At Saint Peter’s Prep, it is important that a well-rounded program be offered to each student. Prep strongly supports and encourages students to pursue their artistic goals as well as to foster the creative growth of its student body. Therefore at Prep, there is an opportunity at every class level to explore the arts. The arts program also offers trips to museums/galleries in NYC while cultivating an awareness of the vibrant arts culture right here in Jersey City.
This program is taught by professional artists who are active in their careers. Please visit their Prep faculty sites for more information and student work.
Welcome to the Fine and Performing Arts Department of Saint Peter's Prep.
The Visual Arts
MS. MEGAN KLIM Chair, Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Arts Educator .
Courses: Freshman Introduction to Art, Sophomore Art: Beginning Processes, Drawing and Composition 1 & 2, Painting, Advanced Portfolio Preparation
Ms. Klim received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. She is a practicing artist and maintains a studio in Jersey City, NJ. Ms. Klim
has exhibited widely in NYC, NJ, MI, PA, FL. To see her work visit meganklim.com
MR. PATRICK McCOY Visual Arts Educator
Courses: Freshman Introduction to Art, Sophomore Art: Beginning Processes, Design + Color I , Architecture, Sculpture
Mr. McCoy has a BFA from William Paterson University
To see his work visit patrickmccoy.org
MS. KAITYLN GIROUX Language Arts Instructor Courses: Creative Writing1: Forms of Expression, Short Story Writing, Screenwriting and Playwriting
The Performing Arts
MR. STEVE CASLOWITZ Concert and Jazz Band, Director
Courses: Introduction to Music, Sound Design: Electronic Music, Independent Study
MS. EMILY FENCIK Vox, Director
Courses: Introduction to Music, Songwriting, Vocal Technique/Chorus, Independent Study
Ms. Fencik is a musician who studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 2002-2007. She has a Bachelors Degree in Instrumental and Vocal Music.
