Arts & Physical Education
What is Arts Education?
In today's globally competitive world, innovative thinking and creativity is essential for all students. High quality, standards-based instruction in the arts helps develop these skills and effectively engages, retains, and prepares future-ready students.
Events in the Community 2019-2020
Art
"What class helps students solve problems, stay in school, builds confidence, and improves academic performance? It’s the arts. If you are surprised by that answer, check out all the studies that sing the praises of the arts in school. In fact, art classes naturally help students develop the 21st Century skills they need for their future careers. Plus, our students love creating beautiful works of art."- Karen Lundgren, Lead Art Teacher
Dates:
Month of November- Granite Quarry Elementary will have art displayed at Slice of Heaven Pizza
November 8-10 (JCHS) Ms. Morris' Beginning Art Classes Collaborative Paintings displayed at the Theater's Fall Show at 7:00 (Friday and Saturday) and 3:00 (Sunday)
November 21 & December 5 (JCHS) Mrs. Lundgren's Beginning Art Class Collaborative Painting displayed at the Dance & Chorus Concerts (respectively)
December 7th (Hurley) - Holiday Market from 8:00- 2:00
December 12 (JCHS) Outstanding Artist Invitational Art Show at the Band Concert at 7:00 pm (Artworks completed by JCHS art students who are excelling in their craft this semester)
March 11- 12 Waterworks Reception for Elementary Students from 5:00 - 6:30 at Waterworks Museum
April 2 Waterworks Reception for Middle School Students from 5:00-6:30 Waterworks Museum
April 30 Waterworks Reception for High School Students from 5:00-6:30 at Waterworks Museum
PE
"I believe that Physical Education is an essential part of the total education of every child in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Quality physical education programs increase mental health, fitness skills, personal responsibility, and help students develop a strong work ethic. By teaching our students these skills, they will develop an appreciation of physical activity so that they can be physically active for a lifetime."-Allison Adams, Lead PE Teacher
Dates:
To Be Announced
BAND
"Our bands create an environment where students feel comforted and accepted. Making music together allows us to communicate, feel, and express ourselves with others beyond using words. The joy that we experience through music is contagious!"- Sonya Ferguson, Lead Band Director
Dates:
November 4th: East Rowan Area Celebration for our Veterans @ East Rowan High School
November 11th- Veteran's Day Parade; Marching Bands from each school will be performing first at Trinity Oaks, then the VA Hospital and ending at Salisbury's VA parade on Main Street.
November 14th: Rowan County All County Middle School Band Auditions @West Rowan Middle School
December 5th – 7th: UNC Wilmington Honors Band Clinic
December 17th: Winter in the West Arts Festival @West Rowan High School
January 11th: South Central District Band Association All District Honors Band Auditions @Porter Ridge High School
January 24th & 25th: South Central District Band Association Honors Band Clinic @Stuart Cramer High School
January 26th: Salisbury Symphony Family Concert
February 8th: Rowan County All County High School Band Auditions @East Rowan High School
February 18th: RSS Middle School Pre-MPA/Festival Performances @Corriher Lipe Middle School
February 20th – 22nd: UNCG Carolina Band Festival & Conductors Conference
February 28th & 29th: Rowan County All County Band Clinic @Salisbury High School
March 4th – 6th: South Central District Middle School Music Performance Assessment @Wingate University
March 7th: North Carolina Band Association All State Honors Band Auditions
March 12th: RSS High School Pre-MPA/Festival Performances @Salisbury High School
March 21st: UNCP Honors Band Clinic
March 23rd – 27th: South Central District Band Association High School Music Performance Assessment @Mooresville High School
May 1st – 3rd: North Carolina Band Association All State Honors Band Clinic @ UNC Chapel Hill
MUSIC
"Music education at the elementary school level is a vital part of educating the whole child. Music provides the opportunity for children to be engaged in all areas of learning, but especially language and reasoning, coordination, social interaction, emotional development, and motor skill development. Our students feel successful when they participate in music learning activities and we believe this sense of achievement helps them be successful in other areas of their daily lives."- Jason Harwood, Lead Music Teacher
Dates:
March 21st: 5th Grade Honors Festival Concert, 3pm at ERHS
CHORUS
"The greatest strength of Choral Music is that it is innately cross-curricular. Choral music brings students together as a community and is a powerful integration tool. It explores literacy, history, reading, math, languages and movement, as well as being a personalized discipline."- Phillip Dean Orbison
Dates:
November 3 - ERHS Honors Chorus - West Corinth Baptist Church, Mooresville - 11am
November 4 - ERHS - East Rowan Community Veterans Celebration - ERHS Auditorium - 7pm
WRHS Chorus/Band - WRHS Auditorium 6:30pm
November 7 - Corriher-Lipe Middle- Salute to Veterans -CLMS Auditorium 7pm
November 17 - ERHS - St. Matthews Church, Salisbury - 7pm
December 2 - JCHS Chorus - Kannapolis Village Park - 7pm
December 3 - ERHS- Hospice of Cabarrus Memorial Service-Research Park - 7pm
Salisbury Chorus - Winter Concert - SHS Auditorium - 7pm
December 6 - JCHS- Winter Concert -JCHS Auditorium - 7pm
Erwin Middle Chorus - Winter Fest - Carowinds
December 7 -China Grove Middle Chorus - Tree Lighting - Hannah Park -7pm
December 12 - ERHS- Winter Concert - ERHS Auditorium - 7pm
SRHS Chorus -Winter Concert - SRHS Auditorium - 7pm
December 13 - JCHS- Charlotte Checkers Game -7pm
ERHS- Trinity Oaks Retirement Village - 11am
December 17 - Erwin Winter Concert - CEMS - 7:30 pm
CLMS- Winter Concert -CLMS Auditorium -6:30pm
WRHS -Winter Concert WRHS Auditorium -5:30pm
December 19 - CGMS- Winter Concert- First Reformed Church, Landis 7pm
December 20 - JCHS- Winter Fest, Carowinds
December 21-22 Erwin -(Children’s Chorus) Salisbury Symphony - The Nutcracker
