Klein Collins High School – INTEGRATED THEATRE (Klein Cain HS Only)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course is designed for students with disabilities and students who are interested in serving as tutors and advocates. In this course students will focus on communication strategies, working in groups, recognizing facial expressions, identifying emotions, and role playing. Students will explore both performance and technical elements of theatre. BAND 1-4 The high school band is a musical organization for students of wind and percussion instruments. Klein offers multiple bands for students interested in instrumental music within the school day. Emphasis is placed on the development of cultural growth, critical listening, basic music theory, instrument technique, creative self-expression, mental and physical discipline, citizenship through group endeavors and physical conditioning. During football season the various concert bands meet after school to make up the marching band which performs at all varsity football games and selected contests. During concert season section rehearsals are scheduled after school one day a week to prepare for concerts and contests. Attendance at all rehearsals and performances is required. Band placement is determined through auditions held in May, August, and at various times during the school year. Students must furnish their own marching shoes, personal instruments (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet/cornet, trombone), and mouthpiece or drumsticks/mallets. For concert attire, girls must furnish dress shoes. Boys must furnish tux shirts, bow ties, and cummerbund. Band membership is required for participation in the wind or percussion section of the orchestra. All level 4 Fine Arts classes receive advanced grade points (5.5) assuming student successfully completed levels 1-3. A course fee is required. COLOR GUARD 1-4 In the Fall, the high school color guard serves as an auxiliary unit of the marching band consisting of flags and rifles. In the Spring, the color guard performs as a competitive unit for Winter Guard season. Emphasis is placed on physical conditioning, equipment handling and care, musical choreography and dance, creative self-expression through movement, the refinement of motor skills, and citizenship through group endeavors. Attendance at all rehearsals and performances is required. Color Guard is an approved PE substitute during the fall semester. All level 4 Fine Arts classes receive advanced grade points (5.5) assuming student successfully completed levels 1-3. A course fee is required. ORCHESTRA 1-4 The high school orchestra is a musical organization for students of stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, string bass and harp). Klein offers multiple orchestras for students interested in instrumental music within the school day. A variety of musical settings from small chamber ensembles to full symphonic orchestral playing are experienced by the students. Emphasis is placed upon cultural growth, basic music theory, instrument techniques, music reading, evaluation of musical performance quality, and creative self-expression. The full orchestra rehearses outside the regular school day. The orchestra participates in concerts, contests, festivals, and often combines with the choir or band for special programs.