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West Hall High taking the arts to ‘another level’ with new $15 million fine arts center

West Hall High theater students rehearse Monday, Aug. 15, 2023, inside the school's new fine arts center for "The Terrible Infants" by Oliver Lansley. The 31,000-square-foot theater can now seat 440 people. - photo by Scott Rogers

08152023 THEATER 4.jpg — West Hall High theater students rehearse Monday, Aug. 15, 2023, inside the school's new fine arts center for "The Terrible Infants" by Oliver Lansley. The 31,000-square-foot theater can now seat 440 people. - photo by Scott Rogers

When West Hall High School chorus teacher Matthew Elsey was hired last year, he noticed something a bit out of place in his classroom.