The Galena Park Independent School District is very proud of its exceptional visual arts programs. Students are involved in creating outstanding works through their classroom studies. Students participate in the Texas Art Education Association's high school and middle school Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE and Jr. VASE) and Texas Elementary Art Meet (TEAM), the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the Regional and National levels, as well as the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's School Art Program. In addition, the district hosts a district-wide Spring Art Show.

Dance is available to high school students at all three of our campuses. In addition to our high school drill teams, the Jacketeers and the Scarlets, students are offered four levels of dance, as well as dance appreciation and dance production classes, which are credited as physical education or Fine Arts electives.

Music Education in Galena Park I.S.D. has its roots in a solid elementary program based on strong singing skills and performance activities. Every fourth- and fifth-grader has the opportunity to audition for their school's "Honor Choir".

Formal training in instrumental music begins in sixth grade, where students are instructed in brass, woodwind, and percussion classes. Seventh- and eighth-grade band students are placed in ability-grouped bands and receive performance opportunities each year at concerts and at several home football games. All band members can participate in the TMEA audition process and the District Solo & Ensemble Contest, and each school participates in the UIL Concert & Sight-reading Evaluation annually.

High School students are placed in ability-grouped performing band classes during the school day, but meet together after school to form Galena Park and North Shore High School's marching units. High school students participate in the TMEA All-State audition process, the Solo & Ensemble Contest, and the UIL Concert & Sight-reading. Upper-level students travel to regional and national music festivals for more competition. More in-depth study of music is offered at the high school level with courses in applied music and Music Theory I and II.

Choral education continues with the opportunity for all sixth graders to participate in choir as a year-long course in middle school. Students perform in several concerts throughout the school year and participate in the district Solo & Ensemble Contest. Seventh- and eighth-grade choirs perform as mixed choirs, girls' choirs, and boys' choirs at home concerts and compete at UIL Concert and Sight-reading.

When students reach the high school level, they can participate in a wide variety of ability-grouped choral ensembles, as well as treble and mixed show choirs. Upper-level students travel to regional and national music festivals for competition. More in-depth study of music is offered at the high school level with courses in Applied Music, private voice lessons, and Music Theory I and II.

The Theater Arts Department offers seventh through twelfth-grade students unique opportunities to study and develop their talents. Courses are offered in Theater Arts and Theater Production for all interested students. Each campus department sponsors student productions throughout the school year as well as competition in the UIL One-Act Play Contest.