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Teacher helps students build experience

by | Jul 29, 2021 | Education, Latest

Students know when they take a theater class at SHS, they’ll be set to build a strong foundation.

Using a partnership he has been developing since 2005, Sachse High School Technical Theatre Director Joe Murdoch and Garland Summer Musicals allow students to earn a college credit by building sets for the program’s shows.

Murdoch says students build the sets in the classroom, but it gives them real-world experi­ence that can’t be taught

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By Dustin Butler • [email protected]

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