Performing Arts
Oak Grove is proud to offer a wide array of performing arts opportunities for students of all ages. Starting as early as kindergarten, students can participate, growing their confidence and performance abilities.
Concert Band: Grades 6-12
Director: John Juhl
The Concert Band meets during an academic class period. They perform two major concerts each year, the Christmas Concert and Spring Concert, and arrange smaller community performances throughout the school year. The band takes a spring tour every other year—see the Band Tour section listed under Travel Opportunities.
Pep Band: Grades 9-12
Director: John Juhl
Students play at athletic events and pep rallies throughout the school year.
Brass Ensemble: Grades 9-12
Director: John Juhl
Percussion Ensemble: Grades 9-12
Director: John Juhl
Grover Chimes: Grades 4-5
Director: Emily Wittkop
Grover Chimes is an elective program where students learn to play hand chimes and perform at the Elementary School concerts and programs.
Concert Choir: Grades 9 -12
Director: Seth Brandl
The choir meets during an academic class period and performs four major concerts throughout the year (Homecoming Concert, Christmas Concert, Tour Home Concert, and the Spring Music Festival). Members of the Concert Choir are ambassadors of Oak Grove and perform a few times each year throughout the community (Fargo Country Club Kiwani’s Christmas Luncheon, First Lutheran Lenten Service, etc.). This choir takes an annual 8-10 day spring tour – see the Concert Choir Tour section listed under Travel Opportunities.
Carolers: Grades 9-12
Director: Seth Brandl
Dressed in traditional, historic caroler costumes, the Carolers perform during the holiday season at a variety of locations and local events such as luncheons, churches, Bonanzaville, and West Acres Mall. They are also featured at the annual high school Christmas Concert.
Middle School Choir: Grades 6-8
Director: Seth Brandl
Middle school choir takes place during a class period. Students perform multiple times per year.
Grover Choir Squad: Grades 4-5
Director: Emily Wittkop
The Grover Choir Squad is an elective 4th and 5th grade choir that performs locally throughout the year and at the Elementary School concerts and programs.
Theatre Arts: Grades K-12
Director: Scott Brusven
The Oak Grove Theatre Department boasts a robust season featuring four productions for grades K-12. The theatre offers opportunities for everyone. Students can participate in many aspects of the theatre ranging from acting, set design & construction, lighting & sound design, hair & makeup, and costume design.
One Act: Grades 9-12
Director: Scott Brusven
This course will teach an introduction to dramatic performance using a one-act play as the base of character development. Students will go through audition workshops geared for dramatic and humorous character performance. They will then audition for the roles in the one act. We will use this class to not only create a top notch one-act play but also dive deep into the art of character creation. Class participants will also present the One-Act Play at the Region 2 One Act Competition. Upon the conclusion of the competition, students will engage in classroom work to further their development of performance through actives, monologues, and script analysis.
Technical Theater & Design: Grades 9-12
Director: Scott Brusven Students in this course will learn the hands-on skills of planning, drawing, cutting, building and painting techniques by creating theatrical sets for the stage. This class will start with shop safety and move into the creative design, drawing, drafting and building process for theatre set designs. Technical Theatre & Design will also teach students the basics of sound and light design, as well as take students down the creative design process for sets, costumes, hair & make-up for theatre productions.
