing and speaking …

Rani Spindle

Students will engage with classic and contemporary moral dilemmas through the applications of philosophy and debate. This course offers an …

Marilyn Gates

In addition to the technical side of the craft (lights, sound, sets, costumes, etc.), students in this course will more deeply explore …

Cheyenne Butcher

Ex Cineribus is TSAS's art anthology. This is a student-led class that requires students to put together a quality product from start to …

From the Renaissance to Modern Art, the human figure has long been a source of inspiration to artists. In this class we will explore how …

Cheyenne Butcher

Photographs can provide glimpses into lives past, long-ago events, and forgotten places. They can help shape our understanding of culture, …

Rani Spindle

Students will learn the basics of various debate formats, conduct research, write cases, and perform in-class debates. Students will often …

This three-trimester course will focus heavily on improvisation through the exploration and performance of classic and modern jazz standards …

Jazz II is the foundational jazz ensemble at TSAS. Students begin to learn jazz standards including the fundamentals of jazz performance and …

If you like problem solving and DIY projects, this class is for you. You will use creative thinking skills while getting hands on experience …

Adam Carnes

With a focus on acrylic painting, students will also explore a variety of materials like encaustic, collage, charcoal, gouache, papier-mache …

Cheyenne Butcher

Students will learn the basics of black-and-white photography including camera operation, film exposure, processing, composition, studio …

Cheyenne Butcher

This is a portfolio photography class. Refine your film developing and darkroom-printing skills as you deepen the creative aspects of your …

Kelly Foshee

This class will be an introduction to the art of printmaking, which is the oldest form of graphic design and a way to make multiples— think …

Kelly Foshee

This class will be a continuation of the techniques learned in Printmaking I, and will further your skills in the art of printmaking. …

Rani Spindle

This course is designed for advanced actors to refine their ability to interpret scripts for performance. Students will practice identifying …

MacKenzie Lance-Jones

In Sewing, students will learn the basics of mending, quilting, and garment construction. Using hand and machine techniques, students will …

Rani Spindle

This class serves as the regular meeting time of TSAS's competitive Speech Team. Students will develop the skills of acting and public …

Students will learn how to do backstage, technical theatre work; students will also learn about theatrical design, focusing on set pieces, …

Katie McCall

Learn to act on the stage through the medium of film: Students will use scenes, monologues, and duets from films to learn the craft of …

Cheyenne Butcher

Introduction to Video Production is a trimester course for students who have taken Film Studies by Dr. Hawkins. This course is for students …

Kelly Foshee

Watercolors have been around since ancient times, when Egyptian artists used pigment and water to decorate their scrolls and tombs, and were …

This ensemble is made up of wind and percussion students who wish to develop their music skills individually and in an ensemble. …

Cheyenne Butcher

Zine (/ziːn/ ZEEN; short for magazine or fanzine) is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, …