Christmas Times a Comin'!

This week we are winding down the semester and getting ready for the Christmas  Holidays. Below is the schedule for the week of exams:

Tuesday-December 16

(Periods 1-5 normal)

6th period - 1:15-1:40

7th period - 1:45-2:58

Wednesday/December 17

2nd Period - 8:00 - 9:55

BREAK 9:55-10:05

4th Period Exam 10:10-12:00

Thursday/December 18

1st Period- 8:00-9:55

BREAK 9:55-10:05

5th Period Exam 10:10-12:00

Friday/December 19

3rd Period Exam 8:00-9:55

BREAK 9:55-10:05

6th Period Exam 10:10-12:00

Art I - Will be doing an artist research for their final exam. The handout will be given out tomorrow.
Art II - Will be doing a artist research PowerPoint Presentation. Each student has drawn a name of an artist to do his/her project on. Last week they were given a handout with all of the requirements for the PowerPoint. Due Date : Friday, December 12th
Humanities - Will also be doing an artist research PowerPoint Presentation. They will be given a handout with the requirements on them.
Journalism- Later this week I will be sending home the exam assignment. Students are to complete the writing assignment of their choice on the handout and have it to me no later than noon on Wednesday, December 17. Students also have the choice to complete it at home or come during the designated exam time (Wednesday, December 17 10:10-12:00) and complete the writing assignment then.
Drama - Act 1, Scene 1 will need to be memorized by Tuesday, December 16th

Holiday Marketplace

Please make plans to attend the school's annual Holiday Marketplace happening TODAY, December 4th and TOMORROW, December 5th! Hours are 7:30 am-6:00pm each day. 

In addition to many vendors, there will also be a entertainment (see list below):

Thursday-

1:30 Band II 

2:00 Nearlight

2:20 JV Cheerleaders

2:30 PLAS Choir Students

3:00 SheBang

Friday-

1:30 Band II

2:00 Varsity Cheerleaders

2:30 PLAS Choir 

3:00 SheBang

Red Ribbon Week - NEXT WEEK!

Due to homecoming festivities the last week of October, we will hold our Red Ribbon Week at PLAS next week.  Each day's theme is listed below.

Monday, October 20 - I'm too Bright for Drugs! (wear neon or bright colored clothing)

Tuesday, October 21 - Red Ribbon Day (wear red...ribbons will also be provided)

Wednesday, October 22 - Sock it to Drugs! (wear red, crazy, or mismatched socks)

Thursday, October 23 - Happy, Happy, Happy to be Drug Free! (wear camouflage)

Friday, October 24 - "Team Up" Against Drugs! (show your Patriot Pride...wear a PLAS shirt)

This week in art!

Art I  has wrapped up their unit on symmetry and completed their SYMMETRICAL WORD DESIGNS . We discussed the different lines of symmetry and the fact that this project uses both RADIAL and MIRROR SYMMETRY. 






For the next couple weeks they will be working on Paper Mache' Face Jug Masks. For more information on the history and origins of Face Jugs or "Ugly Mugs",  CLICK HERE ! 

3 masks will be selected to be featured in the Face Jug Exhibit at the Johnson Center from October 22- November 3. 









Art II is finishing up drawings inspired Grant Wood's painting of American Gothic painted in 1930. Their assignment was to draw a "modern day" version of this iconic painting. 

While it might seem like a married couple here,
this was actually Wood's sister and dentist.

Needless to say there have been some INTERESTING interpretations so far....photos to come!

Classic 'American Gothic' parody with
the iconic Mickey & Minnie Mouse

JOURNALISM just finished their first blog assignment and we will be starting our unit on Photo Journalism on Wednesday. The 9 weeks "test" for this class will be a photo assignment that I will give out later this week. REMEMBER - Current Events are due every TUESDAY! These are worth 20 points!

DRAMA  just got scripts in for our Spring Play and Dinner Theatre!! The name of the play is ONCE UPON A HIGH SCHOOL. We have not set a date yet so stay tuned! We began casting parts today and will spend each day from here on out working on it.

HUMANITIES class is working on two point perspective city drawings. Photos to come.

In Memory of Demario Harris

Pike Liberal Arts will be collecting donations for the Harris family in the wake of their son's unexpected death. If each student and teacher donates $1 we will be able to raise at least $500 for the family.  Money will be collected in Homeroom or the main office. 

Please be in prayer for the CHHS community and the Harris family during this difficult time. 

This week in art!

Art I -

This week we are taking a look a SYMMETRY and creating a symmetrical name design. Photos of the finished products to come!

Art II -

The 9th grade just finished up a unit on POP ART and they created a portrait in the style of Pop Artist, Roy Lichtenstein. We looked at the elements and characteristics of Pop Art and they can make their image POP with color. These turned out great!! 

Drama - 

We just finished up performing monologues and will be getting our scripts in this week to start preparing for the play! We have not yet set a date so STAY TUNED!

Journalism -

We will be attending J-Day at Troy University this week. The Journalism Department at Troy is hosting this annual event and we are excited to be attending again this year. This is a great opportunity for these students to take a closer look into the field of Journalism to see if they may be interested in per suing as a major.  

Also, we will be publishing our very first 



Humanities - 

This week we are taking a look at One Point Perspective and will be drawing a cityscape. Photos to come!


Thought for the day :)

Full steam ahead!

ART I

This week in Art I we are continuing our unit on VALUE and are working on collage torn paper portraits. They have painted a value scale and are using that scale to create a good range of VALUE in their portraits. Finished products to come!

7th grade practiced their realistic drawing
 and shading techniques 

7th Grade "painting with paper" 

Humanitites - 11th Grade

Here is a quick look at just a couple of the projects we have completed so far. We kicked off the school year with a unit on Graffiti and discussed elements of graffiti. We also looked at the history and different "styles" of graffiti. After getting some inspiration from New York street artists, the students were able to create their own solar system done entirely out of spray paint. They turned out AWESOME!

Journalism 

A new year means a new Journalism team! We will soon begin writing feature stories soon and you can follow our blog updates on THE PATRIOT POST. Here is the link to our blog ---------> The Patriot Post

On September 25th we will be attending "J-Day" hosted by the Troy University Journalism Department. 


Art II 

The past two weeks, we have been discussing radial balance and the 9th grade has been working on Mandala Designs. Our next project will be Pop Art inspired self portraits in the style of Roy Lichtenstein.

Here is just a sneak peak of some of the beautiful designs the students have created. All of them are on display near the front office...come take a look at our artists' work!