Advanced Studio
The advanced studio class is designed for the serious student.  It will allow for developing advanced skills and visual thinking in drawing and painting.  This class will enable highly motivated students to demonstrate an evolution of thought and the development of a body of work.  A portfolio will grow out of a preplanned set of goals and objectives set by the student and teacher, and will address technical and conceptual issues.  The student may choose to concentrate in drawing or in painting while developing a personal style.  Upon completion of this class it is expected that a strong portfolio will result for application to art colleges.
Prerequisite: Drawing
Course Description

Studio Art
A junior interested in Advanced Placement Studio Art Class would take Advanced Studio twice and work to complete a portfolio for review.  There are about 28 pieces required to complete a drawing or 2-D design portfolio and it would take two years to complete the 3 section structure of the portfolios (5 actual quality works, 12 pieces of a concentration accompanied by a written statement, 12 works for the breadth section).  The student would also have the option to complete some of the work over the summer.  The Advanced Studio curriculum as it is, begins to take on this task but it falls short on completing the necessary quality of high quality works for the portfolio.