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Dist. 129 students take part in annual Fine Arts Festival

Posted March 04, 2017 12:00 am

Daily Herald staff report

West Aurora High School senior and art student Amanda Baker paints a self-portrait in watercolor Saturday during the West Aurora Unit District 129 Fine Arts Festival at West Aurora High School. Several students were creating live art as performance arts took place in other parts of the building. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

All 16 schools in the West Aurora Unit District 129 were well represented in the annual Fine Arts Festival Saturday at West Aurora High School, 1201 W. New York St., Aurora.

The free festival featured music, song, dance, paintings, and sculpture from kindergarten through high school students.

Hallways were spruced up with student artwork and the Sauk Gallery displayed select artwork from District 129 students.

Several high school students created live art paintings in the cafeteria and at least nine different choir and group singing performances took turns in the auditorium backstage. Bands, dancers and a drum club performed in the cafeteria while more choirs performed in the library. Orchestras, bands and wind ensembles performed in the main gym.

For more information about the Fine Arts Festival, visit www.sd129.org/finearts.

Students' families checked out the art work on display Saturday at the West Aurora Unit District 129 Fine Arts Festival at West Aurora High School. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

As the Madrigal Singers performed in the auditorium, families watched from every corner of the crowded backstage area on Saturday at the West Aurora Unit District 129 Fine Arts Festival at West Aurora High School. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

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