Fine Arts Department | St. Henry District High School

Fine Arts Department Mission

To provide an exceptional learning experience that engages, empowers, and encourages students to reach their highest potential in the area of fine arts and to instill in our students a life-long passion for the performing and visual arts that result in personal and professional artistic pursuits beyond high school.

Visual Art

SHDHS Visual Art classes offer an inclusive and creative outlet to students with various skill levels. Students learn crucial discipline about themselves when working with multiple mediums like charcoal, paint, clay, etc. After taking an art class, art students learn to encounter themselves, others, and the world in a unique way! The SHDHS Art Club extends these ideas even further with their projects for the Flying Pig Marathon each year.

Fine Arts Faculty

Mrs. Katie (Baker) VonHandorf – Fine Arts Team Leader

Mrs. Katie (Baker) VonHandorf ([email protected]) helps her students not only learn valuable artistic skills but also create meaningful pieces and understand the importance of art in everyday life. She currently teaches Art I, Art II- Drawing and Painting & II-Honors, Art III- Mixed Media & III-Honors, Art IV- Honors, and AP 2D and Drawing. Mrs. VonHandorf is most well known for her charcoal drawings and portraiture as well as her immense love of the Cincinnati Bengals. She also loves traveling with the SHDHS Travel Cru. A 2005 graduate of St. Henry, she took Visual Art classes all four years she was enrolled at SHDHS. Mrs. VonHandorf decided to pursue an Art-Education Degree at Thomas More University because of the positive experience she had in her art classes as a Crusader. She also completed her Master’s Degree in Teacher Leadership from TMU in 2020 and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2023.

Mrs. Christiana (Chrisi) Heinrich – Fine Arts Chamber Choir

Mrs. Christiana (Chrisi) Heinrich ( [email protected]) directs the SHDHS Chamber Choir as well as the beginning Crusader Choir. Her classes involve challenging literature that is both culturally significant and entertaining for audiences and performers. Mrs. Heinrich is most well known for her adaptability in the classroom and creativity in engaging students through various performance opportunities, including student involvement in the theater. Her tenure at Northern Kentucky University taught her the skills needed to be a successful director as a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Choral Studies. During her time at NKU, she performed in a number of plays and was starring in The Tenderland, an opera written by Aaron Copeland. Her teaching and performing experiences are an important factor in leading her students to be the best version of themselves.

Mr. Terry Wyatt – Fine Arts Cadet and Advanced bands

Mr. Terry Wyatt ([email protected]) is the director of the Cadet and Advanced bands. He was previously director of bands at Ockerman Middle School and Assistant Director of bands at Boone County High School, where he also coached boys’ cross country teams. While teaching in the Boone County school district, his music students and ensembles frequently earned distinguished ratings for their performance at local music festivals and competitions. His students regularly represented the school while performing in various honor bands, including the Northern Kentucky Select Band.

He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Morehead State University and a master’s degree in education from Northern Kentucky University and Indiana Wesleyan University.

Mr. Wyatt and his wife Louanna live in Union, where he enjoys running, cycling, and playing bass guitar in a local cover band.

SHDHS Course Catalog