Block five activities are scheduled by the advisor/director and meet from 2:30 to 3:30pm unless otherwise noted.
5th Block Activities – Quarter 1
“The All Night Strut” – Fall Musical Revue
Description: A revue of great jazz music from the 20s, 30s and 40s. The Revue will be performed in the White Box Theatre October 14-16. Auditions were required.
Directors: Rob Thompson (rthompson@pimarths.org) and James Deignan (james.deignan@pimartshs.org)
Rehearsals: Mondays thru Fridays during 5th block in the White Box Theatre and Room 155.
Civil Discussion Club
Description: Giving students the opportunity to discuss issues that affect them in a civil and considerate manner.
Advisor: Mike Fabisch (mike.fabisch@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Thursdays during 5th block in Room 124
D&D Club
Description: Dungeons and Dragons! We’ll be running several campaigns, and everyone is welcome.
Advisor: Sam Stoffel (sam.stoffel@pimartshs.org) and Mike Mayers (michael.mayers@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Tuesdays during 5th block in Room 201
Good Ones Magazine (PiM Literary Magazine)
Description: Good Ones Magazine is PiM’s student-run magazine that features student art, photography, writing, and more. Students work together to create print and digital issues that feature the work of themselves and their peers..
Advisor: Simone Ritchie (simone.ritchie@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Mondays and Fridays during 5th block in Room 127
MARMY (Media Arts Army)
Description: An army of media students who creates photo and video content for all of our productions and works on photography and film works.
Advisor: Mr. Raasch (john.raasch@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays during 5th block in Room 127 and at performances as needed
Murals Crew
Description: Help design and paint murals around the school to make our building more colorful! Some experience with paint is required but you do not need a lot of experience to join!
Advisor: Grover Hogan (grover.hogan@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesday during 5th block, Room 143
National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
Description: NAHS provides opportunities for recognition, scholarships, leadership experience, national awards, service opportunities, and connections with others.
Advisor: Julie Fowler (julie.fowler@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Tuesday during 5th block in Room 130
National Honor Society (NHS)
Description: Focus on volunteerism and community service. By application only at beginning of school year
Advisor: Cassy Schauwitzer (cschauwitzer@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays before school in Main Office Conference room. Activities are Monday-Friday based on need/availability.
National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)
Description: A nationally recognized honor society, students work towards participation in their school dance community, outside dance community, blood drives, and other outreach activities to be inducted. Even though this is a dance honor society it is open to any student who wants to participate and contribute regardless of major.
Advisor: Lara Ciganko (lciganko@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays during Advisory in Studio 164
No Shame Gallery Crew
Description: No Shame Gallery Crew meets to install the artwork in the monthly No Shame Gallery! We work together to construct re-usable matboards/frames, arrange artwork, as well as put up and take down each gallery. All students from all majors are welcome to join!
Advisors: Sunnie Helms (sunnie.helms@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays during 5th block in Room 143
“Proof” – Fall Play
Description: One of three offerings for actors this fall. This show is an “intensive” experience. 4 actors carry the story-telling obligation. Synopsis: Catherine has inherited her late father’s mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear that she might also share his debilitating mental illness. She has spent years caring for her now-deceased father, and upon his death, she feels left alone to pick up the pieces of her life without him. Caught between a new-found connection with Hal, one of her father’s former students, and the reappearance of her sister, Claire, Catherine finds both her world and her mind growing increasingly unstable. Then Hal discovers a groundbreaking proof among the 103 notebooks Catherine’s father left behind, and Catherine is forced to further question how much of her father’s genius or madness will she inherit. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn’s Proof is a passionate, intelligent story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love. Auditions were required.
Director: William T. Leaf (wleaf@pimartshs.org)
Rehearsals: Tuesdays thru Fridays during 5th block in the Loading Dock Theatre
Puzzle Club
Description: Come and join other puzzle doers! We will have tabletop puzzles, as well as brain games (sudoku, crossword, word search). If you have a specific puzzle you would like to do or try let me know and we can make it happen!
Advisor: Heather Liaugaudas (heather.liaugaudas@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays during 5th block in Room 207
Student Ambassadors
Description: Represent the school by welcoming potential students, greeting at performances, sharing your experience at monthly Information Sessions, and assisting with Arts Placement Workshops/Registration, New Student Orientation, and Freshmen Orientation. Must be a junior or senior. Applications accepted in the spring.
Advisor: Ms. Montgomery (tania.montgomery@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: As needed.
Tabletop Gaming Club
Description: Come learn new board games, trading card games, playing card games, and other tabletop games or share some of your own favorites! All experience levels are welcome! Please email Mr. Kvale at aaron.kvale@pimartshs.org if interested so we can plan for your interests and tastes in gaming.
Advisor: Aaron Kvale (aaron.kvale@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Thursdays during 5th block in Room 122
Threads and Things
Description: Have you ever wanted to learn how to or are proficient in the folk arts such as knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery and other folk related arts? Learn the skills with basic projects or enhance your skills with more advanced projects. You will need to purchase your own supplies, however if you need assistance don’t let that deter you from joining us. It is the hope we can do some community service projects as well. Classroom Code is located outside room 164 and on the cafeteria board.
Advisor: Lara Ciganko (lciganko@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Wednesdays during 5th block in Studio 164 beginning September 14th
Visual Arts Council
Description: Visual Arts leadership group. Application available in Google Classroom and on Vis call board
Advisors: Jo (rebecca.johannsen@pimartshs.org) and Mandy (mandy.stringer@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Thursdays during 5th block in Room 131
Winds, Strings, and Electric Things
Description: All-are-welcome music-making – we may play as a large group and/or organize small groups based on musical styles, skill sets, and instruments.
Advisor: Steve Mollick (smollick@pimartshs.org)
Meetings: Thursday during 5th block in Room 156
