- May 17, 2025
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Eighth-graders Jack Stofcik and Catherine Hope, seventh-grader Grabrielly Costa and eighth-grader Maria Sabril were ready to show others how to play their instruments in the instrument petting zoo.
The Festival of Arts celebrated all types of art.
Haley Davagian, a Southwest Middle School seventh-grader, worked on her chalk drawing of the drama masks.
Southwest Middle School's Sabian Mance performed as Hans and Talitha Darrach played Anna from "Frozen Jr." The theater department performed a few songs from the musical at the Festival of the Arts.
Southwest Middle School's Emma Coard sang "In Summer" as Olaf in "Frozen Jr."
Kristina Petrusic, center, channeled her inner Elsa to sing "Let It Go" from "Frozen Jr."
Seventh-grader Sloane Althouse and eighth-graders Olivia Perdomo, Pietra De Souza and Justin O'Connell, who are on Southwest Middle School's student council, welcomed Festival of the Arts attendees.
Southwest Middle School seventh-grader Hannah Rouse taught Sarah Beth Mills, a second-grader at Dr. Phillips Elementary School, the basics of playing the flute.
Bay Meadows Elementary Koala Chorus finished their performance by singing "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked."
The Southwest Middle School show choir sang and danced to songs from "The Greatest Showman."
Sand Lake Elementary School's Andrew Gonzalez played temple blocks in the Sound Waves' second song.
Jace Chung, a Southwest Middle School seventh-grader, dazzled the audience during his solo with the school's jazz band.
Members of the Southwest Middle School string symphony performed two pieces the symphony played during its Music Performance Assessment.
Jassmien Salazar, Brandon torres, Cyris Lim and William McNarney gave it their all during Dr. Phillips High School premier orchestra's performance.
Southwest Middle School's Show Choir performed various songs from "The Greatest Showman."
The Sand Lake Elementary School Sound Waves shared their talents with the crowd. They performed two songs.
The Dr. Phillips High School premier orchestra performed two songs.
Rather than Southwest Middle School's gym being used for sports the night of Friday, April 25, it was used for more than a dozen various arts performances.
From Southwest Middle School's jazz band, show choir, chorus, string symphony and wind ensemble to Dr. Phillips High School's premier orchestra to Bay Meadows Elementary Koala Chorus and Sand Lake Elementary Sound Waves, the arts were celebrated in full force during Southwest Middle School's 14th annual Festival of the Arts.
Outside the gym, Southwest Middle School band and orchestra students were showing elementary students how to play their instruments in the instrument petting zoo. In the courtyard, students were drawing in chalk.
Sally Marjama, the fine arts chair at Southwest Middle School, said the festival gets bigger and better every year. The festival celebrates students participating in the arts from elementary through high school.
