Awards and Accomplishments

According to U.S. News & World Report in a study issued Dec. 5, Stivers School for the Arts ranks among America’s best public high schools.

Principal Erin Dooley, who learned of the honor following release of the report, cited several factors she believes contribute the school’s success: the impact of the arts on learning; the increase in AP course offerings; higher expectations; no achievement gap among subgroups; and a sense of community shared by staff, students and school supporters.

Mrs. Deshona Pepper-Robertson recently was awarded an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District's Individual Artist Fellowship grant program.  Based on her score of 10 out of a possible 10, the panel recommended they offer her a $5,000 Artist Fellowship for Dance. The panel gave the following comments,

"Your work with the students is exceptional! Very age appropriate topics and movements. This is difficult to combine and you are finding good success."

Tyrone Martin of Local 101-743 (Dayton, Ohio) is an award-winning saxophonist. He is also a high school sophomore. At the age of eight, Martin's band teacher introduced him to the saxophone.