The Hester Fine Arts Showcase is Almost Here!

Hester Junior High Fine Arts Showcase
from Ms. Carissa Zill
Good Evening!

I just wanted to write you a quick note to remind you that the Hester Fine Arts Showcase is this Thursday, March 27th from 6:30 - 8:00.  It is an event not to be missed!  Over 1,000 student works will be on display from every grade level and a variety of content areas!  Please bring the family and stop by Hester to check out the AMAZING display!  There are even two art-making stations to make your own piece of art to take with you!  Here's the line up:

Art: One piece of artwork on display from EVERY Hester Junior High Art Student
BASSically Treble Performance: Hester’s Chamber Choir - Performance at 7:00 pm
Bicycle Powered Blender: Mr. Mak’s Tech Club
Book Reports: Mrs. Wills’ Language Arts Students
Bubble Art Making Station: Ms. Zill’s Art Club
Career Fair Projects: Mrs. Bernath’s 8th Grade Students
Claymation Animation Videos: Ms. Zill’s 6th, 7th & 8th grade students
Cookies: Provided by Mrs. Cleary’s FACS Classes
Geometric Drawings: Mrs. Wills’ 8th Grade Math Students
Hint Fiction/Flash Fiction Mini Books: – Mrs. Szwedo’s 7th Grade Students
Integrated Enrichment Slideshow: Ms. Petrin's 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Students
Lego Robotics Demonstration: Hester Robotics Club
“Mi Familia” Projects: Mrs. Sanchez’s Spanish Students
Musical Instruments: Ms. Chavez’s 7th Grade Students
Silent Films: Mrs. Castaneda’s 8th Grade Students
The World We Want: Mr. Cronin’s 6th Grade Students
Touching Spirit Bear Totem Poles: Mrs. Zei & Mrs. Keller’s 7th Grade Literature Students
Weather Reports: Mr. Zablocki’s 8th Grade Students
Winter Descriptive Writing: Mrs. Szwedo’s 7th Grade Students
Zombie Geography Projects: Mr. Maicki’s 7th Grade Students

I hope to see you there!

Ms. Carissa Zill
Art Teacher
Hester Junior High

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