District 218 Arts Extravaganza returns this Saturday

The Friends of Community High School District 218 Education Foundation will host their sixth annual Arts Extravaganza on Saturday, April 11 at Richards High School.

Richards is located at 10601 S. Central Avenue in Oak Lawn.

Nothing captures this event, which features groups like the award-winning speech team from Shepard (pictured here after winning the South Suburban Conference championship), better than this short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhq-c_hRMm0

Both a fund raiser and a celebration of student talents in drama, speech, music, visual and the culinary arts, the event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. Students from Eisenhower, Richards and Shepard high schools will share the spotlight in a wide varsity of arts.

The ticket price includes hors d’oeuvres prepared by culinary arts students. Tickets are available at the door or in the Activities offices at each district school on weekdays.

Tickets are $10 for adults 18 to 59 and $5 for students and senior citizens age 60 and older.
Performing groups include jazz bands, show choirs, dance teams, an improvisational theater company, speech teams, and Group Interpretation.

The Arts Extravaganza also will feature a gallery exhibiting hundreds of art pieces by students from Eisenhower, Richards, and Shepard high schools.