November Art Students of the Month

Each month I like to take a few moments to recognize those students who show exemplary work in the art room.  These students work hard, contribute to a positive and peaceful environment and challenge themselves to improve their work with each project.  
November Art Students of the Month

6th Grade: Aldin Halilovic

7th Grade: Maya Madej

8th Grade: Victor Alvizo

6th Grade: Aldin Halilovic
Aldin has a great enthusiasm for his art work.  He works hard during class, thinks through his choices and treats the art studio with respect.  On the Field Museum field trip, Aldin was excited to observe the collections and listen and read more about the artifacts.  
Aldin skydiving out of the plane! 

7th Grade: Maya Madej
Maya works well with others - talking out her ideas and taking her time to create them.  She uses the supplies with control to create a variety of effects.  



8th Grade: Victor Alvizo
Victor has been an inspiration to his peers.  He has taught himself to use Photoshop with great skill at home, so naturally I've enlisted his help for some projects at school.  He worked during class to create our Student of the Month backdrop.  When families attended the breakfast, they were able to take their photo in front of the green screen and we used the Do Ink app on the iPad to assemble the compositions.  







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