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A number of GCPS middle school students were included in this year’s annual Shutter Sense & Non-Sense juried photography exhibition at the Hudgens Center for the Arts. The photography winners were named on October 11 and this year's exhibition will be on display through November 19, 2011. Dallas Gillespie is the visual arts teacher at Osborne Middle School.
Best in Show: Kristen Gomez for her piece titled, An Ever present Energy
1st place Black & White: Lindsey Armstrong
1st place digital manipulation: Aria Amthor
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The following students received Honorable Mention
• Christopher Fern
• Hannah Lee
• Kristen Gomez
• Sydney Grimes
• Kirby Stanesic
• Lindsey Leonard
• Mallory Johnson
• Olivia Sawyer
• Ellyse Awtry
• Caroline Youngblood
• Nadiyah Jones
Students of G.I.V.E. Center East decorating a trunk titled "More Than Statistics",
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"This Holocaust Learning Trunk Project provided us with meaningful discussions on tolerance and acceptance, courage and heroism, hope and standing up against hate and bigotry. We worked together and learned together and hope that students who open this trunk will use the learning materials as an important element of Holocaust education and find that compassion grows with knowledge."
Students of G.I.V.E. Center East
Mary-Bryan Giroux, Art Teacher
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On Monday, October 24, 2011 Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboard player who toured with the Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones, worked with Grayson High School Technical Education music technology students to produce a song. The music was created in the studios of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit state-of-the-art-music-mobile which has advanced music production equipment. Tim Johnson, music technology teacher at Grayson Technical, orchestrated and facilitated this hands-on experience for his music technology students.
Richard Karz of Karz Productions and The Dream Art Contest has just posted a new short film featuring Debi West, art teacher at North Gwinnett High School, and two of Ms. West's art students, Taylor Smith and Eyoel Tewdros, Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta, Joseph Lowery, John Legend, Faith Ringgold, Radcliffe Bailey, and others. The short film is a powerful testament with powerful public figures discussing the Civil Rights Movement and America today. The film will be broadcast on ATL26, starting next Tuesday, November 1, 2011. The film may be seen on The Dream web site: http://thedreamartcontest.com/
Educating for Today and Tomorrow:
Arts, Ethics and Learning in the 21st Century Artful, Studio & Visible Thinking; GoodWork and GoodPlay; Interdisciplinary Learning; Learning In and Out of School; Debi West, visual arts teacher at North Gwinnett High School, will be presenting at the Project Zero Conference in Atlanta on November 4-6, 2011. Project Zero is an educational research group at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.
The following professional artists - architects, graphic designers, interior designer, photographers, web designer, animator – came to Norcross High School on Tuesday evening, August 16, 2011, to show their portfolios to the visual arts students at Norcross HS in a joint meeting of the National Art Honor Society, Norcross HS Art Club, and the La Voz Art Club. The art students interacted with the professionals and discussed potential career pathways with them. Read more . . . .
Tiffany English, general music teacher at Sugar Hill Elementary, received Orff Master Certification at the University of Memphis this summer. Her master class curricula included advanced music pedagogy based on modern Orff Schulwerk principles, orchestration in the elemental style; advanced techniques on the Orff instrumentarium; movement, aleatoric techniques, pedagogy of choral singing and dancing; study of different forms of improvisation; analysis of ethnic styles; structure for designing Level courses; composition assignments.
The instructor was Jos Wuytack, a retired professor of pedagogy at the Lemmen Institute, University of Leuven, Belgium and an internationally renowned authority in Orff Schulwerk. He has taught over 1,000 Orff courses in over 50 countries; is author of numerous compositions and books that have been translated into eight languages. He is the 1996 recipient of the Pro Merito Award from the Carl Orff Foundation. He is returning for the 41st consecutive year at the University of Memphis Orff Schulwerk Institute.
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Ashton Burtt Chorus Collins Hill HS |
David Lukens Chorus Richards MS |
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Dory Musselwhite Chorus Central Gwinnett HS |
Rachael Cvorovic Music Chesney ES |
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Marialyce Orr Music Mountain Park ES |
Rosie Riquelme Orchestra Collins Hill HS |
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Gina Perkins and Linda Van Houten, art teachers at McKendree Elementary for 23 and 21 years respectively, have been working on a two year project with Atlanta Oncology. Read more . . .
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Duluth High School orchestra senior, Chelsea Sharpe, performed Samuel Barber's Concerto for Solo Violin and Orchestra Op. 1 with the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra Sunday, May 8 at Symphony Hall. Chelsea was the winner of the Youth Symphony's concerto competition winning the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the Orchestra. She has served as the concertmaster for the 2010-2011 season. Read more . . . .
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| Students at Dacula Middle School under the direction of visual arts teacher, Tracy Powers, created a school wide art project - a tile mural. Every student who had Visual Art classes in grades 6-8 created a tile. The mural was unveiled at the Dacula Middle School's Fine Art Night on May 3, 2011. Read more . . . . |
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Merle Soodyall, general music teacher at Stripling Elementary, was recognized by 11Alive, as a Class Act Teacher for involving her students in community and school projects. She won the Little Kids Rock Grant winning 30 acoustic guitars for her music class room. Turn up your speakers and read more . . . .
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Seventh and eighth grade students at Radloff Middle School were inducted into the International Thespian Society as Junior Thespians. Dr. Patty Heitmuller, Principal of Radloff Middle School, was inducted as an Honorary Member. Ms. Cynthia Samuels-Jackson is the theatre arts teacher at Radloff Middle School. Read more . . . .
Visual arts students from Mill Creek HS, Brookwood HS, and Norcross HS won awards on April 16, 2011 at the annual, Georgia Ceramics Symposium in Newnan, GA. This state wide ceramics competition and the show runs from April 16 - April 22. GCPS visual arts students earned 9 of the 15 awards which were presented. Read more . . . .
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| The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Orchestra under the direction of Dr. David Richardson just completed a successful concert tour in China. To enjoy a slideshow of their trip, turn up your speaker volume and click here. |
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Congratulations to the following GCPS visual art students and teachers who will have art displayed in Seattle at the National Art Education Association Youth Art Month Museum!
Osborne MS - Dallas Gillespie
Cory Downs - 6th
Justin Mirville - 7th
Taylor Cagle - 8th
Laura Constantinescu - 8th
Meredith Schulte - 8th
North Gwinnett HS - Debi West
Kristyn Chung - 11th
Lexi Wood - 12th
Alicia Howard - 10th
Helen Peng - 9th
North Gwinnett HS - Bruce Bowman
Megan O'Neill - 11th
Julia Buehler - 11th
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Dr. Aimee Burgamy, visual arts teacher at Trickum Middle School, has been selected as a participant in the 2011 Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Fulbright Japan (the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission), a bi-national commission of 10 members, has organized the Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for ESD, which is jointly funded by the Government of Japan, through the Ministry of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology, and the United States Government, through the Department of State.
The mission of the Program is to raise awareness of ESD-oriented school programs, enhance ESD-related curricula in both countries, and deepen a sense of global interconnectedness and cooperation between teachers in Japan and the United States. U.S. teachers will participate in the program in Japan, June 21-July 5, 2011 including a Joint Conference in Tokyo.
Three Parkview High School art students were recognized at the State National Art Honor Society Conference. Luiza Chelaru won an honorable mention in the pin-up exhibit, Cindy Hong won an honorable mention for the Helen Fleming Stone Scholarship Award, and Marissa Graziano won an honorable mention for Outstanding Portfolio.
Four other Parkview High School art students had art work accepted to the Dogwood Festival which will take place April 15, 16, and 17 at Piedmont Park : Luiza Chelaru, Jenna Detar, Veda Dang, and Klaire Beavers. Congratulations to these students for their outstanding work!
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The Atlanta High School Art Exhibition (AHSAE) is a tradition established by the Arts Festival of Atlanta in the early 1970's to recognize and encourage the fine quality of art created by the area's high school students. This competitive juried event draws entries from twelve metropolitan Atlanta counties and will be showcased in this year's 75th Atlanta Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park.
Congratulations to the following Gwinnett County Visual Arts teachers whose student artwork was accepted into the AHSAE, the first award presentation will be March 10, at The Art Institute of Atlanta. Read more . . . .
Mr. Ed Davis of the Georgia Music Educators Association presented the North Gwinnett Middle School Orchestra the GMEA Exemplary Performance Award for Middle School Orchestra.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Congratulations to Doo Lee, talented artist at North Gwinnett High School. Doo has won the State's Youth Art Month (YAM) Flag Competition! His art will be printed on the State YAM Flag and flown in New York City for the National Art Education Association Convention. The YAM Flag will fly in Washington DC this March! Doo Lee will be representing the entire state - nationally!
Overall Winner: Doo Lee from North Gwinnett High School
Honorable Mentions:
Ellis Brown from Sweet Apple Elementary
Karen Liu from Crabapple Crossing Elementary
Olivia Verret from Crabapple Crossing Elementary
Carmen B. from Norcross Elementary
Maya Laws from Honey Creek Elementary
Yessin Rogers from Lucy C Laney High School
Rose Taylor McLean from Trickum Middle School
Both the Youth Art Month Flag winner, Doo Lee, and the honorable mentions are invited to be recognized at the GA Capitol Art Exhibit on Tuesday, February 8th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
Debi West, North Gwinnett High School Visual Arts Teacher
Debi West, visual arts teacher at North Gwinnett High School, was notified by Dr. Deborah B. Reeve, Executive Director of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), that she has been selected by her peers to receive the 2012 Outstanding National Art Honor Society Sponsor of the Year Award. The award will be presented to Ms. West during the 2012 NAEA National Convention in New York City, March 1-4, 2012, during the Secondary Division Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 1, 4:30 – 5:50 pm, in the Hilton New York Hotel in Sutton Parlor Center 2nd Floor.
Congratulations to Michael Huh who won FIRST PLACE in the SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) Challenge for Jewelry. This is an International Competition with finalists coming from India, Hong Kong, California, New York state, and other locations throughout the world. To win First Place is an amazing accomplishment! His winning work, along with other finalists, can be viewed at the SCAD Challenge website: http://www.scad.edu/scadchallenge/jewelry-finalist-gallery.
The North Gwinnett High School Wind Symphony performed at the University of Georgia 62nd Annual High School Band Festival in Athens, GA on January 19, 2012. The band directors at North Gwinnett High School, Brian Lambeth, Rudy Gilbert, and Marion English conducted a stellar performance in Hodgson Hall. This most interesting band program consisted of the following selections: Concord, Bohemian Dances, Beautiful Evening of Prairie, Scarecrow Overture, and See Rock City. This remarkable group of young musicians demonstrated much finesse as they played this challenging program, and the wind symphony's sound was remarkable!!! After this most successful performance, band director, Brian Lambeth, received the Citation of Excellence from a representative of the National Band Association. This award is given to to an individual whose ensemble has a history of a distinguished level of accomplishment and to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field.
Will Smith, former AP Studio Art of Marie Thomas at Brookwood High School, won the Outstanding Art Award, for the Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards 2011 American Scholastic Press Association for his drawing, "Tree of Life", which was published in Brookwood High School's literary magazine, Pegasus,2010-2011 edition. The Pegasus magazine was awarded a First Place Award in this competition for senior high schools with an enrollment exceeding 2,501 students. Additionally, Deb Sumpter, art teacher at Brookwood, is one of the faculty advisers for the school publication!
"Tree of Life," by William Smith
Merle Soodyall's second grade rock band at Stripling Elementary (kids play electric bass, drums, electric guitars and acoustic guitars) performed the Black Eyed Peas song "I gotta a Feeling" for a Stripling Open House event and was noticed by a company Corus360. They have communicated with the Little Kids Rock Program to purchase 20 additional acoustic guitars for my music department here at Stripling bring our total to 50. (This company is also sponsoring a hat,scarf, pair of gloves and socks to all 1,200 students at the school).
The song was such a hit that Little Kids Rock requested copy of the video to forward on to the (real) Black Eyed Peas - who are subsequently a big funder of Little Kids Rock. This is great news for the music students at Stripling.
This is from Allison Rickards at Corus 360:
"We are spreading the word. There are so many technology companies in the area that might be able to help – I spoke to Little Kids Rock and they want other companies in this community to learn about the music program through some PR. I think Corus360 Cares can help." Guitar Donation makes Gwinnett Daily Post, read more . . . .
The following photographs are from the two field trips to The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. Shiloh high school art students participated in the Café MOCA program. Eleanor Neal is featured in the pictures of the printmaking workshop session held in September, 2011. The following Shiloh High School art students are in the photographs: Erin Lucier, Kyle Wilkens, Dwayne Walker, Myron Waldron and Daniel Morris. Students from other Gwinnett County Public Schools, Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Public Schools also attended the workshop, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia and Café MOCA sponsored a trip for the students to tour the Turner Broadcasting Studio in October. Students had the wonderful opportunity to meet photographers from Turner Studios during the studio tour. The following students are in these photographs: Ife Higgens, Kyle Wilkens, Dwayne Walker, Daniel Morris and Eleanor Neal. December 6, 2011, view photos. . . .
The Pinckneyville Middle School Symphonic Band under the direction of band director, Roland Ventura, performed at the Southeastern United States Middle School Band Clinic at Troy University in Troy, Alabama on December 2, 2011. The band received several standing ovations from the audience with this Midwest type of performance. The program consisted of "As if on Wings" - Behrman; "In Autumn" - Owens; "Gallant Marines March" - King/arr. Swearingen (Conducted by Dr.John M. Long); "Xylophonia" - Green/adapted by Eddie Jennings (Ryan A. Ventura - Xylophone Soloist); and Spirit of Troy - Ford.
The Glenn C. Jones Middle School Honor Band under the direction of Dr. Tonya Millsap and The Alton C. Crews Middle School 8th Grade Band under the direction of Mr. Frank Folds and Ms. Amanda Hertel performed last night in Hodgson Hall at the 21st Annual University of Georgia Middle School Festival.
Congratulations to these fine directors and their exceptional bands for representing their schools and Gwinnett County so well at this event. National Band Association's representatives, Heath Jones (McConnell MS Band) and Robin Schaps (Creekland MS Band) presented Tonya, Frank, and Amanda the NBA's Citation of Excellence for being outstanding concert band directors.
GCPS 2012 Visual ArtsGold Keys - 49
Silver Keys - 51
Honorable Mentions - 205
Art Award Winners ~ click here . . . .
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates.
The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. Each year, the Alliance partners with more than 100 regional affiliates across the country to bring the program to local communities. Teens in grades 7 through 12 can apply in 28 categories of art and writing for the chance to earn scholarships and have their works exhibited or published.
The Norcross High School Theatre Arts students are the 2011 7AAAAA regional winners of the One-Act Play Competition. "Crimes of the Heart," the winning play, will be performed by the Norcross drama students in the State One-Act Play Competition on November 5, 2011. Gina Parrish is the theatre arts teacher at Norcross High School. This is the fourth year in a row that Norcross HS will be representing the region at State.
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Brookwood High School Theatre Arts Director, Patty Lindahl, is seen here with senior cast members of the region award winning production of "Into the Woods." Patty Lindahl will appear with the senior cast members of the region's award winning production of "Into the Woods" on Jan 5 and 7, 2012, at 7:00 in the Brookwood High School Theatre.
Jackie Ellett, art teacher at Duncan Creek Elementary, has been named the 2012 Georgia Art Educator of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association. Ms. Ellett is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia. Recently Ms. Ellett was invited to be a presenter on the panel for the "Seminar for Research in Art Education" in Seattle, Washington. She has contributed to many textbooks and study guides and continues to teach methods classes at Piedmont College. In 1995 Ms. Ellett was chosen as the National Elementary Art Educator of the Year and received the Youth Art Month Award of Excellence that same year.
Dr. Bruce Bowman and Debi West, art teachers at North Gwinnett High School, have been named the 2012 National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Outstanding Sponsors by the Georgia Art Education Association. Their NAHS students at North Gwinnett HS complete 20-25 service projects each year. Some of the service projects include Art with a Purpose community art events, mural painting, face painting, The Memory Project, Site Sculptures, outdoor classroom building, Capitol Art Exhibit, Youth Art Month, Annual Relay for Life Auction which has raised over $10,000 in the last five years, Empty Bowls dinners, mentoring program with local elementary school, and a Mini Exhibit for Croy's Cause.
Dr. Bruce Bowman and Ms. Debi West, visual art teachers at North Gwinnett High School, have been named as the National Art Honor Society Sponsors of the Year. They were recognized at the Georgia Art Education Association Fall Professional Learning Conference on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Marietta Conference Center.
The Mill Creek High School Marching Band was named the AAAA Champions in the Bands of America Regional Champions in Jacksonville, Alabama, on October 8, 2011. The band was named Class AAAA highest overall music, highest overall visual, and highest overall general effect. The band finished seventh overall.
The Hull Middle School Orchestra has received the Exemplary Performance Award from the Georgia Music Educator's Association (GMEA). To be considered for this award the orchestra must have had students attend the All-State Orchestra, Solo and Ensemble Festival, and receive superior ratings at GMEA's Large Group Performance Evaluation. Hull Middle School Orchestra was one of only three middle school orchestras in the State to receive this prestigious award. The orchestra directors at Hull MS are Dana Lu, Amanda McClellan, and Janice Yoon. Mr. Ed Davis, representative and past-president of GMEA, attended the Hull Middle School Fall Orchestra Concert on September 27, 2011 and presented the award. read more . . . .
Sydney Saddler, fourth grade art student at Britt Elementary, won 2nd place (4th grade category) in the “Plains, Peanuts and a President” Mini-Poster Contest. She was recognized with a certificate, and her artwork is on display in the Plains Museum. Marissa Yurko is Sydney Saddler’s art teacher at Britt ES.
In Remembrance of 9/11:You are invited to join the GSMST Fine Arts department on Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria and atrium, as they pay tribute 9/11. There will be artwork on display, musical performances by the GSMST Band and Orchestra, and a special concert by the Air National Guard Rock Band "Space-A."
Lori VanBuskirk, visual arts teacher at Berkeley Lake Elementary, has been selected for the GCPS 2011-12 Teachers As Leaders (TAL) Class. She will be attending sessions all year long and will graduate in May from this class. This is an honor for Lori as only 25 teachers are selected each year. Best wishes to a great teacher leader who spreads creativity throughout her school.
Zogan CephasZogan Cephas, third grader, at Nesbit ES is the winner of the Great Days of Service logo design and competition. The Gwinnett Coalition named Zogan as the winner on May 24, 2011. His design will be used on all posters, fliers, and volunteer T-Shirts for the September 2011 Great Days of Service initiative. Zogan is pictured with his art teacher, Lauren Christine Phillips, and principal of Nesbit ES, Clayborn Knight.
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Aaron Tucker, 12th grade student at Meadowcreek High School, won 1st place in the 4th Congressional District Annual High School Art Competition on April 30, 2011, sponsored by Congressman Hank Johnson's office. Aaron won a $6,000 to Savannah College of Art and Design and a trip to Washington, DC this June, 2011, to attend the opening on the National Exhibit for all of the nationwide first place winners. His work will be on display for a year at the U. S. Capitol Building. Aaron has already been accepted to SCAD.
Estefany Morales, 10th grade student at Meadowcreek High School, won 3rd place in the competition and received a $2,500 scholarship. Chris Hellyer is the art teacher of these students at Meadowcreek High School.
Two of Jennifer Prince's visual arts students at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Ms. Prince, Lilian, and Sara publicly took first and second place, respectively, for the entire State of Georgia in the Holocaust Commission/Georgia Department of Education Art and Writing Contest! Ms. Prince, Lilian, and Sara will be publicly recognized in an official State of Georgia ceremony at a 10:00 AM on April 29, 2011 in the North Wing of the State Capitol. The artwork will be on display for the program, "Days of Remembrance of the Holocaust" which is the official State of Georgia ceremony. Governor Deal and the First Lady attended the program.
Lilian Chan (1st place statewide winner, art high school)
Sara Forgey (2nd place statewide winner, art high school)
In April 2011, the North Gwinnett High School Percussion Ensemble under the director of band directors, Joe Higgins and Hunter McRae, traveled to Dayton, Ohio to participate in the Winter Guard International (WGI) World Championships, the largest and most competitive indoor percussion event in the nation. This is the first year that the percussionists from North Gwinnett HS have competed in the Scholastic Concert Percussion events at WGI. The North Gwinnett HS Percussion Ensemble made the FINALS and ultimately placed THIRD overall. For three days students participated in focused rehearsals and powerful performances. Winning a medal at this event ranks the North Gwinnett High School percussionists among the very best in the country.
The list of students involved can be found below, and please visit the North Gwinnett High School band website, band.northgwinnett.com, for more pictures, videos and information about the North Gwinnett High School Percussion Ensemble, Indoor Drumline, Jazz Band and Concert Bands.
Sasha Mueller*^#',
Reid Tickle',
Phillip Jones*^',
Alexa Gilomen*^',
Nicholas Kaye',
Ryan Sanders',
Kwang Kim',
Jordan Walsh*^',
Melis Hornston',
Jeremy Schutte^+',
Matthew Davis*^+',
Kathryn Leamon*+',
Brandon Foley*^#+',
Joey Tuholski*^#+'
Hunter McRae' and Joe Higgins', Instructors
* planning to pursue a career in Music,
^ All-State Band Member,
# GHP in Music,
+ senior,
' loves the challenge of creating music
Governor Nathan Deal proclaimed March as Youth art Month and talked with three North Gwinnett High School visual arts students, Rose Lee, Kimberly Wang, and Alicia Howard about the importance of the arts. Governor Deal is pictured with the these students, Ms. Debi West, visual arts teacher at North Gwinnett, and other art students from Cherokee County and Banks County.
The Georgia Art Education Association has selected Debi West, visual arts teacher at North Gwinnett High School, as the Honorary Educator for Youth Art Month (YAM). The theme of YAM 2011 is “Art Shapes the eARTh.” read more . . . .
Congratulations to the following student artists whose artwork has been selected for the 2011 Youth Art Month State Flag. These students have been invited to the Capitol Art Exhibit on February 9, 2011. They will join in the celebration and help the State kick off Youth Art Month, Art Shapes the eARTh!
Jayla Gillis - Lovin Elementary (Jeannette Anthos, Art Teacher)
Chantal Juarez-Navez - Nesbit Elementary (Jeanine Jones, Art Teacher)
Jamie Ocana - Nesbit Elementary (Lauren Christine Phillips, Art Teacher)
Ben Tweedy - Osborne Middle (Dallas Gillespie, Art Teacher), Osborne MS Student Featured Artist
Lauren Holland - Trickum Middle (Aimee Burgamy, Art Teacher)
Brian Kregel - Trickum Middle (Aimee Burgamy, Art Teacher)
Kimberly Wang - North Gwinnett High (Debi West, Yvette Kim, Bruce Bowman, Art Teachers)
Rose Lee - North Gwinnett High (Debi West, Yvette Kim, Bruce Bowman, Art Teachers)
Alicia Howard - North Gwinnett High (Debi West, Yvette Kim, Bruce Bowman, Art Teachers), read more . . . .
Suzie Lee, North Gwinnett High School visual arts student, won 1st place in the Southeast for the Istanbul Center's Art and Essay Competition out of 2,500 submissions from 5 states! Not only is she the Georgia Winner, she is also the Southeastern High School Visual Art Winner!! She and a teacher of her choice will have an all expense paid trip to Turkey from June 1-10 this summer!
The Awards Ceremony will be held at Morehouse College on March 25, 2011. A reception will begin at 4:00pm and the Awards Ceremony will start at 5:00 pm, photo gallery. . . .
Suzi Lee, North Gwinnett High School art student and sponsoring teacher Debi West, have placed 1st in the high school category of Istanbul Center’s Art Contest. Ellen Um, North Gwinnett High School art student and sponsoring teacher Debi West, have placed 7th in the high school category of Istanbul Center’s Art Contest.
Suzie Lee - 1st Place
Sabrina Cadien, Parkview High School art student and sponsoring teacher Judy Nollner placed 4th in the high school category of Istanbul Center's Art Contest.
Abigail Gregg, Parkview High School art student and sponsoring teacher Judy Nollner, have placed 5th in the high school category of Istanbul Center's Art Contest.
Michelle Partogi of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and sponsoring teacher Jennifer Prince, have placed 2nd in the high school category of Istanbul Center’s Art Contest.
Ellen Um - 7th place
This year's theme was Empathy: Walking in Another's Shoes. The students will be celebrating their achievement at an Awards Ceremony at 4:00 PM. on March 25th, 2011 at Morehouse College’s Executive Leadership Center (located at 830 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314).
The Awards Ceremony will feature a keynote speech as well as recognition for each winning student, whose prizes will be awarded by distinguished sponsors including Consular officials and leaders from civic organizations, universities, business groups and more. Preceding the ceremony at 3:00 PM. will be a reception that offers winning students and teachers a chance to mingle with their fellow winners and see all of the winning pieces.
CredAbility Nonprofit Credit Counseling & Education, a member of the National Federation of Credit Counseling, held a poster contest based on the theme, "Be A Superhero, Save Money." The following Gwinnett County Public Schools artists have been announced as regional winners of this contest and each of them will receive a savings bond from the Federal Reserve. Their artwork will also be entered in the national poster contest held by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
Daisy Acosta, 5th grade
Rockbridge Elementary School, Teacher, Majorie Haders
Jessica Solomon, 8th grade
Trickum Middle School, Teacher, Dr. Aimee Burgamy
Ha Truong, 10th grade
North Gwinnett High School, Teacher, Debi West
Mr. John McCosh, CredAbility Public Relations Manager, will make arrangements with each artist's teacher to visit the classrooms and present the winners a savings bond version of the more common "giant check" mock up.
The winners of the statewide art competition sponsored by the State Botanical Garden of Georgia have been announced. Katie Siegel, art student of Karen Campbell of Collins Hill HS, won second place and a cash prize of $500 in the competition with her watercolor and ink artwork, "Inversion." Read more . . . .
Congratulations to the following high school visual arts students who have been named as finalists in the SCAD Challenge, an International Scholarship Competition. SCAT International Art Competition
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| Brookwood 3D: Brandon Sowers Maureen Dudley Collins Hill 2D: Emily Kaman Jessica Archer Mill Creek 2D: Kara Yogan Makaela Davis Eun-Ji Kang |
3D: Nicole Jackson Poster: Andy Cho Hannah Oh Emily Berry Annesha Watson Yanna Nikolauva Crystal Weaver Ashley Sanchez Jessica Brewer Jana Rossouw Jorday Lowery |
North Gwinnett 2D: Reed Rosser Peachtree Ridge Toy Design: Anny Ha South Gwinnett 3D: Raven White |
Duluth HS Chorus Performance Schedule
March 1st, 7 PM
Pre-Large Group Performance Evaluation Concert, Open to Public
April 27 - 28th, 7 PM
Peach Jam 2012, Ticketed Event
Brookwood HS
February 2 - 4
Sleeping Beauty
March 1 - 3
Dirty Works at the Crossroads
March 22 - 24
Evening of One Acts
April 26 - 28
Anything Goes
Georgia Education Technology
Consortium Winners
Grant Greco and Abigail Kim
Grant Greco and Abigail Kim, visual arts students of Yvette Kim, at North Gwinnett High School won first and second place, respectively, in the Graphic Design category of the Georgia Education Technology Consortium competition. Grant Greco's first place award allows him to move up to the state level competition
Our very own Debi West, Visual Art Department Chair, North Gwinnett HS, is featured with John Legend, Joseph Lowery, Mayor Reed, and Faith Ringgold in the new short film on THE DREAM ART CONTEST.
To see the film, click here.
Dream Contest News Release
Black Art in America
Georgia Art Education Association
The deadline for all submissions was November 18, 2011.
The DREAM Art Competition
GCPS Semi-Finalists
The following students have been named as a semi-finalist in The DREAM Art Competition. These students, their parents and art teachers, have been invited to VIP seating at the awards ceremony on February 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM at The King Center,
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Semi-Finalists
Britt ES - Edgar Brito
Kanoheda ES - Daniel Cifuentes
Head ES - Elon Burroughs
North Gwinnett MS - Alexandra Sorto
North Gwinnett HS - Eyoel Tewdros
Mill Creek HS - Kara Yogan
Lanier HS - Song Choi
Shiloh HS - Dwayne Walker
GSMST - Lilian Chan
