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    December 05, 2023

    Raku Pottery

    Using a technique called Raku, senior Cody Barrett worked with Mr. Chatterley to fire two bowls to prepare for his Senior Capstone project.

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    November 08, 2023

    Martha Graham Dance Company Principal Dancer Will Lead Master Classes For SJA Dance Students

    Former Martha Graham Dance Company (MGDC) principal dancer, Blakeley White-McGuire, will lead master classes for St. Johnsbury Academy Modern Dance and Ballet students November 6-10.

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    September 07, 2023

    Nomadic Photo Ark Project Visits Campus

    Mrs. Prevost and her photo students welcomed the Nomadic Photo Ark, billed as a "roaming black and white darkroom and art studio" to campus on Friday.

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    May 17, 2023

    SJA Theatre to Perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    The stage is set. The backstage crew and the light techs have refined their cues and timing. The actors have memorized their lines and dances, and the band has rehearsed their songs to perfection.

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    February 22, 2023

    SJA Students Honored in Vermont Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

    St. Johnsbury Academy students won thirteen regional art awards in this year's 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for both Fine Art and Writing.

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    March 15, 2022

    Students Honored in Vermont Scholastic Art Awards

    St. Johnsbury Academy students won 20 regional art awards in this year's 2022 Scholastic Art Awards for both Fine Art and Writing.

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    December 15, 2021

    St. Johnsbury Academy Senior Earns Top 25 Honors for Label Design

    Package design is an essential part of every marketing class. It challenges students to focus their designs in ways that catch the consumer's eye while offering important information about the product.

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    March 31, 2021

    SJA Students Receive National Honors

    Two St. Johnsbury Academy seniors have received recognition at the national level for their work in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

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    February 16, 2021

    Students’ Work to be Shown at Brattleboro Museum

    St. Johnsbury Academy students won a total of 37 regional art awards in this year's 2021 Scholastic Art Awards for both Fine art and Writing. A total of 10 students won awards for their work in Digital Art, Painting, Photography, Drawing and Illustration, Printmaking, Ceramics, Poetry...

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    September 18, 2020

    St. Johnsbury Academy Alum Named Director of SJA Theatre

    There is a saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That journey can lead you a long way from home, but it can also, eventually, lead you back home.

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    March 02, 2020

    SJA Students Honored in Vermont Scholastic Art Awards

    Fine Arts students won a total of 35 regional art awards in this year's 2020 Scholastic Art Awards.

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    January 28, 2020

    St. Johnsbury Academy Artists Exhibiting in Florence, Italy

    Bill and Kim Darling will exhibit their fine art intaglio prints at the gallery of Fondazione "Il Bisonte" in Florence Italy.

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    January 20, 2020

    Martha Graham’s Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy, a Lecture by Dr. Victoria Phillips

    SJA welcomes acclaimed author, Dr. Victoria Phillips, for a lecture on her latest book, Martha Graham's Cold War: The Dance of American Diplomacy.

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    November 12, 2019

    SJA Theatre Presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid

    St. Johnsbury Academy Theatre will perform Disney's Broadway Musical, The Little Mermaid on November 14th, 15th, and 16th.

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    September 23, 2019

    Art Faculty Featured in Juried Show

    Kim Darling, a Fine Arts Department faculty member, has an etching on display at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.

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    July 23, 2019

    SJA Theatre to Present Comedy of Errors

    Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's silliest and most accessible comedy, is the fare served up by St. Johnsbury Academy Theatre's Summer Shakespeare.

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    May 13, 2019

    Students Recognized at Congressional Art Competition

    Fine Arts students were honored at the Vermont state house in Montpelier during the 38th annual Congressional Art Competition awards ceremony.

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    May 13, 2019

    SJA Theatre to Present Amelie

    St. Johnsbury Academy Theatre will present the musical play Amelie in Fuller Hall on May 16th, 17th, and 18th.

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    May 06, 2019

    Students Win Film Slam

    Several teams of film students from SJA won top prizes in this year's Tap Into Film 48-Hour Student Film Slam sponsored by Catamount Arts and SOCAPA.

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    March 26, 2019

    SJA Theatre to Present The Just So Stories

    The award-winning SJA Theatre will present its Vermont Regional Drama Festival-winning production of Rudyard Kipling's The Just So Stories.

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    March 25, 2019

    Students Win National Medals in Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

    SJA Students, Olivia Robinson and Anzhelika Nastashchuk won medals in the national Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

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    March 25, 2019

    Art Faculty Featured in Vermont Arts Council Show

    Art department faculty Rosie Prevost, Bill Darling, and Kim Darling are currently part of a show called Looking North: Catamount Artists Connect.

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    March 22, 2019

    Visiting Artist: Stephen Rooks

    Steve Rooks danced with the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, and the Martha Graham Dance Company, where he performed for over a decade.

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    February 25, 2019

    Students Honored in Vermont Scholastic Art Awards

    St. Johnsbury Academy Fine Arts students won a total of 50 regional art awards in this year's 2019 Scholastic Art Awards.

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    February 11, 2019

    Alumna Teaches Master Classes

    Claire Côté '04 spent last week at her alma mater teaching master classes to Marianne Handy Hraibi's dance students.Claire Côté ’04 spent last week at

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    December 10, 2018

    Art Faculty Rosie Prevost and Kim Darling Featured in Juried Show

    Works by Fine Arts department faculty, Rosie Prevost and Kim Darling, are currently on display at Arts Connect at Catamount Arts.

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    December 03, 2018

    World-Renowned Dancers Teach Masters Classes

    Two ballet dancers spent two weeks teaching master classes at St. Johnsbury Academy recently, continuing the school's tradition of visiting artists.

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    November 05, 2018

    SJA Theatre Presents Legally Blonde

    SJA Theatre will stage the musical Legally Blonde in Fuller Hall at St. Johnsbury Academy on November 8th, 9th, and 10th.

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    October 08, 2018

    Arts Faculty Featured in Local Gallery

    The Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild will exhibit oil paintings by Rodney Reis, September 29 through November 17, at the gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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    September 24, 2018

    Viva la Vida

    Thursday’s Chapel ended with our String Ensemble playing their version of Cold Play’s hit “Viva la Vida”.

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    July 26, 2018

    SJA Theatre and Friends Present Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra

    Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra will take place Wednesday, July 25th, Friday, July 27th, Saturday, July 28th, and Sunday, July 29th.

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    May 14, 2018

    SJA Theatre Presents Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia

    SJA Theatre presents Tom Stoppard's Arcadia May 17 and 18 at 7:00 p.m. and May 19 at 2:00 p.m.

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    March 19, 2018

    SJA Students Honored in National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

    St. Johnsbury Academy Fine Arts students won three National Medals in this year's Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

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    March 19, 2018

    SJA to Host Free Screening of “All of Me”

    SJA will host a free screening of Bess O'Brien's film "All of Me" on March 22 in the Stuart Black Box Theater.

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    February 19, 2018

    Dance and Music Students Participate in Master Classes

    SJA dance and music students had a unique opportunity to work with a professional dancer and master teacher and a professional jazz musician.

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    February 12, 2018

    SJA Theatre to Perform Winter One-Act Plays

    SJA Theatre will present four student-directed plays on February 15th-17th in the Stuart Black Box Theater

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    February 02, 2018

    SJA Students Honored in Vermont Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

    St. Johnsbury Academy Fine Arts students won a total of 35 regional art awards in this year's Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

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