All-State Art Award Facts
The All-State transcripts for 2008 exemplify excellence in
  • Advanced Visual Art courses
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • British Literature
  • Band
  • Concert Choir
  • European History
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Calculus
  • Trigonometry
  • World Religions
  • Agronomy (On-Line)
  • Social Justice
  • Economics
  • Volunteer Work
  • Theater
  • Humanities
  • Morality

The average grade in these subjects was an ‘A’.
Over the past eleven years the average GPA of All-Staters has been 3.5.

The 2008 team has raised the bar. This year, the average GPA was the highest ever at 3.86. Eleven of these students scored above 3.7. These facts illustrate that our students and teachers are working harder. These facts point to the need for the Visual Arts to be part of core curriculum in the state of Iowa. It works!