“Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.” said John Lennon. Lennon meant that every child or student should have the chance to be an artist. Over the years, fine arts programs have been neglected at schools around the nation. Fine arts and sports should have the same budget because sports players who love the fine arts shouldn't have to choose between the two; some students do not participate, or are not mentally or physically capable of participating in sports, and fine arts teachers have to pay for most if not all of the supplies they use.
First of all, most athletes at Chillicothe High School (CHS) also perform in the fine arts, and they shouldn't have to choose between sports and fine arts because being in both programs would benefit the school. Most athletes who are also involved in fine arts have to equally distribute their time between the two activities. So, if an athlete can find a way to manage his/her time between the two, the program should receive equal funds from the Chillicothe administration so the student can perform to the best of his/her ability. If all the athletes and fine arts students …show more content…
Students dedicated to the fine arts work as hard in their activity as an athlete would in practice. There are band students that stay countless hours into the evening practicing. CHS has a class for the elite artist that students have to try out to be in. Students in drama have stayed past midnight to practice on a show, and students in choir come to school during the summer to practice. Besides the students who don’t choose to be in sports, the Chillicothe administration should consider the students that are not mentally or physically capable of participating in sports. Most of the students who are not capable of participating in sports turn to the fine arts department to express