Already this year, Elkton High School’s National Art Honor Society has been a part of a myriad of activities. Throughout the year, we have worked on designing and painting a mural for the school. Our mural consists of all the elements that represent our Elkton community. In December, we participated in a window painting contest for Chick-fil-a. Our winter cow theme earned us a third place prize. In January and February, members of the NAHS contributed to the school’s production of Shrek the musical by painting sets and props. Recently, we have been accepted into the 2018 Custom Culture Vans competition. Our NAHS is honored to have been accepted, and is excited to begin designing our shoes for the themes “Off the Wall” and “Local Flavour”. -Molly Camphausen, Historian
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The Elkton High School NAHS Chapter 2717 has had a busy year. Members have inspired school spirit with face painting at football games and spirit week. We are creating a cultural mural for the school entrance. We have received $1000 in grants and gone out into the community asking members what they love, where they live, and what makes Elkton memorable to them and their culture. We have had experienced muralists attend club meetings in order to give advice and provide feedback. We are currently in the sketching phase of our plan. In other news, multiple NAHS members have won student of the month this year which all leads up to an artist of the year recognized at Senior Awards night or the NAHS Induction. In November, we completed holiday themed window paintings at the local Chic-fil-a and tied with another school for 1st place. We received $350 in prize money which will pay for our honor cords and tassels. We are excited for what’s to come and plan on continuously providing inspiration and culture for our community. March is Youth Art Month, so we are making announcements in the mornings all throughout the month as submitted by NAHS members. Announcements consist of facts and trivia in an effort to raise awareness and appreciation for the importance of the arts. We are continuously thinking of ways to bring art to our school and community in order to celebrate diversity and encourage togetherness. In June, we will have our induction and a student gallery exhibit at the Cecil County Arts Council This will be exciting because we recognize graduating seniors with their honor cords, welcome new members, while enjoying and sharing local art. By Historian Madeline Baranski Chapter 2717 Sponsor - Jennifer Joy Fox Elkton High School Elkton, MD The 2015-2016 school year was very productive. Members of the Elkton High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society worked hard to bring art to the school and community. Our President kicked off the year by painting sets for the marching band. We painted faces again to rally school spirit before the pep rally during Spirit Week. We were a part of a window painting fundraiser again at our local Chick-Fil-A restaurant. Members competed by designing and painting holiday themed window decorations. We won second place this year and were helped by our new teacher, Ms. Freisleben. Members again traveled to Portfolio Day at the Maryland Institute, College of Art and this time visited the Walters Art Gallery. We are grateful to Ms. Paugh from North East High School for yet again planning this trip. We went to two other field trips to photograph. We visited Longwood Gardens and Eastern State Penitentiary. We had a lot of fun! There were tons of fantastic photo ops! Students exhibited their work at the State House exhibit and met the states' first lady Yumi Hogan. Mrs. Hogan brought the exhibit to the main level of the building instead of the tunnel below, which connects state houses. A fantastic reception in Annapolis was held for parents, students, and their teachers. There were also student artwork exhibitions at the Cecil County Arts Council, County office building, Cecil College, and at the Carver Center. Many students won awards and enjoyed going to the art exhibit openings. It is always satisfying to share one’s art after making it. Art teachers and students worked with the school PBIS initiative to offer artistic Green Zone activities. We cut pumpkins, painted ceiling tiles, and made tie dye items in the fall. For the Winter Ms. Freisleben led a Valentine painting group, while Mr. Funke led students to paint new ceiling tiles. Led by Haley Rauch, painting and drawing students decorated water barrels, procured through a Science Department/Fair Hill Nature Center Grant. Again we worked with Mrs. Coffey's Environmental Club. The water barrels were placed throughout Elkton to beautify new projects. We made many memories, new friends, and artworks! Creatively Yours, -Ms. Fox Elkton High School NAHS Adviser Chapter 2717 Sponsor - Jennifer Joy Fox Elkton High School Elkton, MD The 2014-2015 school year was a memorable year. By officers independently leading members to opportunities for service projects, members successfully brought art to the school and community. Our multi-talented President Megan Clelan kicked off the year with original graphics for the marching band. We painted faces again to celebrate Elkton Pride during Spirit Week, but this time we added henna tattoos. They were so popular teachers were standing in line to get them with the students. We were a part of a window painting fundraiser again at our local Chick-Fil-A restaurant. NAHSers competed with their own painted holiday themed window decorations. We won second place this year and would never have gotten it done if it wasn't for Megan and Mrs. Clelan, who stayed until it was completed. We raised the $500 to get picnic tables made by our tech department for the art room patios. Thanks to Mrs. Coffey and Mr. Smeltzer creating a collaboration between the art, science, and tech departments, a warm inviting aesthetic was made at the auditorium entrance. Elise Dillion worked with the environmental club, making a sign for the garden, environmental club planted and the benches made by the tech department. Students also earned hours with Mrs. White creating and painting play props as well as decorations for the after prom, which is hosted by a local parent group. Again the art department worked together to select artists of the month and Elise Dillion, with her amazing spirit, creative mind, and outstanding AP portfolio work was selected, unanimously, as Artist of the Year and recognized at senior awards night. Creatively Yours, -Ms. Fox Elkton High School NAHS Adviser Chapter 2717 Sponsor - Jennifer Joy Fox Elkton High School Elkton, MD The 2013-2014 school year, members of the Elkton High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society worked hard to bring art to the school and community. We were a part of a window painting fundraiser again at our local Chick-Fil-A restaurant. A group of our members designed and painted windows to compete against other Cecil County Schools. We won third this year. Suggested by member Olivia Lambert, Ms. Fox wrote for and won two Red Apple grants to visit the Delaware Art Museum. We went to see the French Twist and Fashion, Circus, Spectacle photo exhibits. We also did a photography scavenger hunt in the galleries and sculpture garden. We had a lot of fun! Another field trip we went on was to the National Aquarium in Baltimore with the science department. There were tons of fantastic photo ops! Students exhibited their work at the Cecil County Arts Council, County office building, Cecil College, and at the Carver Center. Many students won awards and enjoyed going to the art exhibit opening. It is always satisfying to share one’s art after making it. Students worked with the Environmental Club and the Senior class to make a garden at the auditorium entrance of the school. Our own Elise Dillion, under the supervision of Mr. Funke, made a fantastic sign to commemorate it. We made many memories together last year, and I look forward to many more this year! -Ms. Fox Elkton High School NAHS Adviser Chapter 2717 Sponsor - Jennifer Joy Fox Elkton High School Elkton, MD In the winter of the 2012-2013 school year the members of the Elkton High School chapter of the National Art Honor Society are working hard to splash art through our school hallways and also trying to make its way out into our community. We were a part of a window painting fundraiser at our local Chick-Fil-A restaurant. A group of our members went to the restaurant after school till late that evening to compete against another Cecil County Public School. The mission was to paint our given windows with a winter/school spirit theme. In the end we did not receive first place, however we still received a cash prize to use towards our other projects in the near future. Groups of our members are also joining together to paint our new “Super Elks” logo on our school windows and walls. This is giving our schools bland white brick walls a new colorful look with our purple and gold school colors. Our society is also trying to get our town to have a “Before I die…” chalkboard wall in our downtown area. This project is where people of our community will be able to go up to it and write what their life goals and aspirations are. We imagine this project will make people think about what they really want to accomplish with their life. This project will again bring together the community by sharing our goals/dreams with each other. We believe that the last few months have been very successful by joining our members and spreading art into our community. -Evan Draine Elkton High School NAHS Historian NAHS MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission as an NAHS Chapter is: To beautify our school. Take pride in our artwork. To make the community aware of aesthetic quality. To continually express ourselves through our artwork. This year Elkton High School's National Art Honor Society chapter 2717, has gained many new members. We held our first meeting in September. It had to be relocated to the school's cafeteria, because a classroom was too small to hold interested candidates for membership. Last year was very successful. The elk statue was painted with an athletic theme. The dedication of many students saw this to completion, most importantly, by the student who designed the elk, S. Miorelli. The colorful elk stands at the entrance of our football stadium. The NAHS senior officers, last year, gained the permission for honor cords to be worn at graduation. Thus representing what students proudly care for and enjoy throughout high school during graduation ceremonies. That made society members feel recognized by our school and peers as a legitimate organization. Our goal for this year is to get everyone in this chapter involved in improving our school’s atmosphere by giving it a splash of art. At our second meeting we split up into committees. One of the groups was after school art workshops. In this group we plan activities for Elkton students to enjoy art production with their friends and new creative people. During October the group organized a pumpkin-carving workshop in the spirit of Halloween. The result of the workshop was better than expected. Many people showed up. We had a great time enjoying each other’s creative company. Every month the workshop group is going to plan and follow through with a themed workshop to get students, who may not have opportunity, involved in art. For homecoming and the pep rally the chapter held a face painting fundraiser during lunches. We raised money to purchase new frames for the cafeteria wall portraits of Elkton High Graduates who work for Cecil County Public Schools. Other chapter plans include: holding after school studio-time for students to work on class artwork. This will give students resources and time to complete projects that they may not be done at home. We will organize field trips to places such as the Visionary Museum. We hope to raise funds and purchase a showcase for the school to exhibit artwork. This will give future students an insight of what we were like and what we created as artists. I am looking forward to a new year and new ideas! By Historian Evan Draine NAHS MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission as an NAHS Chapter is: To beautify our school. Take pride in our artwork. To make the community aware of aesthetic quality. To continually express ourselves through our artwork. As spring approaches, the Elkton High School Chapter of the National Art Honor Society has successfully completed many projects. Our homecoming week brought up an appropriate occasion to fund raise. We successfully painted faces of students to support and show our school spirit. We have been working on redesigning an Elk statue, which is our town and school mascot. The Elk will be painted with a sports design. The Elk is a statue of our town and school mascot. One of the last projects we worked on was the silent auction held to help support our local zoo, The Plumpton Park Zoo. The silent auction was not only open to our students but was also open to the public to enter and purchase artwork in support of the zoo. We raised $625.00 to help this non-profit to build a new giraffe enclosure and education center. We would like to thank Patti Paulus of the Palette and the Page for lending us guidance and the venue and Cheryl Lacovera of the Plumpton Park Zoo for giving us an opportunity to contribute to our Cecil County Community. The end of the year is when we hold our induction ceremony. The committee will soon be preparing for this event. The officers of the club along with the members have been trying to gather support for our seniors on their graduation to allow them to wear honor chords in order to be recognized for their achievements in art and design. This task has ultimately brought our members closer together because there is a common concern throughout the members: to be recognized with honor for their exemplary artistic abilities and achievements throughout their high school career. The Elkton High School members of the NAHS have been creatively finding new ways to help our school and our local community. Article for the NAHS News Written by Amy Wherry- Historian of the Elkton High School Chapter of the NAHS NAHS MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission as an NAHS Chapter is: To beautify our school. Take pride in our artwork. To make the community aware of aesthetic quality. To continually express ourselves through our artwork. This year Elkton High School’s National Art Honor Society, chapter 2717, has nearly doubled in size. This branch of the organization, which was officially established last school year, has been working hard to get recognized by the school and the student body as a legitimate organization. So far we have been successful. Last year our members were focused on improving the school atmosphere by painting ceiling tiles for teachers’ rooms, an act which not only made the building look more lively but raised $130 in funds for our chapter. This year we’re not only working hard to make the school look more inviting, we’re also extending our services to the community. Earlier in the year we launched a mural design contest for the cafeteria’s back wall. The winning design, a large purple elk with it’s mouth open around the garbage disposal unit, invites students to get rid of their trash. We discovered that when we invite the rest of the school to get involved in a project, such as this, we pull design submissions from a diverse mix of students - everyone wanted to be a part of it. Students spent approximately 100 hours to make this mural. The plan is to utilize this same idea again, as we’ve been asked to refurbish the large elk statue that once sat out front of the school; if the design is decided by the student body, it’s their idea, and it helps them take ownership. Other things planned by the chapter this year include mentoring and holding after school art sessions at the middle school, selling and exhibiting artwork at a local bank, and organizing a Relay for Life team to raise money for cancer research. We’re still in our startup phase, and as the saying goes, “You have to help yourself before you can help others”, meaning we need to be organized and motivated and funded before we can start raising money for charities and other organizations, and I’m sure that by next year we’ll be at that point. By Historian Steph Sturgeon NAHS MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission as an NAHS Chapter is: To beautify our school. Take pride in our artwork. To make the community aware of aesthetic quality. To continually express ourselves through our artwork. Chapter 2717 is creating great things for the 2009-10 school year. Elkton High School’s NAHS chapter is off to a brand new start. The former advisor Mrs. Blazeck has stepped down to pursue a Masters in Arts Education at Towson University, so photography teacher Ms. Fox has agreed to take the helm with a whole new roster of members. Our new officers are Megan Heishman (President), Tiffany Engman (Vice President), Akayla Mazza (Secretary), and Steph Sturgeon (Historian). At this point in time we’re still busy getting ourselves established, with a formal induction for all new members planned for sometime in May, but we’ve also been hard at work on many school improvement projects in the last few months. Earlier this year we received a small unused classroom from the generous administrators and with a little bit of TLC we’ve transformed it into a really great studio space. Now fondly known as the “Room of Requirement”, it’s become a space for students to work on art projects after school and where we’ve been busy painting ceiling tiles for teachers and other staff. These commissions act as a fundraiser so we can earn our honor cords for graduation, and also provide the school with some much needed pizzazz. Last year our school finally finished renovations and it was looking a little bland, but now there are dozens of colorful ceiling tiles lining the halls. We’ve been working with the school’s literacy group to create READ posters featuring our very own teachers reading their favorite books as well. We’ve also been electing an artist of the month since September. The selected artist displays one artwork, a portrait of the artist, and interview in the office. Our adviser has procured donated frames and professionally mats and frames the artist of the month artwork images before returning them to the artist. So far, this year has been a good one for us and we hope that next year we’ll see more new faces and get to work on some fundraisers for good causes as well. It’s been a long hard road trying to get our teachers and peers to recognize us as a real organization with a real mission, but with any luck I think we’ve succeeded, and I’m looking forward to what the next year will bring. Chapter written by: 2717 Historian, Steph Sturgeon |
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