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life Is ........ MagentA The teacher' s help and

opinion was almost always a valu -
-c hrissy niederhaus- able asset. JoAnne Stevens offers both
to Junior Jason Heida. (J. Burns)
It never failed! It was impossi - ed confidence," she said, sen by the teacher," she said.
)le to escape! Throughout the " they seemed to enjoy class Stevens emphasized that the
tear it became apparent that more." curriculum was more important
he same old same old had be- "I liked art because I could than the contests. Of course
:ome more than b o ring ... use my own creativity and there were many aspects of
hose once prized rose colored imagination," said Senior Ken- class besides preparing work
)lasses had turned a horrible dra Scott. "I learned a lot more for contest that occupied time
hade of puce. in A.P art than I ever thought I and provided enjoyment ....
The re was more than one would. It gave an inside look at Monique the mannequin
Jay to solve this problem, but what to expect in college." made yet another appear-
:Jme chose a more interesting Over the course of the year. ance in the drawing classes .
1pproach. The y took an art many contests and displays She bared her talents and
lass . took place as weii.Competi- proved herself a " different"
For the students who took art tions such as Joslyn, Sc holastic model.
lass es , designing and produc- Art Awards, St . Mary's, DeSoto Granted, if the inactivity of a
lQ the art took on a much dif- Bend Wildlife , and the Bellevue plastic statue got boring, there
3rent perspective than sket- Senior Contest gave students a was always the challenge of
hing stick people on a piece chance to display their talents, drawing the very active art
f paper. It was a process of and possibly receive an award room mouse.
1arning new techniques and for them. Th rough contests. displays,
1edi as. perfecting ski lls and According to teacher Mar· mannequins and a lot of hard
Jlent, and drawing upon inner gie Schimenti, Youth Art work, this year's art classes def-
:sources for creative ideas. Month, w hich took place in initely fought the bordom blues .
Teacher Jo Anne Stevens March, was also an important It wasn't long before those
ressed that it was also impor- event. puce colored glasses turned
mt for stu dents to enjoy what " It was a recognition of chil- back to a nice shade of rose ...
tey were doing. " If they didn't dren in the fine arts. It wasn't a No ... definitely maqenta! e
e art, then they didn't do a contest. but it was an honor for
)Od job. Once students gain- the student's work to be cho-

One of the new tech- This year the addition of

niques that the p o ttery classes the Watercolor II class gave
prac ticed was throwing pottery onto students another advanced art
the wheel. Junior Mike Moss smooths course . Learning her basic skills. Senior
the sides of his pot. (M. Bruning) Cindy Kinsler uses salt to enhance the
texture of her brick painting. (L. Custer)

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