Fine Arts Back at Ball High Despite Ike

Fine arts back at Ball High Despite Ike

By Rhiannon Meyers
The Daily News
Published January 15, 2009

GALVESTON — Despite Hurricane Ike, which flooded Ball High School’s auditorium and displaced students and teachers, Galveston public school district students are preparing for the annual all-district musical, which opens tonight.

More than 75 students from kindergarten through 12th grade will perform in “Grease.” The show begins at 8 p.m. today at Ball High School’s auditorium, 4115 Ave. O. Additional shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $5 at the door.

The musical is sponsored by the district’s fine arts department.

The auditorium’s carpeting had to be replaced and the students had to borrow costumes and props from another district, said Stephen Duncan, the district’s fine arts director.

“The students have put in long hours in a short period to be able to have the production on stage this week,” Duncan said. “All across the district, the fine arts teachers have been working to bring the students a sense of creativity, of actually making something in the aftermath of such a destructive storm. “Grease” is certainly one of those things. They have come together to create a show which is a great deal of fun.”