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ARTS SYMPOSIUM: Stage fighting and song writing may not be areas of study you think when it comes to the high school curriculum.

October 27, 2011

DON'T WORRY THIS ISN'T CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE GONE AWRY, THESE GRADE TEN TO TWELVE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE FINE ART OF STAGE COMBAT.

DAN RAPONI

"THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A WONDERFUL ILLUSION OF VIOLENCE THAT REACHES OR TRIES TO REACH THE ALTITUDE OF WHAT WE SEE IN THE MOVIES."

150 STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN TEN DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS RANGING FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHTING TO SONG WRITING.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR PROGRAM.

ARTS AND CULTURE IS JUST ONE WING OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM.

KELLI KASPER

"THERE'S HOSPITALITY, THERE'S ALSO HEALTH AND WELLNESS WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION'S REALLY WHERE IT STARTED WITH FOCUS PROGRAMS AND IT'S JUST BUILT FROM THERE."

STUDENTS GET CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE WORKSHOPS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THEIR SPECIALIST DIPLOMA.

ALONG WITH ENJOYING THE PROGRAM THE STUDENTS ARE FINDING IT PROVIDES GOOD PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

ADARA REID

"I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER SO THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT IF I WANT TO GET INTO THE ARTS IN TEACHING, IT'S JUTS IT'S GREAT IT'S FANTASTIC IT REALLY IS."

KELLY HARVEY-MYKULA

"IT'S GOOD FOR RESUMES AND SUCH THAT AND IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON THE OTHER AREAS THAT YOU HAVE TO COVER ALONG WITH CPR AND SOME OTHER THINGS SO IT'S PRETTY COOL."

STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A WORK PLACEMENT COOP AS PART OF THEIR SPECIALIZED DIPLOMA.

DARRYN DAVIS CKWS NEWSWATCH, KINGSTON

STAGE FIGHTING AND SONG WRITING MAY NOT BE AREAS OF STUDY YOU THINK WHEN IT COMES TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

BUT THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS 150 STUDENTS FROM THE LIMESTONE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ARE STUDYING TODAY.

NEWSWATCH'S DARRYN DAVIS HAS MORE ON THE SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR PROGRAM.