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HPHS Orchestra, Bagpipers and Killdares
“Rockin’ the Centennial”, a perfect collaboration
of music for the ages - HPHS Orchestra, HP Bagpipers and Dallas’ very own hard-driving, alternative Celtic rock group, the Killdares, provided those
attending the free concert in Palmer Auditorium
with a night to remember.
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HPHS Orchestra Director Peggy Tucker is a longtime fan of the group, and she and The Killdares
founder, thought the collaboration was a natural
fit. Highland Park High School’s Bagpipe Corp members, Stuart Forrester,
Benjamin Klimko and Andie Caroline Dorn, on stage with world-class
Killdare piper, Matt Willis.
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"We'd heard about the Scots and the school's reputation for having a great music program - with
bagpipers - which we loved,"
Killdares’ lead
singer and drummer Tim Smith said.
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"What a great chance for our students to see up
close how professional musicians create their own
unique sound," Tucker said. "The students were
thrilled to join the band onstage."
"Rocking the Centennial" concert was partially
funded with a grant from HP Arts.
Killdares’ Roberta Rast performs with HP Orchestra Director Peggy Tucker and piper, Matt Willis.
! Arts President’s Letter
HP
My family moved into the
Park Cities as our oldest
son was entering kindergarten at University Park
Elementary. It was a bittersweet time for us, leaving
New York City and all that
it had to offer to move to
Texas, uncertain of the impact the culture would have
on my family.
We were
blessed to find ourselves in the Park Cities, embraced in our neighborhood schools by the art
teachers, librarians and the venerable Jan Baker
as our music teacher. As we moved into middle
school, Terry White was the pied piper who captured the hearts of my children and our family has
been marching with the band ever since. High
School brought about amazing opportunities – far
too many to take advantage of, actually – but my
daughter (and many others) somehow managed
to fit in eight Fine Arts credits in her four years!
This welcoming environment pervades our schools
and creates an opportunity for every student to
find a place (or two or three) in the arts. As a
mom of three small children, new to the neighborhood, I had no idea that so many of these wonderful programs in the elementary schools were
funded by HP Arts and La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas. I certainly had no awareness of the intentional strategies in place to keep the arts as a core
part of our curriculum from kindergarten through
high school. As I look back, 14 years later, I realize that these programs and the friendships and
life skills that naturally occurred were the “bubble
wrap” that often provided much needed relief
from the competitiveness of academics and sports
and the opportunity for personal growth and
leadership. They also provided the opportunity
for laughter, frustration, personal accountability,
perspective, tough life lessons and reconciliation.
Support for the arts in our schools empowers
teachers who provide these opportunities and
2013-14 was no exception. This year alone, HP
Arts funded over $70,000 in requests by HPISD
teachers for enrichment in the visual, performing,
literary and musical arts categories K-12. Many
of the stories highlighted in the Artisan are,
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Epic Battle of the Bands
In May, the Battle of the Bands took place in front of nearly
150 people at Christ the King Parish Center.
Chaired by senior Cash Spicer and sophomore Mary Houle,
the successful rock competition netted over $1,200, all for
the benefit of HP Arts.
Traditionally, a fund-raiser for the Highland Park Orchestra,
this year the Orchestra teamed with the HP Band and selected HP Arts as the proceeds beneficiary. No Water for Ike,
wowed the crowd and won the Battle of the Bands. No Water for Ike walked away with a two-hour recording session
donated by The Sound Foundation for the winning band
members (shown above) include Drew Madding, Hunter
Lukken, Gillet Langston, Henry Kumpf, David McCollough,
Raef Rothschild and Ike McInstosh.
Second place winner, Bleached Out, performed in the
Gnarpalooza festival held at The Sound Foundation. Also
performing at Battle of the Bands; Spicyman and the Houlegans, Predetermined Failure, Respectable Men and Yugen.
HP Arts expresses gratitude for the generosity of everyone
involved in this year’s Battle!
entertaining, inspiring and, in the case of the
Killdares, pretty flashy! I would encourage you to
also pay attention to the “Your $ at Work” on page 9,
highlighting the costly work of infrastructure required
to support these amazing programs. As always, we
thank you for your involvement through your generous
support of HP Arts. Please consider joining us as a
member for the 2014-15 year through the Back to
School Sign Up or by visiting us at our website. And
most of all, please encourage your children,
grandchildren and neighbors to take advantage of all
of the amazing arts programs and performances
available right here in our community.
- Elizabeth Naylor, 2013-14 HP Arts President
HP Arts Celebrates Fine Arts Teachers
Every January, HP Arts members
host a reception to show their
gratitude to the Fine Arts teachers
for their dedication to HPISD students.
HP Arts Board Members: Host Tish Key, Wylly
Goodson and Ashley Meece
From left:- Rebeca Peterman-HP Arts, Paul DoucetAsst Choir Director, Natalie Walker-Choir Director
The beautiful home of Marvin
and Tish Key provided a spectacular backdrop for the many student-produced works of art on
display. Members of the HPHS
Orchestra entertained the teachers, staff and administration who
work tirelessly to bring the highcaliber performances, exhibits
and competitions enjoyed by
HPISD families and community.
Art teachers Lauren Barger and Jan Lauer with
student artwork serving as the backdrop throughout
the Key home.
Calendars cleverly created by
Tish Key from student artwork
(cover shown left, created by incoming 6th grader, Julia Testa)
accompanied the guests home.
Artwork by Julia Testa (MIS)
HP Literary Festival Features Mark Salzman
The Lit Fest celebrated
"Write Your World" events
in February with a wide
range of assemblies and
workshops for HPHS
students and the larger
community. The two-day
festival featured awardwinning author Mark
Salzman, as well over
Keynote Speaker and Author,
twenty poets, playwrights,
Mark Salzman
journalists, storytellers, and
songwriters. The weekend culminated with an Open Mic
Nite at Half Price Books where more than fifty HPHS
students gathered to share poetry, musings, and music.
As Lit Fest Co-Chairs Amy Berry and Jill Sayre summed it
up in "Dr. Seuss-style" tribute:
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Centennial for the district? We had to celebrate.
So Lit Fest lined up special gigs-they had to be first rate!
We had fun with Keynote Salzman, Workshops and
Open Mic Night
Birthday Cheers Dear District-we hope Lit Fest honored
you just right!
The HP Literary Festival depends upon the cooperation
and partnership of many groups, the English deportment
faculty and even the HP Design Company for the Festival’s
promotional media.
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Mark Salzman, selected as this year’s keynote speaker is
an accomplished author as well as actor, cellist, and
Guggenheim fellow. The writer is best known for his 1986
memoir, Iron and Silk, which describes his experiences
living and teaching in China during the 1980’s. He later
penned the screenplay and acted in, as himself, the movie
based upon his novel Iron and Silk.
Left: Artist Claire White (11),
HP Design Company, worked
with the Lit Fest Committee
and HPHS teacher Chris Fullwood to illustrate this year’s
theme, “Write Your World”.
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HP Arts Awards 2013-2014
And the Winners Are...
Kay Braly
HP Arts Advocate Award Recipient
In April, Ginny Frye, HP Arts Ex-Officio
Advisor, surprised Kay Braly by announcing her name as this year’s recipient of the
HP Arts Advocate award. Given annually,
the award recognizes someone who has
worked to promote the Arts and Arts education within our schools and community.
True to the very essence of the award, Kay
Braly’s “artistic nature and architectural
background make her an amazing advocate and volunteer for the arts”, according
to award nominator, Ginny Frye.
alumni and faculty of HPISD, including Annie Poon, Class of 1995, with exhibits on
permanent display at MOMA.
Kay’s advocacy reaches broadly from
school district to community and church
and even internationally. Kay used her architect skills to design and help raise funds
to build a medical clinic in Kenya. Not
only functional space, Kay envisioned the
clinic’s waiting room to be a beautiful reminder of the world around them.
In summarizing Kay’s achievements on the
acclaimed exhibit, Frye states “The oldest
artist graduated in 1958 and the youngest
will graduate in 2022. I did the math. Just
think, in that one exhibit 64 years of HPISD
students benefitted from Kay’s advocacy
and hard work in the community. Now that
is remarkable!”
After completing her three-year HP Arts
board tenure, Kay is now serving as a very
active Ex-Officio, stepping up to help
wherever needed. Kay also serves on the
Art Team at Highland Park Presbyterian
Church where she envisioned a unique collaboration with HPISD in celebration of the
district’s 100th year. Working with Linda
Raya, HPISD Administration and the art
teachers, Kay put together a wonderful HP
Centennial showcase, comprised of 41
pieces of art from 21 artists, all students,
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Pictured above - Leslie Melson, HPISD School Board member
with student at the HPISD Exhibit at Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s Welcome Center. Top photo - left to right,
Celia Crank, Ginny Frye, Kay Braly and Elizabeth Naylor.
HP Arts Awards 2013-2014
Ashley Richardson
Arts in Education Teacher Award
Each year, HP Arts bestows its “Arts in Education Teacher Award” upon a HPISD non-fine
arts teacher who has meaningfully incorporated arts within his or her curriculum. This year’s
winner was Ashley Richardson, pictured at left
with Celia Crank - HP Arts VP and Allison Doherty - HP Arts Treasurer.
Ms. Richardson
teaches English III at HPHS, where she frequently uses the arts to bring the literature to
life.
From Left: Celia Crank, Ashley Richardson and Allison Doherty
This year, she was looking for a way to wrap
up a study of the novel The Great Gatsby for
her English III students at HPHS. “I wanted to
do something fun and relevant. With homecoming around the corner, I thought, why not
teach them a dance from the 1920s?”
She applied to HP Arts for funds to hire two
professional dancers for the entire day. “Ms.
Richardson’s creative idea to use dance in English class is a perfect example of how the arts
can enrich any curriculum. The entire committee was excited and we were thrilled to fund
it,” said Christy Gehlbach, HP Arts Programs
chair.
Award winner Ashley Richardson, shown third from left, with dance
instructors from Tango and Chachas Dance Studio in Plano.
Fine Arts Department Chair and student-favorite, Linda Raya,
enjoys a hug on Teacher Appreciation Day.
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HP Arts Awards 2013-2014
Miller Susens and Sam Malone
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Linda Raya HP Arts Scholarships
In May, HP Arts was proud to award scholarships to Miller Susens and Sam Malone.
Each year, HP Arts selects two outstanding Highland Park High School Seniors for the
Linda Raya Scholarship. Award winners must have participated in four years of Fine
Arts, pursue a Fine Arts course of study
in college and have distinguished
themselves in the arts, as scholars and
citizens. Accordingly, Miller Susens and
Sam Malone are both accomplished in
music; Susens accumulated regional and
state honors with Orchestra and Malone
sang with the prestigious choral group,
Lads and Lassies and Park Version.
Susens will pursue Music Education at
Indiana University and Malone plans to
major in Visual Arts and minor in Vocal
Per formance at Baylor University.
Congratulations Miller and Sam!
Scholarship ceremony in May with Dr. Dawson Orr, Miller Susens,
Sam Malone and HP Arts Board Member Kay Braly.
Senior Art Award Winners
Each year, HP Arts selects best in show
artwork from the HP Senior Art Show.
Winners are selected from
Photography, Sculpture, and Drawing.
On hand at the May HP Arts Board
meeting to accept their Senior Art
Awards were: (Top Row) Joseph
O’Neal, Lynsey McDaniel, Cole Feigl,
Mar y Catherine Davis, Sarah
Blazejewski. Front Row: Katy Sehnert,
Estee Combs, Annabel Crosby. Not
pictured - Rush Urschel.
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HP Arts in the Classroom
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After studying fossils, each student made their own
fossil plaster imprint. “Throughout history, great scientists have been quoted as saying that without ART
experiences as a child, their science endeavors
would never have been possible. Art gives scientists
motor skills and the ability to creatively problem
solve while creating models and visual representations of the universe large and small,” said MakiRowland.
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Dinosaurs Rock!
Bradfield Elementary science teacher, Margaret
Maki-Rowland, along with science teachers from
Armstrong, Hyer, and UP Elementary schools, combined science and art when they hosted “Dinosaurs
Rock” as part of their “Fossils Tell Earth’s Long History” unit, funded by HP Arts in January.
“Theater, music, and art history all play an important
role in the science fields. The HPISD elementary science lab teachers all agree that teaching children to
connect art and science is vital for laying the foundation for our young scientists.” said Maki-Rowland
“We are thankful for the funding HP Arts provided
and their commitment to connecting arts across the
curriculum for all students.”
Shakespeare in the Snow
Lost Boy’s Message from the Heart
On a snowy day in February, fourth grade students
at UP and Hyer schools enjoyed Shakespeare
Dallas' production “Oh This Lear ning" by
Shakespeare Dallas performers. A perennial
In May, fourth graders at UP and Hyer elementary
schools had the privilege of hearing from Bol Malual
speaking of the trials and struggles of being a "Lost
Boy of Sudan". Malual
(shown right with Hyer student,Tess Stanford) was
separated from his older
brother and parents when
his village was burned by
rebels when he was only 4
years old. He ended up at
a refugee camp in Kenya
sponsored by t he Red
Cross where he went to
school. He told the children, "No matter where
you are - if your heart is
open and filled with love, you will be OK.”
favorite, the actors engaged students with lots of
laughs while trading “insults” in Bard-speak.
Students learned a little more about the English
language, through rounds of “Guess which word”
Shakespeare did NOT invent. The troupe wrapped
up the event by performing an abridged version of
“As You Like It”.
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sharing, perseverance, and courage! His presentation correlated with the 4th grader’s completion of
reading "Home of The Brave", the story of a young
Sudanese refuge, by Katherine Applegate.
HP Arts in the Classroom
Stage Combatants
“Painting” with Wool
In September, HPHS theater students
In April, fourth graders at all four
elementary schools enjoyed an
unusual learning opportunity that
encompassed geography, history,
music and art. The students spent a
week learning about “Painting
with Wool” with Janet Reynolds
and Mimi Smith from The Brilliant
Art Ladies. The students spent time
in their art classrooms learning
how large sheets of fabric are
created in Mongolia. They listened
to traditional Mongolian music as they replicated, on a small scale, the felting process. Students were then able to pick out strips of wool in bright
colors to create a unique work of art.
learned to how to fight - acting style.
Award winning actor and theatrical
combat instructor, James Williams
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Hambone, Hambone
taught Mrs. Linda Raya's theater students and Mr. Masters' Theater Arts
II class, how to throw a punch, or at
least make it look like they did. Mr.
Williams taught the students for three
days last week how to fight on stage
or in front of a camera. They learned
theatrical combat using their fist,
swords and other weapons.
In March, the perennially popular and
rhythmic pied piper, Mark Shelton
bounded into music classes in all four
elementary schools. Mr. Shelton shared
with the eager young music makers they
could "Strike, Scrape or Shake" just
about any object to create a percussion
sound. A quick demo of "hambone" proved the
human body is the oldest percussion instrument around. Mark then shared the
vast differences and sounds of the hammered dulcimer, snare drum, doumbec
and the halo.
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The kids loved the fast paced, energetic
delivery and were up and clapping as
Mark played them out of the auditorium.
Boondoggle Author
In early March, author Gary Karton (shown left) visited with second, third
and fourth grade classes about his book, “The Last Akaway” and its hero,
“Brody Boondoggle”. Mr. Karton shared his early reading difficulties with
the students and how a teacher inspired his confidence, reinforcing that
“different is your gift, even if it doesn’t feel like it now.” Bradfield librarian,
Dana Phillips, read the book aloud to the classes ahead of Mr. Karton’s
visit, saying “it was a great way to introduce quality literature…creating
motivation within the students to try other great books. Mr. Karton’s book
grabbed everyone’s attention. It was full of such beautiful vocabulary, an
interesting plot line and amazing cliffhangers.”
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HP Arts - The Art of Fundraising
Your $ at Work
This past year, HP Arts received donations from over
800 district families, community members, along with a
generous grant from La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas.
This year alone, HP Arts funding facilitated the purchase of:
Stage curtains for HPMS Auditorium
New Xylophones for elementary music
programs
Euphoniums and Metronomes for MIS,
HPMS and HPHS Bands
New DSLR camera equipment for the high
school film and photography programs
Shoulder-mounted camcorders for elementary studio and HPHS DIM
Concert toms for HPMS and HPHS Bands
Debate coaches for HPHS
$$ Take-A-Seat $$
Only 300 seats are left!
By purchasing a commemorative brass
plaque for an auditorium seat in the HPHS
PalmerAuditorium, your
donation accomplishes
two goals. It supports
HP Arts and it celeb r a t e s t h e f a m i l y,
teac her, graduating
senior or other person
you choose to honor by
placing their name on
the plaque. Each commemorative plaque is $500
and can be purchased online at www.hparts.org/
donate.
Questions??? Please contact Brandi Sarfatis:
[email protected]
Art display boards and drying racks for
MIS and HPMS art programs.
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The Art of Having Fun - Band and Choir Perform in the Sun
Highland Par k High Sc hool’s
Highlander Band enjoyed spring break
in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii in March.
The Band was honored to march in
Waikiki’s annual St. Patrick’s Day
parade. The Jazz Band also had a
special opportunity to perform for
military personnel at the Hale Koa
Hotel where some in the audience
broke into spontaneous dancing.
Highland Park High School’s Lads &
Lassies Varsity Choir showed park
visitors at Walt Disney World in
Orlando that they have quite an “ear”
for music. Under direction from Natalie
Walker, the choir performed four songs
from the main stage at Downtown
Disney during their annual trip in
January.
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Band
Orchestra
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Sweepstakes Awards
Sweepstakes Awards
UIL Marching Band - HPHS
UIL Concert & Sightreading - HPHS, HPMS
UIL Concert & Sightreading: HPHS Highlander Strings,
HPMS Honor Orchestra
!All Area Orchestra
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!All State Band
4A Honor Band Wind Symphony -1st in Region, Advanced to Area
Alyssa Chen, Claire Crofford, Robert Luo, David
Wiegn, Jiamin Zhou, Linda Du
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Katelin Adams (11)
Iva Sadler (10)
All Region Honors Orchestra
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(shown right)
Alyssa Chen, Claire Crofford, Sam Crofford, Hongmin
Du, Xiaohan Gao, Helen Hong, Mark Houle, Mary
Houle, Elizabeth Keckeisen, Kristi Kway, Lucas Lloyd,
Margaret Peterman, Miller Susens, David Weign, Diana
Wigginton, Lindsey Wilhelm
All Area Band
HPHS - Katelin Adams,
Bethanne Bradshaw,
Keely Brown, Jack
Ceverha, Christina Hagens, Miles Iola, Katherine Neely,
Conner Rambin, Emma Repetto, Iva Sadler, Sean Gordon, John Herrick, Caroline Holland, Holly Will
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HPMS All Region - Madison Applewhite, Christina Bambach, Emma Brunk, Trevor Buchholz,William
Cerny,Karen Chen, Peter Davies ,Reece Dorn,Emma
Fisher, Victor Francisco, Avery Hall, Evan Himes,
Nicholas James, Aaron Pathak, Yash Pathak, Maxwell
Pietruszewski, Amanda Reenan, Randy Scarborough,
Michael Schmitz, Jackson Smith, Madison Triplett, Allison Walters, Adam Winn, Joseph Wong-Vermillion,
Michael Xie, Jinghan Yuan, Eric Zhang, and Grace
Zhao
Debate
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UIL District Academics
Texas Forensics Assoc State Championship:
9th place - Helen Zhang (10) Michael Cerny (9)
HPHS Team-Speech Champions
UIL Region Academics
Henry Wendorf (9)
Michael Cerny (9)
!National Tournament of Champions
9th place - Holmes Hampton (12) and
Viniak Sundaresan (11)
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Theater
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Alternate Play Winner: The Lion In Winter
Area All-Stars - Charles Harper(12), Mary Catherine
McKeithen (12) and Jared Steinhart (9)
Honorable Mention: Christian Gruver (12),
All Star Crew - Jack Arnold(11)
!ESU National Shakespeare Competition
Dallas Branch Regional, 3rd Place
Clare Donaldson (11)
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...Accolades for Outstanding Student Achievement in the Arts
Choir
Sweepstakes Awards
UIL Concert & Sightreading: L&L Mixed,The Lassies,
The Lads, Women’s Select & Concert Women, 7th &
8th Girls
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Literary Arts
HP Literary Festival Award Winners
Creative Nonfiction:
1st: George Abuhamad
2nd: Kimberly Sun
Hon Mention: Linda Du
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Fiction:
1st: Sarah Grace Forbes
2nd: Keely Brown
Hon Mention: Hannah Kubik
Lizzy Seay
Women’s Choir
Rodman Steele
Men’s Choir
Kathryn Davidson
Mixed Choir
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Poetry
1st: Chloe Sarfatis
2nd: Christine Ramjee
Hon Mention: Lindsey Elliott
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Lizzy Seay, Margaret Hall, Rachel Pride, Kathryn Davidson, Avery Davis, Bennet Robinson, Rodman Steele, Halle
Ferguson, Sarah Hall, Avery Roossien, McKenna Farly,
Nina Flores, Frances Peterman, Elizabeth Meggyesy, Madison Stuart, Fields Dunston, Annie Dodd, Meredith Whalen,
Dorothy Meachum, John Cowden, Harold Deulofeut, Froy
Gutierrez, Arthur Berry, and Stanton Geyer.
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Studio Arts
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State Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE)
State Medals: Grace Bonnet (11), Lynsey McDaniel (12),
Sabrina Reenan (12), Sarah Sobolevitch (10), Karen
Calanni (12), Sarah Hong (9)
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Kevin Ken (11) 1st Place Beg Alt Process
Sarah Brooks (11) 1st Place Beg Travel, 2nd Place Beg
Thematic-Water
Alex Slear (11) - 2nd Place Beg Advertising
Katie Harper (12) 2nd and 3rd Place Beg Alt Process
Isabella Lindley (11) 3rd Place Beg B&W Darkroom Print
ATPI First Place winners Kevin Ken and Sarah Brooks
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Third-Fifth grade:
1st: Amelia Corliss
3rd: James Freeman
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Kindergarten-Second grade:
2nd: Ella Branch
3rd: Ava Robertson
Congressional Art Competition,
1st Runner-up, Maury Sheeder
(11) for her work,
Transformation.
Extra! Extra!
Clockwise, from top left: Ryan Gordon marching
in the Fourth of July Parade, Mark Shelton shaking
it up, with full audience participation, student artwork on display for Teacher Appreciation Celebration, twirlers Mela and Mallory McMinn, HP
Arts Board prepares for the upcoming year.
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Extra! Extra!
Clockwise, from top left: Wool
felting art projects, artwork created for HP Centennial, students
learning the jitterbug, Miller Susens
with Orchestra
D i r e c t o r Pe g g y
Tucker, Lads and Lassies during Baccalaureate in May, Jazz Band performance,
“Take a Seat” honoree added this year,
learning to “paint” with wool.
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Curtain Call - Fond Farewells to J.E. Masters and Terry White
Two beloved Fine Arts teachers retired from
HPISD this year. Students, parents and the entire HP Arts community wish to thank HPHS
Theater Director, J.E. Masters and HPMS Band
Director Terry White for entertaining and
amazing us with the high quality productions
and concerts over the years. Together they
have taught, encouraged and inspired our students for over three decades. A heartfelt
“thank you!” and best wishes for retirement,
Mr. Masters and Mr. White. Bravo!!
Top Photo: Theater Director, JE Masters, pictured with current and past students from his 23 year career at HPHS,
during his retirement reception in May. Middle: Students honor Band Director, Terry White, with a retirement
celebration. Bottom: Terry White performing with his HPMS band for one final concert in May.
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Welcome New Board Members
HP Arts warmly welcomed ten new members to the Board.
Members commit to serving for a three-year term. We also say
A Round of
Applause to...
goodbye with a heart-felt “thank you!” to our former Board
members rolling off of their three-year terms: Kathy Palter, Liana
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Yarckin, Celia Crank, Barbara Orr, Sonjia Stanford, Allison
Jennifer Torres
Doherty, Angie Pirok and Elizabeth Naylor. UP Art Specialist
University Park Teacher of the
Year 2014
New members shown seated, left to right: Andrea Hamilton, Rachel
Blaylock, Wendy Kumpf. Back row: Dana Manley, Beth Susens, Bebe
Triplett, Katherine Schultz, Pam Adams, Karen Walters. Not pictured
is Brandi Sarfatis.
Incoming Board for 2014-2015
Amy Jent
President
Tish Key
Arrangements
Polly McKeithen
Vice President
Susan Sommers
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Bebe Triplett
Secretary
Renee Hansford
Treasurer
Passing the Crown: Outgoing President
Elizabeth Naylor, incoming President
Amy Jent, along with incoming Vice
President Polly McKeithen.
Ashley Meece
Programs Chair
Wylly Goodson
Publicity Chair
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Sarah Clark
Comm. Outreach
Beth Susens
Katherine Schultz
Membership
Wendy Kumpf
Pam Adams
Special Events
Rebeca Peterman
Play It Again Sam!
Julie Smith
Jennifer McIlyar
Publicity
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Reva Henderson
Student Art Coord.
Brandi Sarfatis
Take-A-Seat
Christy Gelbach
Website
Kathy Gameros
Armstrong Programs
Beth Newton
Bradfield Programs
Rachel Blaylock
Hyer Programs
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Dana Manley
UP Programs
Tracy Bundy
HPMS/MIS Programs
Karen Walters
HPHS Programs
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Board of Directors 2013-14
Elizabeth Naylor
President
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Celia Crank
Vice-President
Polly McKeithen
Secretary
Allison Doherty
Treasurer
Christy Gelbach
Programs
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Susam Sommers
Publicity
Sarah Clark
Kathy Gameros
Wylly Goodson
Renee Hansford
Reva Henderson
Amy Jent
Tish Key
Jennifer McIlyar
Ashley Meece
Beth Newton
Elizabeth Naylor
Barbara Orr
Rebeca Peterman
Angie Pirok
JulieSmith
Sonjia Stanford
Liana Yarckin
Ex-Officio HPISD
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Dawson Orr
Linda Raya
Gena Gardiner
Helen Williams
Cynthia Beecherl
Walter Kelly
Laurie Hitzelberger
Skip Moran
Christine Brunner
Jeremy Gilbert
Lynda Carter
Renew Your HP Arts
Membership Today!
Your support make arts-enriched
education possible in HPISD.
You may join HP Arts as a Patron
during online registration in August or now through our website
at www.hparts.org/donate
Donate Your Instruments to
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Play It Again Sam!
Advisory
If you have a new or used
musical instrument you no longer
use, HP Arts’ Play It Again Sam!
Program will put it back to use in
the HPISD school arts program.
Joe Abbate
Rebecca Beasley
Kay Braly
Ginny Frye
Ginger Hagens
Sarah Hardin
Jackson Harkey
Rebecca Lacour
Catherine Lundberg
Darian Reichert
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Contact Rebeca Peterman:
[email protected]
Artisan Photograph Credits:
Randy Hagens, Greg Sommers,
Sonjia Stanford Tracy Bundy and
Wylly Goodson
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Above: Peter Sommers, HPHS Color Guard
spins a flag during an unprecedented awardwinning season for the HPHS Band and Color
Guard.
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Summer 2014 HPARTS The Artisan
or visit our website at www.hparts.org
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