Every week, our teachers get to see students work through challenges, gain confidence, encourage their classmates, discover new skills, and become a little more comfortable being themselves. That is what makes our Student Shout-Outs so special.

When we talk about Dear Evan Hansen, it would be easy to talk about it as simply our next production. The cast, the music, the story, the rehearsals, and eventually the performances are all important. But for us, this production represents something much bigger.

Arts education is about so much more than what happens on stage. Through classes, rehearsals, and performances, young people learn how to keep going when something is difficult, find confidence in their own abilities, work alongside others, and become comfortable taking risks. They learn that mistakes are part of growth and that progress often comes from patience, practice, and persistence.