The Fine Arts Department at Thompson offers a varied curriculum in band, choir, theatre arts, and the visual arts. Each discipline Has Produced award-winning students who have successfully made transitions to college and professional level employment in the Fine Arts. Each disciple promotes the development of cultural and aesthetic values for all high school students. A variety of experiences provide students with many opportunities to strive toward goals of excellence.
Students are enthusiastic about fine arts programs and their potential growth as artists.
All arts courses include studies in aesthetics, history, criticism and production or performance. Through interdisciplinary collaborative performances, Thompson students learn to accept and appreciate peers, make unique contributions to a production, and become more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses. Through the Arts, students have the opportunity to perform and exhibit in school, district and state level conferences, competitions and exhibitions. The curriculum in each of the arts is structured sequentially. A variety on large productions and one-act plays are performed each year.