Page 17 - Priorities #18 2002-April

Student Views on Performing Arts
Why does Woodside Priory School need great performing arts and facilities that match the quality of work the faculty expects? Many reasons but some good answers come directly from students. Last spring, as part of a study of facilities needs, several students met with an independent reporter to talk about performing arts at the Priory. Their comments were surprisingly passionate. These photos show them in Priory arts productions.
More student views and more information about the PerformingArtsCenterprojectwillbe forthcoming as the school moves into this next phase of the Golden Jubilee Campaign. Information and more student comments are already available on the Campaign Web site. To join in the Performing Arts Center effort now, contact Trustee Ray Rothrock at campaign@woodsidepriory.com.
“I was part of a small music group that played Ms. Yenney’s original composition for one of the plays. Because of the small, confined space, we clattered around our instruments and it was just really hard [to do our job well].”
Kieran Howard, Class of 2005
“A school should be a lot more than a place where they just put knowledge into your head. If the Priory wasn’t already a lot more than that, most of us wouldn’t be here."
Harvey Jones, Class of 2002 National Merit Finalist
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