Keller ISD Fine Arts

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2013 Keller ISD ART SHOWS
Keller Town Hall

Week one: May 6-10; Reception; Thursday, May 9th 5:00-7:00 pm
featured schools
Keller Middle
Indian Sprins Middle
Bear Creek Intermediate
South Keller Intermediate
Florence Elementary
Hidden Lakes Elementary
Keller-Harvel Elementary
Independence Elementary
Willis Lane Elementary
Shady Grove Elementary
Liberty Elementary

Week two: May 13-17; Reception; Thursday, May 16th 5:00-7:00 pm
featured schools
Fossill Hill Middle
Timberview Middle
Chisholm Trail Intermediate
Heritage Elementary
North Riverside Elementary
Parkview Elementary
Bette Perot Elementary
Lone Star Elementary
Basswood Elementary
Caprock Elementary
Eagle Ridge Elementary

Week three: May 20-24; Reception; Thursday, May 23rd 5:00-7:00 pm
featured schools
Hillwood Middle
Trinity Springs Middle
Parkwood Hill Intermediate
Trinity Meadows Intermediate
Bluebonnet Elementary
Park Glen Elementary
Friendship Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary
Whitley Road Elementary
Freedom Elementary
Woodland Springs Elementary

week four: May 28-31; Reception; Thursday, May 30th 5:00-7:00 pm
featured schools
Central High
Fossil Ridge High
Keller High
Timber Creek High

Keller FAME Contest

Keller FAME Art and Music Contest

Keller ISD elementary and intermediate students particpated in a district wide art and music contest April 19th and 20th . Students test their skills and knowledge the area of Art and Music.

Results:

FAME Intermediate Contest

5^th Music:

1 – Tam Dang - TMIS
2 – Nicolas Mejia - TMIS
3 – Emilyn Gray - TMIS
4 – Haley Salter - TMIS
5 – Selena Sheth - BCI
6 – Kailtin Johnson – SKI

6^th Music:

1 – Melissa Hernandez – TMIS
2 – Kai Geslani – TMIS
3 – Anna Simmons – BCI
4 – Georgia Bundick – BCI
5 – Bailey Fitzhugh – BCI
6 – Daniel Mejia – TMIS

5^th Art:

1 - Haley Shipp – CTI
2 – Taylor Hoolloway – CTI
3 – Susan Snow - CTI
4 – Jenna Chambers – SKI
5 – Bethany Brinson – BCI
6 – Carissa Erves – BCI

6^th Art:

1 – Audrey Horn – BCI
2 – Grant Adler – BCI
3 – Millie Killion – CTI
4 – Samika Kulkarni – BCI
5 – Kelsey Main – CTI
5 – Skylar Vrana – CTI
6 – Arianna Benard – TMIS

FAME Elementary Contest!

4th Music:

1 – Tyler Ing - ERES
1 – Tyler Angerbauer - ERES
1 – Hanna Harrell – FES
1 – Brendan McDonald – IES
1 – Sarah Flanery - PGES
1 – Jocelyn Liu – PGES
1 – Claire Parsons – PGES
1 – Ben Pham - PGES
1 – Rosa Garcia – NRES
1 – Madeline Baker – WLES
1 – Reese Anspaugh – WLES
1 – Harley Geslani – WSES
2 – Evan Saunders – HES
3 – Kaia Gresh – IES
4 – Hannah Tran – PGES
5 – Faith Morrow – HES
6 – Megan Davis – NRES

3^rd Music:

1 – Lauren Floyd – ERES
1 – Alex Escobar – HES
1 – Makayla Machacek – PGES
1 – Rebecca Meza – PGES
1 – Christina Ozuna – PGES
1 – Sam Loeffler – SGES
1 – Linh Dang – WSES
2 – Jace Ferguson – HES
3 – Alex Hance – WSES
4 - Joey Fiore - PGES
4 – James Williams – PGES
5 – Ethan Hyatt – ERES
6 – Katie Franks - HES
6 - Ayden Hopper - ERES

4th Art:

1 – Natasha Bekti – BPES
2 – Nadia Puente – SGES
2 – Peyton Lea – ERES
3 – Jack Collins – SGES
3 – Janna Harris – BPES
3 – J T Sleeper – PGES
4 – Rachel Dodge – ERES
4 – Andrew Buth – BES
5 – Blake Kline – BES
5 – Diana Rodriguez – IES
5 – Audrey Meaders – KHES
5 – Mathew Dinh – PGES
5 – Stephanie Alvarado – BPES
6 – Kenya Meza – PGES
6 – Matyas Casstro – BES
6 – Brooke Rowland – HES
6 – Megan Chovanetz – HES
6 – Jacob Kuchar - WSES

Keller Event

Welcome to Keller ISD Fine Arts!

The Fine Arts Department of the Keller Independent School District includes the areas of art, music, theatre, dance, competitive speech and debate, and UIL Academics.

All elementary students receive weekly instruction in art and music with over 65% of the secondary student population receiving training in one or more fine arts disciplines.

KISD Fine Arts Mission Statement
The Fine Arts Department of Keller ISD is committed to the belief that all students K-12 shall be provided with a balanced, comprehensive, sequential, and rigorous program of instruction in the fine arts disciplines. These programs are taught in partnership with other academic disciplines to instill the basic knowledge, skills, and appreciation of the fine arts inspiring students to become life-long participants and supporters of the arts.

The ARTS do not just enrich the lives of children because they learn about storytelling, musical rhythms, color and expression.

The ARTS...

v benefit students in their intellectual, personal, and social development.

v build many kinds of literacy while developing intuition, imagination, and dexterity into unique forms of expression and communication.

v explore the influence of the arts in their power to create and reflect cultures.

v engage students in a process that enables them to develop the self-esteem, self-discipline, self-motivation, and cooperation for success in life.

KISD Fine Arts Championships and State Appearances

v UIL One Act Play--Fossil Ridge HS was a finalist at state.

v UIL Concert and Sight Reading--32 of 36 middle school and high school band and choir groups won Sweepstakes Awards by receiving superior ratings in concert and sight reading, 20 of these groups receiving Superior Ratings from all six judges

v UIL Marching Band--Central HS, Fossil Ridge HS, Keller HS, and Timber Creek HS received Surperior ratings from all judges

v TMEA All-State Compeitition--8 Keller ISD students were Texas All-State Musicians

lv UIL Academics--Keller HS District Champions, KHS 2nd place at Regionals

lv State VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event)--6 Gold Seal Awards (KHS, CHS, TCHS) and 55 KISD Participants at the state competition

lv TFA State Contest--7 students (5 Central HS, 2 Keller HS) in Texas Forensics Association State Contest for Speech & Debate

Belief Statements

We in KISD share the following beliefs regarding
Fine Arts Curriculum and Instruction:

v The arts help children to understand concepts measured on various tests. The arts help teach shapes, color recognition, size differentiation, letter and number recognition, mathematical concepts, phonic recognition, sequencing, following directions, hand-eye and motor coordination, and direction and location.

v The arts develop valued higher order and creative thinking skills, such as visual memory, various forms of communication, and the ability to compare and contrast, group and label, explain cause and effect, assess significance, make predictions, and frame and test hypotheses.

v The arts improve many students’ self-concepts, attitude towards school and, as a result, the students’ attendance improves.

v The arts are vastly important to technology and multimedia production, as evidenced in their use in books, magazines, advertisements, television commercials, music videos, video games, and blockbuster films.

Fine Arts Enrollment in KISD

v 7500 or 56% of middle and high school students in grades 7-12 participate in fine arts

v Approximately 1600 students K-6 participate in an after-school choir, instrumental, or art club

v 147 Fourth Graders qualified for the All-District Honor Choir

v Approximately 1000 pieces of student artwork are displayed each spring during the 3 week Distict Art Show

Contact Information

Kim Blann

Director of Fine Arts
350 Keller Parkway
Keller, Texas 76092
Phone: 817-744-1029
Fax: 817-744-1268
Email: kim.blann@kellerisd.net

Teresa Henson
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 817-744-1251
Email: teresa.henson@kellerisd.net