Quality Profile Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 12
The Arts
Artwork (left) by: Luca Spataro, 9th Grade, Mentor High School
Artwork (right) by: Caitlin Wong, 11th 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.
>> More than 600 Mentor High School students took at least one art class last school year, and some 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.
>>We provide access for art students to participate and succeed in local,
state and national art events throughout the year, including:
>>Mentor High School students were the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners of the
2022 Congressional Art Competition for Ohio’s 14th Congressional District. 1st place
artwork is on display in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year.
>>Mentor High School art students juried into the 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing
Awards exhibition at Cleveland Institute of Art included two Best in Category Awards,
nine Gold Keys and six Silver Keys.
>>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.
Working in the outdoor studio at Mentor High School