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Now in its 27th year, Hays Arts Council FAMOUS FIGURES is a living history and performance project open to 5th grade students in Ellis County public & private schools. It involves a short performance as a favorite person (living or deceased) from the present through distant past. The project promotes the use of research skills, awareness and appreciation of the qualities of a positive role model, thinking and writing in a creative manner, and developing acting and public speaking skills. This year's Famous Figures Final Competition will be held on Friday, May 6 in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center. We are proud to have this annual project supported by the Hays Rotary Club.
2022 FAmous Figures
To the left are the students receiving awards, with their names, schools & characters listed below.
FHSU's Tiger Media Network (TMN) generously live streamed and recorded the complete 2022 final competition event, from welcome & introductions to acknowledgements & awards ceremony (video below). For ease of viewing selected performances, the following link includes the list of performances in order, with the minute/hour time mark that a performance occurs in the video.
2021 FAmous Figures
With gathering restrictions & COVID-19 protocols in place through the end of the school year, we were not able to hold our traditional live competition. So, we recorded the classroom finalists (performances below), providing for a uniform and fair judging review & process. The videos were presented to our judges with no information on students or schools - only the individual performances, randomly ordered as you find them here.
Thank you!
2016-2022 classroom finalists
2022 Famous Figures
classroom finalists
2019 Famous Figures
classroom finalists
2018 Famous Figures
classroom finalists
2017 Famous Figures
classroom finalists
2016 Famous Figures
classroom finalists