The SUSD Fine Arts community strives to foster a creativity based environment, where students are provided the opportunities and skill sets to express individual and collaborative meaning of the world around them.

36 SUSD 2020 Graduating Seniors Received the Arizona Fine Arts Proficiency Seal!

Scottsdale Unified School District participated in the inaugral year of the State Seal of Arts Proficency.  This diploma seal is administered by the Arizona Department of Education’s Office of Arts Education and is awarded to graduates who complete minimum arts pathway requirements throughout their high school career. 

 The purpose of the seal is:

• To celebrate students who demonstrate high levels of proficiency in the Arizona Arts Education Standards through personal expression and creative experiences in arts education programs
• To identify pathways of artistic literacy that cultivate skills for 21st century success
• To prepare students for college and career readiness, including active participation in the creative industries sector
• To promote increased access to well-rounded, high quality arts education across the state

SUSD students completed a Digital Portfolio as their final artifact, comprising of their artist growth through High School, with artist statements, resumes, minimum of 8 artifacts with reflective statements, and 80 hours of community service through the arts. These students demonstratde a passion for arts studies, exemplify commitment to an art profession, and show a positive attitude toward program peers and instructors.  SUSD congratulates these outstanding students on this achievement!