3

Capstone
requirement

Extracurricular Activities
(Students must complete 2 or more)

For Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, students may count extracurricular activities only if they participate beyond simply being a member. The Fine Arts Diploma Seal will require extracurricular Fine Arts experiences where students engage in one or more of the following roles:

  • Performance
  • Leadership
  • Building / Design
  • Composition or Choreography
  • Creativity 

Music

  • GMEA All-State and Honor events (participate in audition, not contingent upon passing)
  • Perform in community choirs
  • Perform with Marching Band
  • Perform in University band and choral events (JanFest, UGA Choral Day, Young Harris Choral Day, Georgia State Choral Day, etc.)
  • Performing at school events (Baccalaureate, Ring Ceremonies, Pep Rallies, Sporting events)
  • Participating in extracurricular performances of ensembles in which student is not an enrolled class member
  • Auditioning and/or attending Governor’s Honors
  • Participating in Future Music Educator’s Colloquium at GMEA ISC

Theatre Arts:

  • Participate in One Act production
  • Participate in production of After School Shows
  • Participate in production of Musicals
  • Perform with Improv Troupe
  • Participate in productions of Theater for Youth
  • Assisting productions involving feeder programs
  • Assisting school programs in the Performing Arts Center
  • Induction and active participation in International Thespian Society (attaining Honor Thespian status)
  • Attendance and participation in Thescon sessions
  • Auditioning and/or attending Governor’s Honors Program

Visual Arts:

  • Leadership position in Art Club
  • Membership and Active Participation in National Art Honor Society
  • Active Participation in Fine Arts Council
  • Active Participation in Youth Art Month
  • Exhibition of Congressional Art
  • Participation and exhibition in SCAD Days
  • Applying for and/or attending Governor's Honors Program
  • Participation in Professional Art Workshops
  • Participation in NAEA Workshops
  • Organizing a Paint Party for an explicit purpose
  • Participation/exhibition in INK-Art In The Square
  • Participation in Piedmont College portfolio review
  • Participation in Additional Workshops
  • Participation in Additional Art Competitions
  • Participation in an art-focused Web Design course