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The senses come alive in the Fine Arts, where students learn and perform musical pieces, create and exhibit innovative artwork, and showcase their circus-like or theater-worthy shows.

Parents don't need to worry about their sons at Saint Ignatius High School. They'll be challenged on an individual level, presented with opportunities to learn and lead, and given every chance to succeed. All of this is done with a love and care for every student that walks our halls.

 

Dan Hamlin

Director of Instrumental Music

Fine Arts at Saint Ignatius

The arts are an integral part of a student’s academic development. The Fine Arts Department seeks to cultivate that development through aesthetic experiences. All students are encouraged to pursue their artistic interests. Our courses balance the overall learning process by offering alternatives to deductive reasoning and the purely rational or factual areas of study. This is, therefore, a more experiential, inductive and creative approach to learning through which the student is able to exhibit personal expression. As a result, he learns something valuable about himself and is encouraged to communicate that to others.

Explore Our Fine Arts Programs

Visual Arts

Drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, 3-D printing, photography, mixed media, apparel, film--our students do it all! Under the direction of incredibly creative teachers, the skills and ideas of our students emerge in brilliant and inspiring works of art.

Chorus

The Saint Ignatius High School Choral Program is recognized as one of the premiere choral programs in the state of Ohio. Students of all abilities and experience levels are welcome to participate in one or more of our offerings.

Band and Instrumental Music

The most visible, and loudest representative of Saint Ignatius High School is our band. With various opportunities to participate, students can take part in the band program regardless of years of experience or choice of instrument. The Steel Pan Ensemble is an example of the evolution of the program and its ever-growing offerings.

Drama (The Harlequins)

The Harlequins have a rich 75-year history at Saint Ignatius. Each season, students along with girls from area high schools, produce a play in the fall and a musical in the spring.

Speech and Debate

The Saint Ignatius Speech and Debate team competes at a variety of events throughout the year and has been recognized on a national level. 

Special Topics

  • Argumentation & Rhetoric
  • Persuasion & Propaganda
  • American Popular Music
  • Graphic Design
  • 3-D Art
  • Web Design
  • Digital Film Production
  • Digital Animation Production
  • Computer-Animated Design

AP Courses

  • Studio Art
  • Music Theory

Related Opportunities

  • Marching and Concert Band
  • Chorus (various levels)
  • Cat'O'Tonics
  • Speech & Debate Team
  • Harlequins
  • Stage and Technical Crew
  • Circus Company
  • Artists in Residence
  • Fine Arts Week