Friends and Family of Portsmouth STEM Academy

04/12/2025

Testing season! Starting with middle school (grades 5-8) on Monday. Please note the attendance policy during testing.

09/08/2024

Portsmouth STEM Academy is closing Monday and Tuesday (9/9 - 9/10) due to sickness and shortage of staff.

12/13/2023

Another musical theater opportunity for ages 6-14/grades K-8!

Join the Portsmouth Area Children’s Theatre’s Junior Company this spring as they take the stage and make a splash in The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition!

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!

Ali Thompson is incredibly excited to be directing this exciting musical for the Portsmouth Area Children’s Theatre’s Junior Company this spring and can’t wait to bring this story to life!

Audition Registration is now LIVE! Auditions will take place on January 20, 2024. To register and learn more, visit paac4kids.org/auditions.

10/17/2023

09/12/2023

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”
- Belle

The Portsmouth Area Arts Council is pleased to partner with the South Central Ohio ESC’s Gifted Services Department to offer a unique art workshop for local students!

The class is on Tuesday, September 26, from 5:30-6:30 in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts and is open to students currently in 3rd-6th grades. There is no cost to attend, but the class size will be capped at 20 students and filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

In honor of PACT’s upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast, the participating students will create self-portraits showcasing their “beautiful” AND “beastly” selves. SSU alum Keri Sagraves Dodds will lead and encourage the young artists to be as creative as possible with the colorful self-portraits they create.

Registration for the class is LIVE and can be found at paac4kids.org/art-workshop-2023. Once you sign up, more information will be sent to the email you provide in the registration form. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected].

Join us for a fun experience and take home a masterpiece! We look forward to seeing you there!

08/28/2023

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Artistic excellence in Southern Ohio. Shawnee State University Performing Arts Academy is proud to be the leader in performing arts education in the region. Offering classes in dance, vocal and instrumental music to children and adults.