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'''The Arts and Humanities Focus Program''' is a special focus high school in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] dedicated to nurturing the passions and work of local ninth to twelfth grade students interested in pursuing an education in the arts. It is located at 643 South 25th Street and holds class from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday during the regular LPS school year.

| name = Arts and Humanities

| image = Arts and Humanities logo.jpg

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| established = 1999

| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] [[Magnet school|magnet]] [[high school]]

| schoolboard = [[Lincoln Public Schools]]

| principal = James Blake

| faculty = 4<ref>{{cite web

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|publisher = [[Nebraska Department of Education]]

|accessdate = 2009-04-30

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| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]]

| nickname = Arts<ref name="artsnickname">"Arts" is used in the school's official [http://arts.lps.org/ website] URL, for example.</ref>

| streetaddress = 643 S. 25 Street

| city = [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]

| state = [[Nebraska]]

| country = [[United States]]

| website = [http://arts.lps.org arts.lps.org]

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'''Arts and Humanities Focus Program''', commonly referred to as '''Arts''',<ref name="artsnickname"/> is a [[Focus programs in Lincoln, Nebraska|focus program]] that specializes in [[art]] and the [[humanities]]. The school opened in 1999,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arts.lps.org/about/index.html |title=Arts and Humanities Focus Program - About our Program |publisher=Lincoln Public Schools |accessdate=2009-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603105247/http://arts.lps.org/about/index.html |archivedate=June 3, 2008 }}</ref> and is housed in a historic bottling plant along the banks of [[Antelope Valley Project|Antelope Creek]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/2.3976/focus-program-students-find-first-fridays-important-1.995815 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614165514/http://www.dailynebraskan.com/2.3976/focus-program-students-find-first-fridays-important-1.995815 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 14, 2011 |title=Focus program students find first Fridays important |last=Rooney |first=Megan R. |date=February 7, 2005 |publisher=Daily Nebraska |accessdate=2009-05-09 }}</ref>

== Staff ==

The current teaching staff at the program are:

== Academics ==

* Ms. Rauch - [[Visual Art]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]

* Mr. Steinke - [[American Literature]]/[[composition (language)|Composition]], AP [[Literature]]/Composition, Composition, [[Creative writing|Creative Writing]], and [[Contemporary literature|Contemporary Literature]]

* Mr. Abrahams - [[Geometry]], [[Algebra]], [[Pre-Calculus]], and [[Calculus]]

* Mr. Clark - [[Citizenship Issues]], [[History]], [[World History]], [[Regional geography|World Geography]], [[Economics]], [[Sociology]], and [[Psychology]]

* Mrs. Steen - secretary and extended coordinator

* Mr. Spearman - Focus Program principal

Other staff have contributed to the program in its eleven [[semester]]s to date. Ms. Rauch and Mr. Steinke have been on staff since the school's inception in the late nineties.

== History ==

The program opened its doors to students in the fall of [[1999]] in a former [[Coca-Cola]] bottling plant which it shares to this day with other private businesses. The initial teaching staff included five teachers but district wide budget cuts caused staff reshuffling that left the program with four full time teachers for the 2004-05 school year.

== Programs and Partnerships ==

The program's current regular activities include:

* An entry in Lincoln's [[First Friday (public event)|First Friday]] art gallery exhibitions on the first Friday of every month, where the students show off their newest work.

* Several visits to the [[Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery]]

The* occasionalOccasional visitvisits to an academic lecture forum or welcoming of a guest lecturer to the program

* A partnership with the Arts are Basic<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060206142013/http://www.unl.edu/artsarebasic/ Arts are Basic]</ref> Aesthetic Education program

The Arts and Humanities Focus program has welcomed several speakers over the past six semesters, including actor/ and director [[Peter Riegert]], New York mime [[Bill Bowers]], [[DC Comics]] and [[Marvel Comics]] cartoonist Bob Hall, and director Rodney Evans to name a few.

Several visits to the [[Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery]]

Past speakers visitedwho have includedvisited include author [[Daniel Quinn]], author/ and activist [[Howard Zinn]], and President of the [[ACLU]] [[Nadine Strossen]].

The occasional visit to an academic lecture forum or welcoming of a guest lecturer to the program

==References==

A partnership with the [[Arts Are Basic]] Aesthetic Education program

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==External links==

The Arts and Humanities Focus program has welcomed several speakers over the past six semesters including actor/director [[Peter Riegert]], New York mime [[Bill Bowers]], [[DC Comics]] and [[Marvel Comics]] cartoonist Bob Hall and director Rodney Evans to name a few.

* [http://arts.lps.org/ Arts and Humanities Focus Program website]

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Past speakers visited have included author [[Daniel Quinn]], author/activist [[Howard Zinn]] and President of the [[ACLU]] [[Nadine Strossen]].

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Students also regularly receive lectures from former and current Sheldon curators Norman Geske and Dan Seidell respectively.

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==Notable Alumni==

[[Category:HighPublic high schools in Nebraska]]

* [[David Bush]], '06 - theologian

[[Category:Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska]]

* [[Ben Kreimer]], '07 - snowboarder

[[Category:Focus programs in Lincoln, Nebraska]]

* [[Merriam Hayden]], '09 - artist extraordinaire

[[Category:Magnet schools in Nebraska]]

* [[Tolemy Kneally]], '07 - dharma bum

[[Category:1999 establishments in Nebraska]]

* [[Savor Chafe]], '07 - Savor Chafe

* [[Jason "Fuzzy" Miller]], '06 - the God Emerson spoke of

* [[Evan Hill]], '06 - butts lol

==External links==

* Arts and Humanities Focus Program Official Website [http://arts.lps.org/]

* Arts Are Basic Official Website [http://www.unl.edu/artsarebasic/]

[[Category:High schools in Nebraska]]