Keller ISD Fine Arts

Keller ISD A+ Contest

Keller ISD A+ Art and Music Contest

Keller ISD elementary and intermediate students particpated in a district wide art and music contest. Over 175 students tested their skills and knowledge the area of Art and Music. Congratulations to our following winners.

Winners Intermediate Art A+ Competition

Grade 6:

1st Place-Mallory Johnson BCI

2nd Place- Ivory Montgomery CTI

3rd Place- Grace Farley BCI

4th Place- Grace Perriera BCI

5th Place- Krishna Patel SKI

6th Place- Kendall Walker SKI

Grade 5:

1st Place- Makayla Scull SKI

2nd Place- Zoe Grice PHI

3rd Place- Madison Dinh PHI

4th Place- Zainab Abdel-Jaber PHI

5th Place- Andrianna Steele SKI

6th Place-Kirsten Yanagi PHI

Winners Intermediate Music Memory A+ Competition

Grade 6:

1^st Place-Hayley Major TMIS

2^nd Place-Lauren Ahmad BCIS

3^rd Place-Tristan Hawkes TMIS

4^th Place-William Mckinney TMIS

5^th Place-Ariel Jackson-TMIS

6^th Place-Madyson Howarth BCIS

Grade 5:

1^st Place-Ansun Sujoe PHIS

1^st Place-Sandhya Shankar PHIS

2^nd Place-Melissa Hernandez TMI

2^nd Place Stephanie Tran PHIS

3^rd Place-Kai Geslani TMIS

3^rd Place-Bailey Fitzhugh BCIS

4^th Place- Daniel Mejia TMIS

5^th Place-Tasmiah Islam PHIS

6^th Place-Elyssa Pfluger BCIS

Winners Elementary Art A+ Competition

Whitley Road Contest

1st Place- Lior Levine HES

2nd Place- Hannah Gott PGE

2nd Place- Nabeeha Hassan FES

3rd Place- Danyal Chauhan BPES

4th Place- Faith Bailey PES

5th Place- Ashley Carillo BES

6th Place- Mo Jackson BES

Shady Grove Contest

1^st Place: Ashtin Potter

2^nd Place: Matthew Robertson

3rd Place: Mya Johnson

4th Place: Sage Kroeger

5^th Place: Ryleigh Howard

6^th Place: Danny Kim

Winners Elementary Music Memory A+ Competition

Whitley Road Contest

4^th Grade

1^st-Carson Crouse- Willis Lane

1^st –Sawsan Warfelli-Willis Lane

1^st-Alexandra Meneses- Park Glen

1^st -Madelyn Mozeleski- Park Glen

1^st -Aaliyah Smith- Heritage

2^nd- Maddie Roots-Heritage

3^rd-Trent Bartoszek –Park Glen

4^th- Jayden Fewkes- Park Glen

4^th Exziyah Greenlee- North Riverside

4^th Cole Coffey- Willis Lane

5^th Collin Terk- Willis Lane

6^th Mallory Jean-Friendship

3^rd Grade

1^st – Toquen Nguyen- Friendship

1^st- Veeda Khan- Willis Lane

1^st-Emily Howard-Park Glen

1^stAlex Vu-Park Glen

1^st- Gina Hinthorn-Park Glen

2^nd- Ben Pham-Park Glen

3^rd- Ariana Reyes- Park Glen

4^th- Andrew Altrock- Basswood

4^th Ava Wood- Parkview

Shady Grove Contest

3^rd grade:

1^st place: Katherine Sterquell- Shady Grove

1^st place: Harley Geslani- Woodland Springs

2^nd place: Kimberly Wang- Woodland Springs

3rd Place: Darya Davanloo - Liberty

4^th place: Walker Carney- Independence

4^th place: Trenton Ramey- Shady Grove

5^th place: Patrick Yeh- Independence

6^th place: Mekenzie Kiefer-Caprock

4^th grade:

1^st place: Jenna Leonard- Hidden Lakes

1^st place: Tam Dang- Woodland Springs

2^nd place: Julian Buzbee- Florence

3^rd place: Abhi Vedire- Shady Grove

4^th place: Claire Hill- Woodland Springs

5^th place: Brady Powell- Caprock

5^th place: Katelyn Lancaster- Shady Grove

6^th place: Nolan Kwasny- Hidden Lakes

6^th place: Ashley Oates- Hidden Lakes

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

Interim Director of Fine Arts
350 Keller Parkway
Keller, Texas 76092
Phone: 817-744-1029
Fax: 817-741-3547
Email: kim.blann@kellerisd.net

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