DAVID ORTH
Mr. Dave Orth is an accomplished musician and long time music teacher. Having played with touring musical groups for many years Mr. Orth has developed an amazing ability to teach and play a huge range of instruments. While percussion is obviously Mr. Orth's forte, his skill at direction and composing make him a very valuable member of our staff. Mr. Orth has earned a Masters Degree in Music and is currently composing a series of works for his band.

ALLISON JONES
Mrs. Allison Jones provides art instruction to students ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

The Art Program spans the entire range of the student population at Kenston Forest School. Elementary students grades K-6 attend class weekly. The curriculum closely resembles the Standards of Learning for art education found it public schools. The added benefits of freedom to express and explore concepts and to extend the teaching of art beyond the most basic core information is the facet of our Art program that makes this school the best for many miles.

Upper School students enjoy several course offerings that further their artistic development and expose the merely curious students to a variety of expressive art forms.

Exploratory Art for 9th Grade provides the high school students a chance to decide for themselves if they have an interest or ability that could be further developed in subsequent course offerings.
 

DAWN WILHELM
Mrs. Dawn Wilhelm provides instruction in the area of Performing Arts for students ranging from Pre-School to Grade 7 and Grades 10 - 12. The Performing Arts program includes instruction in dance, music, drama and public speaking.

The Lower School works on programs such as Grandparents' Day, Christmas and May Day. They learn to read music and project their voices along with dance terms and steps. Lower School students attend class weekly.

Upper School Students are offered elective courses in Drama and Public Speaking.

Drama students learn improvisation, stage direction, production, costuming, stage setting and lighting,. They attend live plays as well as produce their own live performances.

Public Speaking class focuses on speech writing, oral delivery, Forensics and debate. They learn to have confidence speaking in front of an audience, as well as interpersonal communication. The class learns to conduct academic research, think critically through problems, listen analytically to arguments, understand current social and political issues, and develop writing skills.

Mrs. Wilhelm began dancing and performing at the age of two and continued her education through the college level. She has a minor in Public Speaking from Longwood University, where she was the number one ranked competitor on their National Forensic Team. She has been the owner of her own dance school for five years, which has won many awards including nine National titles. Mrs. Wilhelm has also been a lead singer with a professional band for over 10 years.