
Prior Lake High School fine arts students pose during an athletic-style signing day. Twenty-six students celebrated their next steps to perform in the arts at the collegiate level. Courtesy photo / Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
Signing days aren’t just for the athletes any more.
Prior Lake High School hosted its first Fine Arts Signing Day in the auditorium on May 14.
The athletics-style ceremony celebrated 26 of PLHS’s own that will be taking their passions to the collegiate level.
The following students were honored at the signing day event:
Mason Baas – Syracuse University – Theater
Makenzie Bounds – University of Missouri – Theater
Mason Bozaich – Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Visual Arts
DJ Carignan – Normandale Community College – Theater
Leo Choi – Boston Conservatory at Berklee – Vocal Music
James Conley – University of Minnesota – Instrumental Music, Vocal Music
Mara Fontana – Gustavus Adolphus – Theater
Zach Glum – Concordia College Moorhead – Vocal Music
Adam Greengrass – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Instrumental Music
Owen Hammett – Wheaton College Music Conservatory – Instrumental Music, Vocal Music & Theater
Abigail Heil – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Instrumental Music
Peter Maes – University of Utah – Instrumental Music
Conor McCrave – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Instrumental Music, Vocal Music
Isabelle Meilach – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Vocal Music
Gavin Michels – Purdue University – Instrumental Music
Jack Nicolet – Luther College – Instrumental Music
Ainsley O’Konski – Augustana University – Instrumental Music
Hannah Pfankuch – North Dakota State University – Instrumental Music
Jason Rusch – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Instrumental Music
Donovan Schafroth – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire – Instrumental Music
Jax Schmidtlein – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Instrumental Music, Visual Arts
Elizabeth Shurts – University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point – Visual Arts
Kale Solem – Iowa State University – Instrumental Music
Kayla Telshaw – University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire – Instrumental Music
Henry Waltz – University of Minnesota, Duluth – Instrumental Music
Harry Zheng – UCLA – Instrumental Music