Leaders in the Arts
Adrian Public Schools Fine Arts Program
785 Riverside Ave., Ste. 1, Adrian, MI 49221
517/266-4523
"The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind....artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers."
- Daniel Pink, author of "A Whole New Mind"
K-12 Fine Arts Commitment
Be a Leader in the Arts!
Students throughout the Adrian Public School system have the chance to develop their artistic gifts through Adrian Public Schools commitment to the fine arts. All buildings have dedicated art, choral and 
instrumental music rooms.The high school as a 630-seat state-of-the-art theater which is used for performances beginning with elementary school students. From ceramics to video production, painting to photography, students K-12 are exposed to many different experiences in the visual arts. Beginning at Middle School 5-6, students have the opportunity to participate in musicals and plays in the theater. Dance clubs are a part of the high school experience. There are also a myriad of after-school programs and field trips at all levels which cater to the artistic and performance curiosity of students of all ages. And, don't forget the annual Festival of the Arts held in May, which showcases performance, artwork and many hands-on experiences of all kinds for students and adults in the Lenawee community.
Fine Arts Staff
AHS Art Department
Sally McNamara
Ryan Bills
Andrea Miller
Annie Howard
Middle School Art Educators
Leo Lauver: AMS 7-8 llauver@adrian.k12.mi.us
Michael Brink: AMS 5-6 mbrink@adrian.k12.mi.us
AHS Theater Department
Carla Barricklow: Debate, Forensics and Drama Teacher
Elementary Art Educators
Dianna Callaghan: Prairie and Lincoln dcallaghan@adrian.k12.mi.us
Annie Howard: Michener ahoward@adrian.k12.mi.us
Phyllis Detwiler: Alexander and Lincoln pdetwiler@adrian.k12.mi.us
AHS Music Department
Band: Dan Kesterke dkesterke@adrian.k12.mi.us
Jazz Band, IB Music, Orchestra: Brad Sharp bsharp@adrian.k12.mi.us
Choir: Steve Antalek santalek@adrian.k12.mi.us
Orchestra: Lorri Wittenkeller lwittenkeller@adrian.k12.mi.us
Elementary Music Teachers
Laurie Cunningham: Michener and Lincoln: llcunningham@adrian.k12.mi.us
Jacquese Marcum: AMS 5-6 Choir and Prairie jmarcum@adrian.k12.mi.us
Wynn Marsh: Alexander and Lincoln wmarsh@adrian.k12.mi.us
Middle School Music Educators
Dan Kesterke: AMS 7-8 and AHS Band dkesterke@adrian.k12.mi.us
Jacquese Marcum: AMS 5-6 Choir and Prairie jmarcum@adrian.k12.mi.us
Sheri Powers: AMS 5-6 Band and AMS7-8 Orchestra spowers@adrian.k12.mi.us
Barb Schenck: AMS 5-6 and AMS 7-8 Choir bschenck@adrian.k12.mi.us
Lorri Wittenkeller: AMS 5-6 and AHS Orchestra lwittenkeller@adrian.k12.mi.us
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