ARTS Students at Lake Forest Academy have a multitude of opportunities to show off their talents through the fine and performing arts program. Students are required to take three arts courses for graduation but transfer students only need to take two classes. Many students will take additional arts courses and participate in fine and performing extracurricular activities during their LFA experience.
Arts offerings include • Vocal and Instrumental Music • Acting, Directing, Writing for Performance, Theater Tech, and Public Speaking • Design, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and Photography
• Music Theory, Piano, and Electronic Music • Ceramics, Glass, Woodworking, and Sculpture • Fall Play, Winter Musical, and Stage Crew • VOX (musical theater performance group), and Jazz Ensemble
20+ Student Performances/Year
Arts Concentration Program The Arts Concentration Program offers the opportunity to further develop one’s talents in a particular area. Students will create a portfolio, perform in senior recitals, or display their work in exhibitions. This program prepares student-artists for entry into prestigious arts colleges and university programs.
Fine and Performing Arts Facilities: • Music practice rooms with pianos • Recording studio • Thrust stage with a modern scene shop with state-of-the-art lighting, audio, and video production equipment • Photo darkrooms • Studio space for digital art, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, glass, and photography • Display areas in the Neal/Cellmer Art Gallery, Lillard Family Lobby, and JC Cowart Student Center
“I love the LFA arts program because of the freedom it offers me. The strong foundation of introductory classes such as Acting provided me with knowledge of performance arts which I further explored through musical productions and the diverse arts clubs that LFA offers. I found my passion in musical theater in VOX and LFA’s arts concentration program enabled me to further delve into this area by taking an independent study in American Broadway history as well as weekly voice lessons.” — Josh ’23