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Choreo Culinary Arts
Heather Myrick, Teacher Anne Leonard, Teacher
PVPHS Choreo program includes three The Culinary Arts class teaches
levels: Intermediate Dance, Advanced students the fundamentals of
Choreo, and Choreo Company with cooking, including techniques and
all auditions held at the same time menu planning. Aspiring chefs learn
during the spring. The program offers to work as part of a team while making
students an opportunity to learn meals from scratch. Both a basic life
different genres of dance along with skill and a creative art, Culinary Arts
dance history, production elements, improves health and well-being, and
and choreography concepts. Every year, a positive social connection since
members perform at a combination food is shared with family and friends.
of school and community events in
addition to the spring dance concert.
Students receive PE or fine arts credit.

Coed Choreo - Heather Horn, Teacher
The award-winning Coed Choreo choreographer’s pieces are showcased Regional and National competitions,
Dance team focuses on Hip-Hop along at the end of the year. Coed Choreo creating a renowned name for PVPHS.
with partner dancing. The dance team represents PVPHS at many high school Coed Choreo consists of dancers from
performs at school pep rallies, outside dance competitions held throughout Grades 9 to 12 and holds auditions in
community events, and the “No Limits” Southern California. The team’s April. Come out to learn, make new
dance show where student and guest dances have placed many times at USA friends, and most importantly, dance!

AP Art History National Art Honor Society National Honor Society for
Brendan Karg, Teacher Jamie Nyman, Advisor Dance Arts

AP Art History explores art and National Art Honor Society (NAHS) is Heather Myrick, Advisor
architecture through the analysis an organization that recognizes National Honor Society for Dance Arts
of visual and material culture. students enrolled in their second year (NHSDA) is a national organization that
of an art course who have outstanding recognizes outstanding high school dance
Spanning from Global Prehistory to the
ability or passion for the visual arts. students. NHSDA serves honor students
Global Contemporary, the course includes
The organization strives to aid members who have demonstrated excellence in the
ten content areas, which investigate the
in attaining the highest standards in art areas of dance technique, performance,
Western and Eastern tradition, Indigenous
scholarship, character, and service, and and community service through dance.
Americas and Africa. AP Art History prepares
to bring art education to the attention Students are eligible for the PVPHS
students for collegiate studies in Humanities,
of the school and community. NAHS chapter of NHSDA the year they begin
Visual Arts, Philosophy, Media Studies, and
assists student members to become to receive fine arts credit for their
Contemporary Culture. Most importantly,
involved in the community through class. Application packets are available
it involves students to think about the
volunteer opportunities, campus from dance teachers. Students must
history of ideas and the richness of human
beautification mural projects, as well acquire induction points to participate,
expression across time and space. The class
as exhibition, curation, and supervision and points are earned through school and
is recommended for students in grades 11
of the on-campus art gallery. Student community performances, master classes,
and 12 due to its fast pace and complex
members strive to reach the highest and dance related community service.
contextual ideas. Students in grade 10 with
potential in all forms of art and to Underclassmen members receive pins to
a strong interest in the class are encouraged
celebrate the ideas and individuality wear on their graduation robes, and senior
to talk with the teacher.
of all NAHS members. members receive graduation honor cords.
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