Fine Arts

AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS

From UIL championships to various state and national awards, the Fine Arts Department showcases young talents in theatre, art, choir, band, forensics and dance. Individuals, as well as groups, are recognized annually for their accomplishments and each area provides the community with performances and demonstrations of what the have learned.

NFHS National Performing Arts School of Excellence

Arts education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate, the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence.

JOSEPH M. CALAHAN, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, XEROX CORPORATION

FHS 2024-25 MUSICAL CAST and CREW ANNOUNCED!

Congratulations to all - " Anything can happen if you let it!"

FACULTY

• Stephanie Chavez, Color Guard Director
• Stephanie Deskins, Dance/Wranglerettes
• Mandy Harris, Art
• Kyndal Kennedy, Dance/ Assistant Wranglerettes
• Maycie Meyer, Band Director
• Baylor Herrera, Assistant Band Director
• Mason Patterson, Theatre Arts Teacher
• Kathy Powdrell, Head Theatre Arts Director
• Julio Sanchez, Assistant Band Director
• Melissa Smith, Assistant Choir Director
• Michael Tyer, Head Choir Director
• Melissa Victorick, Team Leader, Speech
• Mary Giles Wise, Art

AuDitions

Fine Arts tryouts/audition information

Wranglerettes

Fall Show

Fine Arts Departments at FHS

Art Department

The ART DEPARTMENT at Friendswood High School centers on the area of learning that is based upon the visual and tangible arts – drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed medias. We participate in Rodeo Art and Visual Art Scholastic Competition and have earned numerous awards in all of these events. We strongly encourage art students to challenge themselves through Advanced Placement Studio Art. Our National Art Honor Society provides services to local charities and organizations in need.

Band Program

The BAND PROGRAM at FHS is nationally known for excellence. The marching band, five concert bands, jazz band, percussion ensemble, and color guard participate in multiple competitions throughout the year including concerts at FHS. Our bands and color guard have won numerous honors in the Bands of America, TMEA, UIL State Marching Contest, Midwest Clinic, and UIL Sweepstakes Awards. The Color Guard has won multiple State Championships and finished 13th in the nation at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. There have been 198 All-State Band members since 1979. The Marching Band Advanced to UIL State Marching contest 10 times, 7-time finalist, 3-time State Runner-up.

Choral Department

In addition to participating in all TMEA and UIL competitions throughout the year, the CHORAL DEPARTMENT at Friendswood HS presents three concerts (Fall, Holiday and Spring) yearly, as well as an end-of year Pop Show and pre-game PastaPalooza. We have the privilege of claiming multiple TMEA All-State Choir members annually, and are consistent UIL Sweepstakes award recipients. There are six choirs, including auditioned and non-auditioned groups. The Choral Department also offers Applied Music and AP Music Theory.

Forensics

The FORENSICS program at Friendswood HS has been built on a long tradition of excellence, the talent and hard work of its members and the support, and encouragement from the Administration. Since its inception, the Forensics program has boasted numerous National Champions and Medalists, All Americans, National Tournament Qualifiers, UIL State Champions, and Texas Forensic Association Champions and Medalists. More importantly, members of the department have gone on to become successful individuals, both in and out of the classroom. To be a part of Forensics is to be a part of a great tradition, and to learn skills that will you use long after you have graduated.

Musicals

Founded in 1969 by Dr. Myrlene Kennedy, the Friendswood High School MUSICAL was established as an all-school musical production. Performances are the last weekend in January and the first weekend of February. Any FHS student, through the audition process, can be part of an enriching process of a performing group on stage through singing, dancing and acting. Students selected for the ensemble, crew, and pit band receive .5 state fine arts credit. In the past 52 years, over 350 students have received musical scholarships. The FHS Musical has been a recipient of several Tommy Tune Awards, including the Best Musical in 2006 for their production of South Pacific and again in 2018 for The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Theatre Department

Friendswood High School THEATRE DEPARTMENT is a nationally recognized Educational Theatre Program. FHS Theatre is a student – centered, discipline based comprehensive theatre program that encourages students to work and collaborate on theatrical projects in class and in after school productions. FHS Theatre offers technical theatre, theatre arts and theatre production. Productions include Mustang Follies Improvisation, Fall and Winter Productions, FHS Musical, Senior Thesis productions and the UIL One-Act Play. FHS UIL One-Act Play has advanced to State 13 times and has had the distinction of winning four State 4-A One-Act Play titles. Friendswood High School Theatre under the Stage direction of Kathy Powdrell and Technical direction of Amy Thornton performed at the International Edinburgh Festival FRINGE, the world’s largest and most prestigious arts festival, as a part of the American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) at the Fringe in August 2019.

Wranglerettes

In addition to performing during halftime at football games in the Fall, the Friendswood High School WRANGLERETTES participate in several competitions in the Spring. The team has won 18 National Champions. The girls also perform for activities at the school and in the community throughout the year. Being in the Dance Program or as a Wranglerette, students can earn either a fine arts credit or a P.E. credit.

Wranglerettes Website

Dance Department Google Site