Rob Burgess, Jean Diamond, Wendy Kleiner,
Kristi McAleese, Nancy Mornini, Mike Seymour
WELCOME!
Visualize a school that has a passion for the arts and the academics and you
will see Walt Whitman HS. We offer a wide range of visual art experiences
and the Art Department is dedicated to helping each student develop their
talent to the fullest. We look forward to a successful school year with your
children. Please contact us if you ever have a question or concern.
Save the Date
12 t h ANNUAL ART SCHOOL FORUM
Thursday, November 21
5:00 – 7:30 pm
Photo by Mr. Seymour
The 51st Annual
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
April 30 & May 1, 2014
Our Festival of the Arts exhibits high-quality fine art
created by our fabulously talented Walt Whitman
students, alumni and staff. This year, on Wednesday,
April 30 & Thursday, May 1, 2014, we will be
celebrating the 51th Annual Festival of the Arts.
We have much to be proud of so please save the date
and join the Walt Whitman Art Department in
celebrating all the sensational art that our student
community has to offer.
If you have any time in your schedule and would
consider leading one of our parent committees and
working with Mike Seymour, Festival Chair, please
contact
him
at
301-320-6605
or
[email protected]. We will need
many parent volunteers to help us create a memorable
event.
AP ART
An informational meeting
for parents of all AP art students
The Whitman HS Art Department is proud to announce our 12th Annual Art
School Forum. This college visitation program is designed to provide Walt
Whitman students and parents the opportunity to meet with representatives
from schools offering specialized art programs in the visual arts.
Representatives will review portfolios and explain the application process.
Our Art School Forum continues to grow. Last year, approximately, 30+
colleges and universities participated. If your son or daughter is interested in
a particular school, please have them ask their art teacher to send the school
an invitation.
New in Ceramics: Glass Fusing
Thanks to a grant from Whitman’s Education Foundation, Ceramics &
Sculpture II, III, and Adv. will be adding a glass fusing unit to its course of
instruction. Fusible glass, or ‘warm glass’, is the art of joining and shaping
colored glass into decorative and functional works of art. Students will be
introduced to many of the materials, tools, and supplies needed to learn the
basic methods of fusing. The scope of the projects will vary as we develop
our skills.
FOUR YEARS OF ART?
Students at Whitman can take art all 4 years and meet graduation
requirements. Many students complete the majority of required credits by
end of junior year and often have scheduling holes in senior year. It’s easy
to keep art courses straight through HS by spreading electives out over all 8
semesters. Advanced placement (AP) courses are available in Studio Art,
isCeramics
not &what
you
see, and
but
what you
Sculpture,
Photography
Commercial
Art in senior year.
"Art
October 8 at 7:00 pm in C237make others see."
Contact Mrs. Diamond for more information
Meetings afterschool on Tuesdays in C237
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~ Edgar Degas
Elective classes give students a chance to explore their interests as well as
show colleges something about them that academic grades and test scores
can’t. Colleges like to admit creative innovative thinkers who have multiple
talents and diverse perspectives in addition to good grades. We advise
students to upload digital photos of their work to supplement their
applications.
According to College Board data “The study of art develops visual literacy
and reinforces historical, scientific, mathematic, and literary concepts.
Students who received can 4 or more years of arts instruction scored an
average of 57 points higher on the verbal section of the SAT test and 43
points higher on the math portion.”