Hester Fine Arts Showcase: A Celebration of Art, Literacy & Technology 2014


When I started teaching art at Hester, I implemented a school wide art show to help showcase all the amazing work that goes on in the art room.  Every art student chooses their best piece of artwork to display at the event.  Teachers from across grades and subject areas also submit student work that showcases strong works in the areas of literacy and technology.  The 2014 event line-up: 

 Art: One piece of artwork on display from EVERY Hester Junior High Art Student
BASSically Treble Performance: Hester’s Chamber Choir performance
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
Holocaust Projects: Ms. A’Hearn’s 8th Grade Classes
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 Gr Lit 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

Here's some more photos from the event: 


















































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