Mentor Schools 2021 Quality Profile Report - Flipbook - Page 14
The Arts
Artwork by: Juliana Slaninka, 9th Grade, Mentor High School
Participation in performing and visual arts inspires students’ creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
>> All elementary school students are enrolled in art and music classes that are taught by certified art and music teachers.
>> All elementary art students beginning in kindergarten have digital portfolios. The practice of using digital portfolios continues into
middle school and high school.
>> Elementary, middle and high school students participate in the PTA Reflections Program earning state and national awards.
>> All middle school students have the opportunity to take studio art classes including fine art.
>> Thousands of community members attend our district’s annual art shows and student artwork is on display from all levels at various
venues around the community. We are hopeful to bring these
events back as soon as it is safe to do so.
>> More than 600 Mentor High School students took at least
one art class last school year, and earned college credit
through AP Art Studio.
>> MHS student artwork is currently representing our district
in the annual House of Representatives exhibit in Columbus.
>>State jurors selected MHS student artwork for the Ohio
Governor's Youth Art Exhibition in Columbus. Scholarships are
offered to seniors in this competition by more than 30
universities and colleges of art.
>>MHS fine arts students participate in local and global
service projects including the Memory Project, a non-profit
organization that invites art students to create portraits for
youth around the world who have faced substantial
challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and
extreme poverty.
Artwork by: Averie Hull, 7th Grade, Shore Middle School